Meet Our Team

Mike began his plumbing journey with Benjamin Franklin Plumbing in 1996.  Totaling over 25 years experience in plumbing all with this company.  During his time working here he met his lovely wife, Chrissy Ortega and they have been happily married for over 23 years.  He is the proud father of 2 daughters and a son. When he's not working Mike enjoys watching anything that has to do with sports, helping his son grow as a baseball player and goofing around with his daughters.

Chrissy began her career here in 1997, giving her over 24 years experience with the company. During her time with the company she met her wonderful husband, Mike Ortega and together they have 2 daughters and a son. When Chrissy isn't making sure everything in the office is running smoothly, she enjoys reading, spending quality time her family and relaxing by herself.

Bryan started working for Benjamin Franklin Plumbing in 2005. Before working here he worked as a Plumber in New Mexico with his Father and Grandfather. He has over 31 years experience. He is happily married to one of our lovely call takers, DeAnn Walker. Their blended family includes 5 adult sons and 3 grandchildren. When Bryan isn't working to help fix everyone's plumbing problems he enjoys fishing, spending quality time with his wife, and trips to the beach.

Bailey is one of Mike and Chrissy's daughters and joined the Benjamin Franklin family in 2019. She has completed her college courses in business and management. Her ultimate goal is to follow in her parents footsteps and own the company one day. Bailey maintains the order of the office and ensures everything is running smoothly, but when she is not at work she enjoys spending time with her two dogs, GiGi and Reggie.

Matt has over 30 years experience and more than 13 of those years has been with Benjamin Franklin Plumbing. He met his wife 34 years ago and together they have 3 children. Along with being a father, Matt has also been promoted to being a Grandfather to a handsome little boy. During Matt's time off he loves traveling to exotic places with his wife, spending time with his family, and taking trips to the beach.

Michael has been with our team for over 8 years and has a total of 13 years experience. He is happily married to his beautiful wife Marybel and together they have 2 young daughters and a son. When Michael isn't helping solve plumbing issues he enjoys working outdoors, spending quality time with his family, and is a train enthusiast.

Jaren is following in his father, Bryan Walker's, footsteps. He has been a part of our Benjamin Franklin family since 2017. When Jaren isn't on the job he enjoys spending time outdoors with his brothers and friends.

Dennis has been a part of the Benjamin Franklin family since 2020. Although he is new here he is not new to the plumbing industry and is very enthusiastic about learning everything he can about the trade. Dennis grew up on the Soccer field and still enjoys watching the sport. When he is not helping clients work through their plumbing issues he loves spending time with his wife of 4 years, Nazaret and his 10 year old White Capped Pionus bird named Parcé.

Hector is one of our new plumbers that has showed tremendous drive and dedication to learning the plumbing trade. He became a part of the Benjamin Franklin family in 2021, but has 4 years of experience. Before he became a plumber he spent his time in electrical until he ultimately decided that he wanted to make the change and get into the plumbing industry. Hector has been married to his wife Kaitlyn for about a year and together they enjoy watching movies, playing video games, and spending time with their two dogs, Hazel and Huey.

Michael D is the newest "Michael" to join our Benjamin Franklin Plumbing family. We're excited about what he brings to our team! In his free time he likes to spend time with his 4 year old daughter.

Logan started working for our company this year, but he has over 8 years of experience in the plumbing industry. He enjoys all the interesting new jobs he comes across daily and loves that nothing about plumbing is predictable or the same. Logan played both Lacrosse and Hockey growing up. He still is very passionate about both sports and during his free time loves watching both games and spending quality time with his son.

After a short retirement, Alfred has decided to rejoin our Benjamin Franklin family on a part time basis. Alfred has over 40 years experience and more than 8 of those years have been spent with Benjamin Franklin Plumbing. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his wife gardening and taking care of their pets.

DeAnn is one of our Client Care Representatives. She has been a part of our team going on 4 years now and is great at helping clients schedule service visits. DeAnn is happily married to our operations manager, Bryan Walker. Their blended family includes 5 grown boys and 3 beautiful grandchildren. During her free time, DeAnn, enjoys anything that has to do with art whether it's painting or admiring others artwork, gardening and spending time with her family at the beach.

Sidney is one of our friendly Client Care Representatives.  She has worked for Benjamin Franklin Plumbing for over 6 years and is the oldest daughter to Mike and Chrissy.  Sidney is in her final semester of nursing school. She hopes to begin her nursing career working in the ER and ultimately working her way up to becoming a Pediatric Oncology Nurse.  When she is not helping clients schedule service visits she enjoys spending time with her family and two dogs, Apollo and KoKo.

Tamara is our newest Client Care Representatives. Tamara has over 24 years of experience working in the plumbing industry and helping clients set up service visits to resolve their issues. She has two daughters and a son who keep her on her toes. When she's not at work she spends her free time reading, bingeing her favorite TV shows, and spending time with her family.

Alejandro, also known as Alex, is a newer member of the Benjamin Franklin family. He started working for our company this year, but has over 9 years of experience in the plumbing industry. Alex has been married to his beautiful wife Lisa for over 5 years and they are extremely excited to become parents to a little girl this year. When Alex isn't at work he enjoys spending time with his wife and their two dogs, Daisy and Ruby.

Cameron has been apart of our Benjamin Franklin family since 2019. Cameron began his career here while still in High School and taking advantage of the co-op program offered by his school. He recently graduated and is excited to come on as a full-time employee and learn more about the plumbing trade. In addition to learning the plumbing trade he plans on attending night classes to earn his HVAC certification. When Cameron isn't helping one of our plumbers get a job done he enjoys going fishing at his family's beach house in Matagorda, going hunting, and spending time outdoors with his family and friends.

Michael, also known as Mikey, is one of our amazing apprentices that is eager to learn the plumbing trade. Mikey joined our Benjamin Franklin family in 2021, but looks forward to getting his plumbing license and having a long career here. He decided to get into the plumbing industry because he always wanted to join a trade and Benjamin Franklin Plumbing was the first company that was willing to hire a young man with no experience at all and put the time and energy into training him about all things plumbing.

Fredrick, also known as Fred, is one of the newer members of the Benjamin Franklin family. He started working for us in 2022, but has been in the plumbing industry for 4 years. Fred is a go getter that will do whatever it takes to learn and to get the client taken care of. Fred decided to get into the plumbing industry because he has an uncle that is a plumber and he grew up with a father that was always working with his hands. In his free time, Fred enjoys playing board games, like Pokeno, playing basketball, working out, and spending time with his dog, Suga.