Management Profile

Mr. Reynoso is the founder and owner of AR Utility Specialists, Inc. dba EDM Group. Mr. Reynoso has 30 years of engineering experience in utility, an industry entrepreneur, business leader and community leader. He holds a General Engineering Contractor License – Class A and an alumni of Arizona State University. Mr. Reynoso is a Vietnam War Veteran - US Air Force. He formed ARUSI in 1987 and has guided its evolvement to a multiple-disciplined engineering, design, environmental and construction management firm. ARUSI General Contracting specializes in design-build projects, fire protection, construction management, project management and environmental services.

Alejandro Reynoso
President and CEO

 

 
Eduardo Alonzo
CPA, Director of Finance
  Seventeen years of accounting experience that includes five years of construction accounting and project management (with an emphasis in cost control, projections, budgeting and cash flows) and five years of public accounting experience including auditing, taxation and small business consulting.
     

 

  Mr. Hinojos has over fifteen years of electrical engineering experience that includes facility plant engineering, primary and secondary power distribution, management of CAD systems, project management, and engineering supervision. He is a registered P.E. in Arizona and holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University. His current and recent project experience include: serving as primary engineering consultant on power distribution infrastructure for the Automated People Mover Project at City of Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, APS Power Distribution Relocation Project, and Project Engineer for Street Light Design for line segment 4 for the Light Rail Project. Ruben manages the EDM Group’s technical staff and oversees client relationship with utility and municipal clients.
Ruben Hinojos, P.E
Vice President of EDM Group
     
Chris Reynoso
Project Manager
  Chris Reynoso has ten years of direct experience in engineering design and drafting of overhead and underground electrical distribution systems. He currently serves as the Account Manager for all of SRP design projects. He is responsible for project coordination, budgeting, and quality control/assurance of all design projects. He currently serves and the project manager for SRP power distribution for the Light Rail Project. He also serves as the manager for Survey Division, guiding and overseeing multiple survey jobs each month. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science from Arizona State University.
     
Juan Reyes
Engineer & Project Manager
  Juan Reyes has twelve years of engineering experience. He is an expert in both Natural Gas and Power Distribution system designs. This includes commercial, subdivision, and franchise designs. Additionally, he is knowledgeable of municipal permitting process for right-of-way and easements. He oversees the firm’s ACAD drafting services for SRP, Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, and Central Arizona Project (CAP). Juan is also well versed in document control processes of design and design standards. Recent and current projects includes as-built drafting services for turn-out structures along the CAP canal alignment, APS street lighting projects, and Southwest Gas Distribution Franchise and New Business Projects. Juan has managed client accounts and employees with an emphasis on quality, meeting deadlines, and exceeding customer expectations. Juan received his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University.
     
Henry Cano, BSE
Project Manager,
Business Development
  Henry J. Cano has fifteen years of industrial engineering experience, business analyst, program development and process engineering projects. Mr. Cano offers direct project management experience in operations improvement and re-engineering projects. Mr. Cano is highly experienced in facilitation and team partnering. He leads ARUSI management consulting practice for its’ electric utility sector. He supports ARUSI’s business growth in municipal and government sector. Mr. Cano has direct experience working with all aspects of the customer service areas including field and metering operations, customer service office, call center, payment centers, service quality, new service programs, service frees and the delinquent account process. He is a graduate of Arizona State University with a BSE in Industrial Engineering.
     
Patrick Ramirez, MBA
Project Manager
  Patrick Ramirez is an engineering manager with twelve years technical and management experience in both the private sector and federal government. Patrick excels in the natural gas distribution designs, utility coordination, project management, and planning. Patrick’s current and recent projects include managing design projects for Southwest Gas natural gas distribution franchise projects in Southern California region, project manager for all utility coordination for the City of Phoenix Mathew Henson Hope VI project, and project manager/planner for the Automated People Mover Project at Sky Harbor International Airport. Patrick has a clear understanding of the federal government rule-making process and the delicate interactions between government and industry. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Arizona State University and MBA for George Washington University.
     

 

  Director of Construction & Environmental Services
Michael Reynoso has ten years experience in the fields of engineering and construction. With a diverse background from Electrical Distribution System to Automotive Technologies, Mr. Reynoso has seven years of program management and customer application experience predominately in the field of automotive restraint technologies. Mr. Reynoso has been successful in the management of multi-million dollar projects in both the private and public sectors. For the past two years Mr. Reynoso has acquired experience in the construction project management field and the quality control of government contracts. He is also certified under U.S.A.C.E. Construction Quality Management for Contractors.
Michael Reynoso
ME, MBA

Vice President
     
  Dan Lohavanijaya has nine years experience in the fields of engineering and construction. With a diverse background including High Volume Manufacturing, Automotive Technology Development, and Quality Control, Mr. Lohavanijaya has seven years of Program Management and customer application experience predominately in the field of automotive restraint technologies. Mr. Lohavanijaya has been successful in the management of multi-million dollar multi-national projects. Mr. Lohavanijaya joined AR Utility Specialists in 2002 and has acquired experience in the construction project management field and the quality control of government contracts.
Dan Lohavanijaya
BSE, MBA

Project Manager