Robert L. & Kata L. Nichols
Robert L. & Kata L. Nichols
Owners of SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

Meet Our Team

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  • Sarah Fisher, team member at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

    Sarah Fisher

    Sarah Fisher is the Office Manager of SERVPRO of Chicago Heights/Crete/Beecher and runs a tight ship. She started out in 2009 with us and was born and raised in Kankakee County. She is certified in Water Removal and Drybook, but she now focuses on accounting, budgeting, auditing of jobs and maintaining documentation and compliance. She has keen communicative skills both with customers, ensuring their complete satisfaction, and staff and production team members. Sarah finds time to go camping, fishing, and doing cookouts with her family and dogs.

  • Erinne Ferrias, team member at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

    Erinne Ferrias

    Errine Ferrias is our SERVPRO Human Resources Manager, and she loves her job and the office staff. She strives to keep employment compliance on an even keel and is ecstatic on how all the team members focus on providing the best possible and empathetic service, to our local customers after suffering devastating losses from water or fire. She loves her new role as a mother and stubbornly is still trying to win her Fantasy Football League. She is a winner with us.

  • Justin Jackson, team member at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

    Justin Jackson

    Justin Jackson is a specialist as a carpet cleaner with SERVPRO. For quite a few years he has utilized his CCT (Carpet Cleaning Tech) certification to clean carpets in homes and commercial buildings. He does many mold remediation services after water damaging events since he is also certified as an AMRT, Applied Microbial Remediation Technician. Justin enjoys spending time with his daughter and his dog and enjoys a good meal while watching a movie.

  • Eric Gill, team member at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

    Eric Gill

    Eric Gill is that special Crew Leader that by example, generates excellent results for our business and residential customers. He answers their questions and ensures a stress-free zone for them. Eric is well-trained and certified as a Water Damage Restoration Technician (WRT) and as an Applied Microbial Remediation Technician (AMRT.) When not helping customers Eric plays softball and spends a lot of time with his family.

  • Dawn Palmer, team member at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

    Dawn Palmer

    Dawn Palmer is the Painting Manager and a part of the Construction Crew at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights/Crete/Beecher. She has extensive experience in painting and managerial roles. Dawn is also the onsite Quality Inspector and helps with disaster, fire, and storm mitigation. What makes Dawn a great asset to the team is that she has a great work ethic, and she also brings a woman's touch and eye for detail that isn't too common around the office. She has been working for our team since 2012 and was actually one of the first employees to head off our division of rebuilds. Her favorite pastime includes cooking, computer bowling, pinball, and hanging out with friends and coworkers. She also enjoys helping other with painting projects.

  • Adam Goodman, team member at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

    Adam Goodman

    Since June 2012, Adam Goodman has been the Production Manager at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights/Crete/Beecher. His job requires going to customers’ homes or businesses to do estimates, making sure that the day to day operations are running smoothly, and instructing our crew members of what jobs they will be doing that day. Not only is Adam certified in Water Mitigation, but he also is certified in our Drybook Program. From the beginning, Adam has been a crucial member of our storm team. Some of his hobbies are participating in adult softball and coaching youth sports.

  • Bill Wilczynski, team member at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

    Bill Wilczynski

    At SERVPRO of Chicago Heights/Crete/Beecher, Bill Wilczynski has been the Sales and Marketing Representative since 2014. Originally from Chicago, he currently resides in Ashkum, Illinois. In the arena of Commercial Insurance in the Property and Casualty field, he has over 30 years of expertise. Bill's work experience before SERVPRO included underwriting major corporations for Insurance Carriers domiciled in North America and Lloyds of London and Surplus Lines Broker on complex Fortune 1000 Companies for AON, Willis, and Marsh. His background in risk management is beneficial to our clients. Bill majored in Roman History and Linguistics at Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Espana, and Quincy University.

  • Shelbie Collett, team member at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

    Shelbie Collett

    Shelbie Collett is an Administrative Assistant at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights/Crete/Beecher since November of 2013. She is a Kankakee, IL native who loves to go boating with the people who mean the most to her. Besides being a car enthusiast, she finds the time to have had several poems published. Shelbie is very strong with numbers and is an immense help with accounting, scheduling jobs, and other daily routines that take precise attention. Customer satisfaction is her goal, and she likes helping out her co-workers. Shelbie is a real team player.

  • Traci Gill, team member at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

    Traci Gill

    Traci Gill is a SERVPRO of Chicago Heights/Crete/Beecher Production Manager responsible for the smooth implementation of restoration and remediation. She is corporate certified, with additional certification from the IICRC in Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration, Applied Structural Drying and Applied Microbial Remediation, mold mitigation. Traci coaches and leads the way with our production crews to restore customers' homes "Like it never even happened." She is happy to return clients quickly to their homes. When not working, Tracing likes to sing and DIY projects.

  • Mike Randolph, team member at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

    Mike Randolph

    Since 2007, Mike Randolph has been the Operations Manager at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher. With certifications from the IICRC in Fire and Smoke Damage Restoration, Microbial Remediation, and Water Damage Restoration as well as Repair, Painting, and Lead Safety for Renovation. Mike enjoys playing golf, spending time with family and friends, and barbecuing. He was born in the San Francisco Bay Area. Mike has lived in eight states in his thirty-eight years.

  • Rob Friend, team member at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

    Rob Friend

    SERVPRO of Chicago Heights/Crete/Beecher's flooring manager is Rob Friend. Rob has over 20 years of expertise in flooring sales and installation. He has been working with us since 2009. To find out more about fire, water and mold damage repair, call us first.

