Real Estate Manager

Abelardo Jim nez

A chemical engineer with more than 17 year of experience, he has been

successfully leading an environmental, health and safety programs in

various corporations, developing and implementing Policy Programs,

showing expertise and exceptional ability to manage large and complex

systems and business requirements, demonstrating an exceptional project

management, interpersonal and business communication skills with an

unyielding commitment to integrity.

Senior Environmental Health and Safety Risk Specialist - GE Capital

Real Estate M xico

October, 2005- Current

Current Responsibilities

Managing GE Capital-Real Estate's Mexico Debt and Equity portfolio

activities by leading all aspects of environmental health and safety due

diligence, providing recommendations to business and environmental leaders

for the containment of identified risks in the context of the legal

structure of a given transaction. Liaison with environmental legal counsel,

business and Corporate Environmental Programs to ensure (a) early reads on

large transactions, (b) buy-in of proposed due diligence plans, (c) timely

reviews of due diligence findings and (d) final approval of proposed

environmental and business mitigants. Support Real Estate's asset

management activity by managing Real Estate's extensive North American

portfolio of owned properties in an environmentally sound manner as well as

in compliance with all Health and safety applicable regulations, including

ensuring that disposition strategies are consistent with the Company's and

legal expectations. Manage of third party environmental consultants for

acquisition due diligence, direct activities of third party vendors in

environmental compliance and management issues. Responsible to manage

remediation projects complying with GE requirements as well as the local

regulatory requirements. Maintaining and developed critical working

relationships with governments and engaged collaboratively with regulators

on issues ranging from: up coming standards and working to resolve clean up

projects. Maintain expert knowledge of on-going and proposed

legislative/regulatory developments. Oversee industrial park environmental

compliance and operations management. Implement and manage construction

safety requirements program and policy to supervise compliance with legal

and technical environmental and safety requirements related to construction

developments of retail, residential and industrial projects. Lead the

sustainability and energy saving program for the Mexico Platform, including

clients sustainability outreach and green training and awareness. .

Since 2005 appointed company Ombudsperson responsible to implement,

maintain and lead the investigations related to employee integrity

concerns, and participate to maintain compliance with policy and procedures

to contribute to preserve company compliance and reputation at its highest

level.

Environmental Manager - Delphi Corporation Mexico

April 1998- October 2005

Responsibilities

Manage multiple sites EHS operations, including program planning and

program implementation.

Setting sites EHS priorities, metrics, goals, and requirements. Introduce

and firmly establish EHS program culture, tools and training to assure EHS

compliance. Continuously evaluate EHS program performance and develop and

guide improvements. Implement the operations audit program; driving and

leading closure of findings. Interact with internal and external EHS

professionals and regulators in order to provide updated and state of the

art technical and professional support. Ensure compliance with applicable

regulations, standards and practice, assisting in responding to significant

incidents and government inspections and requests/notices. Engage operation

leaders enabling to successfully discharge their EHS leadership

responsibilities. Implement and maintain ISO 14001 certifications as well

as the Mexico PROFEPA Voluntary compliance program Industria Limpia.

Industrial Hygiene Manager - General Motors part services plants in

Mexico

April 1993- October 1998

Responsible to implement and lead the Industrial Hygiene program and

training plan for 40 plus industrial facilities in Mexico by ensuring

chemical and physical hazards are minimized and proper programs and

preventive measures are implemented to maintain employee exposure to work

stressors below legal and safe levels. Implement corporate and best

practice programs including, hazardous material, noise and hearing

conservation, radiation management, air sampling plan, hazard

communication, indoor air quality. Evaluate and inspect testing

laboratories to comply with corporate and Mexico accreditation program

requirements.

Qualifications

. Bachelors degree in chemical engineering by the University of

Chihuahua

. Industrial Hygiene graduate program by University of Michigan

. 17 years of experience in the environmental health and safety field

involving industrial sites EHS management (ISO 14001, PROFEPA

Industria Limpia, Compliance, Labor Department STPS requirements,

Pollution Prevention, H&S management and culture change)

. Environmental impacts investigations and remediation

. Emergency response systems implementation leader

. Strong written and oral English/Spanish communication skills

. Conceptual thinking in order to grasp and mitigate environmental

concerns within a complex business real estate transactions

. Experience in working in a fast-paced / high pressured transaction /

acquisition business environment.

. Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills in order to navigate

successfully in a complex or large organization or

customer/client/partners arena

. Experienced in environmental regulatory and legislative understanding

and analysis of Mexico environmental, health and safety legal

framework

. Extensive experience in working with federal, state and local

governmental agencies

. 10 years of experience as Professor at the Tec de Monterrey Institute

lecturing at the environmental health and safety programs

. Numerous courses and seminars on environmental health and safety field

Outstanding projects and experience

. President of the US-Mexico Pollution Prevention round table 2000-2004

. President of the Matamoros Maquiladora Association Environmental

Health and Safety Committee 2004

. Coordinator of the first Pollution Prevention electronic network

FRONTERA AMBIENTAL 2001

. Lead exposure reduction in battery plants (Tlaxcala, Mexico)

. Oil mist reduction in engine plant (Tonawanda, NY)

. Implementations of a comprehensive Environmental Health and Safety

program in a 1 billion USD industrial portfolio in a real estate

company in Mexico

Social Participation with Community

. Volunteer professor at various elementary schools supporting building

environmental awareness and recycling programs, since 2000

. Coordinator of Earth Day projects since 2001

. Coordinator of GE Volunteers team, supporting projects and initiatives

to help communities in serious need conditions, since 2005

. Participated on Roof for My Country Project. 2009

. Participated at the Run for Water project organization, Monterrey 2010

Contact information

Calzada del Valle 205 Ote.

Col. del Valle

San Pedro Garza Garc a, Nuevo Le n,66220, M xico

Work 011 52-81-815*-****

Movil 011 52 1-81-808*-****

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