About Us - Encore Gas & Supply

Paul Anderson
VP & General Manager
(Meet Paul)

Ben Anderson
President
(Meet Ben)

Remember when the gas, welding and industrial supply industry was dominated by independent distributors whose people knew your name and understood your goals and objectives?

So do we.

Encore Gas & Supply stands for a return to those time-tested values.

From our state-of-the-art Southern California facilities, we provide specialty, industrial and bulk gases as well as related equipment, hardgoods and consumables. We offer extremely competitive prices, access to national-scale purchasing programs and a customer service staff with an average 20 years of industry experience.

As a privately owned company of industry veterans, Encore is responsive and 100% customer focused. That means we know your name, and we understand your goals and objectives.

We hear you, and we're here to help you succeed.

We prefer working with people who enjoy coming to work every day, and we imagine you do too. That's why we've carefully curated an enthusiastic, talented and knowledgeable staff of industry professionals. Many of us have worked together for a long time, collaborating to master the needs and expectations of our customers.

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Doug started his career at H.I. Tullis Co. in 1987. Over the next twenty-eight years, he moved from an entry-level position in the warehouse all the way to territory management. Doug joined Encore after working for a major welding supply corporation for twenty years and remarks, "I feel fortunate to get back to a family-run business which understands the customers' needs and prides itself on the service it provides." Outside of work, Doug enjoys dirt bike riding with friends and family, spending time at the beach, and summer trips to Cabo San Lucas.

Born and raised in Southern California, Renay has been married thirty-six years and is blessed with three children and two grandsons. After serving in the U.S. Army, Renay started his career in the welding supply industry in 1986. At Encore, Renay oversees all inside sales, including customer service and purchasing. Renay and his team of experienced and highly motivated sales professionals excel at responding quickly to customer needs and set their sights on exceeding expectations every step of the way. Outside of work, Renay enjoys spending time with his family, golfing, traveling and wine tasting.

Eric Beecher

Inside Sales Representative

Born and raised in Wilmington, California, Eric Beecher has spent eleven years amassing substantial knowledge about industrial gases and welding supplies. As Inside Sales Representative, Eric is always available to answer questions, provide recommendations, track down hard-to-find products and provide the highest level of service to our customers. When he's away from the office, it's a good bet you'll find Eric attending a local sporting event or watching his favorite team on TV.

With fourteen years of industry experience, Sales Representative Javier Martin is well versed in safety and customer service. Knowledgeable about gasses, welding, and industrial processes, one of Javier's favorite things to do is learn about new technologies and how they can benefit Encore's customers.

Years ago, Martin earned the nickname, "Mr. 24/7" because of his dedication to his customers.

With prior experience working for two Encore customers in the petrochemical construction sector - and more recent experience with a home construction company (while putting himself through Cal State Los Angeles) - Martin's experience in construction gives him unique insight into the role a great vendor plays in the success of a project, especially in times of immediate need.

At Encore, Martin is responsible for sales, with a focus on contractors and manufacturing. According to Martin, "I want to be part of an American company that is not beholden to quarterly reports and a fickle stock market. My driving passions are helping to grow Encore throughout California, and cementing our reputation as the most admired and respected company in our sector."

The dedication and enthusiasm of the Encore team, he says, are infectious and inspiring.

Born in Los Angeles, and raised in Paramount, CA, Martin recently recommitted himself to Olympic weightlifting and boxing. He loves to read about politics, economics, math and history (especially American history). Together with his girlfriend, other interests include hiking, and watching soccer and boxing.

Eric's entire career has been in the welding, gas and supply industry, and he has developed a strong reputation for peerless customer service. When he's taking a short break from actively tending to his customers' needs, Eric likes to play in softball tournaments and spend the rest of his time hanging out with his kids.

Tony Monroe

Inside Sales Representative

With 30 years of experience, Tony has held many positions in the gas and supply industry: distribution specialist, cylinder process technician, customer service and inside sales. Originally from Norwalk, CA, Tony is an avid fisherman, surfer and snowboarder. He spends most of his free time with his family, especially watching his kids play sports.

Patricia Zambrano

Inside Sales Representative

Born in Guadalajara, Mexico and raised in the U.S., Patricia has been in customer service for 25 years, with six years in the welding supply industry. When taking a break from helping her customers and their crews, Patricia can often be found wine tasting, socializing with friends and and family, and working on home projects.

Martin has a long and diverse work history in the gas ' hardgoods supply industry. He started in 1994 as a driver for the repair department and moved up from there to inside sales and branch manager. Martin joined Encore because of the family atmosphere and the team's dedication to taking care of their customers. A Southern California native, Martin loves watching his daughters play college soccer. He also enjoys wine tasting, traveling and golf.

Born and raised in South Orange County, Wyatt has inside and outside sales experience in the tech, biotech and finance industries. Most recently, he was an inside sales representative at a large gas supply company. Wyatt made the switch to Encore because he prefers the independent distributor culture which affords him the flexibility to go above and beyond for his customers.

