Nickolas Lamal
Honolulu
Summary
Environmental Health and Safety executive with 18+ years leading enterprise EHS, industrial hygiene, occupational health, emergency management, regulatory compliance, and business continuity programs across geographically dispersed operations supporting more than 375,000 personnel. Proven success developing safety management systems, reducing organizational risk, leading multidisciplinary teams, and driving operational excellence through regulatory compliance, process improvement, and executive leadership. Expertise includes OSHA, EPA, environmental compliance, industrial hygiene, emergency preparedness, public health, risk management, quality systems, and cross-functional leadership.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Executive Director – Environmental Health, Safety & Emergency Management
Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit SIX
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI
01.2025 - Current
- Direct enterprise environmental health, occupational safety, emergency management, and risk management programs supporting operations across the Indo-Pacific.
- Lead multidisciplinary teams responsible for environmental compliance, occupational health, industrial hygiene, disease surveillance, and enterprise risk mitigation.
- Increased executive reporting efficiency by 92% through process redesign and workflow automation.
- Delivered executive risk assessments supporting more than 44 organizations and approximately 375,000 personnel.
- Partner with executive leadership, government agencies, healthcare organizations, and international stakeholders to manage emerging operational risks.
- Developed enterprise health protection strategies that strengthened organizational resilience and business continuity.
- Built regional training programs improving workforce competency in environmental health, emergency response, and regulatory compliance.
Program Manager
International Public Health & Emergency Operations
Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Marshal Islands
10.2024 - 02.2025
- Managed multinational public health initiatives supporting operations across five Indo-Pacific countries.
- Oversaw project budgets exceeding $420,000.
- Directed multidisciplinary teams responsible for logistics, operations, and stakeholder engagement.
- Coordinated public health programs benefiting more than 820,000 community members.
- Managed vendor relationships, contracts, transportation, procurement, and operational planning.
Environmental Health & Safety Director
Naval Air Station Lemoore
Lemoore, CA
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Directed comprehensive EHS, industrial hygiene, environmental health, and occupational safety programs across three major facilities supporting more than 22,000 employees and customers.
- Managed regulatory compliance for OSHA-equivalent safety requirements, environmental regulations, drinking water quality, food safety, industrial hygiene, and communicable disease programs.
- Oversaw 436 regulatory inspections, 625 water quality samples, 198 industrial hygiene exposure assessments, and more than 1,200 health investigations.
- Led emergency response operations during multiple infrastructure failures, minimizing operational disruption.
- Developed executive-level compliance reporting and corrective action programs.
- Improved inspection completion rates from 68% to 87% through Lean process improvement.
- Received recognition as the organizational benchmark ("Gold Standard") for environmental health compliance.
Operations Manager | Workforce Development Manager
Navy Medicine Training Support Center
San Diego, CA
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Managed workforce development programs supporting more than 450 employees annually.
- Led organizational talent development, succession planning, and leadership coaching.
- Achieved 100% employee retention within assigned workforce development initiatives.
Operations Supervisor
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
Camp Lejeune, NC
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Supervised cross-functional teams supporting high-risk operational environments.
- Managed personnel, scheduling, performance management, and operational readiness.
- Led process improvement initiatives that increased operational efficiency and employee engagement.
- Streamlined daily operations to enhance workflow efficiency across multiple departments.
- Maintained 100% accuracy of 1.320 controlled substances, meticulously managed $1.25 million in medical equipment and consumables.
Education
Master of Public Health - MPH
Univeristy of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE2022
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
Trident University International
Cypress2019
Skills
- Executive EHS Leadership
- OSHA Compliance
- Environmental Compliance
- Industrial Hygiene
- Risk Management
- Enterprise Safety Programs
- Environmental Health
- Occupational Health
- Incident Investigation
- Root Cause Analysis
- Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA)
- Continuous Improvement
- ISO 45001
- ISO 14001
- Emergency Management
- Crisis Leadership
- Safety Culture Transformation
- Water Quality
- Program Management
- Executive Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- MS office applications
Accomplishments
- Military Health System Allied Health Excellence in Leadership Award (2026)
- University of Nebraska Medical Center Early Career Alumni of the Year (2025)
- Environmental Health Officer of the Year (FY2024)
- Junior Officer of the Year (FY2024)
Certification
- Certified in Public Health (CPH)
- OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER
- OSHA 30-Hour General Industry
- Lean Leader
- Program Management (Defense Acquisition University)
- OSHA Certified Environmental Specialist
- Master Training Specialist
Timeline
Executive Director – Environmental Health, Safety & Emergency Management
Navy Environmental Preventive Medicine Unit SIX
01.2025 - Current
Program Manager
International Public Health & Emergency Operations
10.2024 - 02.2025
Environmental Health & Safety Director
Naval Air Station Lemoore
01.2022 - 01.2025
Operations Manager | Workforce Development Manager
Navy Medicine Training Support Center
01.2017 - 01.2022
Operations Supervisor
2nd Marine Raider Battalion
01.2013 - 01.2017
Master of Public Health - MPH
Univeristy of Nebraska Medical Center
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
Trident University International