Adriana MENDOZA

Expert in Legal Requirements, Environmental and Safety Management Systems.

Jul 2019 – Actual BRP – EHS Coordinator 
▪ EHS Responsible for one plant of 3000 employees: Lead a team of 9 EHS Engineers covering 3 shifts, reaching the best 
results on EHS on the life of the plant on TRIR, Legal Compliance, being a reference and spearhead for other plants in 
the group by sharing best practices, tools and documents.
▪ TRIR Reduction (2019:0.7, 2020:0.6, 2021:0.28) and # safety recordable incidents by implementing the “Strategy Zero” 
with 3 pillars: Risk Assessment, Employee awareness and Leadership interaction (Directors, Managers, SV´s, TL, …).
▪ EHS Management System: Develop and implement of Management system (no certified) to standardized High risk
procedures, contractor’s management, risk assessment, incident investigation, ERP, chemicals and hazardous waste
management, internal KPIs, Health and Safety Commission...
▪ Legal Compliance: Reach the score of Compliance of 76% to 97% in 1.5 years. Civil Protection Approval (it has not 
been obtained since 2016), Update of Environmental License (SEMARTNAT), Reports of Work Environment according 
Mexican law and visibility of Legal Requirements for Directors and Managers, Chemicals Management, environmental 
risk assessment for hazardous materials, following up to MSDS progress, develop of check list for chemical warehouse….
▪ Emergency Response Plan Implementation: Review, development and adaptation of corporative statements;
Emergency Response Team Roles & Responsibilities definition; Evacuation and fire brigades training according needs
and legal requirements; Evacuation brigade integration; Emergency layouts, Fire hoses and hydrants increasing, drills.
▪ COVID implementation and following up: Advice and implementation of all measures required by Mexican law, OSHAS 
and corporate requirements, STPS and IMSS inspection visits with no findings. No internal contagions.
▪ Risk Assessment: Implementation of FMEA methodology to develop risk assessment in all productive areas, reporting to 
Direction, following up by projects as plant Problem Solving Process (PSP), TOP Risks (3 by area) as LOTO; Fire & Explosion: 
Dust, Electricity and Chemicals.
▪ Warehouse management. Audits for forklifts (TPM), Dock locks, traffic and pedestrians and drivers cohabitation, 
footbridge implementation, layout and aisle definition, training and awareness campaigns.
Mar 2017 – Jul 2019 Martinrea Honsel México – EHS Coordinator 
▪ EHS Responsible for 3 Plants located in Queretaro. Support for sites in Mexico, Brazil, China and Germany. Reporting 
Directly to HR Manger, Plant Managers (3) and Division Vice-president (from Canada). Weekly meetings with Mexican 
and Brazilian sites for networking, share best practices and give support for Brazilian site.
▪ Savings for more than $250,000 USD/year by: legal advisors (I manage legal issues), Hazardous and Non-Hazardous 
waste management, Waste water treatment plant for liquids hazardous waste. Develop, implementation, 
maintenance and improvement on Waste Management (hazardous, non-hazardous and recyclable).
▪ Reduction of TRIR (2017:4, 2018:1.9, 2019:0.92) and # safety recordable incidents (2017:22, 2018:13, 2019:2).
▪ More than 500 work hours training per month given by EHS personnel. 
▪ First time certification of 2 plants on Environmental (ISO 14001:2015) and Safety (OHSAS 18001:2007) Management 
System. I boosted and leaded all the project. Training for implementation team and Managers.
▪ Periodical medical evaluation compliance (Medical Service). (2017: 37%, 2018: 98%).
▪ Contractors Management. Develop and implementation of internal regulation and safety rules for contractors, control 
implementation for contractor’s acceptance and approval.
▪ Develop and implementation of high-risk procedures: LOTO, hot works, works at heights, confined spaces, electricity, 
dock locks and aluminum explosion risk, cranes and hoist review program, forklift audit program, 
▪ Safety Incidents Investigation, Fast Response Board implementation, develop of Safety Ishikawa methodology.
▪ Implementation of Legal Compliance KPI. Increase legal compliance since 74% to 92% in one year. Getting of Civil 
Protection approval for first time in one of the plants, COA report, legal compliance with NOM-002, 010, 005, 018, 
Develop, implementation and training of LOTO “Lock Out – Tag Out” program in 3 plants.
▪ Audits and visits reception: corporate, third-party, clients, federal authorities (STPS, SEMARNAT, PROFEPA…) Conduct 
audits with suppliers and providers to verify the life cycle. Program and conduct Internal safety audits.
Jan 2014 – Mar 2017 ZF – TRW Frenos y Mecanismos – Environmental Manager
▪ ISO-14001. Recovery of ISO-14001 certificate. Maintenance of Environmental Management System.
▪ Hazardous Waste Management: Savings for more than 220,000 USD on 2014 for Waste Management: 60% reduction on 
final disposition of trash, Plan develop and compliance with SEMARNAT. Develop and implementation of: 
▪ Water Management Plan, Water savings program: Metal working fluids re-use, control, recycling and reduction. 
Installation of Waste Water Treatment Plant for waste water of e-coat and galvanized process, reducing water 
consumption and water disposal (more than 250,000 USD of savings on 2015).
▪ Legal Requirements. Identification, evaluation, following up and compliance of legal requirements (Increase of 75 to 
95% of compliance in 3 years).

