Our Team

At DBaC, Inc. the sense of loyalty runs deep in our culture. In this ever changing world what does it take to keep team members loyal? Treat them with respect, reward them for excellence and respect their ideas. After 20 years of service an employee receives a Rolex as a thank you for this loyalty.

But how does that translate to value for our clients? Our culture of excellence translates into jobs being done on time and within budget. Teamwork developed over decades translates into a very efficient and well supervised jobsite – and client satisfaction.

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John M. Curci

Construction has been in our founder’s life for as long as he can remember. His grandfather, John Curci, was a citrus farmer turned real estate developer with a passion to build. John adopted this passion and spent his college summers at UC Berkley working as an Assistant Superintendent for Warmington Homes while getting a degree in Urban and Architectural Study. Loyal to the core, after graduating with honors he went back to Warmington to work as a Superintendent and then a Purchasing Agent before leaving for Davcon Inc. to become a Project Manager and start his exclusive focus on tenant improvement construction.

John left Davcon in 1991 to start DBaC, Inc. because he knew his architectural background and construction experience could provide tenants the corporate home they’d always wanted. He would be the one to bridge the gap between their vision and their home for their place of business. When he started DBaC, his founding principles remained – get it done on time and within budget through constant communication with the client through the process. Those principles served him well on the early jobs when he was doing everything from initial demo work to project supervision and they remain today as he oversees a company that has consistently billed over $45 Million a year since 2013. But things haven’t changed all that much for our founder. If you need to find John today, look for him in his truck out on job sites making sure things are being done the DBaC way.

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John Somers

As Vice President and Senior Project Manager, John Somers oversees a seasoned project management and supervision team while handling some of DBaC, Inc.’s most important clients. With over 25 years at the company John has turned anticipating the needs of our team, subcontractors and clients into an art all while attacking obstacles as they arise with his straightforward, no-nonsense style.

After graduating from UC Berkeley in 1994, John spent a year at Slater Builders before joining DBaC, Inc. as a Superintendent. He has assisted in tremendous growth with the company, through revenue and more importantly, through our thorough and professional approach to our clients. His many successes include:

Applied Medical

  • Combined Contract Amount: Over $70 Million (2003 – present)
  • Construction Type: Built out multiple manufacturing areas for all aspects of their production of both metal and plastic instruments. Built out clean rooms, office space, commercial kitchen, lunchroom and dining facilities.

Young’s Market

  • Contract Amount: $10.7 Million
  • Construction Type: 74,000 sq. ft. build out for Young’s Markets new corporate offices. Project included full commercial kitchen, three bars, rooftop garden and high end executive office suites. Project also involved a complete remodel of the site, replacement of the parking lot with a new concrete lot, and a new decorative plaster building façade.

Option One Discovery Center

  • Contract Amount: $5.8 Million
  • Construction Type: Shell build out of four buildings (approx. 250,000 sf.) including a 6,000 sq. ft. data center and exterior generator enclosure

Matt Veltre

Like the rest of the project management team, Matt Veltre offers our clients decades of experience and us at DBaC decades of loyal and excellent service. After a distinguished and productive career at Coffman Construction and Miller Constriction that started in 1981, Matt brought his passion for client service and attention to detail to DBaC, Inc. 25 years ago in 1997. Rather than describe Matt’s value to the organization ourselves, we thought a client could do better:

“There is nothing Matt cannot or will not do to get the job done right. His attention to detail is exceptional and something I truly value and personally embrace. I have very high standards when it comes to the overall quality of the work and the overall finished product and Matt constantly works toward that end. No matter how trivial my request is to change something or do something different He gets it done with a smile. He is the most professional, accommodating, creative and top shelf individuals I have come to know.” Joe DiCorpo, Motorcycle Industry Council.

Many of Matt’s other accomplishments include:

La Jolla Group/O’Neil

  • Contract Amount: $3.4M
  • Construction Type: 70,000 sq. ft. tenant improvement and warehouse distribution.

Asics

  • Contract Amount: $1.4M
  • Construction Type: 50,000 sq. ft. tenant improvement.

Arbonne

  • Contract Amount: $2.75M
  • Construction Type: 145,000 sq. ft facility (49,000 sq. ft. tenant improvement.)

Metagenics

  • Contract Amount: $1.3M
  • Construction Type: 45,000 sq. ft facility

GE

  • Contract Amount: $1.6 M
  • Construction Type: 30,000 sq. ft facility

John “JP” Peschelt

JP brings over 40 years of invaluable construction experience to the DBaC team. In those 4 decades, he has completed over 7 million square feet of new construction and tenant improvements and is an active participant in project management for office, medical, retail, industrial/high-tech and renovation projects. JP brings an unflappable demeanor and a depth of knowledge that is unparalleled.

