Kissimmee

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Charlie currently serves as the manager of both our Orlando and Kissimmee stores. A Florida native born in Daytona Beach, he started with Ben's in 1978 as a delivery driver. He became the manager of our Deland store when it opened in 1983. In 2001, he was offered the challenge of managing our Orlando store and has helped it grow to one of our premier locations.  In 2008 he gained the added responsibility of overseeing the Kissimmee store as well, so on any given day you may find him traveling.  He's an award winner, having received the Ben's Award for Leadership in both 2002 & 2008, the Pursuit of Excellence Award in 2005, and the inaugural Ben Kimball Legacy Award in 2009.  Charlie has a daughter that attends college at USF in Tampa. He is a big NASCAR fan and enjoys tennis, biking, disc golf and walking. He is continually dedicated to customer service and the success of Ben's as a whole.

Originally from Fort Lauderdale, Jamia is a Florida native and serves our Kissimmee, Orlando and Longwood markets in outside sales. She comes to us with both inside and outside sales experience in general distribution and joined the Ben's team in 2004, quickly catching on to the nuances of the paint business and developing her product knowledge.  This progress lead to her receiving the Ben's Award for Sales Excellence in 2009. 

She enjoys the work, its variety and the customers.  Outside of Ben's, Jamia is a pet rescue advocate and a supporter of the Humane Society.  She has two children she is very proud of: a son who plays the guitar and is a "computer genius", and a daughter who she says is good at just about everything.  They have even helped her install paint mixing systems!

Miguel currently serves as an outside sales specialist for the Kissimmee, Orlando and Longwood stores. He has been in the auto paint business since 1980 and joined the Ben's team in 2008.  Rising fast, in 2009 Miguel received the Ben's Dedication Award.  A native of Brooklyn, New York, he moved to Florida in 1989. He has a son and enjoys hand paint striping and doing airbrush work on cars and motorcycles in his spare time. If you are in need of assistance, whether in English or Spanish, you can e-mail him at mquiles@bensps.com.

Kenny's lifetime business experience has been in paint sales.  Before coming to Ben's he was both a counterperson and a manager.  He moved from his home in Largo, FL and became a part of the Ben's team in Dec. 1998.  He served as the Orlando store manager until 2002 when he switched to outside sales.  Although primarily home-based with the Orlando store, he also serves some accounts in the Kissimmee and Longwood markets.  His success in sales is marked by his accomplishments, having received the Ben's award for Sales Excellence in 2004, 2006 and 2007.  Kenny has grown to appreciate the family atmosphere he experiences while working at Ben's.  In his free time, he enjoys the beach, the gym and spending time with his family.

Dave got his start in paint in 1997 doing non-destructive inspection in Louisiana's petro-chemical refineries and later working in three architectural paint stores in central Florida. He considers himself a paint geek since he is intensely interested in all facets of the painting industry and even owns an antique paint can collection! Covering almost an entire third of Florida, Dave never sees the same thing twice in the same day. Whether he's visiting friends who paint scenic elements in Jacksonville, above-ground storage tanks in Plant City, electrostatically painted military equipment in Melbourne, sign cabinets in Lake City, or powder coated gates in Deland, it never gets boring. Constantly striving to add value to the relationship between Ben's and our customer-friends, Dave feels he has the best job in the company. He has received the Ben's Sales Excellence Award in both 2006 and 2008. His hobbies are antique and off-road jeeps, target shooting, and growing his mustache. If you feel that you have a need for all things industrial, give him a call or send him an e-mail.

Michele currently serves as an inside sales associate. Originally from Indiana, Michele moved to Florida in 1987. She joined the Ben's team in 1999 as a distribution specialist for our Deland store. She moved to the Kissimmee area and joined that team in 2006. In 2004 she received the Ben's award for Service Excellence. Michele is married and has 4 children, 2 granddaughters and 1 grandson. One of Michele's strengths is in color matching. Stop by the store and she will gladly help you with your custom color needs.

Diego joined the Ben's team in Jan. 2009 as a distribution specialist at the Orlando location.  His previous depth of experience in the paint business coupled with a need in Kissimmee prompted manager Charlie Parker to transfer him there to fill the position of inside sales associate.  Diego is originally from Brooklyn, New York and moved to Florida in 1986 to get away from the cold weather.  Family is important to him.  He has a son in the U.S. Army and a talented daughter who is taking some college credit courses while still in high school.  He feels like Ben's is family as well.  In his spare time you will find him working on his bike, once in awhile riding it too.

Gladys joined the Ben's team in Nov. 2005 at the same time she joined the workplace; it is also her first job.  Although she is primarily a distribution specialist, you will find the multi-talented Gladys answering the phones and mixing paint on occasion too.  A Florida native from St. Cloud, she enjoys the opportunities at Ben's for hands-on learning .  She mixes well with her co-workers and appreciates the atmosphere of a family-owned business.  Gladys enjoys her "kids", the dogs, and spending time with her mother, brothers and boyfriend.