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CARMEN R. MANGUAL
Senior EHS Technical Leader & Management Systems Auditor
Summary
High-caliber EHS Executive and Certified Internal Auditor with 30 years of expertise directing environmental compliance and risk mitigation across regulated manufacturing and infrastructure networks. Proven track record of translating complex corporate policies into field-level reality through a disciplined methodology. Expert in managing high-stakes projects, conducting multidisciplinary hazard evaluations, and delivering technically rigorous documentation that ensures compliance with federal and state frameworks. A strategic leader dedicated to operational excellence and the delivery of sustainable, data-driven outcomes.
Overview
32
years of professional experience
Work History
CSA Group
Senior Environmental Specialist / Consultant
01.2021 - 01.2026
Job overview
- EHS Risk Management Plan (RMP): Authored and executed comprehensive RMP for the Santa Isabel wastewater treatment plant expansion, evaluating over 530 operational and natural hazard risks (seismic, flooding) to establish mitigation matrices under the Envision framework.
- FEMA/HUD Compliance: Directed technical environmental reviews and documentation (including ERRs and RROFs) for mitigation plans, ensuring strict adherence to federal processes to guarantee operational continuity and secure funding.
- Environmental Due Diligence: Performed advanced Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ASTM E1527-21) to validate structural integrity and secure asset liability protections.
- Process Safety & Wastewater Operations: Structured precise compliance parameters for interconnected treatment systems, managing regulated process chemicals under strict EPA NPDES permits.
Baxter Healthcare - Jayuya Site
EHS & Sustainability Manager
01.2020 - 12.2020
Job overview
- ISO Management & Quality Assurance: Led the site's cross-functional Management of Change (MOC) process and deployed the corporate roadmap for ISO 14001, embedding lifecycle perspectives into daily equipment workflows.
- Data-Driven System Metrics: Monitored site-wide safety indicators and operational tracking metrics via digital dashboards to execute precise data-driven Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Regulated Waste & RCRA Strategy: Certified and audited Hazardous Waste Storage Units under DNER standards, transitioning operational data reporting to the digital EPA myRCRAid platform.
- CAPA & Technical Liaison: Acted as primary institutional liaison to deliver technical-legal evidence, executing robust Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to close inspection orders with zero penalties.
ADM Alliance Nutrition
Regional EHSS&Q Manager & FSO
06.2014 - 12.2019
Job overview
- Facility Security Officer: Served as the designated FSO responsible for auditing security plans for port/manufacturing facilities, ensuring compliance with U.S. Coast Guard and DHS standards.
- Multi-Site Technical Control: Directed EHS strategies across 4 regional sites, achieving 0 TRIR / 0 DART for 4 consecutive years.
- Combustible Dust Governance: Implemented high-stakes safety protocols under NFPA standards (61 & 652), conducting Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) to mitigate explosion risks.
- OSHA Compliance: Managed structural dust accumulations and directed technical monitoring of potential ignition sources in confined spaces.
CH2M HILL (CH Caribe Engineers)
Department Manager & Strategic Consultant
01.1994 - 01.2014
Job overview
- BioPharma Technical Portfolios: Consulted for global leaders (Amgen, Merck, Pfizer, Eli Lilly), aligning local processes with corporate mandates.
- Federal Compliance & Technical Diplomacy: Acted as strategic liaison between the U.S. Navy, EPA, and DNER; navigated complex RI/FS to eliminate multi-million dollar environmental liabilities.
- RCRA Project Leadership: Directed governance and strategy for automated Groundwater Treatment System (GWS) upgrades, ensuring active containment.
- Industrial Infrastructure: Supervised technical upgrades for critical assets, including industrial WWTPs and landfill caps under RCRA Administrative Orders on Consent.
- Community Governance: Served as chief technical advisor on the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB), facilitating technical data reviews between federal entities, developers, and community stakeholders.
