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
- 25 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
- 25 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 Co-Owner in Training
- 14 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
Sam – Marketing Administrator, Detailing Specialist & Future Co-Owner in Training
- 5 years part-time with Elite as a Porter, Marketing Intern, Detailer while attending Nichols College
- 2018 Graduate of Exeter West Greenwich High School
- 2022 Graduate of Nichols College earning a bachelor’s degree in general business concentrating in Marketing, Accounting, and Entrepreneurship.
- BNI Member of Wakefield
- Hobbies: Running, playing hockey, video games, reading, and golfing
Mike - Service Advisor
- 4 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 - Master Technician
- 5 years with Elite
- 2012 Graduate of New England Tech Automotive
- ASE Master Certified Technician
- Master Technician with L1 Certification
- 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
- 3 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
Cesar - Master Technician
- 9 months with Elite
- Engineering Major in College
- 3 years’ experience with BMW
- ASE Master Certified Technician with A1 - A8 completed
- Master Technician with L1 and L2 Certifications
- Truck Master Certified Technician with T1 – T8 completed
- Advanced Diagnostic Certification – L1 and L2 completed
- BMW Associate level training – Certification completed
- BMW BUS Systems Certification completed
- 7 hour course/certification Hybrid System Diagnostics
- Hobbies: Competitive gaming, building fast cars, and research interesting topics such as, Astrology, Engineering, and new Technology
Bill "Gopher" - Master Porter
- 1 year with Elite
- Attended Business College studied Marketing and Management
- 45 years in the auto industry primarily as finance manager – highline Mercedes Benz, BMW
- AFIP Certified – knowledge of state and master level. Federal regulations that govern vehicle purchases
- Extensive training in sales and finance over the past 40 years of career
- Hobbies: Underwater basketweaving
Holly - RIP
- 7 years with Elite
- Free cuddling
- Holly will make you smile :)
- Hobbies: Going to work and cuddling with the clients