Meet the team
Gene Bianco, Founder & Co Owner
Hometown: Elizabeth, NJ
On my time off I enjoy working on projects around my house. I also enjoy Bike riding and traveling.
What I enjoy about Chimney Savers:
Working with my son on a daily basis and teaching our great team!
Paul Bianco, General Manager & Co-Owner
Hometown: Randolph, VT
I enjoy spending my time off with my family and friends. I love playing basketball, golfing and other sports.
What I enjoy about Chimney Savers:
I love seeing all the guys and gals in the office and around the job talking chimney, learning and enjoying their work!
Gene Bianco, Founder & Co Owner
Hometown: Elizabeth, NJ
On my time off I enjoy working on projects around my house. I also enjoy Bike riding and traveling.
What I enjoy about Chimney Savers:
Working with my son on a daily basis and teaching our great team!
Paul Bianco, General Manager & Co-Owner
Hometown: Randolph, VT
I enjoy spending my time off with my family and friends. I love playing basketball, golfing and other sports.
What I enjoy about Chimney Savers:
I love seeing all the guys and gals in the office and around the job talking chimney, learning and enjoying their work!
The Rest of the Team
John Kelly
Warehouse Manager
Experience: 1 year
Hometown: Blackwood, NJ
Hobbies:
On my days off I enjoy spending time with my wife, being outside, doing projects on my property, and taking my dogs for long walks.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
I mainly enjoy the diversity of my position, learning new things and being part of the continuing success of Chimney Savers
Joanie Rouillard
Office Assistant
Experience: Less than 1 year
Hometown: Saratoga Springs, NY
When not at work, I greatly enjoy spending time with my family, friends and my sweet Sheltie-mix, Sadie. I also very much like spending time outside whenever possible. Favorite activities include swimming, tennis, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and long walks.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
I most enjoy the wonderful people I have the pleasure of working for and with, as well as interacting with Chimney Savers’ many valued customers. I am honored to have the privilege of working for such an outstanding organization and am fascinated by the intricacies of chimneys.
Alan Albandia
Operations Manager
Experience: 2.5 years
Hometown: Queens, NY
I enjoy playing basketball and golfing with my friends during the summer; spending time with my fiancé Kelsey and my dog Tyson; going for hikes, fishing, kayaking and camping.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
I enjoy being able to work with and for one of my best friends. I also enjoy interacting with customers on a daily basis as well as managing our crews to make sure everything is running smoothly.
Jeff Staff
Crew Leader
Experience: 10 years
Hometown: Marston Mills, MA
Spending time with my kids.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
I enjoy working outside. Vermont is a beautiful place to live and work.
Fran Kelly
Crew Leader
Experience: 9 years
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Going to the beach, spending time with family, and working on projects around the house.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
I enjoy talking with my co-workers during the morning meetings and all of the experience that comes along with working for Chimney Savers.
Paul Mahaffy
Crew Leader
Experience: 4 years
Hometown: East Randolph, VT
Riding my motorcycle, traveling, fishing and working at my other job on a local farm.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
Laying brick and seeing the views of Vermont and New Hampshire.
Matt Brown
Crew Leader
Experience: 4 years
Hometown: Rochester, VT
I enjoy spending time with my daughter; fishing; family get-togethers; and being out on the water.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
As much as I like laying bricks, I most enjoy the people. Chimney Savers has felt like a family to me since I started.
Tyler Cottrell
Chimney Service Technician
Experience: 3 years
Hometown: Exeter, NH
Spending time with friends and family; playing sports.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
Helping people heat their homes safely.
Sergio Duarte Martins
Chimney Service Technician
Experience: Less than 1 year
Hometown: Sarcelles, France
I enjoy spending time with my wife, cooking, and occasionally seeing a movie.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
I enjoy working with my colleagues whom I like and respect. I like the physical aspect of the work, and I also appreciate the opportunity to accomplish different tasks.
Bob Bonnell
Chimney Service Technician
Experience: 3 years
Hometown: Haverhill, MA
Spending time with family, going on vacation, and relaxing.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
I enjoy all aspects of my job, from the morning meetings to repairing chimneys.
Thad Slocum
Chimney Service Technician
Experience: 1 year
Hometown: Fayetteville, NC
When I’m not working, I like to fish, hunt, work on cars and spend time with friends and family.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
Chimney Savers is a great company to work for. If I had to choose one area of my job that I enjoy the most, it would be stone masonry. I feel like I have a knack for it.
Mike Bedor
Chimney Sweep
Experience: Less than 1 year
Hometown: Newark, VT
I like working on projects around my home.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
I enjoy meeting new people and seeing all parts of the state.
Oliver Puig
Chimney Sweep
Experience: 2 years
Hometown: Lake Hopatcong, NJ
I have a 27-acre wood lot and a homestead. I do all my heating and cooking with wood. I have three children in college and 50 head of hogs. I enjoy climbing trees and contemplating the meaning of life.
What I love about Chimney Savers:
The best thing for me is when I’m up high on top of a roof or chimney, and I realize I’m terrified. There is a peaceful humility in the awareness of our human frailty. It is in this humility that I am motivated to always do my best and to give a little more than is expected of me.
