Executive Team

Al Rattan

President

Al Rattan brings more than 30 years of successful hands-on construction and real estate development experience to his management of Continental East Development Inc. (CED). During his career, Al has specialized in the construction and or development of new residential communities, industrial buildings, retail shopping centers, professional office buildings, medical clinics, medical office buildings, medical centers, and senior care retirement communities. Al’s portfolio of engineering, construction, development and planned new projects exceeds USD $500 Million. CED in March 2019 celebrated its 10th anniversary.

Al serves as the President and Co-Founder of CED which is headquartered in Murrieta, CA. CED is an affiliate of Continental Regional Center and is a well-capitalized full-service real estate operating company. Al is also the Responsible Managing Officer for Renaissance Builders, Inc., a California corporation solely owned by Al. Since 2009, Renaissance Builders has served as the in-house construction manager for all CED acquisitions and real estate developments.

CED’s real estate portfolio includes; medical office buildings, a new community shopping center, our new Assisted Living and Memory Care communities Renaissance Village Rancho Belago, Renaissance Village Murrieta and CED’s latest master-planned residential and retail development known as Continental Villages of Moreno Valley.

Since commencing his career Al has worked on a wide range of projects covering various all aspects of the construction and or development of medical, office and senior care facilities, including the installation of fire safety protection systems, remodeling of hospitals, and major construction of new hospital facilities. Al built multiple projects for American Medical International of Beverly Hills, Ca. Including from the Garden Grove Medical Center campus which included; a new 172-bed, seven-story hospital with an adjacent 60,000 square foot five-story medical office building.

Other notable medical and senior care facilities include the development and construction of a commercial office building campus in Brea, California. The construction of the Golden Creek Inn, a licensed 100 bed residential and assisted care development in Irvine, Ca. Al’s largest senior community to date was the development, construction and operation of the Canyon Hills Club, a 212-bed licensed residential and assisted care development in Anaheim Hills, California.

Al in 2013 honorably retired after (28) years of service from the Orange County Sheriff Department. He served as Senior Reserve Deputy Investigator. Al holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration and is a licensed General Contractor (B1-617365). Al has the privilege of being a second-generation pilot. Early his in his aviation career, Al served as an Instructor Pilot. He holds; commercial single engine-multi engine-instrument- rotor wing ratings (2075313).

Trai Nguyen

Vice President of Continental East Development

Trai Nguyen has over 35 years of accounting and financial reporting experience. Mr. Nguyen began his career with the Al Rattan Group of Companies in 1978. He has worked continuously for this company since that time providing financial, accounting service. His work assignments have varied from initially starting in the engineering and architecture departments, to becoming a seasoned manager and thereafter transferring to the financial management department. Mr. Nguyen is responsible for overseeing the financial management and accounting of all Continental East Development investment funds. In 2010, Mr. Nguyen was elected to corporate treasurer.

Ann Ho

Assistant Vice President of Continental East Development

On June 1, 2019, Ann was promoted to Assistant Vice President of Continental East Development, Inc., (CED).  In 2013, Ann joined the CED Team and initially assisted the accounting department.  Since starting her career with CED Ann, has also worked in administration roles for Continental Regional Center and prior to her recent promotion, Ann was charged with the accounting construction management for CED’s new development projects.

Education

After earning her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting and Finance at the University of Melbourne, Australia, Ann obtained her US immigration visa and relocated to California.  Shortly after moving to California, she started her accounting career with CED.  Ann has worked extremely hard to increase her educational and accounting training background. She is currently enrolled in UCLA Extension classes in Taxation and Financial Planning.  Ann’s goal is to take her final CPA exam by the end of 2020.

Justine Park

Administrative Assistant

Mrs. Justine Park is a seasoned and accomplished office manager. After starting with Continental East Development (CED) in January 2015 she coordinated CED’s vendor and property tenant relations. Justine continued to move up the organization and was asked to take on additional responsibilities. Such new duties included managing EB-5 investor documentation.

Justine directly worked with Lydia Percia CED’s Senior Vice President during the startup operational phases of both Renaissance Village Murrieta and Rancho Belago. She was given additional responsibilities to order and coordinate Lydia Percia’s interior design programs for both Renaissance Senior Communities.

During the early part of 2018, CED once again called upon Justine management skills. She was promoted to Assistant Manger of Continental Regional Center. As part of her new management role Justine reports directly to Al Rattan, President of CED. Justine oversees the management and day to day administration of Continental Regional Center.

Justine received her BBA Degree in Finance and Investments from City University of New York at Baruch College. She is fluent in English and Korean. 

Charlie Rodriguez

Construction Superintendent

Charlie Rodriguez who Al Rattan refers to as our Renaissance man has more than 20 years of hands on construction experience. Based on his “Can Do” attitude, Charlie has rapidly moved up the Continental East Development organization. Charlie started in CED’s in-house engineering and maintenance division. He was promoted in 2013 to Assistant Superintendent and was charged with the day to day management of the completion of Renaissance Village Rancho Belago. From 2015 to 2016 he served as CED Assistant Superintendent of Renaissance Village Rancho Murrieta and earlier this year received a well-deserved promotion to Project Superintendent. After successfully completing all facets of construction for Renaissance Village Murrieta, Charlie was assigned new duties for CED’s Continental Villages of Moreno Valley project. Charlies serves as the project Superintendent and early in 2019 he obtained his California General Contractor’s license.

Al Lopez

Community Relations Manager

Al Lopez brings his years of public service experience to Continental East Development as the Community Relations Manager, having represented CED and/or Renaissance Builders since 2000. Mr. Lopez was Mayor of the City of Corona in 1986 and again in 1990 and served on the City Council from 1982 to 1994. Other boards and commissions that Mr. Lopez has been a part of include the Riverside Transit Agency, Chairman of Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC), Metrolink Board, the South Coast Air Quality Management District Advisory Group, the Chino Basin Watermaster Board, and the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA). In addition to his role at CED, Mr. Lopez currently sits on the Western Municipal Water District board, representing Division 5 which includes the cities of Corona, Home Gardens, El Cerrito and a portion of Temescal. Mr. Lopez was honored in February 2005 by Congressman Ken Calvert with a Congressional Record Tribute for 25 years of Community Service. Mr. Lopez earned an Associate of Arts degree from Riverside Community College and received “The Watershed Certificate” award from Chapman University in California.