Randy Mather once had a journeyman’s card that said he was an electrician. His job title now is wastewater collection program manager in Olathe, Kan.But Mather (pronounced MAY-thur) has a different way of describing his work: He’s a problem-solver. It has been that way throughout his career in public works — a career that’s taken him from maintenance technician at the city’s wastewater treatment plant, through stints in design and rehabilitation of streets and stormwater systems for the city, and a job as project manager for water distribution and wastewater collection system design and rehabilitation.“When I was doing streets and




















