At re:fab, we work with the goal of “Everyday Until It’s Finished” as our internal motto.
Team
Leadership
Dave is also the President of our sister brand, re:fab Living, and has been a Licensed Broker in the Real Estate business for over 20 years. With a huge involvement and background in the Southcoast area, Dave knows the ins and outs of this region's unique neighborhoods, needs, and features. Whether he is purchasing and flipping properties, managing short-term rentals or supporting his property maintenance team, Dave's main focus is making sure each client is extremely satisfied with every transaction from start to finish.
Constantly elevating his team, giving back to the community and finding unique solutions to industry challenges keep Dave busy – along with his five children, wife, Cheryl and several dogs and horses. In the rare event he’s not in the office, you can find Dave on a golf green, the ski slopes of Maine or relaxing with his family on the beach.
Some fun facts about Dakota are:
- His personal philosophy is "keep on, keeping on"
- The most interesting job he's ever had is working for a septic company, cleaning drains and installing new systems
- The best place he's traveled to is Vegas because of the views and the nightlife, all in one
- He enjoys golfing, skiing, and spending time with his horses, dog and fiancée
In 2020, Peter joined the re:fab team as our Director of Business Development, but currently oversees our Recruitment, Training and Development department. When it comes to paint, Peter’s areas of expertise are in sales, marketing, estimating, production, lifecycle cost analysis, budgetary cost analysis, product specifications and paint coatings failure analysis.
Over the past 40 years, he has received many awards and accreditations including:
- certification with the Rhode Island Small Business Entrepreneurial Training Program
- OSHA-10 certification
- KTE-Tator, Inc. paint coatings safety & health certification
- Sherwin-Williams ArmorSeal® epoxy advanced floor coatings certification
- Color Institute of America certification
- CertaPro Painters LTD Operations General Manager of the Year
- Sherwin-Williams Masters and President’s Club Recipient
Business Development
Estimating & Project Management
Sergio brings estimating & project management experience to re:fab. His skill set consists of developing and completing estimates from drawings and specifications, including cost base analysis on materials and labor estimates for residential and commercial buildings. His knowledge of multiple estimating platforms will assist the estimating teams' capabilities.
Over the last three decades, Paul has been in many positions within the painting industry, from painter, foreman, franchise manager, franchise owner, sales and operations manager, estimator, and everything in-between. Being in several departments within painting industry, Paul has gained the knowledge and the know-how when it comes to all things paint.
Paul has also worked for many painting contractors, from local contractors in Connecticut, to national ones all over New England. Paul has earned many awards from previous companies, including Northeast Commercial Sales Associate of the year, twice.
Paul’s 36+ years of experience is a true advantage for our already well-seasoned team and for our clients. Paul brings not only a different set of eyes to every project, but he brings the experience to show his know-how to the rest of the team, whether they have been in the industry for 1 or 30 years.
Some fun facts about Paul are:
- He loves to run road races, play golf and play disc golf with his girlfriend, Tracey. He also likes to attend sporting events and travel with his *limited funds*.
- The most important thing he has learned in the last five years is that small minute changes on a day-to-day basis, lead] to huge changes over a long period of time.
- Some TV shows that he is ashamed to admit he loves is World Wresting Entertainment Raw and Smackdown
- The best place he has traveled to is the Bahamas. Why? Because "it's the BAHAMAS!!"
Operations
Prior to re:fab, Brent devoted his life to the Army. He completed the Army Combat Medic Specialist (68W AIT) Course, Army Basic Leaders Course (BLC), Advanced Leaders Course (ALC) and Brigade Combat Team Trauma Training (BCT3) Course. He earned a spot in the "Governor's 20," named top 20 marksman in the state of MA and also ARCOM for valor during combat operations.
At re:fab, Brent's main responsibilities include creating and maintaining project schedules, ensuring each project is on budget and hiring and managing subcontractors on site. One of the most memorable and positive experiences he has had working for re:fab was for a residential client in Darmouth, MA. He built a great relationship with the client during the project and the client still maintains contact with Brent over their shared hobby of beekeeping.
