Bill Bentz was born and raised in Miami Beach. Bill’s father Leo, owned and operated a ski school while Bill was growing up and his mother Mary was a world champion water skier. His father later went on to design the Ski Nautique Tournament ski boat. Later at the age of 40, Bill’s father attended Universtiy of Miami and became an attorney and still practices law today giving Bill legal advice.
After graduating from Cardinal Gibbons High School, Bill attended Florida State University where he received a degree in Economics and pursued his career as a General Contractor shortly thereafter. Bill has two sons, Tyler and Justice, who are currently in school and working with him and learning the business when not in class. Bill takes pride is his home community and has been elected President of his Condominium Association, The Oceanage.
Bill feels most at home being around the ocean and out in the marine environment. He enjoys spending time on his 23-foot Albury, Bahamas trips, spearfishing, paddleboarding, and kitesurfing with his two sons. Bill is also a racing team member of Team P2 (www.teamp2.net), a 125-foot Phillipe Briand Perini Navi Racing Yacht. The team travels every three to four months to race in exotic destinations around the world such as Newport, St Barths, Antigua, Sardinia, Palma and San Tropez.
However, Bill’s true passion is building custom homes where he can be creative. He loves working with his team of quality individuals who he is so proud of and living in South Florida where he is blessed to be so fortunate to have a balance in life.

Stephanie Rodriguez began working with W.A. Bentz Construction,Inc. in 2008. Stephanie is responsible for financial matters and office management.  Stephanie is happily married and has two teenage sons, Markus and Shane.  Stephanie enjoys working with W.A. Bentz Construction because of the challenge it presents and the sense of accomplishment from completing tasks.

Frank Lazarus has been with W.A. Bentz Construction for over 10 years. Frank has a ‘can do’ attitude and is most reliable. He represents W.A. Bentz Construction with pride and honor. Frank knows the front line of the construction industry. He has ample knowledge and experience dealing with subcontractors, owners, and any other entity that may show up on the jobs. He’s out on the field every day, making sure every job is kept up to W.A. Bentz Constructions standards. Frank enjoys visiting his home country of Jamaica a few times a year. Franks favorite hobbies are fishing, community volunteering, and enjoying the outdoors. Anything you ask of Frank you’ll be sure to hear a “Ya, Mon! No problem!”

Tyler Bentz was born and raised in Bradenton, Florida. He attended and graduated Westminster Academy. Tyler attended Texas A&M In Corpus Christi for 75% of his college career then transfered to Broward College. Tyler is currently working full time while finishing his Bachelors degree for Business Management during the evenings while not working.  Tyler's hobbies include computers and electronics, kiteboarding, boating, spearfishing, racing go-karts, and traveling. His favorite quote is "Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement." -Foster C. Mcclellan

Mark Engel is a South Florida native and is our newest employee.  Mark enjoys the construction industry it brings him satisfaction being able to put things together and make it work.  Mark is an avid fisherman and loves being offshore, out on the ocean.  Mark is a very thorough individual and takes pride in being complete and honest with everything he does.  Mark is most familiar with field operations and the total construction process.  Any questions regarding building your dream home that you have, you can be sure Mark knows the answer.

James Cruz has been working with W.A. Bentz Construction for over 10 years. He has moved up through the company through hard work and is currently Project Manager.  James is happily married and just recently had a baby girl and is a proud father.  James knows the process of building any structure that is put in front of him.  James is very much involved in daily communication with clients and is most friendly and a joy to be around.  We have seen James grow up before our eyes and could not be more proud to have him on our team.