"buzz" biography

Vic A. Lovell  was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio where he originally pursued a Marketing & Business Communications  degree until the late 1980's. Early-on he obtained the position of Editor for the South Suburban News in N.E. Ohio. Vic eventually acquired the publishing rights and later sold the company in 1994. 

Vic began his Emergency Management career as a First Responder for the Ohio Emergency Management Agency in 1994. He also volunteered with FEMA as First Responder and Investigation & Intelligence Team member. 

Vic conceptualized, opened and physically operated several Sports Bar, Night Club and Restaurant businesses; one of which later franchised and eventually transitioned into a successful venture for more than a dozen independent owners. 

On an interesting note, Vic enjoyed ten seasons as a play-by-play statistician for the Cleveland Browns® NFL Franchise. Vic has been Microsoft® certified with a vast knowledge of expertise in designing and implementing infrastructures for Windows® servers. 

He volunteered with Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Department as a Communications Officer and President of the Tri-Lakes Monument Fire Radio Association. Vic further worked for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Services Division as the Mobile Command Manager. 

In 2010 Vic was relocated to the Florida region by a private industrial and commercial supply firm, charged with the responsibility of establishing comprehensive safety programs that continue to benefit fortune 500 companies throughout the region. Vic is deemed an OSHA Competent Person, holding an OSHA 10, OSHA 30, OSHA 500 and the prestigious QSSP. 

For many years until BREXIT in 2019, Vic enjoyed traveling North America and occasionally the UK keeping folks safe, reducing workplace injuries and facilitating multi-government PPE, PED, TPED, Fire Suppression and Fire Detection product testing, certification and compliance with Europe’s largest Notified Body, commissioned by Royal Charter. 

Now in his mid-fifties Vic has successfully transitioned a favorite side-hustle into a sustainable venture as Senior Consultant to a Property Services and Safety Consultancy he founded in 2018 and sold in 2024. The company remains focused on Property Protection, Management, Maintenance and Certification to the highest standards. 

Change is inevitable and the road was calling for challenge. A handoff was eminent as opportunities presented themselves to do better and be better. 2024 made for an interesting progression and opportunity to stratgize and drive yet another business channel, this time with products that move and control air for energy-efficiency, increased productivity, and of course, SAFETY. The level of satisfaction each day has never been higher. Vic remains grateful and thankful for the wonderful opporties presented.