Ted Blackmon

About Ted Blackmon

Dr. Ted Blackmon is a visionary and pioneer of digital delivery for capital projects and asset management. He continues to be a leader in the entrepreneurial start-up space, particulalry in the area of capital projects for energy and sustainability. From the early he pioneered the development and standardization of the Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) best practice leveraging Digital Twin technologies. Ted helped to spark the markets for Advanced Work Packaging and Digital Twins in the early timeframe with the invention and coding of the ConstructSim and OpSim platforms. These revolutionary platforms were based on the commercialization of robotic software technology he developed at NASA in the 1990’s in the areas of 3D Imaging, Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence used to drive the first rover on Mars.Dr. Blackmon initially leveraged the NASA mission control robotic technology from Mars Pathfinder for dual use here on Planet Earth to help mitigate the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Since then, he has dedicated his professional career in pursuit of connecting the dots between safety, productivity, sustainability and the built environment. Through his stewardship of Jovian Ventures Studio, he is the founder of Construct-X, O3, Work Packs, AWP-U, Optimality and most recently Inspire Robotics.As a driving force behind Construct-X, Ted joined PTAG as a Partner and Board Member in 2025. He is currently involved in efforts to combine AWP with Lean Construction, Project Production Management and Digital Thread techniques into the next-generation Advanced Project Delivery system for the capital projects industry. he has launched Inspire Robotics to empower female entrepreneurs and individuals with disabilities to find their super power and help save the planet.

Experience

1. Senior Partner and Board Member

   PTAG

   Jul 2025 — Present

Education

• University of California, Berkeley

  PhD, Mechanical Engineering

  1992 — 1998

• Penn State University

  Bachelor of Science (BS), Mechanical Engineering

  1988 — 1992

Skills

• Program Management
• Construction Management
• Epc
• Business Planning
• Primavera P6
• Human Movement & Vision
• Autocad
• Automation
• Project Engineering
• Rovers
• Leadership
• 3d
• Strategy
• Start-Ups
• Construction Technology
• Engineering
• Product Development
• Modeling
• Microsoft Project
• Integration
• Factory
• Project Planning
• Enterprise Software
• Software Development
• Petroleum
• Cad
• Software Documentation
• Piping
• Ms Project
• Product Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Construction
• Testing
• Team Leadership
• Bim
• Risk Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Process Engineering
• Robotics
• Project Management