Tom is a building development executive with 30 years experience in all facets of complex, multi-project program planning and execution on over $2 billion worth of capital projects.
He is the Founder & CEO of Tuscan River (tuscanriver.com): Fully integrated, community, recreational, educational, dining and shopping parks for communities.
Tom was one of the first, internationally recognized project professionals to apply lean project delivery methods to the management of construction projects. He currently chairs the leadership team for the Lean Construction Institute New England Community of Practice.
He has lectured on lean building project delivery practices and related subjects across the U.S., including the University of California, Berkeley, and in Europe.
Some comments regarding Tom’s work.
“I recommend Tom highly for his understanding of construction, ability to make all parties work together, and his total commitment to a team.”
- Nicholas S. Everett, Senior Vice President, A.P. Construction Company
“Tom Richert has done a remarkable job with the project. He took a very difficult situation politically and managed to make some very important changes in the preservation of the building that allowed the project to go forward.”
- Andrea M. Gilmore, Regional Director, Building Conservation Associates
“Tom Richert has provided outstanding service to our Parish. His understanding of the psychology of the people involved in the project has been of immeasurable value. Hire more people like Tom Richert. Tom has been superb throughout the project.”
- Michael Dennis, MD, Senior Warden, Parish of St. Mary and St. Jude
“Tom’s role in working with us so that we could focus on design issues while you managed relationships between project stakeholders was the key to us being able to complete the projects on time or ahead of schedule.”
- Patricia J. Carney, President, Mark Moore Homes
“Tom’s ability to keep a project owner’s priorities at the center of project stakeholders’ attention is of great value, as is his leadership with respect toward implementing lean construction processes on projects.”
- Mark Johnson, Vice President for Capital Planning and Project Management, Harvard University
“I have seen project teams Tom has worked with solve issues together rather than resorting to finger-pointing because of Tom’s focus on what is best for the client.”
- Aaron Preston, Project Coach, Lean Project Consulting