Ed Reynolds Jr.

Mr. Reynolds is Principal and President of The Reynolds Group, a multi-disciplined, multi-lingual environmental engineering, contracting, and consulting firm founded in 1989. He is experienced and available as an expert on matters related to environmental distress or contamination, assessment, remediation, construction, and related financial matters. Mr. Reynolds holds degrees from the University of Southern California, B.S. Civil Eng., 1981; University of Houston, M.S. Civil Eng., 1984; and Harvard University, MBA., 1986. He is an adjunct faculty member at the University of Southern California, School of Engineering, and a Member of its Board of Councilors. Mr. Reynolds is a California Registered Civil Engineer, responsible Managing Officer for The Reynolds Group's California Contractors License (A, B, Haz), a California Asbestos Consultant and a California Registered Environmental Assessor.

In his technical capacity, Mr. Reynolds approves or reviews most technical reports and work plans which the company produces. Mr. Reynolds has managed numerous portfolio site assessments where many properties (up to one hundred) are evaluated in a single client engagement. Significant technical experience includes complicated subsurface investigations and remediation. Subsurface investigations range from soil gas surveys for chlorinated compounds, to soil investigations, to installation of deep groundwater wells. Remediation has included excavation and disposal, vapor extraction, groundwater and pump and treat, and bioremediation of many different chemicals. Mr. Reynolds has obtained regulatory closures on more than 400 environmentally impaired properties. Mr. Reynolds leads the company in aggressively moving projects to closure while maintaining a good working relationship with the regulatory agencies. Mr. Reynolds is also responsible for pricing and executing contract work including tank removal and installation projects, remediation systems, and subsurface work.

Mr. Reynolds also manages his firm's partnership with Hidro Industrial, a four decade old wastewater treatment company based in Mexico. Since 1995, the partnership has completed gas station work for Mobil and work PEMEX franchises. Mr. Reynolds is President of TRG Mexico S de R.L. a firm that has performed hundreds of site assessments, portfolio studies and remediation for Fortune 500 companies likes GE Finance Caterpillar and Mexican multinationals.

Mr. Reynolds also cofounded TRG Biofilter, a company that specializes in manufacturing an air pollution control technology called biofiltration. Biofilters treat contaminated air biologically. Mr. Reynolds has co-hosted, with the University of Southern California, an annual international conference on biofiltration.

Mr. Reynolds served as a board investor proxy on a venture capital fund that invested in Mexican-American environmental venture opportunities.

Prior to co-founding The Reynolds Group, Mr. Reynolds was General Manager of Applied GeoSciences, Inc., an environmental consulting firm. His role was to administer the company's rapid growth. He was responsible for implementing projects and company controls, developing personnel policies and procedures, managing contracts and insurance, and assisting project managers with difficult projects. The company grew from 15 to 75 people during Mr. Reynolds tenure without outside financing. Prior experience also included ENR 500 Companies, Brown & Root and Bechtel Corporation in Mr. Reynolds early professional years.

Asbestos Consulting AHERA (4601 SB)

Client:	SAN BERNARDINO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	In Progress
Industry:	School Districts/private Educators	Service:	Asbestos/ Lead/ Mold Consulting
The Reynolds Group regularly completes asbestos surveys for sites within the San Bernardino County School District, including federally-mandated AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act) reinspections.

Asbestos Consulting AHERA (4601 SA)

Client:	SANTA ANA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	In Progress
Industry:	School Districts/private Educators	Service:	Asbestos/ Lead/ Mold Consulting Health Risk Assessments
Santa Ana Unified School District was one of The Reynolds Group's original clients in 1989. Since 1989, The Reynolds Group has provided many different types of environmental services to the School District. Two decades ago Santa Ana Unified was awarded USEPA grants to fully abate two schools of asbestos over the summer time. The work required completely gutting the schools at the end of the school year, removing the asbestos, replacing the fireproofing and re-constructing the schools before school began in the fall. The Reynolds Group was engaged to plan the work, write the specifcations, assist in bidding the work, plan the project, and provide 24/7 project oversight and air monitoring. Both of the multi-million dollar projects were completed on time to the satisfaction of the School District. Over the decades, The Reynolds Group provided other services to SAUSD including hazardous materials inventorying, underground storage tank consulting and assessment services. As recently as 2006, The Reynolds Group was re-awarded the federally-mandated AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act) re-inspections contract in 2006 encompassing the entire Santa Ana Unified School District.

