 Steve Palmiano General Manager spalmisano@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8600 Steve is the General Manager of West Houston Volkswagen and West Houston Subaru and has been part of the family for the past seven years. He's been in the automotive industry for 22 plus years, spending six of those years with VW and nine working with Subaru. He grew up in Moosup, Connecticut. He was a proud member of the USAF from 1984-1988. When he's not working at the stores, he's enjoying his horses and dogs, spending time with his grandchildren Hayden and Caleb, and his daughter Kim. |
 Cris Garner General Sales Manager VW Certified cris@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8600 Cris is the General Sales Manager of West Houston Volkswagen he has been part of the family for over a year. He has been in the automotive industry for 23 years, spending his whole career with Volkswagen and Audi. He is a Houstonian through and through. He enjoys watching the Texans and the Rockets. In his spare time he enjoys riding bikes and spending quality time with his wife, his three children and his grandson. |
 Jeff Newman Finance Director VW Master Certified jnewman@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8600 Jeff is the Finance Director of West Houston Volkswagen he has been an intricate part of our family for over five years. He has been in the automotive business for over thirteen years. Jeff is a graduate of our own Katy High School as well as holding a BBA from Sam Houston State University. He enjoys running, biking and just about anything else outdoors. He’s a fan of the Houston Texans and the Rockets. He also enjoys a good road trip especially if it includes a concert. |
 Adam Shawa Pre-owned Manager VW Certified adam@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8600 Adam has been the Pre-Owned General Sales Manager with the West Houston Volkswagen family for two years. Adam grew up in Egypt and attended the University of Miami. He loves biking, spending time with his family, and traveling to Europe. Adam’s favorite team is the Miami Dolphins. |
 Buddy Walton Service and Parts Director VW Certified buddy@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8600 Buddy has been the Service and Parts Director for West Houston Volkswagen for about a year. He has enjoyed a long career in the auto industry for over 20 years. Buddy is a Houston native. He has two children and one grandson. In his spare time he is definitely the outdoors type. His passions include motorcycle riding, surfing, snow boarding, auto racing, kayaking, hiking, and spending time in the mountains in California. |
 Francisco Medina Parts Manager VW Certified fmedina@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8690 Francisco has been with West Houston Volkswagen for 3 years and has been our Parts Manager for about a year. His long career of 27 years has been spent entirely with Volkswagen. He has seventeen grandchildren. He enjoys football and soccer. His favorite soccer team is the Brazilian National team. He enjoys playing the keyboard and writing songs. |
 Larry Newman Customer Service Manager VW Certified lnewman@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8600 Larry has been with the West Houston family of companies for 2 years he has held various positions. We are able to offer his expertise in several areas. Larry has been in the automobile business for over twenty six years. He is a Katy native and has been a big part of the community his whole life. He has three sons and four grandchildren. Larry is a graduate of Katy High School and Stephen F Austin University. He enjoys fishing and golfing. He is a true Texan and enjoys our home town teams, The Texans, Astros, and the Rockets. |
 Michael Bradshaw Internet Sales Manager VW Master Certified mbradshaw@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8600 Michael has been with West Houston Volkswagen for over a year. He is our Internet Sales Department Manager. Mike attended Missouri Valley College. He has been an automotive professional for over 15 years. He has two children. He enjoys spending time horseback riding and watching the Indianapolis Colts. |
 David Bowers Internet Sales Manager VW Master Certified dbowers@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8600 David has been with West Houston Volkswagen for about a year. He is one of our Internet Sales Managers. David has spent his whole life in Texas. He enjoys hunting, fishing and if he is not doing that in his spare time he is resting. He has been in the Automobile business for over ten years. He is a big fan of the Astros and the Rangers. |
 Doug Atkins Internet Sales Manager VW Master Certified doug@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8600 | 832.630.2626 Doug has been with West Houston Volkswagen for about a year. He is a big part of our internet team and brings his vast experience with him. Doug has been in the Automobile business for over thirty three years! He has three children and one grandchild on the way. He enjoys all types of fitness including golf, and bicycling. He is also big Texans fan. |