  • Ryan Zhe, team member at SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

    Ryan Zhe

    Ryan Zhe joined our SERVPRO team in 2016 . What he loves most about working for SERVPRO of Chicago Heights/Crete/Beecher is that there is a different situation every day. When he comes into the office, he never knows what he will be doing or who he will be helping. When Ryan is off the clock, he enjoys playing video games.

What our
customers are saying

From the moment I talked to Erin everything was amazing. She handled everything i needed. The team was very quick to respond and make their appointment on time. Reggie was the technician that came to my home. OVER THE TOP PROFESSIONAL. Very polite and knowledgeable to every question I had. You could not ask for a better team to work with. Thank you to all of you.

Arthur G

We had a storm come through and a branch punctured our roof. I called Servpro and they were at my house with in a few hours later patching everything up. Great work. Great price. I will definitely be using them again.

Elizabeth Barnoski

Did amazing fast work! Workers were very helpful! Would recommend them for any other job! Very professional and proficient!

brittany ribordy

When Servpro asked if we were happy after they completed the job I said "No, I am ecstatic!!!!" - - We had a parent/hoarder situation where I want to say their house was not cleaned in 20 years - dust as thick as a teddy bear - very sad, scary and unhealthy for them. They would never allow us in the house until Dad got sick and we had to make sure the home was safe for home care. We discovered a nightmare, but not ANYMORE - the Servpro team - Dawn, Kristina and the AMAZING team they brought cleaned and made our parents home look incredible - almost like a new home! Dad is a hunter and has a few deer heads hanging that were full of dust and they used a gentle touch to clean them and again WOW! We cannot stop saying wow and are so happy Dad can come home to a healthy, clean environment that we will now have maintained. THANK YOU THANK YOU to the best company I have ever worked with!

Miss Hiss Productions

Uncovered water damage & mold. Bobby came out within 24 hours to check everything out and had a plan of attack. He uses great contractors, very knowledgeable, polite, honest and professional. They came out quick to identify the source and made the repairs to the roof. Osie & his team came out, laid down ram board to protect my floors, used plastic and tape to contain the area and prevent dust & debris from getting around the house. Got everything taken apart, cleaned and put back together. Excellent communication with what they were doing, answered all my questions and concerns, let me know what times they would be there and also worked around my schedule. I cannot express how awesome they were. If I ever have an unfortunate event like this again, I most certainly will be calling them again. I highly recommend them and would not use anyone else!

Shelly Z

Bobby and Mike were extremely helpful. They are very brilliant people know what they are doing. They were able to repair fire damage to my business in a very quickly. Recommended.

Sulema Sanchez

My condo was completely flooded and i was a mess. Then serv pro arrived! Reggie Key took charge and my relief was evident! He is a boss! They immediately started getting the water removed! They set up fans right after so no mold could form! It was 90 degrees in here and they worked tirelessly to get everything done despite the heat! They were very knowledgeable, professional, kind, patient and understanding ! They worked nonstop with no breaks except for lunch. Very hard workers. I would absolutely hire them again. I highly recommend them!

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About Us

Message From The Owner

My name is Bobby Nichols, along with my wife Kata, I currently own and operate SERVPRO of Chicago Heights/ Crete/ Beecher.  I'm a father of 2 beautiful little girls and have been married to my best friend and business partner Kata for ten years. They motivate me to be the best I can be and to work hard every day.

I understand the stress and worry that comes with a fire or water damage, and the disruption it can cause in your life, home or business.  Our goal is to minimize that disruption and help restore order to your home or business as quickly as possible, and we achieve that for our customers every day.  I have over 20 years experience in the property restoration industry and have worked and trained with some of the best in the business. Whether you have had a flooded kitchen or a fire in an entire industrial complex, we are trained, equipped and experienced to restore, or even rebuild your property.

Who We Are

Our franchise ranks in the top 100 SERVPRO franchises in the country.  We are also members of the elite SERVPRO Disaster Recovery Team (DRT). We travel anywhere in the country to restore anything from storm-ravaged communities to office buildings, multi-family, and everything in retail from restaurants to entire regional malls. I work daily to improve the services we provide for our clients and feel that our staff here at SERVPRO is the best I’ve ever worked with since my start in 1995.

What We Do

As a company we strive to provide our customers with the best customer experience, walking you through the process of restoring your home or business.  Our specialized teams will provide you with the best answers to your questions in a honest and timely manor.  We are an IICRC (Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification) certified company, which means that we are trained in and responsible for upholding industry standards for restoration. 

We will provide you with the highest quality of service by:

  • using up to date industry standards.
  • using the best products for the job.
  • using specialized teams trained for your job type.

No job is the same and as a company we recognize that and will personalize a plan for restoring your home or business. 

The Future

My personal goals include wanting to see as much of this world as I can and to make a difference as often as possible. My business goals include building a business where every staff member feels valuable and wanted every single day. I also want our business to have the capability to respond faster and better to any disaster in our area(s).

Giving Back

We are proud to support many of our local organizations and take part in many community events throughout the Chicago Heights/ Crete/ Beecher area, please take a moment to click over to our events page to see just a few. 

For more up to date info on what we are doing please like us on Facebook or follow us on Google.  

Here to Help 24/7/365

Our staff is always ready to help you should when you have an emergency in your home or business.  We are only a phone call away 24 hour a day, 7 days a week EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR!  Give us a call at 708-672-0077 the next time you have an emergency. 

Robert L. & Kata L. Nichols
Robert L. & Kata L. Nichols
Owners of SERVPRO of Chicago Heights / Crete / Beecher

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