
Meet Our Team
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SERVPRO of Downtown Houston / Team Shaw
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Joseph Saponaro
Joseph Saponaro leads fire and smoke damage restoration for SERVPRO of Downtown Houston/Team Shaw, serving homes and businesses across Downtown Houston and the inner loop. He manages structural cleaning, soot and char removal, and advanced deodorization using hydroxyl generators and thermal foggers, restoring high-rise residences, offices, and ground-floor businesses after kitchen, electrical, and large structure fires. Joseph holds IICRC Fire and Smoke Restoration and Odor Control certifications and coordinates directly with insurance carriers on every fire damage claim.
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Dakota Kirkpatrick
Dakota Kirkpatrick directs large loss response for SERVPRO of Downtown Houston/Team Shaw, coordinating the crews, equipment, and logistics that major commercial and institutional restoration projects demand across Downtown Houston, including high-rise towers, hotels, and the convention and entertainment districts. He manages multi-building and multi-floor water and fire losses, mobilizes resources during regional storm events, and keeps complex projects on schedule while communicating clearly with property owners, facility managers, and insurance adjusters.
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Jessica Pickens
Jessica Pickens oversees the insurance claims process for SERVPRO of Downtown Houston/Team Shaw, guiding downtown homeowners, business owners, building managers, and carriers through documentation, scope, and billing from the first call to the final invoice. She builds detailed, accurate scopes of work, manages claim paperwork, and serves as the point of contact between policyholders and adjusters so water, fire, and mold restoration projects across the Downtown Houston area move forward without delay.
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Zachary Beres
Zachary Beres manages water damage restoration projects for SERVPRO of Downtown Houston/Team Shaw from initial assessment through completion, serving the high-rises and businesses of Downtown Houston. He supervises water mitigation, structural drying, and reconstruction crews, monitors drying progress with moisture mapping and infrared cameras, and keeps customers informed at every stage. Zachary holds IICRC certifications in Water Damage Restoration and Applied Structural Drying.
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Britton Barnes
Britton Barnes serves as General Manager of SERVPRO of Downtown Houston/Team Shaw, part of SERVPRO Team Shaw, leading daily operations across the franchise. He oversees production crews, project managers, and field operations, sets service standards, and ensures every water, fire, mold, and storm damage job across the Downtown Houston area meets SERVPRO quality and safety expectations. Britton keeps response times fast and results consistent across the market.
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Henry Garza
Henry Garza manages large loss restoration projects for SERVPRO of Downtown Houston/Team Shaw, handling the scale and complexity of commercial, institutional, and multifamily losses throughout Downtown Houston, from office towers and hotels to high-rise residential buildings. He coordinates equipment, crews, and timelines on major water, fire, and storm damage projects, working alongside the Director of Large Loss to keep sizable jobs organized, documented, and on track for property owners and their insurance carriers.
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Ashley Baker
Ashley Baker directs construction and reconstruction services for SERVPRO of Downtown Houston/Team Shaw, leading the rebuild phase that returns damaged property to preloss condition. She manages build-back teams, coordinates trades and permits, and aligns the reconstruction scope with the mitigation work and the insurance estimate, so customers across the Downtown Houston area have one team from the initial loss through the final repair.
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Tyler Shaw
Tyler Shaw manages restoration and reconstruction projects for SERVPRO of Downtown Houston/Team Shaw from assessment through completion, serving homes and businesses across Downtown Houston and the inner loop. He leads crews on water, fire, and storm damage losses, tracks scope and schedule, and keeps homeowners, business owners, and adjusters informed throughout every project.
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Bo Smith
Bo Smith manages field operations for SERVPRO of Downtown Houston/Team Shaw, directing crews and equipment across the Downtown Houston area and making sure each 24/7 emergency response is staffed and dispatched quickly. He oversees on-site safety, equipment readiness, and crew performance, ensuring water, fire, mold, and storm damage losses are met with a fast, well-organized response around the clock.
What our
customers are saying
Everyone I’ve encountered with this company thus far has been kind, caring and informative. I genuinely feel like everyone wants the best outcome for the customer.
Thank you to Rafael and Freddie. They were so quick and efficient with the job they came into my house to do today. I appreciate the courtesy of someone introducing themselves and taking a moment to explain what they will be doing while they’re in my home.
Thank you again. Your company is a winner!
The team was prompt, very professional, and handled our water damage quickly!
We called SERVPRO after a fire tore through our home and the team got us back on our feet in no time!
Our water damage emergency was dealt with super fast and the team was perfectly professional.
The SERVPRO team responded very quickly to our call and began work asap. Our home is back in perfect condition from our water damage chaos! Thank you SERVPRO!
The team at SERVPRO responded to our emergency quickly and calmly. They were a life saver during a very stressful time.
Team Meacham was very responsive and careful with our personal belongings and home. I'm thankful we called!
SERVPRO helped us get back on our feet and open our business fast after it was damaged in a storm. Thanks to the team at SERVPRO of Downtown Houston!
This team is amazing. We had a plumbing leak and they came out in the middle of the night and stopped it, cleaned it up and took care of the whole project. Amazing job guys!
About Us
When water, fire, smoke, or mold damages your home or business anywhere in Downtown Houston, SERVPRO of Downtown Houston/Team Shaw responds 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year. We serve the city center and the neighborhoods around it, from the Theater District, Market Square, and the high-rise condominiums and office towers of the central business district to Discovery Green and the George R. Brown Convention Center, the ballpark and arena districts around Minute Maid Park and Toyota Center, and the lofts and restaurants of EaDo and Midtown. Our certified local crews know this market, a dense urban core where high-rise residences, office towers, hotels, and ground-floor retail sit close together along Buffalo Bayou, and they know how fast Gulf Coast weather, from the floodwaters that follow a tropical system to the hard winter freezes that burst pipes high in a tower, can damage a property.
We provide water damage restoration, fire and smoke damage restoration, mold remediation, sewage and biohazard cleanup, storm and flood recovery, specialty and general cleaning, air duct and HVAC cleaning, contents packout, commercial restoration, and full reconstruction. Every project begins with a clear, documented scope of work for your insurance carrier and is explained to you at each step.
What sets SERVPRO of Downtown Houston/Team Shaw apart is the combination of local knowledge and professional capability. Our crew chiefs and production managers are IICRC certified in Water Damage Restoration, Applied Structural Drying, Fire and Smoke Restoration, Odor Control, and Applied Microbial Remediation. We follow OSHA safety standards, including bloodborne pathogen, fall protection, and respirator protocols, and we carry American Bio Recovery Association certification for biohazard work. We work directly with all major insurance carriers, hold national account status with most, and communicate clearly with your adjuster so your claim keeps moving and closes quickly.
As part of the SERVPRO Team Shaw family and the acclaimed SERVPRO Disaster Recovery Team, with offices in all fifty states, we can scale our response to a single burst supply line on the thirtieth floor or a regional event like Hurricane Harvey in 2017, when Buffalo Bayou overflowed and floodwater filled downtown streets and the convention center, or Hurricane Beryl in 2024, which knocked out power across the city center and brought down trees throughout the inner loop. From a high-rise office tower on Main Street to a loft in EaDo, we bring the same certified crews and the same standards to every job. Whatever the size of the loss, our goal is the same. We work quickly and thoroughly to make your home or business “Like it never even happened.”









