Meet Our Team
"A team is a group of people who go out of their way to make each other look good." Bob Ferrell
Jim Paiva - Owner
- 24 years with Elite
- Oversees operations
- Marketing
- Education Administrator
- Advisory Board at New England Tech and Tollgate High School
- Member of SMART Group (Business Improvement Group) since 2016
- Member of CityBiz BNI since 2017
- Hobbies: Hunting, boating & kayaking
Kate Paiva - Owner
- 24 years with Elite
- Business Administrator
- Accounts Receivable/Payables
- Website Administrator
- Marketing/Advertising
- Client Promotions
- Mars Marketing 2019
- Smart Group Member
- Skill Path Training
- Trainual Admin
- Hobbies: Spending time with family and friends, taking care of grandbaby, riding motorcycle, running and working out, gardening, attending live music venues.
Carly Paiva - Service Advisor - Future Owner in Training
- 13 years with Elite
- 2014 Exeter West Greenwich High School Graduate
- CCRI Graduate – 2016
- Featured in a video Podcast on Carm Capriotto’s, “Female Succession – Our Future Female Shop Owners“
- 2019 Graduate of Service Advisor Mastery Program
- Member of SMART Group (Business Improvement Group) since 2016
- Hobbies: Spending time with her family and friends, traveling, line dancing, concerts, working out and ATV riding
Mike - Service Advisor
- 3 years with Elite
- Service and parts director at Toyota for 15 years
- Started Auto Career in 1990
- Toyota, Porsche, BMW, Audi, VW, Honda, Maserati trained
- Rhode Island College Grad
- Hobbies : Playing guitar, reading non-fictional, spending time with my beautiful wife and son
Nate - Lead Technician
- 4 years with Elite
- 2012 Graduate of New England Tech Automotive
- ASE Master Certified Technician
- 2021 - Participating in a year long Shop Foreman Mastermind Group
- 6 Years of Technician experience working on European and Japanese Makes
- BMW Diesel Technology Class
- 16 hours of Porsche Intensive Training
- 16 hours of PICO Scope Training
- WorldPac V6 Audi/Volkswagen Training
- Mercedes/Chrysler Sprinter Tech Training
- Audi/Volkswagen Body Electronic Systems
- Hobbies: Enjoy welding and riding my dirt bike.
Kody - Master Technician
- 2 years with Elite
- ASE Master Certified Technician
- BMW Master Certified
- BMW Diesel Technology Class
- 16 hours Porsche Intensive Training
- 16 hours PICO Scope Training
- WorldPac V6 Audi/Volkswagen Training
- Completed the BMW Service Technician Education Program
- Hobbies: Snowmobiling, motorcycle riding and racing
Mark – Technician – Shop Foreman
- 6 months with Elite
- New England Tech transportation/Hybrid technologies associate degree
- 5 years in fleet vehicles
- 4 years in Nissan
- 5 Years in Volkswagen/Audi/and all other German makes and models
- 16 hours of Porsche intensive training
- Interest/Hobbies: Boating, Gun smithing, family time adventuring
Anthony - Client Service
- 1 year of service
- Pick up parts
- Pick up and drop off clients to home or work
- Maintains the cleanliness of client waiting room
- Hobbies: Enjoy spending time with my wife and family
Holly - Client Cuddler
- 7 years with Elite
- Free cuddling
- Holly will make you smile :)
- Hobbies: Going to work and cuddling with the clients