Ms. Susan M. Soliven

After various teaching assignments in the Philippines, Susan worked as a Manager with the ASEAN Timber Technology Center (ATTC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for about nine years. Upon her return to the Philippines, Susan worked with a certification body as Management System Lead Auditor and Tutor on Quality and Environmental Management Systems. After which, Susan joined some colleagues in founding a group that provides consulting, training, and auditing services in management system standards and played a prominent role in establishing it as one of the leading companies in this field in the country. Challenged to provide better services to the industry, Susan divested her shares with the company and founded Synergized Macro Solutions, Inc (SMS). At SMS, Susan is a Lead Consultant on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001/ ISO 45001, SA 8000, ISO 22000, and ISO/ IEC 27001 Standards.

Susan is a registered Lead Auditor with the following registration bodies:
 
  • International Register of Certificated Auditors (IRCA), Registration No. A011472
  • European Quality Certification Institute (EQCI), Registration No. 256
  • Japan Registration of Certificated Auditors (JRCA), Registration No. A2576
  • Bureau of Products Standard (BPS), Registration No. QA-036
  • Registered EMS Lead Auditor with SAS, Switzerland
  • Philippine EMS Auditors Registry
 In  addition, Susan is also a qualified/ accredited Lead Auditor/ Auditor with the following Certification Bodies:
  • ABS Quality Evaluations Management System Certification (ISO 9001)
  • Anglo-Japanese American Registrars, Inc (ISO 14001)
  • Dets Norske Veritas (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001)
  • Japan Audit and Certification Organization (ISO 14001)
  • SGS Philippines, Inc (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001)
  • TÜV SÜD Philippines, Inc (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, SA 8000)
  • Underwriters Laboratories (ISO 14001)

Susan has been one of the first registered and approved lead auditors and tutors for Environmental Management System (EMS) in the country. She is also one of the pioneers in the integration of management systems. Since 1998, she has led to successful certification including the integrated management systems and environment, health and safety management systems (ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards) of Amkor Technology, Airlift Asia, Asian Development Bank, Bulacan State University, Holcim Philippines, DDT Konstract, Dole Philippines, First Sumiden Circuits, EEI Corporation, GBH Power Resources, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Light Rail Manila Corporation, Maynilad Water Services, Megawide Construction, Meralco, Optodev, Pilipinas Kao, Philippine Carabao Center, Shangri-La Hotels, SunPower Philippines, Whiteport, Southern Luzon State University, Toshiba Information Equipment Philippines and Vishay Philippines.

Susan has applied her consulting, training and auditing skills in various Asian countries, i.e., Philippines, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and China. Her consulting, training and auditing experiences include the following industries: education, semiconductors and electronics, food products and beverages, hotels and restaurants, chemicals, petrochemicals, mining, cement and quarrying, steel and wire/ cable, furniture and fixture manufacturing, manning/ shipping agencies, construction, etc.

Susan holds Bachelor of Science and Master’s Degrees in Forestry from the University of the Philippines, Los Baños. She is also an Associate of the Institute of Wood Science, and the Institute of Quality Assurance in the UK. She is a member of the Evaluation Committee in the Philippine EMS Auditors Registry and used to be the President of the Philippine Environmental Auditors Registration Association (PEARA).

Mr. Vladimir T. Soliven

Vlad is the Operations Manager of the company and the Lead Consultant of some of the consulting projects. He is a Registered Nurse with hands-on experiences in the establishment and implementation of integrated management systems and LEED in a manufacturing set-up. As EHS Support Staff for ISO Management System Certification, LEED and other EHS-related works (incident-and-injury-free program, workplace safety, emergency preparedness, safety audits, training, etc.), Vlad has actively promoted EHS operational excellence and business continuity in the company.

He graduated from Far Eastern University-Manila, where he got his Associate Diploma in Health Science Education and Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree. He is an active member of the Philippine Nurses’ Association (PNA) and Occupational Health Nurses’ Association of the Philippines (OHNAP).

Vlad had undergone lead auditor courses in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, and ISO/ IEC 27001, and had ccessfully passed the corresponding qualifying examinations. He has in-depth understanding and hands-on experiences in conducting Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Hazards Identification, Risk Assessment and Controls (HIRAC), and Risk and Opportunity Assessment (ROA), including EHS-related laws and regulations.

