About Elevar
The corporate advisor you wish you had called sooner.
Our Story
Elevar means to raise, to lift. We chose it intentionally.
Elite risk management doesn't just keep you out of regulatory trouble — it raises how your entire organization operates. Our objective is to leave your business stronger, more resilient, and more asset-secure than we found it.
We established this firm because too many organizations treat health, safety, and environmental compliance as a bureaucratic box to tick — right up until the day it becomes the only thing that matters. A critical incident, an enforcement action, or a frozen capital project can derail years of growth. We believe that approach is backwards.
Elevar EHS Advisors operates in tandem with our sister firm, Elevar SV (Project Management & Strategic Execution). This alliance provides our clients with a rare operational advantage: while Elevar SV plans and delivers your major capital initiatives, we protect and assure them.
How We Work
Our principles
01
We tell you early
We'd rather give you the hard truth now than the comfortable version too late. Surprises are expensive; honesty isn't.
02
We hand you the controls
Our job isn't to make you dependent on us — it's to leave you genuinely more capable, more compliant, and more in command.
03
We stay close
From first call to long-term partner, you deal with people who remember your business, your sites, and your history — not a new face each time.
Meet The Team
Health & Safety Officers
We are a team of professionals based in the Cayman Islands with affiliates in Canada. Our team have experience working for local developers & general contractors.
The Elevar team has established relationships with local Government Agencies and Authorities regulating our areas of expertise.
Jennie Pacheco BSc., PMP, CSP
Founder - Occupational Health & Safety Consultant
Elevar is led by Jennie who has 18+ years as a practitioner in the construction industry with 15 of those specializing in Health & Safety Management. Having worked for Developers, General Contractors & Construction Managers locally as well as the US, Bahamas & Bermuda she appreciates the effort required from all players on projects as it relates to health & safety. She is a Qualified Fall Protection Engineer & a Competent Person for Fall Protection as defined by OSHA Regulations and recognised by the Board of Certified Safety Professionals as a CSP.
Jennie’s approach to health and safety is to educate operatives and decision makers and elevate standards within the construction industry.
Jana Zverina M.Sc., P.Eng.
Founding Partner- Environmental Specialist
Jana's experience in project management of over 30 years of high profile Environmental projects makes her invaluable to the Elevar team. She has undertaken comprehensive environmental work in conjunction with geological investigations in the Cayman Islands for major developers and is familiar with local geology and hydrogeology.
She has been the lead in landfill investigations, monitoring, gas migration studies, buildings & public protection, safety & health programs developments, risk mitigation during excavation and construction within municipal landfills. She is well versed in water source evaluations, water and wastewater systems evaluations, Environmental Screening Assessments, Environmental Protection Plans and Mitigation Plans
Monika Acheson P.Eng.
Professional Engineer-Water &Wastewater Specialist
Monika's experience spans 10 years in both the Oil & Gas and Water Treatment industries. She has completed numerous municipal and industrial water & wastewater treatment projects throughout Western Canada, with involvement in electrical design, plant automation, process equipment selection, package design, and project management.
Monika has overseen projects from concept to completion, including construction supervision, start-up and commissioning, ensuring successful project delivery and customer satisfaction.
Milan Zverina M.Sc., P.Eng.
Founding Partner- Water &Wastewater Specialist
Milan has over 30 years of experience in feasibility studies, municipal and industrial water & wastewater systems evaluations, water & wastewater treatment, process equipment & package design, manufacture and start up, design and management of the construction of equipment and pipelines for the oil & gas industry.
The projects he participated in include numerous plants & equipment in Eastern Europe, Asia, Canada and the US. Milan was also involved in geological, hydro-geological and environmental studies in the Cayman Islands for high profile clients.
Credentials
Verified expertise
Professional Engineer (PE)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
ISO 45001 / 14001 Lead Auditor
Board Certified Safety Professional (CSP)
Authorised OSHA Instructor (Region 4)
Part of Elevar
Our sister firm, Elevar SV, handles project and programme management and strategic execution. Where we protect and assure, they plan and deliver — and clients often work with both.