▪ Chemicals Management Plan. Design of chemical warehouse according to chemical compatibility. Implementation 
of chemical work permits for hydrochloric and caustic soda discharge, Management of hydrochloric acid on pipelines 
(to eliminate transportation in containers by forklift), compliance with NOM-028-STPS, NOM-005-STPS, NOM-010-STPS, 
delivering of report of essential chemicals to COFEPRIS.
▪ Management of procedures: Air Emissions Management Plan, state and federal COA report, environmental permits for 
new facilities (SEDESU state). SEMARNAT, CONAGUA, COFEPRIS, SEDESU, PROFEPA, CEA, Industrial Park, Corporate 
reports, internal and suppliers’ audits. 
▪ Training on Environmental topics for all the positions of the plant (operators, supervisors, team leader, managers…), 
develop of campaigns. Belong to Safety and Ergonomic Committee.
Mar 2011 – Jan 2014. BASF Mexicana (German Chemical Company)– Ecology and Safety Product Responsible
▪ Management of procedures for change of ownership of plant (update permits, reports for the next agencies: CRE, CFE, 
SEDENA, SEMARNAT, CONAGUA, COFEPRIS, OPD-SAPASE, PROFECO, SCT...). 
▪ National Defense Federal Agency SEDENA. Obtain and yearly renewal of permit for Liquid Sulphur buying, monthly 
reports. Local Authority. Local Operating License, waste water discharge permit update, Permit as Non-Hazardous 
waste Generator, Environmental approval, Civil Protection approval. SEMARNAT (Federal Environmental Agency). 
COA report, Hazardous Waste Management Plan permit, Environmental License, Compliance of special requirements 
on permits, Drill of Chemical Emergencies. CONAGUA (Federal Water Agency). Monthly and annual electronic reports 
(Declaragua), change of ownership of water extraction permit… SCT (Communications and Transporting Secretary). 
Radio frequencies and railroad track spur permit. STPS (Labor Agency). Receiving inspection visits, implementation of 
under-pressure vessels standard NOM-020-STPS-2011. CRE/CFE. Permit for electricity self-generation and 
interconnection contract. Responsible Care (RC)Report. Bi-yearly report for corporate and preparation for RC audits.
▪ Auditor: ISO 14001, ISO 9001: second-party: providers (legal compliance), other BASF sites (legal compliance, ISO14001, 
SARI); SARI (Responsible Care) third-party: chemical industries ANIQ (National Chemical Industry Association). 
▪ Develop and make of MSDS of products made in BASF (USA and Germany) and raw material. Training of Global 
Harmonized System, Chemical Substances Identification, Hazardous materials and waste Management, Environmental 
awareness, ISO 14001, documentation for ISO 9001.
Jan 2009 – Mar 2011 Management System Advisor (free-lance)
▪ Natural gas transportation Company. Develop, execution and certification ISO 9001, ISO 14001 y OHSAS 18001 integrate 
Management System. Develop of procedures and documents for: Environment, Quality, Safety, Health, Maintenance 
and Production. Environmental Aspects and Impacts identification Develop of Non-Hazardous Waste Management 
Plan, Implementation of Legal Requirements identification and evaluation procedure (CRE, STPS, SEMARNAT…), 
Conduct internal audits and attendance third-party audits, Develop and implementation of Emergency Preparedness 
Plan and Integral Civil Protection Plan. Management of procedures with local, state and federal authorities.
▪ Communications, Newspaper, plastics, metal-mechanics industries… Training; Environment, Human Development, 
H&S. Define documental structure based on Management System. Develop of administrative and operative 
procedures. Communication Plan develop and implementation. KPI’s, Objectives and plans develop and 
implementation. 
Aug 2006 – Oct 2008 Comercializadora de Materiales Alternos, S.A. de C.V. Scrap Company
Project Engineer - La Batería Verde, S.A. de C.V.
▪ Management of procedures with local, state and federal authorities (Safety and Environment): Federal Economy 
Agency, State Environment Agency SMA, Federal Environment Agency SEMARNAT, Federal Energy Agency, National 
Water Commission CONAGUA, National Oil Federal Company PEMEX...) to build a new Hazardous Waste Recycling 
Plant (Lead-acid battery, Italian technology). 
▪ Change of Use of Industrial Land (before was agricultural use) by working with local authorities to update the Urban 
Development Plan. Participation in meetings with Ejidal Commissary, Local and State Public Works Agency, Obtention 
of Waste Collection Center Permit given by Federal Environment Agency (SEMARNAT), Obtention of Operation Permit 
for Wastewater Treatment Plant given by Federal Environment Agency (SEMARNAT).
▪ Management of procedures with; National Water Commission CONAGUA for water extraction on borehole; Energy 
Commission CRE for an installation of natural gas pipeline; Export and transportation of hazardous waste. Participation 
for “2008 National Recycling Recognition” given by COPARMEX-SEMARNAT. 
Quality Management System Implementation Chief 
▪ ISO 9001:2000 certification for Scrap Company, the first scrap company that got ISO 9001 certification in Mexico. 
▪ Preparation of Manuals and Procedures, (quality, operations, environment) MSDS, Manual of environmental 
contingencies, Design and implementation of KPI’s, Implementation of control of non-compliant product, Coordination 
of Internal and third-party Audits, Lead Auditor, Coordination and implementation of meetings and periodic reviews 
with Plant Manager, Development and monitoring of the Civil Protection Program, Safety Training.
▪ Environmental Management (Hazardous waste, including radioactive) SEMARNAT, CNSNS y STPS.

2006 Plastics Business Center – IMPI (Mexico and Germany) 
Plastics Seminary 
2006 – 2007 University of Engineering and Architecture (ESIA – IPN National Polytechnic Institute) 
60% credits of Master’s Degree on Environmental Engineering
1995 - 2000 University of Chemical Engineering (ESIQIE-IPN National Polytechnic Institute) 
Industrial Chemical Engineer (Graduate)
2001 External Trainer for Federal Labor on Mexico (STPS)