​JP is a local product, he graduated from Newport Harbor High School and matriculated to the University of Southern California, where he played varsity basketball under the great Bob Boyd. Along with being an expert on all things construction, JP is an accomplished sailor. He has been a part of many TransPac, and other, race teams. He has been married for 38 years and has three grown children.

His many construction successes include:

Temple Beth El, Aliso Viejo

  • Contract Amount: $8.1M
  • Construction Type: 65,000 square foot renovation consisting of sanctuary, chapel, school, classrooms, administrative offices, full service kitchen.

Discovery Science Center, Santa Ana

  • Contract Amount: $6.6M
  • Construction Type: 60,000 square foot science learning center including 40,000 square foot renovation of existing two-story building, 20,000 square foot building addition, steel framed thematic cube measuring 64 feet on a side and site development, tenant improvements.

Latham & Watkins, Costa Mesa

  • Contract Amount: $2.6M
  • Construction Type: 44,000 square feet of high-rise office space for major law firm.

Nick Vaters

Nick, originally from Los Angeles, moved to San Francisco during high school. He started his career right out of high school as a carpenter out in San Francisco. Once he returned to L.A., he delved more into his passion for rock music, founding a band and performing all around L.A. During his music career, he also took on the role of a Superintendent. Later, Nick obtained a General Contractor’s license, excelling in home remodeling for eight years.

His career then shifted into Project Management, specializing in multifamily development and tenant improvements. That journey led him to DBaC, where he excels today. Nowadays, when he isn’t taking calls or on jobsites, his time’s devoted to his home studio and his children, Nico and Gia. Teaching them music and driving them back and forth to Hockey and Volleyball. Nick also enjoys adventures with his wife, Jaclyn, like traveling and spending time on their boat in Long Beach. He also enjoys playing ice hockey weekly and is active on a beer league team!

Some of Nick’s most successful projects:

Elevate at Harbor Reimagining

  • Combined Contract Amount: $5.5M
  • Construction Type: Complete interior, common area improvements and spec suites. Full Fitness center, tenant lounge, along with the kitchen and café. Exterior was 40,000 sf, elevated podium courtyard landscape and hardscape reimaging.

L3 Harris

  • Combined Contract Amount: $3M
  • Construction Type: High Voltage Electric power feeds and high-pressure water systems for Military and defense testing.

Lynberg & Watkins

  • Combined Contract Amount: $1M
  • Construction Type: 8,437 square foot of renovation in a high-rise office

Nick Curci

Nick, John’s son, began working with DBaC, Inc. during his college summers. Graduating from UC Santa Barbara in 2015, he began as an Assistant Superintendent with his first project being the Bunim Murray project in Glendale. Over the years, Nick climbed the ranks, eventually taking on the role of Superintendent, where he successfully managed DBaC’s projects in Los Angeles County for a several years.

Four years ago, Nick ventured into the office, taking on the position of Project Engineer, focusing on our Boys and Girls Club projects. His dedication and skill led to a promotion to Project Manager in 2020. Since then, Nick has proudly delivered projects worth $4.5 million in Tenant Improvements and recently concluded an impressive $4 million project for Chick-Fil-A’s West Coast Office. As his responsibilities continued to grow, he took on the role of Vice President of Operations, overseeing both the day-to-day office functions as well as continuing his Project Manager duties. In September 2023, DBaC celebrated Nick’s 8-year anniversary with the company!

When Nick isn’t working in the office or at one of his jobsites, he enjoys beach volleyball, surfing and spending as much time as he can out on the water!

Some of Nick’s most notable projects:

City Tower, Orange CA

  • Combined Contract Amount: $4.8 Million (2017-Present)
  • Construction Type: Class A Office building renovations, including a new gym, lobby and patio upgrades, Spec Suites, Tenant Improvements, as well as other capital improvements like elevator lobby and mailroom upgrades.

Boys and Girls Club of Orange County and Metro LA

  • Combined Contract Amount: $4.1 Million (2019-Present)
  • Construction Type: Renovating existing Boys and Girls Club facilities in Orange County and Los Angeles, with new STEAM labs, enrichment centers, restrooms and gym’s.

Chick-Fil-A’s West Coast Office

  • Contract Amount: $4M
  • Construction Type: New 21,000 sf tenant improvement of a new building in shell condition.

Dave Glatfelter

We value experience and loyalty here at DBaC and in our new project manager we know we get both. Dave Glatfelter recently joined the team and he is bringing 21 years of project management experience with him, with a total of 28 years in the construction business. But 1991 wasn’t really the start of Dave’s construction experience. His father owned a concrete business and Dave was helping with pours back when he was 12 years old. Over his career, Dave has really done it all and when asked what the most rewarding job has been to date he immediately answered taking a total of 49 luxury homes for Warmington Homes project in Scripps Ranch from conception to completion with some real pressure to finish up in 2006. To supervise the project from planning and entitlements to last unit sold is something to be proud of. Dave was born in Pomona, Ca. but raised right here in Newport Beach.