“We hired AYUDA to Advanced Rigging training for the past two years, which is something we were not able to do in house. We were in a hurry when we needed someone the first time, and we had a good experience so we continued with AYUDA. Melinda treated us fairly, the whole experience was good, and she was pleasant. Her company was here when they were supposed to be and they did what they were supposed to do.”
~Craig Stanford, Field Operations Manager – Houston, Deep South Crane & Rigging
“The training was easily coordinated and AYUDA was the most responsive contractor. We got the training we needed to operate the pipeline with confidence. That’s the bottom line. It’s good training and we feel like we can stand by it in an audit. Employees still discuss remembering the key points they were taught in Ayuda’s training with us.”
~Lisa Vasicek, Pipeline Specialist, Samson Investment Company
“Melinda (Traynor) is incredibly bright and knows her stuff. She has a great deal of integrity and does things the right way. Melinda gets the job done and there is not a lot of drama. If she can determine what needs to happen, she will do it.”
~Shelley Cadamy, Business and Entrepreneurial Services Coordinator, Francis-Tuttle Technology Center
“We were bogged down with limited training staff. With Melinda (Traynor’s) help, we developed materials and arranged to use facilities at a local technology center. She knew how the process worked and she was able to direct on both sides what needed to happen. It was a big time saving effort for our company and a great opportunity for contractors to get specific topic training they needed.
That’s why we continue to use her, simply because she is the most helpful and knowledgeable person and we did not get that kind of service from anyone else.”
~Gene Heathcott, Manager of Compliance Auditing and OQ
“It wasn’t easy to find a team for our project, because the project being in Mexico was not very attractive. As soon as we found the Ayuda Web site, I sent an email and Melinda Traynor got back to me quickly. That same week, she and Phillip Keith were in Mexico City for a meeting with the corporate directors of Pemex, Dr. Lorenzo and myself. The meeting was very successful and Pemex agreed for them to be a part of the project. A few months later we got the first results and they are great. It wasn’t easy to find a team like Ayuda’s and I am sure that’s because there are not many like them out there.”
~Diego Martinez, Director of Communications, Corrosión y Protección Ingenieria S.C.
“Melinda provided assessment services for our students so they could get their NCCER Certification. What it gave the school was, for the first time, a realistic benchmark. It helped me to adjust my curriculum and modalities to help the students be more successful in achieving their certification.
She was very flexible and accommodating. To me, her knowledge and awareness of what goes on in construction training is amazing. She’s just got it from one end to the other.”
~Scotty Gecks, Director of Training, Oklahoma College of Construction
“You can’t get on bid lists without the proper qualifications, depending on the job itself. From a business aspect, it’s huge to make sure we meet our obligations getting on these bid lists. Melinda helped our company to meet the right operator qualifications to get on new bid lists. Her work has opened us up to be able to bid on new contracts.
Melinda is what you call a go-getter. She keeps in contact and is a wonderful person.”
~Leroy Coverdale, Safety Director, Gorman and Phillips Construction Inc.