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
- 20 years with Elite
- 27 years Lexus experience
- 33 years Toyota experience
- 12 years European car experience
- Completed 8 hour Hybrid training course
- Completed Worldpac Porsche Engine Management II class
- Member of SMART Group (Business Improvement Group) since 2016
- Member of CityBiz BNI since 2017
- Hobbies: Hunting, boating & kayaking
Kate Paiva - Owner
- 20 years with Elite
- Business Administrator
- Accounts Receivable/Payables
- Website Administrator
- Marketing/Advertising
- Customer promotions
- Hobbies: Running, gardening, spending time with friends and children.
Carly - Owners' Daughter - Office Assistant
- 9 years with Elite
- 2014 Exeter West Greenwich High School Graduate
- CCRI Graduate – 2016
- Member of SMART Group (Business Improvement Group) since 2016
- Track new customers, Assist in Marketing tasks and filing
- Assist with Accounts payable/receivables
- Maintain cleanliness of reception area
- Pick up parts
- Drive customers to work
- Hobbies: Traveling, spending time with friends, line dancing, concerts, working out, ATVing
Ruth - Service Manager
- 18 years with Elite
- Started her Service Manager career in 1974
- Cadillac, BMW, Audi, and Toyota Trained
- AAA - Women and their cars course
- Attended night school specializing in auto technician
- Hobbies: Traveling, spending time with friends
Dan - ASE Master Certified/Shop Foreman
- 14 years with Elite
- ASE Master Certified Technician
- ASE L1 Certified Technician
- Hybrid Specialist
- Porsche Specialist
- Intensive BMW Training
- Hobbies: Snowmobiling
Dara – ASE Master Certified Technician
- 3 years with Elite
- ASE Master Certified Technician
- 2016 Graduate of New England Tech in Automotive Technology
- B.A. Azad University of Saveh, Iran in Power Electrical Engineering
- Skills - Auto brakes, suspension and steering, automotive engine theory
- Automotive fuel and ignition system.
- Hobbies: ATVing, walking his dog, Pony and traveling
Brianna - Customer Service
- Pick up parts
- Pick up and drop off customers to home or work
- Maintains the cleanliness of customer waiting room
- Hobbies: Playing softball and working out, playing with my dog, Willow
Tyler – ASE Master Certified Technician including L1 and L3
- 2 years with Elite
- 2018 Graduate of New England Tech in Advanced Automotive Technology and high performance
- ASE Master Light Duty Diesel, L1 Advanced Diagnostic and L3 Advanced Hybrid Drive Train
- Macs Certified
- Worked in the field since 16 years old, 20 now.
- Hobbies: working on a traveling Pro-stock Race Team, snow mobiling, working on my own project cars.
Nate – ASE Master Certified Technician
- 3 months with Elite
- 2012 Graduate of New England Tech Automotive
- 4 ASE Certifications in Engine Repair, Automatic Transmission, Suspension Steering, Manual Drive Train
- 6 Years of Technician experience working on European and Japanese Makes
- Hobbies: Enjoy welding and riding my dirt bike.
David – ASE Master Certified Technician
- 2 years with Elite
- 25 years’ experience in auto repair
- 2 year’s working on Honda’s
- 5 year’s working on Volvo’s
- RI State Inspection CIT
- BMW Engine IV Training
- Cooking and spending time with his two daughters
Holly - Customer Cuddler
- 4 years with Elite
- Free cuddling
- Holly will make you smile :)
- Hobbies: Going to work and cuddling with the customers