About Jeannine DuChateau
Facility and Environmental, Health and Safety Manager
Jeannine Du Chateau has more than 15 years of experience as a Senior Manager in enterprise-wide EHS governance, facilities operations, and risk management across multinational, multi-site environments. She has built her career in industries that require strong regulatory oversight and careful operational management. Her work focuses on aligning Environment, Health, Safety, and Quality strategies with organizational goals while supporting operational efficiency and compliance. Over time, she has led global teams, managed operational locations, and supervised high-risk activities across industries such as manufacturing, food production, energy, chemicals, and medical devices.
Her professional experience includes managing and improving ISO Management Systems while coordinating operational support activities across several manufacturing sectors. These sectors include PCB and electronics manufacturing, automotive production, chemical operations, plastics processing, and beverage manufacturing. Jeannine worked closely with departments such as manufacturing shop floors, operations teams, engineering groups, supply chain units, procurement divisions, warehousing operations, and maintenance teams. Through collaboration with these departments, she supported measurable improvements in operational costs, energy management, and sustainability performance.
Professional Highlights
She led the audit team responsible for reviewing Emergency Preparedness and Response plans related to the Deep-Water Horizon explosion. While working remotely from the BP Houston, Texas, location, she monitored the remaining oil-rig piping and underwater systems connected to the project. As part of the same initiative at the BP training facility in Mobile, Alabama, she reviewed emergency response documentation. She observed the preparation of fishermen’s vessels outfitted to support the cleanup of raw crude oil from the area of the former Deepwater rig.
Du Chateau's work also extended to the mining industry. She conducted training programs at several FCX and Rio Tinto mining sites operating in the United States and internationally. These training programs included locations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in Africa, as well as other global sites where she participated in multiple environmental and safety training initiatives.
She also audited NASA facilities at Cape Canaveral, Florida, and Houston, Texas, for compliance with ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. She led and implemented certification processes that helped sites in Florida and California achieve ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certification. She supported ISO 14001 certification for multiple Rockwell facilities across the United States and Mexico, encompassing 50 sites within Motion Control operations.
She also completed audits at several Food and Beverage production facilities across multiple Coca-Cola sites located in the United States.
Professional Background: Strategic Leadership
Her Role at LRQA
Jeannine currently serves as Global Account Manager and Lead Auditor for LRQA, a London-based assurance and risk management organization that provides certification, inspection, and advisory services to many Fortune 500 companies worldwide. In this role, she directs EHS, quality, and risk management services for multinational client accounts. Her responsibilities include aligning regulatory compliance with operational performance and governance strategies. She reports to the Vice President of Sales for North America and works closely with cross-functional teams that include internal professionals and client members.
During the past four years, she has managed a portfolio of 20 multinational enterprise accounts across sectors such as Automotive, PCB and SMT Manufacturing, Chemical Production, Heavy Manufacturing, and Energy. Through this work, she supported integrated management system certification and compliance services on a global scale.
Her work contributed to measurable growth, including 26 percent revenue growth and 30 percent sales growth through account expansion, cross-selling initiatives, and service diversification. Jeannine Du Chateau also supported client organizations by delivering advisory services on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, SQF, and FSSC 2200 standards, as well as by developing cybersecurity and ESG certification frameworks.
She also worked with executive leadership teams, supported product development initiatives, and partnered with accreditation bodies to manage certification activities, audit remediation, suspension recovery, and compliance continuity. She also helped strengthen the visibility of LRQA OCS Europe and Blue accreditation services.
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 to continue in her current role.
Her Work at Thales Avionics
For two years, Du Chateau worked as a Senior Maintenance, Facilities, QEHS, and Security Manager at Thales Avionics, an organization active in the aerospace, defense, and digital technology industries. In this role, she oversaw QEHS governance across several regulated manufacturing and airport-based environments. Reporting to the Director of Operations while coordinating with site Plant Managers, she supervised cross-functional teams, managed a $300,000 operational budget, and supported operational continuity and regulatory compliance across six locations in the United States.
Her responsibilities included directing environmental health and safety programs, managing facilities operations, overseeing security procedures, and supporting sustainability initiatives. She also led training programs for EHS professionals across the business unit and personally recruited team members to strengthen site expertise.
Jeannine conducted incident investigations, implemented corrective and preventive actions, developed performance indicators, and prepared executive reports. She also incorporated Kaizen principles into construction and expansion projects, improving site safety and security procedures by 25 percent. In addition, she coordinated regulatory inspections and ISO audits, including ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and AS9100. She also managed aviation compliance submissions and implemented enterprise-wide COVID-19 safety procedures designed to protect employees while maintaining uninterrupted operations.
Earlier in her career, she spent eight years as a Global Key Customer Project Manager for Det Norske Veritas in Norway, an organization focused on risk management and assurance services operating in more than 100 countries. In that position, she guided global EHS and quality governance efforts for complex enterprises while advising leadership teams on regulatory exposure, crisis response planning, and compliance strategies. She reported to the Vice President of North American Operations and supervised six-member auditor teams.
Before that role, Jeannine served as Quality, Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager at General Dynamics in Tallahassee, Florida. In this position, she directed QEHS governance and regulatory strategy across advanced manufacturing operations while supporting proactive risk management and environmental responsibility within aerospace and defense manufacturing systems.
Professional Recognition
During her career, she received several awards, including the Crystal Award for Environmental Excellence on multiple occasions, the Governor’s Hazardous Waste Reduction Award, and the Values in Action Award for Customer Service.
Professional Affiliations
She actively participates in professional organizations connected to environmental management, safety, and quality improvement. These include the Orlando Chapter of the American Society for Quality, the Technical Advisory Group responsible for updates to ISO 14001, the Technical Advisory Group for OCS Blue’s transition to an ISO standard, the Local Emergency Planning Commission, and the Technical Advisory Group of the International Organization for Standardization.
Education
Du Chateau earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan Technological University. She continued her education with graduate studies in Corporate Finance at Capella University.
She also holds several professional certifications, including First Aid, CPR, and AED certifications, as well as an Emergency Response certification through the State of Florida Local Emergency Planning Commission. She is also certified by Exemplar Global as a Lead Environmental Auditor, Lead Health and Safety Auditor, and Lead Quality Auditor.
A Life of Giving Back
She maintains an active role in community service and volunteer work. Her volunteer efforts include supporting Habitat for Humanity and assisting patients recovering from hip and knee surgeries at Viera Hospital. She also served as a United Way representative while working with Rockwell, General Dynamics, and Thales.
Jeannine supported several American Cancer Society events for 10 years, including the Cattle Baron’s Ball, Light up the Night Races, and Relay for Life. She also volunteered and donated to the Alzheimer Society of Miami’s annual galas held in Palm Beach and Wellington, Florida, and supported church Christmas drives that helped families in Clewiston, Florida.
She is the mother of two children and participates in their activities by coaching flag football and serving as a dugout parent in several youth leagues. Through her professional leadership and commitment to service, Jeannine Du Chateau continues to contribute to responsible governance, safety leadership, and community support.
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