BRETT HILL COMPANIES - Key Persons


Brett K. Hill - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President
Brett's background and extensive experience offered him the opportunity to form his own firm and become the development manager for a five-phase master-planned project in Honolulu, Hawaii. Brett subsequently developed a construction company, a specialty material supply entity, and a maintenance firm to provide a full scope of services to develop, design, construct, and maintain all of its projects. While Brett's business focus is on Oahu, he travels the world in search of interesting adventures, objects, and materials. His key projects include Nauru Tower, Hawaiki Tower, Hokua at 1288 Ala Moana, Capitol Place, Watermark Tower, Trump International Hotel Waikiki, and The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach Phase 1 and Phase 2 towers. A graduate of Purdue University with a Bachelor of Science degree in construction engineering management, Brett's specialized expertise lies in the design and construction of high-end residences, as well as commercial, retail, and medical office buildings. Brett is known in the business as a high-integrity leader who generates exceptional value for his clients. And outside of business, Brett has developed a reputation as a food and wine connoisseur who travels the world (often in search of unique objects, materials and supplies) to bring back a treasure that will add a special touch to his next project.

Bryan Mukai - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
Prior to joining Brett Hill, Bryan worked for General Growth Properties' Hawaii office, whose asset portfolio at that time included Ala Moana Center, the Victoria Ward Properties, Windward Mall, and Whaler's Village.

Conrad Verdugo - VP

Job Titles:
  • Vice President
  • Member of the Building Industry Labor Association
Conrad's expertise and experience in planning, design and project management have expanded steadily throughout his 25-year tenure in the building industry, where he has been responsible for completing high-profile, complex projects. Prior to joining Brett Hill Construction in 1998, Conrad was a senior project manager with another well-established local construction firm; and, before that, he worked for Boone & Associates (Bruce Stark Development's exclusive architect) as one of the first architects to utilize computer-aided drafting/design to generate working drawings. A graduate of the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor of Arts degree in architecture, Conrad is a member of the Building Industry Labor Association and serves as a board member on several Hawaii Carpenters Trust Funds. Outside of work (and outside of Hawaii), he's an avid snowboarder and off-road motorcycle racer.

Gregg Kodama - VP

Job Titles:
  • Engineer
  • Vice President
Gregg has been in the construction industry since 1988, with extensive background in cost management and budget analysis, estimating, scheduling, material procurement, and project management. Clients and colleagues describe him as a man with no hidden agenda: honest and straightforward, compassionate and big-hearted. Prior to joining Brett Hill Management in 2004, Gregg was a senior project manager for Hawaiian Dredging & Construction. Notable projects of Gregg's include The Ritz-Carlton Residences Waikiki Beach Phase 1 Tower and Phase 2 Tower, Trump International Hotel Waikiki, 2100 Kalakaua Luxury Row Shops, Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hale Koa Hotel, Iolani School (classroom and pool additions), Imperial Plaza, Ala Moana Shopping Center (parking expansion), and Queens Medical Center (QET 3 & 4). A graduate from the University of Hawaii with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering, Gregg is a licensed engineer in the State of Hawaii and a member of the University of Hawaii Engineering Alumni Association. An expert cook, if he weren't so busy at work, Gregg would undoubtedly be a celebrity chef.