Some Fun Facts About Brent:
When he's not on jobsites, Brent enjoys competition shooting and spending quality time with his family. His personal philosophy is "Pro Deo et Patria & Pro aris et focis." And, the best place he's traveled to is Israel, Holy Pilgrimage.
During his time at college, he worked as a construction trainee for school buildings and other projects. After graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering, Thiago worked on many different projects for storage and apartment buildings, highway roads, wholesale markets and houses.
Thiago has also worked for small companies completing kitchens and bathroom renovations and interior and exterior house painting. One of his favorite past projects was a remodel for an old restaurant that was transformed into a Brazilian Steak House.
When he's not working, Thiago enjoys spending time with his wife and two children.
At re:fab, Sarah is one of our lovely Project Coordinators. If you ever called us, chances are she answered the phone. She works with our Estimating team to book your estimate, then works with both our Paint and Reno Operations teams to get your project on our books, and our teams out to you. She is the bridge between you and our teams. Sarah makes sure you, the client, are happy, and the team knows how to keep you happy. She orders paint and supplies for your job and so much more! On top of that, she has been a key person in our 2024 major software updates. From working with an IT team to set it up to training our staff on how to use it. She has been on our team since May of 2023 and has done such great work since day one!
In December 2023, she won the Domingos Holdings Rookie of the Year Award, beating out men and women across all of 5 Domingos Holdings brands!
Fun Fact: Sarah is also a big animal lover, always looking for new animals to befriend. She currently has 2 cats and 2 dogs of her own. She likes to draw and write in her free time and also loves to go on hikes and mini road trips with friends and family.
In December 2023 our holding company, Domingos Holdings, presented Lorraine with the Innovator Award for her important contributions to developing multi-site programs and processes.
Fun Facts about Lorraine:
Lorraine has been extremely involved in her community and is currently a sitting Select Board Member for the town of Lakeville. From 2007 to 2019, Lorraine owned and operated a small coffeehouse in Lakeville called Somethin’s Brewin’ Book Café with the intent to “connect the community through coffee.” Lorraine began to meet and interact with residents and learned firsthand their thoughts and visions for the Town. It was through this experience that solidified Lorraine’s decision to continue her role in public service. Lorraine enjoys a good cup of coffee, reading, gardening, golfing, volleyball, soccer, and spending time with friends and family.
Samantha grew up in Walpole, MA, but is a current resident of Lakeville, MA with her boyfriend, PJ. In the last 10 years, Samantha has traveled with PJ over 50,000 miles across New England, NY, NJ, PA and Maryland, to race ATVs on a local and national level. She is also an avid sports photographer for these events and always learning more skills.
Crew Foremen
Finance, Recruitment & Domingos Holdings
Ashley is the winner of the Domingos Holdings 2023 MVP Award. So, when we say backbone, we really mean it! Outside of work, she likes to hang out with family and relax at home with her dog, Joy, and cat, Toodles.
Some accomplishments she has had at re:fab is managing many different software systems, from finance and scheduling platform, to archiving info from past jobs and keeping our digital footprint clean! When asked what her what her biggest accomplishment at re:fab was, she said being here for 25 years! Outside of work, she likes to spend time with her son, Liam, and friends.
Sarah started with our company in 2017 as a Marketing Coordinator for re:fab, but now oversees the marketing for all of the brands under Domingos Holdings. Sarah currently works with each DH brand's teams to create and execute marketing campaigns, manage budgets, conduct research, create marketing presentations and flyers, source material orders and edit websites, to name just a few things. She has helped launch several new brands/rebrands over the years, helped develop and transition into many new CRMs, coordinated many successful golf tournaments for our non-profit, Why Not A Pear, and won the Domingos Holdings "Driving Success Award" in 2023.
Not only does Sarah stay active at work, but active at home, too. Her favorite hobbies include hiking, working out and skiing, but when she needs to just relax, you can find her with her family and friends, or cuddling with her Golden Retriever watching her favorite shows. As her favorite movie quote goes, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
On the Domingos Holdings Marketing Team, Peter is in charge of all social media accounts for re:fab and DH's other brands. You may also spot him out and about on jobsite visits, or as he calls it, "Tour de re:fab!"
In his spare time, Peter enjoys hiking, photography, traveling and spending time with friends and family.