Family Owned & Operated

My brother Lyle was serving in the United States Army and was deployed to Iraq around that time. Boy, we were happy when he came home! When he returned, he too started working for the family business. My wife, Kelsey, had experience with administration work, so she also worked in the office part-time with my mom. Dad was right because slowly, but surely hard work was starting to grow the business and we were looking to hire more people, but were running out of room and relatives…

My dad, Dave, started the business over 3 decades ago. Guardian Pest Control began in a garage in the back of my childhood home in East Providence, RI. My mom, Irene, would answer the phones and manage the office while somehow managing to care for me and my younger brother Lyle. At that time my Nana, Alice, would also work in the office. My Uncle Joe is an accountant who worked for an accounting firm in Boston, so he helped my dad out part-time with the accounting. Some years later, Uncle Joe would leave his work in Boston behind to become a full-time exterminator and work alongside my dad.

As far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be an exterminator. He began teaching me the trade at a very young age. He taught me a lot, but as he says: “you're never done learning”. After the school year most, kids would have the summer off, but he had me work, because that's our busy season. As I got older, I worked a dozen different jobs but none of them were fulfilling. To tell you the truth, pest control was all I knew. I also had no desire to do anything else. So, my father offered me a full-time job at a time where the business couldn't really afford to pay me. I'll never forget what my dad said to me: “there may not be enough work to keep you busy right now, but it’s up to you to grow as a person and a professional, all I can give you is the opportunity"🌿. I didn't know it then, but that's the motto I now live by.

My brother Lyle was serving in the United States Army and was deployed to Iraq around that time. Boy, we were happy when he came home! When he returned, he too started working for the family business. My wife, Kelsey, had experience with administration work, so she also worked in the office part-time with my mom. Dad was right because slowly, but surely hard work was starting to grow the business and we were looking to hire more people, but were running out of room and relatives…

It's always been Dad's dream to own a commercial property on Warren Ave in East Providence, RI. And I'm proud to say 10 years ago that dream finally came true! Since acquiring a commercial building, we have hired quite a few employees that aren't related, but who we consider to be family. Mom and Dad have since retired and spend most their time with the Grandkids. And Lyle and I picked up just where dad left off, growing as people and professionals by giving others in our community the same opportunity that dad gave us. 🌿