Fire Rover
Will Schmidt is the Chief Executive Officer of Fire Rover, leading the company through significant domestic and international growth. Under his leadership, Fire Rover—a technology-driven service specializing in remote fire monitoring and suppression for high-risk commercial and industrial facilities—has continued to expand its innovative solutions. Fire Rover’s patented system, which deploys targeted fire suppression agents in critical moments, earned the prestigious Gold Edison Innovation Award in the Industrial Safety category in 2019. Before joining Fire Rover, Will was Managing Director of the Security Lending Group at Pacific Western Bank, where he focused on developing client relationships and managing complex transactions in the Security and Government Services sectors. Will’s earlier career included extensive experience in the security alarm industry. At SLP Capital, he held senior leadership roles, including Vice President of Dealer Relations and Senior Vice President of Special Assets, where he managed dealer networks and specialized asset groups. Before that, he worked at Dealers Monitoring Acceptance Corp (DMAC) as Regional Sales Manager and later as Director of Dealer Relations, overseeing field service operations and dealer account acquisitions. Will holds an MBA from the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University and a B.S. in Business from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.