Gary Hobbs is a business-technology executive with extensive experience in manufacturing, real estate, and healthcare industries. He started his career as an electrical design engineer and has successfully migrated through the corporate ranks of companies like AT&T, Eli Lilly, and Roche Diagnostics. As an engineer, project manager, business executive, developer, and entrepreneur he has led organizations up to four hundred people and budgets spanning $1M to $100M.
With extensive experience in the affordable housing sector, McMannis brings a wealth of knowledge gleaned from his time with the Indiana State Housing Authority about federal housing mandates including but not limited to Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), the Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME), Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), Section 1602 and Section 8. He currently oversees BWI federal compliance regulations and is responsible for budgetary oversight and compliance for all portfolio assets.
“Extensive internal expertise and strong external relationships allows BWI to develop, own, manage and construct affordable housing communities.” – Eric Slack, Chicago Newspaper