In his personal life, Wyatt enjoys surfing, fishing and enjoying the outdoors with his friends and family.

Raised in the small town of Estacada, OR, Shelley has gifted a variety of industries with her organizational, administrative and communication skills over the years. Relatively new to the welding supply industry, she is no stranger to customer service, saying, "We all work hard to ensure our customers get what they need quickly and correctly — at Encore, more than anywhere else I've worked, our customers truly feel like friends." When taking a break from keeping things running smoothly at Encore, Shelley can be found organizing camping and hiking trips, engaging in landscape photography, and keeping up with her husband and two teenage boys.

A native Texan, Tiffany fell in love with the Southern California climate and moved here in 2007. During most of her time in California, she has worked for a variety of industrial construction and maintenance contractors at several of the region’s major oil refineries. Being the mother of two young boys, Tiffany says she doesn’t have much time for hobbies, but adds, “when I am lucky enough to find a few seconds, I enjoy seeing new movies, going to Angels baseball games, watching football, playing billiards, listening to live music, completing various DIY projects around the house, and trying and cooking new (to me) foods!” She says Encore is her second family.

A native of Orange County, Brian spent almost 20 years in the custom automotive industry as a professional fabricator. He also spent three years in the amusement park industry, designing and building animatronic figures for theme parks all over the world.

A self-described fan of Encore since the company's inception, Brian is now a part of the Encore family as the company's purchasing manager.

When he's not tirelessly sourcing the best products and values available for Encore's customers, Brian enjoys building custom hot rods at his home shop. He and his family spend as much time as possible exploring the great outdoors - boating, hiking, shooting and traveling.

A Southern California native, Michelle has extensive administrative office experience, including co-ownership of a business which included warehousing and customer service for multiple companies for many years. In her free time, Michelle remains actively involved with her three children's activities. She also enjoys photography, camping, boating and BBQing.

Before joining Encore, Delilah worked in the purchasing department at a large gas and supply company for fourteen years. Prior to that, she started her career in the apparel industry. When not at work, Delilah can often be found hiking various trails in her native Southern California and working with youth groups.

Born and raised in Long Beach, California, A.C. spent four years serving his country in the U.S. Army before starting his career at a small welding rental and repair shop. He has been in the welding supply and specialty gas industry ever since, having worked for both major and independently owned companies for more than 30 years. A certified specialty gas technician, A.C. is well versed in producing ultra-high purity gases and specialty gas blends which meet exacting customer specifications.

When he's not at work, A.C. enjoys spending time with his friends, riding his Harley and hanging out with his dog, Hydro.

Manny Rodriguez

Cylinder Process Technician

With a diverse background in the construction industry, focused on concrete and commercial plumbing, Manny recently decided to follow in his father's footsteps by learning new trades at the Encore Specialty and Industrial Gas Facility.

His duties include dispensing carbon dioxide, propane and other gases into cylinders and vessels of varying sizes and pressures; organizing, sorting and inventorying compressed gas cylinders; loading and unloading delivery vehicles; plant maintenance activities and more.

Born in North Carolina and raised in Orange County, CA, Manny enjoys camping, baseball and exercise.

Jeff Russell

Cylinder Process Technician

With ten years of experience at a well-known welding equipment company, and 13 years at an international gas supply company, Jeff made the transition to Encore because "I like how they treat employees and customers alike as family - not as a number."

In his position at the Encore Specialty and Industrial Gas Facility, Jeff routinely fills compressed gas cylinders with a variety of industrial gas products; loads and offloads delivery vehicles; and engages in various plant maintenance services, among other duties.

Jeff was born in Rochester, MN and raised in Wilmington, CA. He enjoys spending time with his family, watching football and baseball, BBQing; supporting his daughter when she plays softball; visiting Laughlin, NV; camping; and, playing with his grandchildren.

Eddie Zambrano

Cylinder Process Technician

Born in Torrance, CA, Eddie's work experience stems chiefly from the construction industry. Motivated and growth oriented, Eddie appreciates working at family oriented companies such as Encore. He spends much of his spare time at the gym, listening to music and playing baseball.

Pancho grew up in Nayarit, Mexico in a small farming community of about 300 people and has lived in Southern California since 1994. Before joining us at Encore, he was the warehouse supervisor for a major welding equipment manufacturer for nine years and previously worked as an auto mechanic. These days, when taking a break from keeping our warehouse and fulfillment operations ship shape, Pancho is the lead singer of a Mexican music band, which he describes as, “a dream come true!” Of working at Encore, he says, "it's a wonderful family with excellent and fine people – definitely a place where I want to reach my retirement!"

Danny's responsibilities at Encore include shipping, receiving and warehouse stocking and organization. Originally from Harbor City, CA, Danny moved to Baltimore, MD as a child before returning to California in 2015. While in Baltimore, Danny expanded his warehouse support expertise at a variety of large construction companies, bottling companies and the Baltimore Sun newspaper.

