Carey Kratz

Carey Kratz is the Regional Manager of Due Diligence at PM Environmental, Inc. She has over 18 years of environmental experience and specializes in Environmental Due Diligence including Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs) and customized environmental assessments to support all forms of real estate transactions.  She has managed a variety of environmental due diligence projects, and her recent focus includes HUD NEPA assessments, Transaction Screens and SBA Records Search and Risk Assessments. 

Areas of expertise

  • Regional coordination and management of due diligence group 
  • Data collection, site investigation, and preparation of Phase I ESA and Transaction Screen projects
  • Experience in implementation and completion of various site assessment standards and professional protocol and commercial lending requirements (ASTM E-1527, ASTM E-1528)
  • Peer technical review of Phase I ESA projects using ASTM Standard 1527
  • Experience in real estate portfolio  analysis for evaluation of environmental risk associated with single and multi property transactions for the lending industry 
  • Experience with local, state, and federal regulatory acts 

Education

  • Lake Superior State University, B.S. Environmental Science with a minor in Chemistry 

Certifications

  • Certified Asbestos Inspector, Michigan  #A27278
  • Meets the definition of Environmental Professional as defined in § 312.10 of 40 CFR 312
  • OSHA 1910.120 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations Training  (HAZWOPER) 
  • HAZWOPER Incident Commander 
  • HUD CFR24 Part 58 Environmental Review Process Training