Our Team

The leadership team of ACR is comprised of people with over ninety-seven (97) years of combined experience in construction, remediation, environmental cleanup, home building, development, design, and engineering.

Joel Ayala

Founder, The President, CEO

The President, CEO, Founder, and sole owner of ACR is Joel Ayala, a very well-established, open-minded individual with the required expertise, exposure, and relationships for business success. Joel has an impeccable history in business for over 36 years. Joel has exceptional organizational, scheduling, and management skills. He truly listens to customer needs and responds quickly and appropriately. He has the unconditional ability to work long hours and get the job done. As a business owner, Joel has been hands-on with all service and warranty work, scheduling of well over 100 employees and subcontractors, has worked closely with bookkeepers to keep accurate and detailed accounting records, has hired, fired, trained, and managed outside salespeople as well as in-house administrative staff.
Joel has been self-employed since 1987, and his companies have achieved sales of over $30M annually. Joel’s resume is as follows:
2016- Present Owner Ayala Contractors & Remediation (ACR) ACR is a construction and remediation company dealing with mold, mildew, odor elimination, and pathogens. Has worked with many mold hygienists and over 2200 projects to date.

2003 – 2008 Owner / President of Innovative Interior Designs
This company was located in the highest-rent district located across the street from the Galleria Mall. This enabled Joel to work with the elite of Houston. He designed, remodeled, and built homes, restaurants, office buildings, and warehouses. He also worked in conjunction with other prominent builders such as Corbell Custom Homes, Black Diamond Custom Homes, Old World Builders, and Lovett Custom Homes.

1989- 2003 Owner / President of Innovative Stone & Tile
This company was the second-largest fabrication shop for marble and granite fabrication and installation in Houston.

Notable experiences and achievements:

  • Official builder, designer, contractor, and consultant for Fox 26 News 2004-2005
  • Co-hosted the Professional Builders Show on KPRC 2005
  • Worked with the late Marvin Zindler on ABC 13 Local News
  • Helped build and design Tony’s Restaurant, Grottos, Barryhills, Sherlock’s Pub, and many more
  • Conducted workshops on designing, leadership, sales, and service
  • Designed hundreds of million-dollar estates in the Greater Houston area

Education

  • Life Christian Academy 1983
  • San Jacinto College 1984-1985
  • Micro Technology Institute 1986 – Computer Aided Drafting Courses – Certificate Received
  • University of Houston 1987 – 1989

Joel Ayala, known as A.C.R.-T, is solely certified and authorized by CLO2 Delivery Systems as the only Master Trainer, Master Technician, and service provider globally.

Licensed # as a TDLR Company MRW15535, License# by TDLR Worker #RCO1333

Certified by OSHA for Construction Safety & Health 10 hours and Personal Protective & Lifesaving Equipment 1 hour; HAZWOPER Basic 1 hour; Respirable Crystalline Silica Safety Awareness Course/construction 1 hour; OSHA Outreach Training Program/construction 10 hours; OSHA Covid-19 Awareness, PR2 Coronavirus Disinfection Course, Training on usage, treatment, application, basic safety & proper gear:

Natec of Texas 4 hours Training Course Mold Remediation Worker Lic# NMT020520-5334

Currently working as a partner with Everest InvisaShield, Eco Super Structures global distributor and trainer for Tough Guard Aero and HP epoxy sealers/service.

Ronn Gookin

Vice President

Colorado Native Ronn Gookin brings 40 years of a never-quit work ethic and 30 years of experience in sales and marketing. Finding himself on his own at age 14, Ronn did what it took to support himself. He worked at a gas station, opening and closing the station before and after school. From there, Ronn entered the office furniture industry and quickly learned and advanced until he was overseeing crews and large projects. At a young age, Ronn was managing multi-million dollar jobs for Peterson Air Force Base, Lowry Air Force Base, and USWEST. Ronn’s sales career started in that same industry, where he achieved top sales for a large office furniture company.

In 2003, Ronn had the opportunity to purchase a retail-flooring store. The business had $300K in annual revenue when Ronn purchased it, and within three years under his ownership and management, annual sales increased to $1.1 million. In addition, Ronn is an owner of a successful Italian Ice company that is growing and expanding in Texas and nationally.

Ronn is a master of organization, efficiency, and getting things done. His sales production has been proven multiple times, but one of his most important skills is the ability to connect people. Ronn’s knack for recognizing talent and placing them in key roles helped the last division he led grow into a multimillion-dollar business.

Chris White

Vice President of Marketing

Chris White is a long-time resident of Colorado. He founded his own steel building firm. His company, All American Steel, is a well-respected regional steel building sales and construction company.

Gilbert Maynard

Vice President Project Director

Gilbert Maynard started a home design and engineering firm in 1993. His company has designed more than 13,000 house plans throughout the US. In 2000 he started building homes based on his designs. In addition to the design and construction business, Gilbert and his wife Deb are owners of 3 other construction-related firms.

Allweb Marketing – A digital marketing agency owned by Gilbert Maynard. Allweb specializes in web design and search engine marketing for architecture, engineering, and construction companies. Allweb propels all of the companies owned by Gilbert with client leads and business exposure.

Allbuild Construction – Allbuild is a construction company that builds custom homes, multi-family homes, and subdivision infrastructure.

Alldraft Home Design Services – Alldraft.com is a home design firm that provides construction plans in all 50 states. Alldraft has a team of drafters, designers, engineers, and architects who provide unmatched design services.

Colorado 970 Real Estate – This is a real estate company that serves Colorado clients and also secures land developments for Allbuild Construction.

Todd Schroeter

Todd Schroeter

Senior Consultant and President of the Board

Starting at the young age of 18, Todd Schroeter was a corporate owner of his family business, then opened a very successful timber harvesting and export company. In 2003 he then chose to make a move to begin R&D with chlorine dioxide.

Today, Todd is a very successful owner of CLO2 Delivery Systems, continuing R&D, is a formulator, and owns several patents.