FM Approvals
Robert Lovell has a diverse range of work experience in the field of quality assurance and engineering. Robert started their career as a Senior Reliability Engineer at Raytheon, where they led a team and conducted research to improve quality and reliability. Robert then moved on to Kidde-Fenwal, where they served as the Director of Quality, overseeing compliance and integration of technical functions. After that, they joined UTC Fire & Security as the Director of Product Assurance, responsible for implementing quality initiatives and reducing costs. Currently, they are the Vice President of Auditing and Quality Assurance at FM Approvals, managing quality assurance, accreditation, and auditing functions globally.
Robert Lovell has a strong educational background in engineering. Robert attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1993 to 1997, where they obtained a Master of Science degree in Engineering Management, with a specialization in Quality & Reliability. Prior to that, they completed their undergraduate studies at the Wentworth Institute of Technology from 1983 to 1987, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering.
FM Approvals
FM Approvals strives to be the certification organization of choice, offering global services with unsurpassed technical integrity and exceptional customer satisfaction. FM Approvals offers worldwide certification and testing services of industrial and commercial loss prevention products. Recognized and respected around the world, FM Approvals certification assures customers that a product or service has been objectively tested and conforms to the highest national and international standards. The FM APPROVED mark, which is backed by scientific research and testing, tells customers that an FM Approved product conforms to the highest standards. FM Approvals offers certification services to manufacturers of fire protection equipment, electrical equipment, hazardous location equipment, fire detection, signaling and other electrical equipment, building materials, roofing products and smoke detection. Products that earn approval are listed in the Approval Guide.