In Praise of Problem Solvers, with Rob McManamy
Rob McManamy reads from his summer editorial...
When I was 13, I recall waking up wheezing in the middle of the night at my family's summer cottage in New Jersey, 50 miles west of our year-round apartment in The Bronx, NY. I had not yet been diagnosed with asthma, so I was without the rescue inhaler that would become my constant companion for the rest of my life.
Having had a similar experience years earlier with one of my older brothers, my Dad tossed me into the car and started driving into the city. By the time we were crossing the George Washington Bridge, I was breathing fine. But my life had been changed forever...
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About the Author
Rob McManamy
Editor in Chief
An industry reporter and editor since 1987, McManamy joined HPAC Engineering in September 2017, after three years with BuiltWorlds.com, a Chicago-based media startup focused on tech innovation in the built environment. He has been covering design and construction issues for more than 30 years, having started at Engineering News-Record (ENR) in New York, before becoming its Midwest Bureau Chief in 1990. In 1998, McManamy was named Editor-in-Chief of Design-Build magazine, where he served for four years. He subsequently worked as an editor and freelance writer for Building Design + Construction and Public Works magazines.
A native of Bronx, NY, he is a graduate of both the University of Virginia, and The John Marshall Law School in Chicago.
Contact him at [email protected].