Ryan Rickels Email & Phone Number

NXU Energy - Director of Real Estate and ConstructionLeading the acquisition, design, engineering, and construction of NXU high powered interstate EV charging stations. De Rito Partners Development - Director of DevelopmentConventional commercial real estate development in the Phoenix Valley. Experience working with healthcare, hospitality, retail center, franchise, and raw land.Arrival Automotive - Head of Real Estate:Arrival manufactures commercial electrical vehicles. Our mission is the deploy hundreds of Microfactories worldwide each producing territory specific vehicles. I am responsible for the site selection, acquisition, and construction of Arrival Automotive’s manufacturing, warehousing, and office assets globally.Lucid Motors - Greenfield EV Manufacturing Plant:Responsible for facility, site, utility, and governmental coordination required to construct 1 million SF and $800mm factory project. At times lead the project for their California HQ, R&D Facility, and first showroom. Lead the acquisition and development for their Arizona offices, powertrain production center, and logistics facility.Real Estate Project Manager - Automotive Retail and Reconditioning:DriveTime is the nation’s largest integrated car sales and finance company with over 120 dealerships and dozens of vehicle reconditioning facilities across 26 states in the US. Project management, design, and deployment of retail automobile dealerships and industrial automobile reconditioning facilities nationwide. Drove the architecture, engineering, lean process, entitlement, governmental approvals, standardization, spec writing, construction and growth strategy. At times consulted their sister company in their early startup phase to establish a robust real estate program that has set them up for the massive success they have experiencedCivil Engineering:Site design, master planning, survey, and construction observation for a full-service architecture and engineering firm. Experience providing site engineering services for an array of high-profile industrial clients. Coordinated directly with client’s expansion teams to develop their vision through efficient use of space, funds, and time. Strong experience coordinating with architects and other design engineers for new construction and building expansions. Experience working with municipalities to obtain construction permits and approvals.

Listed skills include Stormwater Management, Civil Engineering, Site Plans, Surveying, and 6 others.

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  University Of Iowa

  Civil Engineering