Leadership Team

Having begun his career at Morley nearly 40 years ago, Charlie Muttillo now serves as President. Today, his sights are set on a Morley future ripe with innovation and sustainable growth. But despite the promise of tomorrow, it remains paramount to Charlie that the company never waivers from its founding principles. He credits Morley’s founders and their core beliefs for making Morley the construction company to which California businesses, developers and public institutions can turn for buildings of enduring value and for builders of enduring integrity. Of course, he’s proud of Morley’s projects, but according to Charlie, it’s the caring, commitment and charisma of the company’s employee owners and tradesmen that have made it all possible. He sees the coming years as being marked by new business relationships, new technical accomplishments, even more noteworthy projects, more robust communications and enduring financial success. Charlie lectures at UCLA Extension’s Construction Management Program and serves as Vice Chair for Santa Monica’s Building & Safety Commission. He serves as a board member for Affordable Living for the Aging and formerly was President of USC’s Architectural Guild and the Downtown Breakfast Club.

The warm and gregarious Erick Garcia will have you re-thinking your perceptions of construction finance professionals. On both the accounting and IT sides of the business, Erick has built strong, entrepreneurial, service-driven teams. Moreover, he has engineered the company to ensure sustainability of its employee-owned model and the freedoms made possible by it. Clients appreciate Morley’s financial strength, its unique structure and the level of client care it affords and inspires, as well the candor and acumen Erick brings to the table. Having already witnessed Morley grow as word of its unmatched integrity and attention to detail spread, Erick envisions an even brighter Morley future wherein the next generation of leaders will benefit from even greater financial stability, an expanded presence, a broader and deeper talent pool and industry leading processes. Erick considers it his personal responsibility to ensure the company is positioned to succeed for another 75 years, leaving a lasting legacy.

Joining Morley Builders in 1999, Ryan Hupf has nearly 25 years of industry experience. As Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Ryan oversees Morley’s General Contracting and Self-Perform Operations business units, providing operational guidance and leadership. Ryan is particularly skilled at providing superior client service through proactive communication to all project teams in order to meet client goals on time and within budget requirements. He has earned the respect of clients and co-workers by his hard work, creativity, and uncompromising integrity. He has overseen complex and notable projects throughout Southern California, such as the world-renowned Getty Villa renovation, Packard Humanities Institute’s Film Archive and Preservation Center, the Santa Monica Proper Hotel, and Los Angeles’ iconic Hotel Bel-Air. Leading the financial, schedule, and staff development aspects across multiple projects, Ryan’s experience totals over $1 billion and 4.5 million gross square feet of construction.

Ryan’s passion for the future of the building industry shines in his leadership of the Associated Schools of Construction (ASC) Student Competition and career fair. Providing professional association for the students’ advancement of construction education, Ryan heads our judging team. He also spearheads Morley’s internal recruitment efforts, continuing to shape Morley Builders as one of the preeminent leaders in the construction industry.

Clients experience an easier, more reliable and comfortable construction process at Morley. That’s due in large part to Ron Elazar, Morley’s head of construction operations. It’s the project controls he implements and the clean lines of communication he maintains, after all, that enable the consistent quality for which Morley has become synonymous. Ron’s reputation for bringing projects in on-time and on-budget has become legendary in the industry, and doing whatever it takes to honor our word has been pivotal to the company’s growth and success. Whether coaching soccer or mentoring his construction managers, Ron brings out the best in others. He motivates with humor, empathy, and a strong belief in the power of genuine collaboration. Serving as a mentor and seeing the next generation come into its own have always been rewarding experiences for Ron, an ideal match for his role inspiring the work and innovations of his construction managers and their teams. Ron is gratified by seeing his people grow, by instilling ethics and drive in his teams, and confident that as more people learn of the unique value Morley’s employee-owners bring to virtually every type of construction project, the company will continue to grow.

As Vice President, Self-Perform Operations, Bryan oversees Morley’s Self-Perform Operations business unit providing self-perform concrete expertise across the Southern California region. Starting his career as a Project Engineer in Operations, Bryan worked on a wide range of projects in which Morley self-performed concrete and provided concrete subcontracting to other general contractors. He spent time working with Morley’s in-house layout team learning first-hand, various aspects of the trade. Combining field experience with his technical understanding of how buildings are built, Bryan transitioned into a Preconstruction & Estimating Manager role where he oversaw hundreds of project proposals and bids and strategized the project planning/approach on numerous awarded projects, including the company’s largest and most complicated projects.

Bryan enjoys working collaboratively with clients during the early phases of construction; he feels it’s these early efforts that bring real value and set a project up for greatest success. Bryan’s creative problem-solving and ingenuity are a force to be reckoned with. Whether offering potential cost saving ideas, pricing alternate options, or looking beyond our typical scope of work, Bryan takes pride in always going the extra mile to ensure our clients and partners are treated with excellence.

Bryan supports future industry professionals by devoting his time to UCLA’s ASCE Student Chapter, organizing workshops for their Concrete Solutions team and sponsoring their Concrete Canoe team. He is also involved in Morley’s recruitment efforts, in search of future industry professionals interested in concrete and/or BIM.

As Vice President, Chief Estimator, Juan leads the estimating effort during the preconstruction phase. He serves as a key liaison with the client, attending all preconstruction meetings, coordinating with the design team, and ensuring all preconstruction services are thoroughly provided in a timely fashion. Juan’s strengths include his client-focused service and attention to detail, which are invaluable in delivering accurate budgets, creative value engineering, and a variety of other preconstruction services. Beyond the company’s successful history and track record of coming through for clients, Juan sees credibility as being earned through pure and simple hard work. In addition to evaluating constructability issues, exploring alternative options, and analyzing solutions, Juan’s responsibilities also include working with internal teams to create and deliver the next-gen estimating tools that further enhance the final preconstruction deliverables to our clients.

With drive and ingenuity to spare, Megan Sutton leads a human resources team at Morley that transcends your typical, transactional HR function. Viewing the HR practice as one that really must be everyone’s job, she partners with others throughout the organization to ensure Morley’s human potential is mined and that it remains aligned with business objectives and the values the employee-owners hold dear. This spirited leader defies oversimplified notions of human resources; she is committed to an integrated approach to building excellence at Morley, with a strong focus on communications, creativity, strategic thinking and measured risk-taking. She has seen the organization come to appreciate and further rely upon her team not just for day-to-day support, but for building a stronger organization overall and one that is better prepared to usher in the construction and corporate innovations of tomorrow. Megan credits the company’s culture and its employee-owners for making Morley a place where people come not only to build impressive projects, but to build more dynamic, more collaborative, more service oriented versions of themselves.

The health and safety of all our employees is of the utmost importance at Morley Builders. As Vice President of Risk Management, Amanda’s ability to effectively identify and manage risk requires a high level of collaboration and communication with all parties involved; her approachable style balances both technical and interpersonal skills in servicing cross-functional teams and clients.

Careful to anticipate, identify, prioritize and manage risks that impact Morley’s business objectives, Amanda is responsible for the overall management of the company’s corporate insurance and the comprehensive risk management program for all operations. Versatile in knowledge and experiences, Amanda previously held leadership roles in banking and financial institutions focusing in legal compliance, credit risk, and corporate governance.

Amanda believes Morley’s commitment and dedication to employee empowerment through collaboration and continuous education play a key role to the success in building a strong safety culture.