Ben Schmitz

St. Cloud High School

Class of 1985

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Ben Schmitz - Class of 1985 - St. Cloud High School

First Name	Ben
Last Name	Schmitz
Graduation Year	Class of 1985
Gender	Male
City	N/A
State/Province	FL
Country	United States
Occupation	President & Training Director for Ironworkers Local 808
Married	Yes
About Me	1985 right out of school Joined the ARMY, lived in Germany, and was with the first American unit to ever go through the French commando training. Was injured and no longer world wide Deployable and given an Honorable discharged. Recovered at Walter Reed ARMY Medical center. I got into the Ironworkers Union Apprenticeship program in 1992 completed 1995 Ran structural steel jobs for several company's all over the south east United States as a Foreman, General Foreman over Universal Studios Islands of Adventure Structural steel buildings, was promoted to Operations Manager and managed all field projects throughout the south east. Was asked to run for office of the president of Local Union 808 and won, I have run unopposed for the last two elections and have served as the president for eight years. I am also a certified teacher with Orange Co. Public Schools and have been an instructor in the Ironworker Apprenticeship Program for 20 years. For the last eight years I am also the training Director for the Ironworkers Apprenticeship covering eight Counties in Central Florida. I just recently got married to the girl I've been with for 20 years Candy Rivera we each have two boys and one girl so we had a packed house for a wile. We bought a house in Clermont 15 years ago and love it over there. I never dreamed I would have had the opportunities I have had especially since I wasted...(read more)