Brandan Millan is a native Phoenician, leaving only for a short time to wrestle in college. As the son of a Filipino immigrant with strong blue-collar roots and coming from humble beginnings, Millan pulled his mattress from a one-bedroom apartment closet every night to sleep on for the better part of his childhood. Millan’s journey through life created a diverse background as a software engineer, military veteran, construction owner, technical dive instructor, automotive refinisher/car builder, public safety company officer, multi-sport athlete, master’s graduate, Six Sigma Green Belt and more. Millan often jokes that he does not know what he is going to be when he grows up. Millan would classify himself as a lifelong learner, both academically and with hands-on skills.
Currently Millan is a co-owner of Reef Builders LLC an Arizona based custom home builder, who focuses on high end custom homes and major renovation work. With the help of his business partner Tim Russo, Millan took a 2-person construction company to a multi-million-dollar company in less than 5 years. Millan is also currently a Fire Captain with the Phoenix Fire Department serving in his 15th year. Within the fire service and the construction industry, Millan’s passion lies in developing people both mentally and physically, as well as in developing systems to create efficiencies that maximize service delivery to the end client.
When not on a fire truck or at the construction office, you can find Millan on a mountain bike, pajama wrestling (aka jiu-jitsu), restoring classic cars, spending time with close friends and family, or doing anything in the outdoors.
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