Jeannine DuChateau
Facility - Environmental - Health and Safety Manager in Orlando, FL
Jeannine Du Chateau has more than 15 years of experience as a Senior Manager, guiding Environmental, Health, and Safety governance, facilities operations, and enterprise risk management across multinational and multi-site organizations. Her professional focus centers on aligning Environment, Health, Safety, and Quality strategies with operational goals while maintaining regulatory compliance and responsible workplace practices. Across industries, including manufacturing, food production, energy, chemicals, and medical devices, she has led teams and supported organizations operating in complex and regulated environments.
Jeannine has developed strong expertise in managing ISO management systems and coordinating operational support activities across a wide range of industries. Her work has involved collaborating with manufacturing shop-floor teams, engineering departments, supply chain groups, procurement teams, warehousing operations, and maintenance functions. Through structured processes and consistent coordination, she has helped organizations improve cost performance, enhance energy efficiency, and support sustainability initiatives across light and heavy manufacturing, PCB and electronics production, automotive operations, chemical processing, plastics manufacturing, and beverage production.
She also participated in emergency preparedness and response assessments related to the Deepwater Horizon explosion. While working remotely from the BP Houston, Texas, location, she monitored oil rig piping and underwater systems that remained operational following the incident. At the BP training site in Mobile, Alabama, emergency response documentation was reviewed while preparedness activities were evaluated. Observations were also made during preparations, during which fishing vessels were equipped for crude oil spill cleanup in the former Deepwater rig area.
Du Chateau also performed auditing work across several regulated organizations and operational environments. These assignments included auditing NASA facilities in Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Houston, Texas, for compliance with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. She supported certification processes for Thales locations in Florida and California. She helped guide ISO 14001 certification for Rockwell operations across multiple states in the United States and Mexico, covering 50 sites within Motion Control.
Her professional responsibilities also include guiding environmental, quality, and safety governance within global enterprise accounts. She works with leadership teams to align regulatory compliance, operational performance, and governance practices. These responsibilities include coordinating certification programs, supporting risk management strategies, and maintaining effective collaboration with executives responsible for operational oversight.
Jeannine serves as a Global Account Manager and Lead Auditor for LRQA, a London-based assurance and risk management organization that provides certification, inspection, and advisory services to global clients. Over the past four years, she has managed a portfolio of 20 multinational enterprise accounts across automotive, PCB and SMT manufacturing, chemical production, heavy manufacturing, and energy sectors. Through strategic account development and expanded services, she contributed to 26% revenue growth and 30% sales growth while supporting certification across ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, SQF, FSSC 2200, and emerging cybersecurity and ESG certification frameworks.
She previously worked with the same organization from 2017 to 2020 as Senior QEHS and Sustainability Customer Manager and Lead Auditor before returning in 2022. During that time, she worked with accreditation bodies to manage certification processes, address audit remediation efforts, and support compliance continuity for multinational organizations. These efforts strengthened certification visibility and reinforced operational credibility across global markets.
Du Chateau also served for two years as Senior Maintenance Facilities QEHS and Security Manager at Thales Avionics, a company operating within defense, aerospace, and digital technology sectors. In this position, she oversaw governance across regulated manufacturing and airport environments. Reporting to the Director of Operations, she led cross-functional teams, managed a $300,000 budget, and supported operational continuity across six sites in the United States while maintaining regulatory compliance and safety performance.
Jeannine Du Chateau also held prior leadership positions, including 8 years as Global Key Customer Project Manager at Det Norske Veritas in Norway. In that role, she supervised six-member auditor teams while guiding environmental, health, safety, and quality governance programs for complex multinational enterprises.