Education
Western Governors University
M.S. from Management & Leadership
07.2026
University of Puerto Rico
B.S. from Environmental Sciences & Management
Skills
- Regulatory Compliance
- Technical Diplomacy
- Management Systems
- Quality Assurance
- Project Management
- Environmental Due Diligence
- ISO 45001:2018
- ISO 14001:2015
- QA/QC protocols
- HUD compliance
- Phase I Environmental Site Assessments
- ASTM E1527-21
- EHS Risk Management Plans
- Environmental documentation
Websites
Core Technical Competencies
- Regulatory Compliance & Technical Diplomacy
- Management Systems & Quality Assurance
- Project Management
- Environmental Due Diligence
Selected Professional Experience
- Senior Environmental Specialist / Consultant, CSA Group, 2021-01-01, 2026-01-31, Authored and executed comprehensive RMP for the Santa Isabel wastewater treatment plant expansion, evaluating over 530 operational and natural hazard risks (seismic, flooding) to establish mitigation matrices under the Envision framework., Directed technical environmental reviews and documentation (including ERRs and RROFs) for mitigation plans, ensuring strict adherence to federal processes to guarantee operational continuity and secure funding., Performed advanced Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ASTM E1527-21) to validate structural integrity and secure asset liability protections., Structured precise compliance parameters for interconnected treatment systems, managing regulated process chemicals under strict EPA NPDES permits.
- EHS & Sustainability Manager, Baxter Healthcare - Jayuya Site, 2020-01-01, 2020-12-31, Led the site's cross-functional Management of Change (MOC) process and deployed the corporate roadmap for ISO 14001, embedding lifecycle perspectives into daily equipment workflows., Monitored site-wide safety indicators and operational tracking metrics via digital dashboards to execute precise data-driven Root Cause Analysis (RCA)., Certified and audited Hazardous Waste Storage Units under DNER standards, transitioning operational data reporting to the digital EPA myRCRAid platform., Acted as primary institutional liaison to deliver technical-legal evidence, executing robust Corrective and Preventive Actions (CAPA) to close inspection orders with zero penalties.
- Regional EHSS&Q Manager & FSO, ADM Alliance Nutrition, 2014-06-01, 2019-12-31, Served as the designated FSO responsible for auditing security plans for port/manufacturing facilities, ensuring compliance with U.S. Coast Guard and DHS standards., Directed EHS strategies across 4 regional sites, achieving 0 TRIR / 0 DART for 4 consecutive years., Implemented high-stakes safety protocols under NFPA standards (61 & 652), conducting Dust Hazard Analysis (DHA) to mitigate explosion risks., Managed structural dust accumulations and directed technical monitoring of potential ignition sources in confined spaces.
- Department Manager & Strategic Consultant, CH2M HILL (CH Caribe Engineers), 1994-01-01, 2014-12-31, Consulted for global leaders (Amgen, Merck, Pfizer, Eli Lilly), aligning local processes with corporate mandates., Acted as strategic liaison between the U.S. Navy, EPA, and DNER; navigated complex RI/FS to eliminate multi-million dollar environmental liabilities., Directed governance and strategy for automated Groundwater Treatment System (GWS) upgrades, ensuring active containment., Supervised technical upgrades for critical assets, including industrial WWTPs and landfill caps under RCRA Administrative Orders on Consent., Served as chief technical advisor on the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB), facilitating technical data reviews between federal entities, developers, and community stakeholders.
Timeline
Senior Environmental Specialist / Consultant
CSA Group
01.2021 - 01.2026
EHS & Sustainability Manager
Baxter Healthcare - Jayuya Site
01.2020 - 12.2020
Regional EHSS&Q Manager & FSO
ADM Alliance Nutrition
06.2014 - 12.2019
Department Manager & Strategic Consultant
CH2M HILL (CH Caribe Engineers)
01.1994 - 01.2014
Western Governors University
M.S. from Management & Leadership
University of Puerto Rico
B.S. from Environmental Sciences & Management