 Kurt Houser Internet Sales Manager VW Certified 281.675.8600 | 713.385.3361 Kurt has recently joined our Sales Team, but brings us twelve years of automotive experience. He is originally from Michigan and has lived in Houston for about twenty-five years, but his favorite sports teams would still have to be the Michigan Wolverines and Detroit Lions! One of his hobbies is traveling and his favorite vacations so far have been Dominican Republic and Europe. |
Minh has just joined our Sales team. In his spare time he enjoys volleyball, reading, walking and working out. His favorite sports team is the Houston Rockets. |
Joe has been with West Houston Volkswagen a little over a year now. He loves traveling, but his favorite vacation spot is Cambodia. In his free time he likes to exercise at the gym, go off-roading, and ride his motorcycle. Some of his favorite movies are Rango and Silence of the Lambs. |
 Jason Clark New Car Sales Professional VW Certified 281.675.8600|832.655.3953 Jason is fairly new to our Sales Team. He has a wonderful girlfriend, lovely daughter, and two dogs that make his family. In his spare time he plays sports and does a lot of weight training. Born and raised in Houston, he is also a big fan of our home teams the Rockets, Texans, and Astros! |
 Kelesha James New Car Sales Professional VW certified 281.675.8600|832.524.1196 Kelesha has recently joined our Sales Team, but brings us five years of experience in the automotive industry. She attended these colleges Texas A&M and UC Berkeley. She loves writing, playing piano, and playing basketball. She is a huge fan of the New Orleans Saints and Houston Rockets and her favorite vacation spot is Corfu, Greece. |
Jamaal has just joined our Sales Team. He was born and raised in New Orleans, LA but has lived in Houston for about six years now. He is married to the woman of his dreams and has two beautiful kids. Of course his favorite sports team is the New Orleans Saints! He also loves to exercise and travel to the Bahamas. |
Frank has been with West Houston Volkswagen for over a year. He has over eighteen years in the automobile industry. Frank has been married to his beautiful wife and best friend for thirty six years! He has five children and seven grandchildren. He enjoys golfing. His favorite sports teams are the New York Yankees, the Pittsburg Steelers, and the New England Patriots. |
Russ has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Team for about six months. He has been in the Automobile industry for over ten years. He has his degree in Hotel Management and Tourism. Russ enjoys spending time with his son. His favorite sports teams are the National Brazilian Soccer Team and the Dallas Cowboys. |
Chris is our assistant service manager and has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Team for over three years. He has been in the Automobile Business for over fifteen years. Chris is a graduate of the University of Houston earning his BBA. He enjoys spending time with his family. |
Nikki has been with West Houston Volkswagen for about two years. She has been in the car business for over twelve years. Her Dad and two brothers are also in the car business with over forty year’s experience (so it’s in her blood). She enjoys spending time with friends and family at the beach the pool or the lake. She enjoys watching the Texans and LSU “kick butt”. |
 Reggie Walker Service Advisor VW Certified reggie@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8600 Reggie has just recently joined the West Houston Volkswagen team. He has over twenty years in the Automobile industry. Reggie attended LSU. He is the proud dad of three children. In his spare time he enjoys spending time with his family and watching the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Rockets. |
Karla joined the West Houston Volkswagen team a few months ago. She comes to us with over six years experience in the Automobile business. She has two daughters that she loves to spend quality time with. She enjoys fishing and the New York Yankees. Karla enjoys cooking as well. |
 Kennedy Tran Parts Consultant VW Master Certified kennedy@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8600 Kennedy has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Parts Team for about a year. He has well over eleven years in the Auto Parts Industry. He loves to spend quality time with his little boy and family. |
 John Hinojosa Parts Consultant VW Certified j.hinojosa@westhoustonvw-subaru.com 281.675.8674 John has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Parts Team for about a year. He comes with over thirty three years of Automobile Parts expertise. He enjoys spending time with his son and granddaughter. His favorite sports team is the Houston Texans and he enjoys watching all kinds of sports. His favorite pastimes are photography, Barbequing outside and working on cars and trucks. |
Amanda has been with West Houston Volkswagen for over a year. She has been in the Automobile business for over eighteen years. She is a hometown girl graduating from Katy High school and attending Houston Community College. She enjoys spending time with her daughter and her husband. Her favorite football team is the University of Texas Longhorns. |
Robert has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Parts Team for about four months. The automobile business is in his family, since his Grand Father is also his Boss. He is a graduate of Lamar Consolidated High School. His favorite sports team is the Dallas Cowboys. |
