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Our Team

Our Team

Dedicated leadership driving engineering excellence, safety, and craftsmanship.

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Steve Benakovich

President & CEO

Steve started Paragon in February of 1989 with colleague and friend, John Watson. Steve and John built Paragon for over 30 years with a focus on quality and commitment. With John's passing in 2018, Steve continues to drive this vision forward.

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Richard Pignone

Vice President, Mechanical Systems

Rich is a long-tenured Paragon employee who is responsible for all aspects of mechanical systems, including HVAC (wet & dry), piping (process, cryogenic, vacuum jacketed, etc.), and plumbing (industrial, domestic water, sewer/drainage, fixtures, etc.).

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Jason Lujan

Vice President, Architectural Sheet Metal

Jason Lujan has returned to Paragon to succeed Martin Dinning as Vice President, Architectural Sheet Metal. Our ASM division handles everything from standard copings/flashings/roofing to complex panel systems (both metal and composite), custom metal fabrication, and mixed media designs.

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Jeff Breen

Superintendent, and Head of Plant Operations

Jeff Breen brings 43 years of industry experience to his role, with 11 of those years at Paragon. He leads our sheet metal workforce of 34+ foremen, overseeing complex Architectural and HVAC Sheet Metal projects from inception to completion.

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Mike Orth

CFO

Mike is the newest member of the management joining Paragon in mid-2018 after a 30+ year career working for venture capital backed startups in the medical device field. Although Mike had many direct experiences working in and with the construction industry over the years, he has brought some different perspectives to help round out the management team.

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Martin Dinning

Vice President, Architectural Sheet Metal – Emeritus

Martin has been with Paragon from almost its incorporation. He is responsible for Paragon's Architectural Sheet Metal division which handles everything from standard copings/flashings/roofing to complex panel systems (both metal and synthetic), custom metal fabrication, and mixed media designs.