ABout Bayside Fire
Founded by Joey DiLodovico and Darren Helwig in 1999, Bayside Fire Protection has evolved to become a premier fire life safety design, installation, and services provider for the greater DC Metro region. Along with their ongoing leadership, here is the team that makes our excellence possible:
Joey DiLodovico
Darren Helwig
Keith Helwig
Senior Vice President
With more than 20 years of experience, Keith provides executive leadership of Bayside Fire’s construction operations. Keith’s daily tasks include management of the company’s preconstruction, estimating, business development, and contract negotiation efforts. He leads and empowers Bayside Fire personnel to deliver successful projects varying from high-rise office, warehouse, educational facilities, hotel/condo buildings, as well as single family homes/townhomes. His construction knowledge and passionate approach help the company offer well-organized methods and teams, providing a first-class experience to our customers.
Keith is a NCCER Certified Instructor for Core & AFSA Fire Sprinkler Fitting Apprenticeship Training. In his off-time he enjoys spending time with his wife and two girls, family/friends, as well as coaching youth travel fastpitch softball.
Kelli Harbin
Vice President of Finance/Human Resources
Kelli, an accounting and human resources professional at Bayside Fire, has over 20 years of experience in the construction industry. She oversees a wide range of responsibilities, including accounting, financial reporting, human resources, and employee benefits, playing a key role in supporting the company’s operations and growth. She takes pride in her integrity, persistence, and accountability, and is deeply committed to the work she does. Kelli loves being part of Bayside Fire and values the opportunity to grow alongside the company – building strong relationships with both the team and the customers they serve.
Andrew Carmichael
Director of Operations
Andrew enthusiastically leads our new construction field team to build and complete successful projects. With nearly 20 years of experience in fire protection, Andrew focuses his attention on mentorship, training, quality control, logistics, scheduling, coordination, and customer service. Proficient in OSHA, NFPA, IBC, and UL/FM requirements, his expertise provides him with the ability to support our field team each day. After hours, Andrew enjoys spending time with his wife and children and going to their sporting events.
Ott Mullins
Director of Design Engineering
Ott has been working in the fire life safety industry for over 30 years, with over 25 years specifically performing sprinkler system design and project management. As a NICET Level IV Designer, his day-to-day responsibilities include design of sprinkler systems, including submittal drawings and calculations, 3D BIM modeling and coordination, field surveys and fabricated material listing. Additional tasks include supervising the design team, project management, and working with the estimating department to develop change orders, takeoffs, and reviewing ASIs/RFPs.
Dave Smith
Director of Business Development
With decades of experience in pre-design, estimating, and contract negotiations, Dave provides specific direction and leadership in identifying profitable business markets, creating relationships with new clients, contract negotiations, and expanding the ever-growing footprint of the company. Dave ensures that existing long-term client relationships are treated as trusted trade partners and constantly seeks out new potential clients that are aligned with Bayside’s core values and level of expertise. Dave works closely with all managers and Directors of the company in a collaboration of efforts that seek a higher level of quality to offer our clients. Building and maintaining strong relationships with General Contractors who understand and recognize the value of a very high level of service is the cornerstone of Dave’s business philosophy.
Heather Bean
Director of Residential Construction
Heather has been with Bayside Fire for over ten years. While starting at Bayside as an Administrative Assistant, she simultaneously pursued and completed her education in the fire life safety field. Heather then became a Design Engineer has since become the Director of Residential Construction. She takes pride in building lasting relationships with our customers and exemplifies a positive attitude and willingness to learn.
Matt Schiavone
Director oF Inspections, Testing, & Maintenance
Matt comes to Bayside with over 20 years of sales experience, 13 years construction industry experience (11 in fire life safety specifically), and a track record of positive influence/course correction for his associated departments and businesses. Matt is passionate about meeting and exceeding customer expectations and will do whatever it takes to engage and maintain customer relations. He firmly believes that sales growth is directly correlated to successfully conveying value to the customer, via honesty and education.
TimotHy Bates
Fire Alarm/Low Voltage Project Executive
Tim started in the commercial electrical field in 1984 and earned his journeyman’s license in 1988. After receiving a top-secret clearance in 1989, Tim was able to run electrical jobs at US Embassies in South Africa, India, Mexico, Argentina, Austria and Taiwan as well as military bases in the US. Tim began working as a sub-foreman in 1998 and has successfully managed projects ever since. His experience has been focused on, but not limited to, critical systems such as emergency power, security, fire Alarm and Mass Notification. Tim is a Master Electrician and holds a NICET FAS Level IV.
James Moser
Commercial Superintendent
James brings 17 years of experience in the fire life safety industry, gained through extensive on-the-job training. He is a second generation in fire protection and a third generation in life safety. He oversees Bayside’s everyday commercial sprinkler field operations and works directly with our professionals on and off the job site to ensure quality work across all projects.
Jeovanny Chavez
Residential Superintendent
Jeovanny comes to Bayside Fire with 23 years of experience in the residential and commercial fire protection industry and actively leads our residential field team in successfully completing our many residential projects. He focuses on supporting his team, maintaining quality control, and delivering excellent customer service.