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John Koestler, Program and Development Director

John Koestler

Program and Development Director·Parsons and Tanween

Qatar

Master's degree, Architecture and Urban Planning

Work experience

Total years of experience: 42 years, 1 months

Program and Development Director

September 2009 - Present

Parsons and Tanween

Doha, Qatar

September 2009 - Present

Please refer to the attached CV...

27 years experience in design; construction; project; programme; portfolio; and development management.
 Extensive experience in managing $1+ billion construction and development programs and portfolios.
 Extensive Client-side program/portfolio management (Projects Control) experience.
 Extensive international design, construction supervision and projects management experience and understanding of multi-cultural organizations and project teams.
 Extensive experience in building project and development management teams and organizations.
 International project initiation and development coordination. Frequently engaged in evaluating and coordinating international solicitations and contracts and in the mitigation of differences between contract parties.
 Extensive change management experience; principally the extrication, liquidation or revival of troubled projects including the shared responsibility for legal and budgetary constraints.
 Experienced as trust fund manager, budget manager and as building assessor.
 Extensive experience as the authorized legal representative of the client in diverse project teams whilst managing all external stakeholders.

RECENT CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
2006-2008 International Project Partnering Contracts (7 full day seminars).
2008 Estate Master Software (3 full day seminar).
2008 Risk Management applications (3 full day seminar).
2008 Successful Real Estate Development (5 full day seminar).
2009 Alternative Dispute Resolution (extensive prep, 1 full day seminar, subsequent written exam).
Continuous QA/QC and HSE Training.

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Management

Senior Projects Manager and later Managing Director

January 2005 - September 2009

DIP and AlMojil Management Services

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

January 2005 - September 2009

Please refer to the attached CV...

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Management

Managing Director

March 1990 - January 2005

Koestler & Partner

Germany

March 1990 - January 2005

Please refer to the attached CV...

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Management

Freelance Architect

June 1984 - February 1990

Freelance Architect

Germany

June 1984 - February 1990

Please refer to the attached CV...

Company industry:
Business Consultancy Services
Job role:
Architecture

Education

Oklahoma State University

May 1984

May 1984

Master's degree, Architecture and Urban Planning

United States

GPA (point): 3.2 out of 4

GPA (point): 3.2 out of 4

SOM Student Excellence Award 1983

Skills

Development Management

Expert

Management

Expert

Urban

Expert

Project Management

Expert

KPI

Expert

Project Management

Expert

Project Team Establishment and/or Reorganization

Expert

Construction Management in lieu of a Main Contractor

Expert

Design Management

Expert

Company/Departmental Strategic Management

Expert

Project Development Management

Expert

Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Establishment for Project Partners

Intermediate

KPI

Expert

Urban

Expert

Management

Expert

Development Management

Expert

Languages

English

Expert

German

Expert

Memberships

PMI

Member

October 2005

Chamber of Architects, Germany

Member

June 1987

CIArb

Associate

February 2009