The Team for Waterfront Development
Floating Town was created to solve the housing crisis – on water. We offer leaders vertically integrated across business, planning, policy, maritime, technology, and development expertise to deliver floating communities at scale.
Advisors
30 practical multi-disciplinary leaders in business, permits & zoning, planning, design, engineering, architecture, construction, and operations of all phases of floating community development.
Ubiquitous global partners apply their solutions to compliment Floating Town projects.
FARUQ AHMAD
Founding Partner - Palo Alto Capital Advisors
BANE DJAKOVIC
Architect & Interior Designer / Visual Concept Designer - 25+ years in residential, hospitality, and aviation interiors; creating fast, client & investor-ready videos and concept development
BAHADOR SABET
20+ year veteran of Floating Structures Engineering, CEO of Envocrete (NZ), founding member of Singapore Floating Solutions organization, past president of Singapore Concrete Institute
TIM GRANT
CTO, Builder of scalable cloud computing, AI, and innovative project management companies
KEN SANDLIN
Principle, Origin Project Consultants - Window and door fenestration, design, project management, construction
PAUL HOLTHUS
Founder - World Ocean Council (Emeritus Chairman), Sustainable Ocean Summit, and Global Blue Finance Summit. Globally recognized leader in ocean and coastal investment, conservation, sustainable development
MATT GOYER
Float Home Real Estate, Float Home Resident
PATRICK MARCHMAN
Program Manager, AICP, SCR, Adaptation Expert for Local, State, & Federal Gov
MARINA PSAROS
Resilience Planner, Author (The Atlas of Disappearing Spaces), Thought Leader
SCOTT RICHARDSON
Owner Elmtree Studio, Floating Community Illustrator, Interior Designs
JUDY ROSS
Float Home Designer & Builder, Float Home Resident, Float Home Real Estate with Royal LePage
EDUARDO SYLVESTRE
International Marina GM, Nautical Community Program Development
BOB NORTON
Floating Developer, Waterfront Real Estate Planner, Marine Engineer, Former Marina Owner & Yacht Broker
PETER UNDERHILL
Housing Market Expert, Impact Advisor & Investor, Ex ELS Executive
DOREEN WONG
Ocean-Innovation Ecosystem Builder, Diversity VC Board Member
ABRAR KHAN
Architect, Designer, Urban Planner
JENNIFER CASTENSON
Housing industry ambassador for tracking trends and innovation, speaker, moderator, working group member, and Forbes contributing writer. Serves as the VP of Public Relations for Buildxact.
JOHN ENGLANDER
Thought Leader, Oceanographer, Keynote Speaker, Multi Book Author, Mitigation Adaptation Strategy
SCOTT GIBSON
President, Gibson International Division at Compass. Vertical Real Estate Integration
ELISE HERNANDEZ
Marine Systems Engineer (Electrical, Water, Gas, Flow). Systems Safety Professional. Coast Guard Veteran.
STEPHAN MANSOUR
2 decades in the construction sector - with specialization in construction digitization, assessing innovative technologies in the AEC industry (such as 3D additives & printing), and involvement in building code standards.
JANET JAISWAL
20+ Year Marketing Veteran for GTM, Hospitality, and AI. CMO & VPM @ Arc XP
DONNY MEKILOK
Marina General Manager, Float Home Designer & Builder, Maritime Development Expert
MARIEKE VAN PEER
Resilience Planner, Author (The Atlas of Disappearing Spaces), Thought Leader
RUDY PUYSTJENS
Marina General Manager, Marina Developer (APAC, Caribbean, Middle East)
PETER ROBBINS
MD & Ambassador for Floating Economy, Floating Institute, and Council on Floating Industries (COFI)
LIZ TARQUIN
CEO, Case Consultants International, Environmental Consulting, Strategic, Marketing, & Growth, and the Collider in Asheville, NC
RICH WHITE
CIO, CEO, Executive Strategy
SUSAN ZELLERS
Program Director for the Ocean Exchange, Ex Maryland Maritime Association (20 years)
ERIC SCHIFF
Maritime Senior Program Management, Skipper, Kayaker, Marine Consulting
| Client Engagement Management & Community Svc | Floating Design & Architecture |
| Business Case & Development Planners & Educators | Maritime Engineering & Operations |
| Proptech & Real Estate Finance | Manufactured Homebuilding & Site Construction Innovation |
| Policy, Permitting, Environmental Compliance | Community Development Expertise |
Advisors
30 practical multi-disciplinary leaders in business, permits & zoning, planning, design, engineering, architecture, construction, and operations of all phases of floating community development.
Ubiquitous global partners bring their best of class solutions to compliment Floating Town projects.
| Client Engagement Management & Community Svc | Floating Design & Architecture |
| Business Case & Development Planners & Educators | Maritime Engineering & Operations |
| Proptech & Real Estate Finance | Manufactured Homebuilding & Site Construction Innovation |
| Policy, Permitting, Environmental Compliance | Community Development Expertise |
Leadership
Jeff Kraatz
CEO
4X CEO, 3 exits, extensive start up, blue economy, and real estate development
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Roger Cunningham
CFO
80X M&A transactions, real estate, financial, and legal structuring
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Janet Jaiswal
CMO
Go-to-market, hospitality innovation, AI strategy
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Global Expertise, Local Execution
Ubiquitous collaboration with global leaders in maritime planning, business, architecture, design, engineering, construction, homebuilding, operations, and floating associations to address floating residences, experiential hotels, and associated upland facilities.
- Local entitlements
- Maritime designers, architects & experts
- Marine engineers and specialists
- Prefab and custom homebuilders
- Local general contractors, inspectors, and vertically integrated real estate
A floating community is complex. Our job is to make the entire project go faster, worry-free, and cost-effective for our clients.
Plan and Build with Expertise
Deliver your waterfront vision with a team of global experts in design, engineering, planning, and maritime development. We simplify complex projects and help you move faster with confidence.