Ms. Mary Ann D. Victorio

Meann is a Bachelor of Science in Food Technology graduate of De La Salle Araneta University. She has sixteen (16) years of combined experience in Food Safety Compliance, Trade/ Conformity Assessment and Quality Assurance, and in the establishment, documentation, implementation, and maintenance of Quality Management System (ISO 9001 Standard), Environmental Management System (ISO 14001 Standard), Occupational Health and Safety Management System (OHSAS 18001/ ISO 45001 Standards), Food Safety Management System (ISO 22000 Standard), and Food Safety System Certification (FSSC 22000), in various industries.

As one of the Lead/ Senior Consultants of SMS, Meann has provided consulting, training, and auditing services on ISO Management Systems Standards to various organizations of different sectors for over six (6) years.

Meann had undergone the lead auditor courses in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 Standards and successfully passed the corresponding qualifying examinations. She had completed the Basic Occupational Safety and Health (BOSH) Training and PCO Basic Course. She was also trained in ISO 22000/ FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management System, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), 5S, Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), HACCP, and SSOP and is proficient in Laboratory Testing Procedures, Basic Analytical Techniques, Quality Awareness, and Product Handling.

Ms. Criselda R. Garcia

Cris is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Biology, Major in Microbiology at Central Luzon State University.

She is a microbiologist and has twelve years of quality-oriented experiences in various food manufacturing industry such as food and beverage production, dairy manufacturing and meat processing. She has gained experiences on ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratory Management System, ISO 22000/ FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management System, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Good Laboratory Practices (GLP), and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP). She is proficient in Microbiological and Physico-chemical Analytical techniques, Quality awareness and product handling.

She is currently a Junior Management Systems Consultant. She has attended various trainings and hands-on experiences on ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, OHSAS 18001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, EHS-related Laws and Regulations,

Internal Audit Course for QEHS, Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Hazards Identification, Risk Assessment and Control (HIRAC) and Risk and Opportunity Assessment (ROA). She has also completed the Basic Occupational Safety and Health (BOSH) Training. She has successfully completed the Lead Auditor Courses on ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 Standards.

Ms. Analyn B. Mejares

Anne is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science at Central Mindanao University. She took her Master of Environmental Systems, Markets and Climate Change at the University of New England in Australia.
 
She is a career service environmental science professional and a research and development practitioner working with multi-sectoral stakeholders in different landscapes with extensive experience and exposure in program development, project management, training facilitation, monitoring and evaluation, networking and coordination roles all relevant to climate change, environmental management, ecosystem-based adaptation, and green finance mechanism. She  has attended multiple trainings/ seminars on Environmental Science internationally particularly in South Africa, Netherlands and Indonesia.
 
She is currently a Management Systems Consultant. She has attended various trainings and hands-on experiences on ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001 Environmental Management System, ISO 14064 Green House Gas (GHG) Protocl, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, EHS

related Laws and Regulations, Internal Audit Course for IMS, Environment Health and Safety (EHS) Hazards Identification, Risk Assessment and Control (HIRAC) and Risk and Opportunity Assessment (ROA). She has also completed the Pollution Control Officer (PCO) Training and has successfully  completed the Lead Auditor Course on ISO 14001:2015 Standard

Ms. Erma T. Ferrer

 

Erma is a well-trained professional with more than 20 years of work experience across various functions in several industries. Experience ranges from engineering to management positions in manufacturing (electronics and ophthalmic) industries.

She has completed the QMS (ISO 9001:2015 Standard) and OHSMS (OHSAS 18001:2007 Standard) Lead Auditor Training Courses and successfully passed the corresponding qualifying examinations.  She is also a certified DDI (Development Dimensional International) Facilitator, focused on developing extraordinary leaders in her previous company.

Erma is a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the University of the East (Caloocan). She had attended training in PQA Development Workshop and Assessors Preparatory Course, Management Program, Train-the-Trainers, and other technical-related training such as Six Sigma, 5S and 8D Methodology among others – in the Philippines as well as in other Asian countries (Singapore and Thailand).

