Fernando L. Rodríguez, PE, SC

President and Principal Engineer

B.S. CH.E., University of Puerto Rico, 1972
M.S. ENV.E., University of Cincinnati, 1976

Mr. Rodríguez is a Registered Professional Engineer (Lic. No. 6510) in Puerto Rico. He is past President of both the Institute of Chemical Engineering of the "Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico", and the International Confederation of Chemical Engineering. He is the President of CHES Services Corp. DBA Fernando L. Rodríguez P.E Associates (FLRA), a chemical/environmental engineering and industrial hygiene-consulting firm, since March 1980, and IEMES, PSC since its inception in 2015.
In September, 1996 FLRA was certified as the first accredited training school for Asbestos Management Training Courses by the local Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board (EQB). Since then, he has trained more than 1,500 people in the accredited areas. From  May 2008 to date Mr. Rodríguez has been involved in meeting administrative requirements to create under the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) the Caribbean-Puerto Rico Regional Chapter. He SWANA Certified Professional (No. 94076): Certified Landfill Technical Associate, Certified Recycling Systems Technical Associate, and Integrated Solid Waste Manager and serves as a SWANA Faculty member.

B.S. Environmental Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2008.
M. Waste Treatment and Management, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2010.
M. Engineering Mgnt. – Environmental Management, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, 2014

​Ms. Rodríguez is a Registered Professional Engineer (Lic. No. 23851) in Puerto Rico and North Carolina (042850). She performs and supervises air and soil sampling projects, is an Accredited Asbestos and Lead Inspector by the local Environmental Quality Board, serves as the Geographical Information System Analyst.
Her involvement professional organizations have led her to be appointed as the President of the Risk, Emergency, and Disaster Management Commission at Puerto Rico’s Professional College of Engineering and Land Surveying, Vice-President of the Environmental Engineers Institute, as well as the International Board (IB) Representative of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) Caribbean - PR Chapter. She is involved in the Steering Team of the Young Professionals Group of this international organization. Until recent years, Ms. Rodríguez held SWANA's Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) and Recycling Systems Management Certifications. Further, she is SWANA Certified and Faculty as a Collections Systems Technical Associate (No. 93679).  ​

Hanna K. Rodríguez, PE, SC

Environmental Engineer

Carmen M. Figueroa, PE

Chemical Engineer and Environmental Specialist

B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, 2006
M. Environmental Management, Polytechnic University of PR, 2012
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Ms. Figueroa is a Registered Professional Engineer (Lic. No. 22558)  Puerto Rico Department of State. Since 2007 Ms. Figueroa  has been certified as Accredited Asbestos and Lead Inspector by the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board. ​Ms. Figueroa is SWANA Certified as Certified Landfill Technical Associate, Certified Recycling Systems Technical Associate, MSW Collections Systems Technical Associate, and Certified Integrated Solid Waste Manager (No.94563).
Ms. Figueroa served as Director and Secretary, since 2012, at the Chemical Engineers Institute of the Puerto Rico College of Engineers and Land Surveyors (CIAPR, per Spanish acronym, including serving as the Institute's President from 2014-2016. Since September 2017, she has served as CIAPR’s Humacao Chapter President.

B.S. Accounting, Interamerican University Metropolitan Campus, 2016
M. International Enterprises, in progress
As the company's part-time accountant and administrator, Ms. Rodriguez has knowledge in different  positions besides accounting, such as:

• Consulting for Strategic Professional Services Export Plan
• Project Management
• Certificates and seminars: E-commerce (2016), Finance Manager (2016), and 10-Hour OSHA General Industry

Aurimar Rodríguez

Part-Time Accountant and Administrator

Stephanie Hall

Chemical Engineering Graduate

B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico, 2018

Applicable credentials:

• Environmental assessments in commercial and public buildings.
• Assist in inspections for evaluating compliance with environmental regulations and requirements.  
• Participated in a Disaster-related seminar: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT).