We accelerate the adoption of smart technologies in towns across the U.S.
About Us
Our Mission
Manzana works with towns across the U.S. to deliver simple solutions that improve the lives of their residents.
We do this by capitalizing on innovative technologies available across the ecosystem, building a solution customized according to the community’s unique needs and expectations, and then—quite simply—rolling it out.
Smart cities tend to be safer, cleaner, and more equitable, and their services, such as utilities, public transit, and emergency response, tend to provide faster, more responsive services. As a result, cities see an increase in revenue and a better quality of life for their residents.
But the smart city approach doesn’t always deliver for everyone. Manzana™ exists to change that. Our mission is to enable all towns to improve city services, save operating dollars, and augment workforce gaps in the public sector.
Services
What We Do
- Solve Your Problem Statements
Say you just received an opportunity to get some funding and fix your bike lanes. Or you received a consent order to stop sanitary sewer overflows. You have a portion of road that floods consistently. Or you’re dealing with a high-crime area. We would be happy to take these on, do some research into the problem and its potential solutions, and prepare a series of proposals that you can use to present to your council. If you need help implementing any of them, we can manage that for you as well.
- Create Your Smart City Masterplan
Manzana works with communities of all sizes and budgets to develop customized, targeted Smart City Masterplans that capitalize on your local initiatives. Our goal is to develop an actionable approach that you can take to improve city services, save operating dollars, augment a dwindling workforce, and enhance quality of life for all residents. Our step-by-step framework provides guidance and inspiration for your town leaders, policymakers, and community stakeholders to take the first steps toward innovation.
- Provide Ongoing Innovation Support
Most communities don’t have the budget to justify a full-time innovation officer, but at the same time you know you can make some simple improvements if you had the right solution. Manzana works with you as needed to research and identify cutting-edge technologies that align with your objectives. We provide ongoing support, troubleshooting, and monitoring to ensure you get what you pay for, which means you leverage innovation solutions to their fullest potential within your available budget.
Team
Meet Our Leadership
We’re a dynamic group who are passionate about what we do and are dedicated to delivering the best results to the communities we work with.
Erin Rothman
Managing Director
With over 18 years of experience as a resilient climate scientist, speaker, and entrepreneur, Erin has assembled exceptional teams of talented engineers specializing in software development, computer science, electrical & mechanical engineering, data science, and product management. Her innovative work focuses on developing smart sensor and data analytics solutions to tackle challenges in urban and rural communities across North America by meticulously mapping key risk factors. Erin is dedicated to making a significant and lasting impact on community resilience.
Smart North Florida
Partner
Smart North Florida is dedicated to regional collaboration, streamlined data coordination, and the implementation of smart technologies. Stakeholders are actively engaged to identify challenges, test innovative solutions in a technology sandbox, and gain valuable insights from data visualization and interpretation. The results are shared with partners, facilitating efficient problem-solving on a regional scale and contributing to innovation and economic development in North Florida.
Get in touch
Have a project in mind? Or just want to talk about how this could work for your town? Send us a message and we'll get back to you within 24 hours. We'd love to hear from you!
- 980 North Jefferson Street
Jacksonville, Florida 32209
