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Quintana Promoted to Project Manager

November 30, 2015– Adrian Quintana has been promoted to AUI Project Manager. Adrian started with AUI as an Operator in 2004 and was promoted to Foreman later that year. He was promoted to Superintendent in 2007 and has provided field leadership on some of...

Bond Receives NMUCA Scholarship

June 22, 2015– Corey Bond, AUI Project Manager Intern, has been awarded a 2015 New Mexico Utility Contractors Association (NMUCA) scholarship. Corey is a senior at the University of New Mexico majoring in Construction Management. He began his employment with AUI...

Catwalk Trail Reconstruction Begins

January 11, 2016— AUI has started construction on the Catwalk Trail Reconstruction Project. The Central Federal Lands Division of the Federal Highway Administration selected the team of AUI, Bohannan Huston, Inc. (BHI), and NV5, Inc. (NV5) for the $4.6M design-build...

Wofford Promoted to Project Manager

May 9, 2015– Dartanyan “Dart” Wofford has been promoted to AUI Project Manager. Dart started at AUI in 2009 as a Foreman and was promoted to Superintendent in 2012. He left AUI in 2013 to further his education and returned as a Project Manager Intern...

Baca Named to “40 Under Forty”

April 8, 2015 – Sam Baca, Vice President, has been named to the “40 Under Forty Class of 2015” by Albuquerque Business First Magazine. Over 500 nominations were received and reviewed by a group of judges who are 40 Under Forty alumni and leaders in the...

Plese Promoted to Director of QC

Feb. 1, 2015– Michael Plese, PE, has been promoted to Director of Quality Control. Immediately prior to joining AUI, Mr. Plese served as the Quality Control Manager for the I-25/Paseo Del Norte Design/Build Reconstruction Project. He also worked for the New...

Zulka-King Receives Peer Recognition

Nov. 5, 2014– AUI’s Chief Financial Officer, Michele Zulka-King, has been recognized by the New Mexico Society of CPAs (Society) as the 2014 Outstanding Member in Corporate Practice. Michele earned a Bachelor of Accounting degree from NMSU and began her...

New Phase I Double Eagle Waterline Breaks Ground

July 21, 2014– AUI crews broke ground northeast of Carlsbad, near Maljamar, on the New Phase I Double Eagle Waterline. The project will include construction of over 11 miles of 16” water transmission line and over 3.5 miles of 24” water transmission line. Also...

Platinum Level Zia Partnership Awarded

June 19, 2014– New Mexico OSHA and the National Utility Contractors Association of New Mexico (NUCA of NM) have awarded AUI the Zia Partnership, Platinum Level for the 6th year in a row. The purpose of the Zia Partnership is to foster, maintain, and improve the...