Team Bios

Eric Schlett has worked in media for most of his professional life. Working for Fire Engineering /FDIC for his first 10 months while with PennWell, our country was attacked on 9/11. “That day and the events that unfolded as a direct result of 9/11 left an indelible mark on my life.” Personally, witnessing the atrocity and collapse live from a hillside just across the Hudson River “still chills me to the bone and is a vision I replay too often in my mind.” While this life changing event won’t be forgotten, it refocused Eric and has driven him personally and professionally; ultimately committed deeply to the fire service in this leadership role, a volunteer firefighter and proponent in promoting the products and services that ultimately save lives and properties in the communities first responders protect.

Eric’s fondest memories certainly are the relationships made along this nearly 20-year journey. Eric has the utmost respect for the everyday working firefighter and treats them no differently than the world renowned dignitaries he has met. From VP Mike Pence, to the Prince of Bahrain. One of the coolest thigs Eric has experienced was taking a helicopter ride across the desert in Bahrain to dine in a gigantic air-conditioned tent with Prince Khalifa Salman to discuss training the Bahrain Civil Defense. Not too many guys from Lodi NJ can say they “hung with a Prince. Eric enjoys traveling with team members to interesting places in Europe, Asia, South America and the Middle East. Eric says these experiences have enlightened him professionally and personally;” an opportunity I never had as a child or young adult. It’s gratifying to know the work I do helps first responders do their jobs better and ultimately save lives."

Outside of work, Eric enjoys spending time with his wife and 4 children. You can find Eric almost every Saturday in the fall at a Rutgers game, or glued to a television rooting desperately for them to win. A graduated from Rutgers, Eric went on to continue his education at NYU. Through Thomson Reuters, he was selected to attended Columbia University’s Executive Education Program.