Oscar Ortega

Oscar Ortega is responsible for the environmental, health & safety, and engineering, consulting services performed in Latin America by VERTEX Ingenieros Consultores. Responsible for specific job functions related to Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, Phase II subsurface Investigations, conducting remedial activities, and the implementation of asset management programs conceived to evaluate facility compliance and environmental risk associated with the industrial tenants. Mr. Ortega is also responsible to perform Environmental, Health and Safety audits on industrial projects under Mexican and OSHA Standards.

In the environmental field, the responsibilities of Mr. Ortega include Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs), feasibility studies, industrial air emission verifications, permitting, noise surveys, and indoor air quality studies; wastewater sampling, elaboration of environmental impact statements and risk analysis, operation license and preventive reports; and coordination of disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste.

Previously worked with industrial Plants and Industrial Parks opening, as a consultant, carrying out Environmental Site Assessments and Risk Analysis, “Site abandonment” (or Operations Closing), as well as Environmental Impact and Risk, developing the systems for the Diagnosis of Fire and Environmental risk, Safety, Industrial Hygiene, and Environmental. Experience in legal procedures with PROFEPA, SEMARNAT, STPS, and other State Offices and Agencies in different cities in Mexico.

Mr. Ortega was the EHS Committee Director for the Maquila Association (Index”) in Chihuahua from January 2014 to December 2016.

Education & Certification

Chemical Industrial Engineer, Instituto Tecnologico de Chihuahua

External Trainer
External Consultant
External training agent
Preparation and implementation of Contingency Plans, UANL, September 2017
ISO14001:2015 lead auditor, BSI, March 2017
Management Systems and team leader for audit teams, BSI, March 2017
Fire prevention and combat, Chihuahua Firefighters school, November 2016
Radiological Safety and Protection, Servicios Integrales para la Radiacion, Mexico City, August 2015
Quality and OHSAS Management Systems, Global Supplier Progress, Inc./Exemplar Global, May 2015
Environmental Management Systems and auditing, Global Supplier Progress, Inc./Exemplar Global, May 2015
Transportation of Hazardous Materials, ZFTRW, October 2015
CPR/AED & First Aid (Adult, Child & Infant, Pediatric), State of CDMX

SPECIAL TRAINING
Transportation of Hazardous Materials, ZFTRW, October 2015
Six actions to saving lives/First aids training, Red Cross Chihuahua, February 2017
Safety leadership, Chihuahua, June 2015
Safety devices, ZFTRW Chihuahua, June 2015
Radiological Safety and Protection, Servicios Integrales para la Radiacion, Mexico City, August 2015
Quality and OHSAS Management Systems, Global Supplier Progress, Inc./Exemplar Global, May 2015
Preparation and implementation of contingency plans, UANL, September 2017 ISO14001:2015 lead auditor, BSI, March 2017
Participation as instructor in Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua with topics such as Environmental protection, Social responsibility.
Management Systems and team leader for audit teams, BSI, March 2017
Fire prevention and combat, Chihuahua Firefighters school, November 2016
Ergonomics, Humantech online training, October 2015-January 2016
Environmental Management Systems and auditing, Global Supplier Progress, Inc./Exemplar Global, May 2015
Environmental and hazardous and non-hazardous waste Legislation, ITESM, Chihuahua, Mexico, January 2004
Diploma of Management Skills, ITESM Online training, July 2016-February 2017
Dale Carnegie Leadership training, Dale Carnegie, Cd. Juarez, March-June 2016

Associations

EHS Committee Director for the Maquila Association (“Index”) in Chihuahua