Asbestos Consulting AHERA (4601 AV)

Client:	APPLE VALLEY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	06/18/2009
Industry:	School Districts/private Educators	Service:	Asbestos/ Lead/ Mold Consulting Real Estate Due Diligence And Transaction Support
The Reynolds Group provides turnkey environmental services for this School District in the High Desert. Initially providing asbestos, lead and mold consulting, TRG's services have grown to encompass an broad range of environmental issues.

County Government -- Southern California (6753)

Client:	COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Proj Mgr:	Rosanne Fischer Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	03/01/2002
Industry:	City, County, State And Federal Agencies	Service:	Real Estate Due Diligence And Transaction Support Soil Remediation Asbestos/ Lead/ Mold Consulting
In 2005, TRG was selected through a competitive review of its qualifications by County of Riverside department heads. Much of the Riverside County work arises from condemnation cases where "time is of the essence". Because of TRGs effective, timely response to requests by the County of Riverside, our company was placed on the "go to" list and has become one of the primary environmental consultants to county. The county routinely acquires and disposes of real property assets. The county has looked to TRG to provide cost-effective and timely real estate due diligence consulting services for several years with dozens of assessments completed and value added to the real estate transaction process.

Major Retail Shopping Center DeMinimus Status (6782.XIV)

Client:	MAJOR CONFIDENTIAL RETAIL CENTER OWNER
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	06/07/2008
Industry:	Real Estate Developers	Service:	Usepa Superfund -- Responsible Party Representation Litigation Support Regulatory Response & Negotiation Health Risk Assessments Site Assessment
This Regional Shopping Center lies in an area that is being considered for Superfund status because of its location relative to a regional groundwater contamination issue. The client has been designated as a potential Responsible Party (PRP). The site also lies near a major stream tributary and soil conditions are very rocky. The Reynolds Group was able to bring the client back into the good graces of the regulatory agency by negotiating a reasonable scope of work for additional site assessment. The Reynolds Group also performed a detailed review of adjacent potential cases that highlighted the possibility of off-site contamination. The investigation including installing "semi-permanent" soil vapor probes to a depth greater than 150 feet below ground surface and sampling them. Based on the results of the sampling The Reynolds Group prepared an expert's consulting report that detailed why the client should be considered at most a "de minimis" contributor to any regional groundwater issue. TRG noted that there is a neighboring large contributor to the contamination that seems to have caused most of the problems. The Reynolds Group is currently working to minimize the clients PRP liability and is working closely with legal counsel to craft strategies regarding coordinating work with the off-site PRP.

Relocation of Food Production/Unwindiing of Tenant Lease (6924.IV)

Client:	FRESH START BAKERIES
Proj Mgr:	Dwayne Ziegler Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	12/30/2007
Industry:	Manufacturers	Service:	Soil Remediation Site Assessment Regulatory Response & Negotiation Asbestos/ Lead/ Mold Consulting
One of the largest national suppliers of baked products to McDonalds Restaurants needed to assess and mitigate soil contaminated with petroleum hydrocarbons (hydraulic oil) inside of their leased Southern California production site. In addition, TRG was requested to provide asbestos related pre-demolition consulting advice. Approximately two years before its lease expired, Fresh Start Bakeries began the process of evaluating potential environmental impairment caused during its operation of an industrial bakery at the site. Fresh Start engaged The Reynolds Group because of our prudent approach to assessing and dealing with environmental liabilities. After performing a complete assessment, TRG quantified and budgeted the cost of remediation. To ensure there would be no issues with the landlord/property owner upon the expiration of it lease, Fresh Start Bakeries asked The Reynolds Group to proactively engage the regulatory agency, the County of Los Angeles Fire Department, to approve an expedited Remedial Action Plan. The Reynolds Group demolished the concrete floor and excavated approximately 400 tons of soil from the interior of the production building in confined conditions. Excavation was advanced until on-site laboratory analysis of the soils confirmed that levels of hydraulic oil met the cleanup levels pre-established by the Fire Department. In the end, Fresh Start Bakeries received a "No Further Action" letter with no restrictions on the sites future use. The Reynolds Group arranged for the safe transportation and disposal of the contaminated soils and restored the floor inside the building to its original condition. All of the work was completed under a tight timeline over a Thanksgiving Holiday. During decommissioning and demolition of the manufacturing equipment and tenant improvement, issues related to potential asbestos containing materials in building products and kilns arose. The Reynolds Group was engaged to assess the issues, provide solutions and engage and manage a contractor to abate the issues as required for Fresh Start Bakeries to move out of the premises with no residual liability.