 Jorge Lopez Make Ready Manager Jorge has been with West Houston Volkswagen for over three years. He has been in the Automobile Industry for over eighteen years. Jorge has two boys and he loves to spend time with them. He is a big futbol fan. |
Alex has been with West Houston Volkswagen for four years. He has been in the Automobile business for over 21 years. Alex enjoys a great futbol game. He loves to dance and in his spare time (which is not very much) he loves to SLEEP! |
 Sam Lucia Master Technician Volkswagen Certified Sam has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team for over nine years. He brings over twenty three years expert experience to the table. He enjoys spending time with his two children and his lovely wife. |
 Mario St. Rose Master Technician Volkswagen Certified Mario has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team for over a year. He brings over fourteen years expert experience to the table. He enjoys spending time with his two children. His favorite sports team is the Miami Heat. Mario enjoys biking, basket ball and swimming. |
 Lee Ramos Master Technician Volkswagen Certified Lee has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team for over two years. He brings over nine years expert experience to the table. He enjoys spending time with his family. Lee also enjoys cycling. |
 Jim Manford Master Technician Volkswagen Certified Jim has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team for over five years. He brings over forty nine years expert experience to the table. He enjoys spending time with his family. |
Chris has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team for over two years. He brings over twelve years expert experience to the table. He enjoys spending time with his family. |
Renee has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team for about two years. He brings over seventeen years expert experience to the table. He enjoys spending time working on cars, ACTS, and the Knights of Columbus. He also enjoys watching his favorite football team, The Houston Texans. |
 Juan Avina Technician Volkswagen Certified Juan has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team for over two and a half years. He brings over eight years expert experience to the table. He enjoys spending time watching his favorite fubol team, the Chivas. He also enjoys mountain biking. |
 Eduardo Bandala Technician VW Certified Eduardo has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team for over three years. He brings over eight years experience to the table. He enjoys playing pool and soccer. He has two children. His favorite team is the Astros. |
Juan has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team for over two years. He brings over six years expert experience to the table. He enjoys spending time watching his favorite football teams, The NY Giants and NY Jets. |
Jerzy has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team for over two years. He brings over ten years expert experience to the table. He enjoys spending time watching his favorite futbol teams, AC Milan, Barcelona. He also likes the LA Lakers. His hobbies include Remote Control cars, cooking (BBQ), and soccer. |
Ben has just joined the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team. He brings over eighteen years experience to the table. He enjoys hunting and riding ATV’s. He has a little girl. His favorite teams are the Houston Texans and the Astros. |
Adan has just joined the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team. He recently graduated from UTI and has a year of experience in the automotive industry. His two dogs and working on cars take up most of his time, but he wouldn’t have it any other way. He loves vacationing in Mexico and he never gets tired of watching his favorite movie The Boondock Saints. |
Kevan has just joined the West Houston Volkswagen Service Team. He attends Lone Star College. Kevan also enjoys long-boarding and autocross. His favorite sports teams are Mclaren and Mercedes. He describes himself as EPIC. |
Maricela has just joined the West Houston Volkswagen Team. She is a local girl graduating from Katy High School. She loves to dance, watch movies, and spend time with her family. |
Della has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Team for over three years. She enjoys SHOPPING, church, movies, dining out, and concerts and spend time with her family. Her favorite sports team is the Dallas Cowboys. |
Victoria has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Team for over two years. She is a hometown girl graduating from Morton Ranch High School and is now attending HCC. She enjoys spending time with her baby girl and watching classic Disney movies. When she has free time she hits the gym and goes to her favorite place the spa. |
 Delmy Herrarte Housekeeper 281.675.8600 Delmy has been with the West Houston Volkswagen Team for a year now. She was born in Guatemala, but has been in Houston for about 8 years. She has three loving kids and one dog that she loves to spend every minute with. Her favorite place to vacation is Disneyland with her family. |