In Danny's free time, he enjoys going out to eat and the movies, traveling, and hanging out with his family. A self-described geek, Danny also enjoys spending time with his favorite video games.

Jesse started his career in the welding supply industry 20 years ago in a small, family-owned store. From there, he moved on to a larger company but missed the close customer relationships of the independent store. "Encore," says Jesse, "has that customer-focused mentality that I work best with."

Originally from Santa Ana, CA, Jesse enjoys watching sports of all kind and attending baseball games (Go Angels!) One of his sons plays basketball, so his weekends are usually spent at tournaments or league games.

James grew up in North Long Beach, CA and spent six years in the United States Marine Corps, seeing active duty for much of that time. Upon his honorable discharge in 1991, James started his career in the welding supply industry. As Encore's Distribution Manager, he is responsible for scheduling all daily deliveries and will-calls. "I was looking for the opportunity to play a personal role in building a business where the customer comes first." Outside of Encore, James enjoys spending time with his family, helping veterans in need, and riding his Harley with his friends.

D.J., who has called Riverside, California home for the past 28 years, is our newest Distribution Specialist. During the time when he's not engaging in the logistics of making sure our customers' receive their orders when and where they expect them, D.J. is likely either coaching baseball, listening to music or playing poker (in fact he's a two time competitor in the World Series of Poker!)

Keith has been working for the Encore management team for nearly ten years, and when they banded together to form their new venture, he didn't hesitate to jump on board. "Being part of Encore from the very beginning is definitely my career highlight," he says.

In his free time, Keith enjoys traveling with his family and visiting historical locations overseas.

Daryl started his career transporting gas products in 2001 and has worked for several independent and major companies in the intervening years. He came to know the Encore team during that time, remarking: "I saw a lot of my customers switching to Encore, so I knew they had something special going on that I wanted to be a part of." Asked about his family, Daryl responds with unbridled pride. "They are awesome and have stuck by me through thick and thin. I have three daughters and a son. So far, two of them have made it to college, and I couldn't be prouder of them." Daryl's off-duty interests include saltwater fishing and tattoo artistry.

As Distribution Specialist, Mike delivers cylinders, liquid dewars and hardgoods to Encore's customers - in a safe and timely fashion. Previously, Mike was a manager at In-N-Out Burger for almost six years before moving into the gas and supply industry at a large company.

Mike says he enjoys working in Encore's family atmosphere and aspires to work his way up to a dispatch position in the future.

In his free time, Mike plays the guitar and coaches his daughter's softball team. He and his family enjoy spending time at the river, going camping and to Disneyland.

Arnold Velasquez

Distribution Specialist

Arnold Velasqeuz

Distribution Specialist

An experienced driver and distribution specialist, Arnold is a responsible, professional and reliable member of the Encore team. Arnold was born in Hollywood and raised in Lynwood. When not behind the wheel, he can be found indulging in his favorite hobby, collecting sneakers, and enjoying the company of his wife and children.

Encore is a member of the IWDC, a cooperative that was formed in 1994 to leverage the strengths of independent welding distributor members across North America.

As such, Encore can offer extremely competitive prices on industrial, specialty and medical gases as well as related equipment, hard goods and consumables.

Our customers benefit from having the unparalleled expertise of a local member distributor who has access to national-scale purchasing and marketing programs.

Focused on our customers.

Not our quarterly results.

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Doug Anderson

VP Industrial Sales

Doug Anderson

VP Industrial Sales

Renay Rodriguez

Inside Sales Manager

Renay Rodriguez

Inside Sales Manager

Eric Beecher

Inside Sales Representative

Eric Beecher

Inside Sales Representative

Javier Martin

Territory Manager

Javier Martin

Territory Manager

Martin Munoz

Territory Manager

Martin Munoz

Territory Manager

Eric Garcia

Territory Manager

Eric Garcia

Territory Manager

Tony Monroe

Inside Sales Representative

Tony Monroe

Inside Sales Representative

Patricia Zambrano

Inside Sales Representative

Patricia Zambrano

Inside Sales Representative

Martin Meza

Territory Manager

Martin Meza

Territory Manager

Wyatt Powell

Sales Representative

Wyatt Powell

Sales Representative

Shelley Mann

Senior Operations Manager

Shelley Mann

Senior Operations Manager

Tiffany Jester

Administrative Services

Tiffany Jester

Administrative Services

Brian Doyen

Purchasing Manager

Brian Doyen

Purchasing Manager

Michelle McNeill

Accounts Receivable

Michelle McNeill

Accounts Receivable

Delilah Ruiz

Accounts Payable

Delilah Ruiz

Accounts Payable

A.C. Goins

Gas Facility Manager

A.C. Goins

Gas Facility Manager

Manny Rodriguez

Cylinder Process Technician

Manny Rodriguez

Cylinder Process Technician

Jeff Russell

Cylinder Process Technician

Jeff Russell

Cylinder Process Technician

Eddie Zambrano

Cylinder Process Technician

Eddie Zambrano

Cylinder Process Technician

Juan Pancho Torro