Brown Construction, Inc. was founded by William (Bill) T. Brown in 1964, constructing primarily multi-family housing. In 1988, Ron T. Brown joined in partnership with his father to expand into commercial construction.

Ron Brown is a Licensed General Contractor in the States of California, Nevada, Washington, Colorado, Idaho and Montana. With his extensive background in multi-family, commercial and industrial projects, he has nurtured the growth of Brown Construction into a market leader. Ron’s varied project background adds first-hand experience as he guides the Corporation as President.

In 1997, Matt DeFazio joined the company as a Project Manager overseeing Commercial, Technological, Industrial and Institutional Projects. In 2002, he was appointed Vice President of Commercial Construction. Matt has an extensive background in commercial construction, along with degrees in Architecture and Construction Management from California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo, California. His knowledge, experience and leadership skills have enabled us to move the business into larger and more complex project types.

In 2002, Liz McCapes was appointed Vice President of Multi-Family Housing Projects. She has been with Brown Construction for over 20 years. For more than 10 years, Liz has focused exclusively on multi-family residential work including market-rate housing, mixed use, senior housing, assisted care facilities and affordable housing. Liz now oversees all operations pertaining to multi-family housing work. She has been the driving force in expanding this side of the business, while maintaining a hands-on management style with clients and their projects.

Bill Brown and Ron Brown co-owned Brown Construction, Inc. until 2002, at which time Bill sold his interest to Ron. Since that time, Matt DeFazio and Liz McCapes have become minority shareholders in the corporation.