Our Story
Cem-Base, Inc. (short for Cement Base) was born out of the massive housing boom in Northeastern Ohio in the '90s. The region's notorious unstable clay, silt, and other unsuitable building soils called for an effective, economical, and easy-to-implement solution—and Cem-Base answered the call.
By introducing soil stabilization to the mix in northeastern Ohio, Cem-Base helped contractors and their clients eliminate the enormous expenditures of soil removal and replacement, forever improving the way they could build streets and roads, highways, airport runways, industrial and business sites, parking lots, and even the basements and ground floors of large buildings.
From 2003 - 2007, we engaged the services of one of the world's foremost soil stabilization experts, Dr. Dallas N. Little, to provide insight, guidance, and intense education for our engineers, laboratory technicians, and other employees. Dr. Little was instrumental in establishing the Cem-Base Soil Testing Laboratory, which has continued to allow Cem-Base to innovate and tailor solutions to a clients specific needs today.
Through research, innovation, and excellent customer service, we've steadily expanded our services and grown in size. Today, Cem-Base is a leading soil stabilization and reclamation service provider in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Northern Kentucky, while continuing to expand our footprint each year.


Cem-Base is proud to be certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise.
We are certified by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the nation’s largest third-party certifier of the businesses owned and operated by women in the U.S. We recognize the commitment to supplier diversity that is embraced by corporations and government agencies today, and we can add diversity to your project.
Meet Our Team

Neille Vitale
CEO

Martin Schlessel
President

Jeremy Neff
VP of Operations

Don Weiler
Materials Manager

Marc Carle
Project Manager

Ryan Bee
Project Manager

Greg Samios
Estimator

Daniel Karchefsky
IT / Lab Manager

Alexis Fellows
Project Manager Assistant

Denny Garn
Field Superintendent

Jason Klaameyer
Field Superintendent

Eric Esbenshade
Senior Superintendent

Corey Smith
Logistics Coordinator

Matt Stephens
Estimator

Christine Wrona
Accounts Receivable /
Contract Administration
Our Expertise
Soil Stabilization
Soil Stabilization
Cem-Base soil stabilization is a fast-paced, efficient method for improving unstable soils. By mixing the appropriate admixture into your existing unstable soil, our process improves the soil's plasticity, compactibility, and bearing capacity—creating a much safer, more stable underpavement subgrade.
Soil Modification
Soil Modification
Soil modification changes undesirable characteristics in soils, like excessive elasticity, fat clay, and elastic silt. Treating unstable soils with the appropriate pozzolanic admixture can reduce your soil's destructive shrink/swell potential, simplifying paving and providing a stronger, longer-lasting roadway or structure.
Full-Depth Reclamation
Full-Depth Reclamation
Full-Depth Reclamation (FDR) is the process of pulverizing existing asphalt pavement and underlying base materials, followed by the addition of Portland cement or asphalt emulsion. The end product is a new road base with higher structural capacity, longer life, and is less costly than traditional road construction methods.
Lab Testing
Lab Testing
Cem-Base's Soil Testing Laboratory employs a broad range of soil testing equipment, allowing us to test and understand all you need to know about your soil and enabling our team to determine the precise admixtures necessary to minimize your costs and optimize your results.
And to wrap this week up we are celebrating Coltons Birthday!! He has been a mechanic here at Cem-Base for a couple years and is never shy to jump in equipment and help out! Thank you for all you do and your hard work Colton!! ... See MoreSee Less
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Happy birthday Colton
Happy birthday Colton
Happy Birthday!
Busy week for Birthdays here at Cem-Base ✨
Let's wish our formen Jake a happy birthday!
Jake is always reliable to show up and get the job done, thank you for all your hard work over the years!! ... See MoreSee Less
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Happy Birthday Jake!
Happy Birthday Jake
Happy birthday Jake
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ATTENTION!!
We have a birthday celebration today 🥳
Dan has been at Cem-Base for over 11 years now!
He is well rounded here at the office, always reliable to have an answer from the Lab, IT and even the project management side of things. We can always count on Dan to be the go to man!
Happy Birthday Dan!! ... See MoreSee Less
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DAN THE MAN! Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday Dan
Happy Birthday Dan hope you had a great day 🎂🎁🎊🎉🎈👋👋👋
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