Mr. Enrique T. Tuazon

Ricky is a graduate of BS Electronics and Communications Engineering at the Don Bosco Technical College. He also took units in Master’s in Industrial Engineering and Management (MIEM) at the PUP Graduate School.
 
He first worked as an ECE Laboratory Instructor at a university. He then worked at a telecommunications service provider where he was first assigned as a Product Engineer. Six years later, he became the Product Engineering Head. He became exposed to management systems in 1997 as he worked for a company engaging in retail electronics, computers and mobiles as their Quality Systems Engineer. He ensured compliance of the said company to ISO 9002 and QS 9000 management system standards. He also managed the Quality Systems Section which includes the Document Control Center (DCC) and Quality Improvement Programs (QIP) Section as their Quality Systems Manager. He also served as the Quality Assurance Manager of a power supply solutions company where he managed QA / QC Section which includes SQE / Incoming, In-process & Outgoing Quality Control groups, Quality Systems and Document Control.

He is currently a Management Systems Consultant specializing on 7S Workshop, Root Cause Analysis Training and Six Sigma. He has hands-on experiences on ISO 9001 Quality Management System, ISO 14001

Environmental Management System, ISO 45001 Occupational Health and Safety Management System, EHS-related Laws and Regulations, Internal Audit Course for IMS, EHSMS and QMS. He has completed trainings on the said areas and on ISO 13485: 2016 Interpretation and Application, ISO 9001: 2015 Internal Auditor Updating, Six Sigma Black Belt Training / Certification and Integrated QEMS Internal Audit Course. He has successfully  completed the Lead Auditor Course on ISO 14001:2015 Standard.

Ms. Cirila S. Botor

Shirley is a Registered Chemical Engineer and a Master in Government Management graduate of Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila. She is a Registered ISO 9001 Lead Auditor with the Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) and also a Registered ISO 14001 Lead Auditor with the BPS and the Philippine Environmental Auditors Registration Association, Inc (PEARA).

She is the former head of the Philippine Accreditation Office (now Philippine Accreditation Bureau) – DTI, and the Bureau of Product Standards (now Bureau of Philippines Standards). She is currently the Vice President of the Philippine Metrology, Standards, Testing and Quality (PhilMSTQ) Inc.

She is experienced in certification and marking of products (PS and ICC marks); having worked thirteen years in the Quality Assurance/ Standards Certification Division of the BPS, and eight years as Head of the Standards Development Division of BPS. She has also undergone various trainings on ISO 17025 and OHSAS 18001 management system standards.

Ms. Rowena T. Soria

Owee is a licensed Chemical Engineer and a Master of Science graduate in Chemical Engineering at the De La Salle University.

She worked as a Senior Science Research Specialist with the Metals Industry & Development Center (MIRDC-DOST) for over twelve years with a specialization on electroplating and metal finishing technology and in the operation of a chemical laboratory. She was the Environmental Management Representative (EMR) of the Center’s ISO 14001 management systems. As the EMR, she was mainly responsible in establishment, implementation and maintenance of the Center’s management systems, including its continual improvement. She was also actively involved in the establishment and implementation of the ISO 17025 management system of the Center’s Chemical Laboratory.

Owee has undergone various trainings on Electroplating, Metal Finishing, Pollution Prevention and Green Productivity Technologies for the metal industries, and on the ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 17025 and ISO 14001 management system standards.

She has worked as management system consultant since 2005 and has handled various industries, including power generation, water production and wastewater treatment, food processing, cement manufacturing, construction, and shipping and manning agencies.She has nine years of quality-oriented experiences in the food industry such as Food Safety Officer, Trade/Conformance Analyst, and Quality Assurance-Product Category Leader.

Ms. Helen P. Subradil

Helen is a licensed chemical engineer and professional civil service-eligible. She is a graduate of the BS Chemical Engineering program at Adamson University and the Master of Science in Environmental Management program at Philippine Women University. She also took a diploma course in Environmental Resource Management and Technology with a major in Solid Waste Management from Central Philippine University.

Helen is a lead auditor/ auditor for the Quality Management System and a certified auditor for the Advanced Environmental Management System.

With more than a decade of consulting, auditing, and training services in various management systems, Helen provides training and technical assistance to service companies in the areas of ISO/IEC 17025, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and OHSAS 18001 standards.