PORTFOLIO ACQUISTION, 30 COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES (NA)

Client:	CONFIDENTIAL MAJOR NEW YORK INVESTMENT BANK
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	05/04/2005
Industry:	Banks/real Estate Financiers & Investors	Service:	Real Estate Due Diligence And Transaction Support
A major New York Investment Bank was pursuing the portfolio acquisition of 30 properties in southern California from a defaulted savings and loan which had been taken over by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Environmental due diligence was required on all the properties which had a variety of potential environmental issues ranging from asbestos, lead, metals, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the soil and groundwater. One of the properties, located in Long Beach, CA, contained approximately 12 acres and multiple commercial buildings. TRG was able to complete Phase I Assessments, regulatory audits and remedial cost estimates for the property transactions in a short time frame. Personnel assessed and defined environmental concerns including past agricultural use of the property, potential solvent use, past existence of underground storage tanks, and a significant off-site source of contamination that allowed the Investment Bank to quantify and understand the risks of advancing their real estate deal. This information was used by the Investment Bank to advance the acquisition.

100 ACRE OIL FIELD REDEVELOPMENT (5616.III)

Client:	ESTATE WITH LARGE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	08/13/2008
Industry:	Real Estate Developers	Service:	Brownfields/redevelopment Soil Remediation Health Risk Assessments
TRG performed excavation and bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-impacted soils, asbestos abatement, and disposal of mercury-containing soils. During this work, TRG responded to many unexpected issues such as the assessment and removal of radioactive piping. Soil vapor surveys were used to assess potential health exposure risks. All of this work was performed at the same time as the decommissioning of the active oil field which required intense schedule coordination. The work of TRG staff resulted in 75 acres being developed for residential use. The remaining acreage was developed for commercial and industrial use.

Brownfield Development (6805.III)

Client:	PRIMESTOR DEVELOPMENT
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	01/23/2009
Industry:	Real Estate Developers Metal Finishers	Service:	Soil Remediation Site Assessment Brownfields/redevelopment
In a unique government-private partnership, TRGs client developed a major regional retail center on a brownfield property in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County, CA, that contained a former glass manufacturing facility and other former industrial uses. TRG provided forensic services during demolition of the property to identify environmental concerns associated with historic uses and to locate specific areas requiring assessment. During the course of work, TRG encountered and remediated arsenic and chromium-impacted kiln brick, volatile organic compounds, numerous underground storage tanks and clarifiers, pesticides, and PCBs. TRG conducted assessment and cleanup activities as the site was being developed. By coordinating assessment and cleanup work with the general contractor, TRG had minimal impact on the scheduling and timing of the project. TRG provided further value to the project by negotiating cleanup levels based upon potential health risk in future occupied areas with lesser standards applied to parking areas.

Real Estate Transaction (6678.I)

Client:	REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	01/19/2011
Industry:	Attorneys	Service:	Real Estate Due Diligence And Transaction Support Litigation Support
The Reynolds Group has had another relationship with a real estate attorney whose clients are real estate trusts and mid-size financial institutions since 1989. TRG was able to obtain regulatory closure for a case in Cabot Road Road approaching Laguna Hills for a private real estate owner. Most recently, The Reynolds Group was called in to provide transactional advice, tenant audits, and tenant-owner negotiations, and Phase II environmental services that that advance client protection of environmental liability.

