RYDER HOMES - Key Persons
After working with Ryder Homes since childhood, Jay Ryder joined the firm fulltime in 1990. Always a hands-on Executive, his focus on overall corporate and project management includes land acquisition, entitlement processing, sales and marketing, construction management, the establishment of strategic direction and product development, and overseeing activities of all senior management.
Lynd has over 30 years of experience in the building industry. Her experience includes both commercial and residential projects. Her commercial experience includes The Aria, Cosmopolitan, and MGM resorts in Las Vegas and Levi Stadium, the San Francisco 49ers home stadium in Santa Clara, California.
Ned began his career in Real Estate as a realtor in Santa Maria, California before later going on to found Ryder Homes in 1960. In the 1970s, Ned moved the company north, where he built many communities in the Napa and Sonoma counties.
After growing up with Ryder Homes, Savannah joined the company full-time in 2020 as the third generation to work in the business. Currently, as a project manager, she helps the company to achieve financial and building goals on time by managing processes, including strategic planning, construction oversight, and sales monetization.
Steve has worked in the building industry for over 20 years. He first joined the Ryder team in 1997 as a Sales Associate. After excelling as a new home salesman, he sought new opportunities as a Superintendent. During his years as a superintendent, he mastered project management, process documentation, and customer service.
Steve has been involved in all aspects of home building including, Sales, Purchasing, Customer Service, Project Management, Land Acquisition, and Land Development. In 2013, he was promoted to General Manager and now sits as the Nevada Vice President running the day-to-day operations for the division.
Job Titles:
- SALES & MARKETING DIRECTOR, MANAGING BROKER
Over the past decade, Taylor has been directly responsible for over 1 billion dollars in residential real estate sales while expanding the communication methods and technical engagement between companies and their clients. As a member of the Ryder Homes team, Taylor is responsible for the in-house sales and marketing efforts, in addition to being the managing broker for Ryder Homes' in-house CA and NV brokerage, Ryder Homes Realty, Inc.
Taylor is a licensed real estate broker in both California (BRE# 01880595) and Nevada (RED# 1001439), and studied marketing at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and received Beta Gamma Sigma Honors and his Bachelors of Science degree in Finance from the University of Nevada, Reno.
Todd's CFO role is to provide oversight for all economic matters of the business, both corporate and project-specific. This includes maintaining relationships with all debt and equity providers and structuring the financing for all of the firm's various activities. As Vice President, Todd supports the overall administration of the company and implements the strategic directives of the President.
Job Titles:
- ACCOUNTING MANAGER
- CONTROLLER
Trenton has been in the construction industry for over 20 years. Before joining Ryder Homes in 2013, he worked as an industrial painter and a foreman at a landscape design company. During the early 2008 recession, Trenton returned to college to complete his Bachelors degree in Accounting and Finance. He attended California State University East Bay.