Tim Mather is COO of Strategic Business Solutions and former CTO and COO of PMA Technologies, where he spent 23 years building construction scheduling software. He co-developed NetPoint® and NetRisk™ and co-authored "Core Traits of a Reliable Schedule." He holds a PMP®, PMI-ACP®, and CCMP™.
At Mastt, he writes on construction scheduling, project controls, and AI in capital project delivery. His content is grounded in direct experience building the scheduling tools and standards that project teams use to plan and control major programs.
"The ability to build a data lake off a whole project and then natural language query that project for answers is gonna level the playing field for all the professionals who have questions, whether it's the CFO or the project sponsor or the contractor."
- Tim Mather
Tim Mather is a former CTO and COO of PMA Technologies, where he spent 23 years developing construction scheduling and risk analysis software. He co-developed NetPoint® and NetRisk™ and co-authored "Core Traits of a Reliable Schedule." At Mastt, he writes on construction scheduling, project controls, and AI in construction.
Project Management Professional (PMP® )
Project Management Institute (PMI) - Credential ID 502110
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP®)
Project Management Institute (PMI) - Credential ID 2935475
Certified Change Management Professional (CCMP™)
Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP Global) - ID C002524
Certified Change Practitioner (Prosci®)
Prosci
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and History
Michigan State University
Graduate Certificate, Project Management Strategy
University of Chicago
Certificate, Negotiation and Teamwork
Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management
NetPoint® & NetRisk™: Construction Scheduling Software
Served as CTO at PMA Technologies for 18 years. Led product development and IP management for NetPoint®, PMA's Graphical Path Method planning software, and NetRisk™, a Monte Carlo schedule risk analysis tool. Both platforms were applied to major capital projects, including The Big Dig, Disney Shanghai, and Lower Manhattan reconstruction. Managed patent strategy, software development, and commercial implementation.
Core Traits of a Reliable Schedule: Industry Protocol
Co-authored "Core Traits of a Reliable Schedule," an industry protocol that codifies the essential elements of a reliable construction schedule across CPM and GPM methodologies. Published by PMA Consultants in March 2014 with nine co-authors. Widely cited as a benchmark for schedule quality in capital delivery.
Jacobs Engineering & SKM: Global Integration Planning
Led a 5-day interactive planning session with 65 participants from Jacobs Engineering and SKM following their merger. Developed an integrated plan and budget covering 14 IT and operational disciplines across 67 offices in 21 countries. Used GPM-based facilitation to align stakeholders across both organizations and surface dependencies, conflicts, and risks.
The Big Dig: Project Controls Technology
Applied PMA Consultants' scheduling methodology on the Central Artery/Tunnel Project in Boston. Widely recognized as the most complex highway project in US history, the project involved over $15 billion in reconstruction.
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