John R. Ryden, Development, Design and Construction Professional

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Broadly experienced senior design and construction executive who has led project teams through all phases of the entitlement, design and construction process on numerous and varied project types. Responsibilities include:

  • Directed all aspects of projects including entitlements, preconstruction, design, construction and closeouts.
  • Managed multi-disciplined design teams to arrive at agreed budgets.
  • Obtained entitlements for varied projects in jurisdictions throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
  • Conducted value engineering efforts to optimize building value.
  • Negotiated contracts with large national general contractors as well as design professionals.
  • Supervised day-to-day project management efforts and relations with construction and design teams to maintain schedule, budget and quality.
  • Developed and managed reporting structure for senior finance and accounting executives to track project status.
  • Monitored efforts to attain LEED certification on office and residential properties.
  • Coordinated efforts of various groups to complete FF&E installation prior to completion of construction.
  • Interacted with end users regularly to ensure projects were compliant with requirements for efficient operations and marketing efforts.
  • Created structures to maintain quality assurance in condominium properties to avoid future deficiency claims from homeowner’s associations.

Product Types

  • Hotels – new construction and renovations, resorts as well as urban locations
  • Timeshare resorts
  • Casinos – Riverboats
  • Office Buildings – Core and Shell and tenant buildout
  • High-Rise Apartments
  • High-Rise Condominiums
  • Parking Facilities
  • Retail/Restaurant

Experience

Fifield Companies Chicago, IL
Senior Vice President/Design & Construction

Fordham Company Chicago, IL
Senior Vice President of Development

Hyatt Development Corporation Chicago, IL
Vice President/Design & Construction

Morse Diesel Inc. (Subsequently AMEC) Chicago, IL
Project Manager

Education

University of Chicago Booth Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration
Concentrations in Finance and Economics

Bradley University
Bachelor of Science
Construction Management
Magna Cum Laude

Projects | Hotels: New Construction

Hyatt Regency Jersey City
Construction Cost: $102,000,000
Completed: 2002
Project Description: 350 room hotel built on a reconditioned pier in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Park Tower Hotel and Condominium
Construction Cost: $160,000,000
Completed: 2002
Project Description: 67 story tower with 200 room Park Hyatt Hotel and luxury condominium core and shell in Chicago, Illinois.

Hyatt Rosemont
Construction Cost: $25,000,000
Completed: 1999
Project Description: 200 room airport hotel in Rosemont, Illinois.

Hyatt Fisherman’s Warf
Construction Cost: $84,000,000
Completed: 1990
Project Description: 310 room luxury hotel in San Francisco, California.

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale
Construction Cost: $75,000,000
Completed: 1987
Project Description: 500room luxury resort hotel with extensive landscaping and pool complex in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Projects | Hotels: Additions and Major Renovations

Grand Hyatt New York
Construction Cost: $47,000,000
Completed: 2004
Project Description: 1400 room hotel renovation in New York, New York.

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale
Construction Cost: $10,000,000
Completed: 2004
Project Description: 20,000 sf spa addition in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Hyatt Regency Lake Tahoe
Construction Cost: $35,000,000
Completed: 2003
Project Description: Major hotel renovation and spa addition in Incline Village Nevada.

Park Stanhope Hotel
Construction Cost: $6,000,000
Completed: 2003
Project Description: Guestroom renovation in New York, New York.

Hyatt Regency Cerromar & Hyatt Dorado
Construction Cost: $50,000,000
Completed: 2002
Project Description: Renovation and hurricane reconstruction of hotels, golf courses, guestrooms and public areas in Puerto Rico.

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale
Construction Cost: $12,000,000
Completed: 2001
Project Description: Ballroom addition and parking garage in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Construction Cost: $30,000,000
Completed: 1997
Project Description: Ballroom and exhibition hall addition in Atlanta, Georgia.

Hyatt Regency O’Hare
Construction Cost: $20,000,000
Completed: 1996
Project Description: Ballroom addition and parking garage in Rosemont, Illinois.

