In 2007, I founded The Gramata Realty Group, a residential sales & marketing business an Award winning top-producing real estate consultant in Chicago. I partnered with Chicago’s largest independent brokerage firm, @properties. our team of ten licensed brokers practicing residential and commercial sales continues to grow. Year after year our sales volume has climbed going from $6,000,000 in annual sales in 2008 to over $20,000,000 in 2013. As the economy collapsed our business took off. Our… Show more In 2007, I founded The Gramata Realty Group, a residential sales & marketing business an Award winning top-producing real estate consultant in Chicago. I partnered with Chicago’s largest independent brokerage firm, @properties. our team of ten licensed brokers practicing residential and commercial sales continues to grow. Year after year our sales volume has climbed going from $6,000,000 in annual sales in 2008 to over $20,000,000 in 2013. As the economy collapsed our business took off. Our total sales volume in 2018 exceeded $30,000,000 a 5x growth in 10 years. In 2010 our team received designations for becoming GREEN certified brokers. Our Green Real Estate Team focuses on sustainable and green real estate sales and marketing consultation services for private and corporate residential and commercial real estate transactions including multi-family residential sales, marketing and acquisitions, resale and new construction development branding, marketing, sales and negotiations.Local. Global.Our recent clients' include top C-level executives from Fortune 500 corporations around the globe as well as local executives and celebrities. Some past clients have included CEO and CFOs from corporations such as Thyssen Krupp, Leo Burnett, Starcom Media, Bel Food Services, Veolia North America as well as executives from locals like W, Wrigley Jr. Co, Luna Carpet and WGN Television. Our real estate consultation services include relocation, destination for the expats coming to Chicago for the first time from such places as Dubai, France, Sweden, Germany and Italy as well as sales and marketing services for their luxury homes. As an affiliate of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World,® I have access to the highest caliber of real estate professionals in 50 countries and across six continents. When buying or selling property outside of our local market, our world-class connections can help with real estate needs throughout our continent and to points around the globe. Show less

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My role with Healthy Homes Chicago is primarily about breaking routine and creating awareness of where healthy improvements can be made from the simplest of changes to the more complex concepts which involve our homes, housing design, architectural standards, community, global standards, legislative and governing laws and how we all can be more connected to our roles as stewards of the environment – both our homes indoor environment and our community and global environments. Each decision and… Show more My role with Healthy Homes Chicago is primarily about breaking routine and creating awareness of where healthy improvements can be made from the simplest of changes to the more complex concepts which involve our homes, housing design, architectural standards, community, global standards, legislative and governing laws and how we all can be more connected to our roles as stewards of the environment – both our homes indoor environment and our community and global environments. Each decision and routine scales out to that level.How might we engage and enable communities to take more initiative in making their local environments better and more sustainable? How might we communicate our mission to encourage, advance, support, enable and make aware the importance of healthy homes and communities throughout Chicagoland? Our mission at Healthy Homes Chicago is to encourage, educate and engage communities and homeowner's towards healthy and sustainable homes concepts and educate them on how to make decisions to implement them into their homes. The Healthy Homes Chicago initiative originated at the scale of the individual home. How can homeowners gradually implement healthy, sustainably-driven improvements and ideology into their home? We have expanded that vision and are now engaging partners and professionals interested in adopting the green principles at the neighborhood level. We are looking to engage your community and discover your specific vision for what a healthy and sustainable neighborhood might look like on your block. The direction is from the bottom up not the top down. We encourage the use of placemaking neighborhood decision making which comes from the community voice when it comes to revealing a sustainable community’s vision. Show less

Design-build single-source high-end client contracts and spec developments. Estimation, assessments and pre-construction to architecture, schematics, engineering, subcontracting, construction and post-construction. Provide all material, equipment, and services necessary for the construction of projects. Hire subcontractors to perform all or portions of the construction work while assuming responsibility for all work performed by any and all employees/contractors.Designed, managed and… Show more Design-build single-source high-end client contracts and spec developments. Estimation, assessments and pre-construction to architecture, schematics, engineering, subcontracting, construction and post-construction. Provide all material, equipment, and services necessary for the construction of projects. Hire subcontractors to perform all or portions of the construction work while assuming responsibility for all work performed by any and all employees/contractors.Designed, managed and completed a USGBC LEED for Homes renovation rowhome project in Lincoln Park, Chicago resulting in a LEED Platinum CertificationSuccessfully completed hundreds of projects ranging from single-family to multi-family residential and mixed-use light commercial ranging in price from $20K to + $3M construction budgets.Total supervised trades are typically between 6 to15 trade specialties and 3 to 7 staff including carpenters, laborers, office staff, and temporary workersEffectively manage spend budgets ranging from $15K to $3M per projectEnsure that all members of the team accept equal shares of liability and profits at close-outDeploy a measured and improved planning process to assure reliable workflow and predictable project outcomes by redefining control from "monitoring results" to "making things happen"Utilized lean construction methods with a focus on maximizing value and company profit while minimizing waste at the project level while defining value to the customer throughout the life of the projectCoordinate action through pulling and continuous flow while decentralizing decision-making through transparency and empowermentBuilding science and systems knowledgeCustomer service skillsInnovationBudgetingProject ManagementOrganizational skillsTime management skillsProblem solving skillsNegotiation skillsPeople skillsMarketing skills Show less

