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Mr. Jerry van der Osten Gruzewski, MA

 
Occupation:
Senior Managing Consultant in PM, DM, RE PDM, BD & UP
Location:
Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Status:
Self-Employed


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Knowledge Summary

This Maven is the MIT (Harvard), PW educated, the Compton and the AIA awarded Principal Consultant, Lecturer, and Senior Director in the fields of RE Property Development Management, Architecture, Business Development, Competitions Management, Town / Urban Planning, Design, Historic Preservation, High-End Classical Interior Design, Projects, and Consultants supervision. Bilingual, senior professional, who directs, assists iconic property developments: residential, commercial, retail, and hospitality projects in the Gulf, USA and the EU. Supervises design, teams, budgets, F+R, architectural competitions, DM, CM, PM, and GM processes. Delivers Design and UP Concepts. Corrects Plans, Monitors Budgets, creates Design Guidelines and offers Reviews (QA). Former Visiting Lecturer, the USA C-level (SES III) graded. More about this Maven can be found on His websites (DDMCglobal - Facebook). Fees: from $220 to $280/hr depending on project size, type, location, and technical difficulty. Projects directed, PM-ed, and designed for: UAE, Germany, Hungary, Kuwait, Oman, Greece, Turkey, USA, Poland, and Sweden. Supervised international teams up to 350. Available for 1-5 hrs phone, and 2-190 days long consultancies globally. His AIA and Maven Business / Professional expertise value is on $285-$360 USD/hr level, by the book. PDF presentation, opinions, and website links upon request. EU: +48 884.369.449

Experience

Current Employer:
Self-Employed (Senior Managing Consultant in PM, DM, RE PDM, BD & UP)
Dates:
Dec 2021 - Present
Description:

Real Estate Property Development / Project / Design Management. Master / Urban Planning and GM Consulting Services ( MORE INFO: http://alum.mit.edu/www/jjg ).
• Investment, Business Development, Architectural Design, PM, Real Estate Services (


Current Employer:
USA Govt Qualified by the Federal Employment Agency
Title:
Senior Executive Services - SES III (C-level)
Dates:
Jan 2012 - Present
Description:

Press interviews and Project Presented by The Architekt, The Town & Country Global "coffee table" Magazine, MIT Press, The Anglo-Portuguese News, Boston Home & Garden, The Eccentric Daily News, MI - USA, EU. Harvard University,


Past Experience:
DDMC
Title:
VP of Design and Development > COO
Dates:
Sep 2008 - Nov 2020
Description:

• Leadership
• Business Development
• Teams & Projects Supervision
• Competitions & Bids Management
• RE Property Development Management
• Administration, Planning & Architectural Operations
- Overall responsibility for the


Past Experience:
F+G / WS ATKINS Group
Title:
OPERATIONS / PROJECT DIRECTOR of architectural services
Dates:
Jan 2007 - Mar 2008
Description:

OPERATIONS DIRECTOR (supervised projects for the Nakheel, DMCAA, MIZIN, and Saudi Aramco). Head of Project: the SA Cultural Center & Museum, King Abdulaziz Centre for Knowledge and Culture (65,000 sq.m.). This, directed by me $760 Mn USD project


Past Experience:
ASTECO Real Estate Property Development Management
Title:
PROJECT DIRECTOR
Dates:
Apr 2004 - Nov 2006
Description:

Real Estate DIRECTOR of the PORTO JUMNEIRAH mixed-use Property Development, Dubai ($1,1 Bn USD Mn). Developed financial models, Coordinated design consultants, and Prepared a preliminary development program for 3 options. Selected consultants,


Past Experience:
The Gruzevski & Associates, Inc
Title:
MANAGING CONSULTANT - BOSTON, MA, USA
Dates:
Jan 2001 - Dec 2003
Description:

Responsibilities:
• Consulted the public use, office, public use, and high-end residential projects, Mass.
• PM, DM and Construction Supervisor of commercial, industrial and residential projects
• Responsible for major extensions and


Past Experience:
M+M, and HRESKO Architects, Inc - Boston, USA
Title:
DESIGN / PROJECT MANAGER
Dates:
Nov 1996 - Nov 1999
Description:

Directed commercial, sport, civic and residential projects in Mass..
• Architects, consultants & contractors supervision.
• Responsible for interfacing with the RE Property Developers and contractors
• Led teams, corrected SPECs, plans,


Past Experience:
Self-Employed (Principal Consultant / MD)
Dates:
Nov 1993 - Oct 1996
Description:

● Directed Studio, business development, Real Estate acquisitions, and public relations..
● Real Estate properties marketing, staff supervision, finances, budgeting, client relation
● Liaise with the Clients, RE Brokers / Investors, and the RE


Past Experience:
MINORU YAMASAKI ARCHITECTS, INC
Title:
PROJECT ARCHITECT & LEAD URBAN PLANNER
Dates:
Feb 1992 - Sep 1993
Description:

Project-Role:
● Leader of mixed use, commercial and hospitality RE property developments
● Supervised projects' scheduling; wrote project programs, scheduled work
● Supervised architects, urban planners, consultants.
Cooperated with German,


Past Experience:
PT PROCESS, INC
Title:
PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT & PROJECT DIRECTOR
Dates:
Jan 1989 - Nov 1990
Description:

The BRIGHT MEADOW (JASNA POLANA), was America's 5th most pricey estate ($124 Mn), 1984-2000. MY ROLES: direct responsibility for the 57,000 SF Residence reconstruction and high-end interior design. Client: Mrs. Barbara P-Johnson. The BM Estate


Knowledge, Keywords & Publications

The MIT (Cambridge) educated, the US and EU citizen; senior professional with 30+ year international experience in business development, GM, PM, design + urban planning supervision, real estate property development management, architectural operations. Well experienced in managing multinational teams. 7 year GCC work experience. Pragmatic, result driven and internationally experienced PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. Grade 15 step 10 and the SES approved by the US Federal / Govt employment agency.

Good knowledge of Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, EU, USA. Press interviews published by The Birmingham News (USA, 1987), and The Architekt Magazines (eu, 2000).

Teaching offers from the Qassim University (KSA), FRESS (Portugal) and Kuwait Universities (Dept of Architecture). In 2007-2008, Operations Director of Architecture for the Saudi Aramco’s iconic, $740 Mn project in East Province. Former Visiting Lecturer, Head of Projects / Design and Urban Planning, senior consultant.

r e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s :
o GM + PM
o Business Development
o Teams & Projects Supervision
o Competitions & Bids Management
o RE Property Development Management
o Urban Planning & Architectural Design Lead

Education & Languages

Warsaw Technical University

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Architecture and Civil Eng

MIT

Master of Arts (MA)

Architecture and Urban Planning

Harvard

Real Estate Development

MASSACHUSETS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

1989 - 1992

Architecture & Urban Planning

Certifications & Licenses

Grade GS-15 approved in 2003 (USA)

SES III - USA Senior Executive Services qualified