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress
Construction Cost: $5,000,000
Completed: 1990
Project Description: Hotel renovation in Orlando, Florida

Projects | Timeshare Resorts: New Construction

Hyatt Pinon-Point Timeshare
Construction Cost: $54,000,000
Completed: 2005
Project Description: Phased 109 unit vacation club resort located in Sedona, Arizona.

Hyatt San Antonio Timeshare
Construction Cost: $100,000,000
Completed: 2004
Project Description: Phased 288 unit vacation club resort located in San Antonio, Texas.

Hyatt Coconut Plantation Timeshare
Construction Cost: $115,000,000
Completed: 2004
Project Description: Phased 336 unit vacation club resort located in Bonita Springs, Florida.

Hyatt Windward Pointe Timeshare
Construction Cost: $35,000,000
Completed: 2002
Project Description: 93 unit vacation club resort located in Key West, Florida.

Hyatt Hacienda Del Mar Timeshare
Construction Cost: $35,000,000
Completed: 2000
Project Description: 84 unit vacation club resort built in two phases in Puerto Rico.

Hyatt Regency Beachhouse Timeshare
Construction Cost: $19,000,000
Completed: 1998
Project Description: 74 unit vacation club resort in Key West, Florida.

Hyatt Regency Sunset Harbor Timeshare
Construction Cost: $13,000,000
Completed: 1996
Project Description: 49 unit vacation club resort in Key West, Florida.

Projects | Casino Developments: New Construction

Grand Victoria Rising Sun Casino
Construction Cost: $150,000,000
Completed: 1998
Project Description: Riverboat casino, land-based pavilion, 200 room hotel and new 18 hole golf course in Rising Sun, Indiana.

Grand Victoria Casino
Construction Cost: $120,000,000
Completed: 1995
Project Description: Riverboat casino built on site and launched into river, land –based pavilion, 1400 car parking garage in Elgin, Illinois.

Projects | Residential: High Rise Apartments

Alta and Cirrus at K Station
Construction Cost: $170,000,000
To be Completed: 2010
Project Description: Alta and Cirrus at K Station located in Chicago are two towers of 41 and 39 stories on a common base structure. They are LEED certified with a total of 848 apartment units

Echelon at K Station
Construction Cost: $65,000,000
Completed: 2007
Project Description: The Echelon at K Station located in Chicago is a 39 story, 350 unit luxury rental apartment tower.

Left Bank at K Station
Construction Cost: $70,000,000
Completed: 2006
Project Description: Left Bank Apartments located in Chicago is a 37 story, 451-unit building.

Projects | Residential: High Rise Condominiums

Allure Waikiki
Construction Cost: $160,000,000
To be Completed: 2010
Project Description: Allure Waikiki is a 35 story luxury high-rise condominium consisting of 291residences.

Allure Las Vegas
Construction Cost: $125,000,000
Completed: 2007
Project Description: Allure Las Vegas is a 41 story luxury high-rise condominium consisting of 428 residences.

Ocean Marine Yacht Club Construction
Cost: $65,000,000
Completed: 2007
Project Description: Located in Hallandale Beach, OMYC is a 28 story, 267 unit luxury high-rise condominium tower.

Projects | Commercial Office Building

Dulles View
Construction Cost: $54,000,000
Completed: 2008
Project Description: A LEED certified Class A office complex featuring two eight-story buildings with 357,000 rentable square feet and a 1200 car parking garage.

Hyatt Center
Construction Cost: $30,000,000
Completed: 2004
Project Description: 286,000 sf corporate headquarters office tenant build-out in Chicago, Illinois.

Trans Union Office Center
Construction Cost: $75,000,000
Completed: 1989
Project Description: Corporate headquarters for Pritzker affiliate company with full tenant buildout and secure computer data center located in Chicago, Illinois.

James R. Thompson Office Building
Construction Cost: $125,000,000
Completed: 1985
Project Description: Landmark office building of 1,200,000 square feet housing state offices and retail in Chicago, Illinois.