The current housing shortage in this state is a drag on our economy and is a barrier to climbing the socio-economic ladder for hundreds of thousands of families in Chicago and Illinois.  The Community Housing Impact Partners, L3C (CHIP) business model seeks to offer solutions to the challenges our community struggles with each day. Our mission is to provide affordable workforce housing for the sake of generating a measurable social and environmental impact with market-rate returns. We build and… Show more The current housing shortage in this state is a drag on our economy and is a barrier to climbing the socio-economic ladder for hundreds of thousands of families in Chicago and Illinois.  The Community Housing Impact Partners, L3C (CHIP) business model seeks to offer solutions to the challenges our community struggles with each day. Our mission is to provide affordable workforce housing for the sake of generating a measurable social and environmental impact with market-rate returns. We build and manage sustainable and affordable community-based housing on a small-scale with a big impact.Through this type of social impact investing our model realizes that it is possible to turn a profit, satisfy stakeholders and raise up a community all at the same time. It is an inclusive business model focusing not on corporate philanthropy nor monetary subsidization which have inherent limitations of scope, impact and budget. Rather, it is based upon a mission-focused sustainable and scalable for-profit business model which provides market rate returns for our investors forged by creative workforce housing solutions subsidized only by creative and innovative solutions. Show less

Course Description:Overview of creative strategies and design research methodologies. Introduction to Design Thinking and Business Design tools and processes used by entrepreneurs and creative leaders to create user-centered products and services.Course Goals:Introduction to the Design Thinking process.Established a common language and shared understanding of Creativity, Innovation, and Design Thinking processes.Exploration and practice of a variety of techniques for… Show more Course Description:Overview of creative strategies and design research methodologies. Introduction to Design Thinking and Business Design tools and processes used by entrepreneurs and creative leaders to create user-centered products and services.Course Goals:Introduction to the Design Thinking process.Established a common language and shared understanding of Creativity, Innovation, and Design Thinking processes.Exploration and practice of a variety of techniques for generating new ideas individually and in teams.Creation of awareness and engagement in various design research methodologies.Student Learning Outcomes:Understand the stages of Design Thinking and how to apply the tools and processes in various situations.Harness a curious mindset to challenge assumptions, inspire others, and unlock creativity in a structured fashion.Set conditions to lead for creativity; begin to cultivate an inspired culture that fosters curiosity and provides psychological safety among teams.Apply design principles and practices to create new value and competitive business solutions.Developing course requirementsCurriculum creationPresentation of course lectures and learning labsProviding online and in class presentations and instructionMonitoring student progressGrading assignmentsCommunicationTime managementOrganizationPublic speakingCritical thinkingInterpersonal abilities Show less

Challenge students to be innovative in discovering new advanced methods and techniques for engaging empathy and user-understanding in the Bronzeville neighborhood around the IIT campus. Provide an environment that gives opportunity for students to develop and learn and apply their knowledge in a project team environment.Taught 20 students per class using the Design Thinking collaborative methodology in student final IPRO capstone program. Real ‘live client’ included Bronzeville… Show more Challenge students to be innovative in discovering new advanced methods and techniques for engaging empathy and user-understanding in the Bronzeville neighborhood around the IIT campus. Provide an environment that gives opportunity for students to develop and learn and apply their knowledge in a project team environment.Taught 20 students per class using the Design Thinking collaborative methodology in student final IPRO capstone program. Real ‘live client’ included Bronzeville Urban Development and Bronzeville Community Development Partnership, a local non-profit CDC, both with a focus on innovative Smart Housing solutions for the community. Research and community analysis led to the development of multiple in-fill, multi-unit, and planned development workforce housing prototypes using innovative mechanical and assembly systems.* Implemented learning outcome initiatives for the IPRO course: * Design Thinking Principles using innovation to establish product design & development* User as-is research methodologies with a focus on what the Human Centered approach means* Understanding user empathy and understanding and seeing the problem through the user eyes* Product specifications, prototypes and planning product architecture * Desirability: Is this product or service addressing a real customer need? * Feasibility: Can we develop a solution that is technically feasible and better than competitors* Viability: Is there a viable business model around this product or service? * Financial viability, environmentally impact and agile development techniques. * Project based learning working in small teams with a real world product and “learning by doing”* Through the process of refining goals, creating plans, organizing people and resources, monitoring progress, documenting work, and communicating accomplishments, and* By creating a work product that demonstrates technical achievement in whatever professional context that may best be defined Show less

Represented the developer in final phase of construction of two twelve-story mid-rise and one forty-story high-rise commercial & residential complex in downtown Chicago