Robert P McGann is a lifelong resident
of Woburn, MA where he served as Electrical
Inspector from 1992-1997. He is the
International Association of Electrical
Inspectors 2010 Eastern Section President.
Bob says "Electricity has been my
life". Following in the footsteps of
his father Phil who had a contracting
business before Bob was born. Bob began
pulling wires at an early age, in order
to be with his Dad who worked seven days
most weeks to support the eight children
he and Kay raised.
Robert had obtained his Journeyman license
in 1977 and his Masters in 1980. Bob
presently holds the position of Electrical
Inspector for the City of Cambridge MA where
he is working in his 13th year.
He began teaching the journeyman program
for Coyne Electrical and Technical
School in order to keep sharp on the
codes and theory." There is no one that
will challenge you more than the
dedicated and focused student". Bob is
now in his twelfth year as Owner,
Director and Instructor with the Woburn
Electrical School of Code and Theory.
The School began in 1981 under George
Williams. His instructors are mainly
IAEI Electrical Inspectors.
He has served on the Massachusetts Board of
Fire Prevention Regulation Electrical Code
Advisory Committee as an Electrical
Inspector representative on the 2002, 2005
and the 2008 Massachusetts Electrical Code.
Bob has also been an IAEI representative to
the National Fire Prevention Association
code making panel-16 for the 2005 and 2008
National Electrical Code. First completing
his Residential, Plan Review and General
electrical inspector certifications on the
1993 NEC, Bob has continued to keep these
certifications current as each code cycle
renews. During this year he has worked
towards and obtained the Master Certified
Electrical Inspector accreditation.
Bob has served as Chairman of the IAEI Paul
Revere Chapter for two years and the
Municipal Inspectors of Massachusetts and
Rhode Island for two years. He has served
in many positions as a Board member with his
chapter including Education and Scholarship
Chairman. He has also served as a Paul
Revere Representative to the Executive Board
of the Eastern Section IAEI since 2001.
Bob holds a Construction Supervisors License
in MA and currently holds a Master
Electrician License in the state of New
Hampshire. He looks forward to taking and
teaching courses for many years to come.
Bob resides in Woburn, MA with his wife
of twenty two years Karen and their
daughters Melonie Lyn and Kylee
Rose. They enjoy their leisure time
outdoors along the coast of New England
or in the mountains of Vermont and New
Hampshire.