To start with, I never really dreamed of owning a business, especially starting one from scratch. My first experience with garage doors came at the first company I worked for in Watertown, NY. I had just completed my four years of active duty in the U.S. Army and was out job searching. A friend of mine in the local church, my wife and I attended, owned a Piano business and was opening a store in the newly constructed mall in Watertown. I was helping him prep the store for the grand opening which was going to happen in about a month or so. As I was helping the store owner, the local Overhead Door Company had come to install the front rolling door to lock-down the entrance to the store at night. As they were installing the door, I got to talking to one of the guys named Don and before he left, I asked him if their Company was looking for help. Don was not sure but he suggested that I go down and submit an application. Well to make a long story short I did and was hired just a few days after that.

During those two years I gained the experience of a lifetime.

I worked for the Overhead Door Company of Watertown, NY for two years before moving back to MA following the birth of our first son Shawn in 1989. During those two years I gained the experience of a lifetime. I worked with a great crew of guys and there was not any type of door that we did not install or service. From servicing airplane hanger doors and massive rolling steel dock doors, right down to plain old 9×7 residential doors, still today I appreciate the learning experience I received back in ’87-’89. When we moved back to MA in late September of 1989, I worked for Worcester Overhead Door Company for about a year, then Raynor Overhead Door and finally onto a management position at Fimble Door. Through each company I worked for I continually expanded my knowledge of doors and running a business. At my last location I was given the opportunity to manage the entire operation and all aspects of it ,from buying stock and payroll to sales and new client acquisition. In the middle of 1995, the company was preparing to be sold to a local owner whom I had known for quite some time.

Those that know me well, know that Church and God play very big roles in my life

Those that know me well, know that Church and God play very big roles in my life. During the mid summer of 1995 as the company was preparing to exchange hands, numerous frustrations over various aspects of the company really came to fruition and I realized it was time to part ways. I had been consulting the leadership at my Church about this for sometime and many of my friends and family were behind me. On my way into work one day I prayed and asked God that if he wanted me to be in business for myself that he could give me some sort of sign. About ten minutes later my wife called me to let me know that one of  our neighbor’s sisters who lived in Paxton was trying to get a hold of me about a door problem she had. After work I went to her house and after some small talk I asked her how long had the door been broken, she mentioned to me that it had been broken for about two weeks but every company she attempted to contact did not return her calls and was so happy that I answered her call this morning. This really confirmed to me that it was time, everything I learned to this point had prepared me for this next step. I remember telling this story to the church reverend Bert Vanderhoof who has become a father figured to me. He explained to me that God does not call you out until he has prepared a new path or a new place for you. He used the story of Abraham, where God called Abraham out of the Chaldees and into the land on Caanan. God called me out of the work place and prepared the way for me into my own business. Donovan Door Service began operation in October of 1995. After 14 consecutive successful years in business I am looking to move the company in a new direction and with this new direction comes a new name.

Worcester Door Company

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