Real Estate Due Diligence (7545.II)

Client:	Member Business Services
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	01/23/2009
Industry:	Banks/real Estate Financiers & Investors	Service:	Not Assigned
One of The Reynolds Groups clients is company that provides out services to small banks. Essentially, the company provides many back room operations including due diligence and processing of real estate loans. This company uses The Reynolds Group exclusively to perform environmental due diligence. In a case in Corona, The Reynolds Group was contracted to complete a Phase I Envirornmental Site Assessment on on a property prior to the construction of a gas station and mini mart. TRG successfully completed the project and found no recognized environmental concerns related to the property. Construction of the future gas station and mini mart went underway.

Phase I ESA at Die Casting Company (7134.X)

Client:	DYNACAST INTERNATIONAL
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	03/01/2007
Industry:	Metal Finishers	Service:	Site Assessment
The Reynolds Group was contracted by the worlds largest die casting company to perform a subsurface investigation at their property. The Reynolds Group performed a physical inspection on the property during the process of performing due diligence for a pending financial transaction. A soil vapor survey was performed and it detected a variety of volatile organic compounds (VOC).

Soils Removal (5520.X)

Client:	Centre City Development Corporation
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	12/01/1999
Industry:	Metal Finishers	Service:	Site Assessment Soil Remediation
As part of the redevelopment of downtown San Diego during the creation of the Petco Baseball Park, TRG was awarded a contract by the Centre City Development Corporation in 1999 for the removal of approximately 1,600 tons of metal-contaminated soils. TRG was the low bidder for removal and disposal of lead contaminated soils in downtown San Diego. The work required significant coordination for traffic planning in this dense downtown area as trucks were immediately loaded and transported out. TRG performed the work for City Centre Development Corporation, a quasi-private/government developer charged with the revitalization of downtown San Diego.

Real Estate Transaction (7410.XI)

Client:	ENVIRONMENTAL ATTORNEY
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	In Progress
Industry:	Mexico (latin America) Businesses	Service:	Real Estate Due Diligence And Transaction Support
The Reynolds Group worked with an environmental attorney concerning the purchase of property in Mexico. TRG provided information of contamination of concerns for the possible transaction or the property.

Mexico City Phase I (7548.XI)

Client:	CJS COMPANY
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	01/23/2010
Industry:	Mexico (latin America) Businesses	Service:	Real Estate Due Diligence And Transaction Support
The Reynolds Group performed an informal Phase I Environmental Site Assessment and Building Inspection at an industrial facility in a neighborhood near Tijuana, Mexico. The site previously operated a fiberglass operation for approximately a decade and a half. The Ministry of Environmental Protection of the State of Baja California provided a closure letter that indicated cleanliness of the plant. The Reynolds Group successfully completed the project and recommended that future tenants recognize that the site is certified clean based on the closure letter.

Phase I in Mexico City (7397.XI)

Client:	THE YEOMAN GROUP
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	03/01/2009
Industry:	Mexico (latin America) Businesses	Service:	Real Estate Due Diligence And Transaction Support
The Yeoman Group, an environmental consulting firm based in Michigan approached The Reynolds Group to perform a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment for a project in Mexico City. Since The Yeoman Group primarily works in Michigan, The Reynolds Group performed a Phase I at a Stampling Plant in Tlalnepantla, a city near Mexico City.

Phase I in Juarez Mexico (6758.XI)

Client:	VERTEX ENGINEERING SERVICES
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	In Progress
Industry:	Mexico (latin America) Businesses	Service:	Real Estate Due Diligence And Transaction Support
The Reynolds Group was contracted to perform a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment on a site in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico prior to a production operation of styrofoam packaging. The site was historically virgin land that later improved to an unpaved lot with a constructed building. Based on assessment, there were no recognized environmental conditions found. TRG suggested that a future Phase I ESA be performed after the packaging production operation is initiated to assure that no environmental issues exist from their activities.

Environmental Oversight Review (7372.13)

Client:	CBA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
Proj Mgr:	Ed Reynolds Jr.	Completed:	06/05/2009
Industry:	Real Estate Brokers	Service:	Groundwater Monitoring Site Assessment
In some environmental oversight cases, The Reynolds Group provides oversight for characterization, cleanup and monitoring to its client to assure they are in the right tract in cleaning up their site. In the case of a former quality cleaners in Los Angeles, The Reynolds Group consulting with its client in regards to the soil and groundwater monitoring related to the site.

Environmental Consulting & Environmental Contracting