Brian was hand-picked by Carl Halvorson to assume ownership of Halvorson-Mason, and he was instrumental in constructing the homes for Little Whale Cove. Brian has 34 years in residential construction, including ten years in underground and concrete work and 24 in construction management. Brian was one of the first builders on the coast to utilize advanced drying techniques during framing. He also introduced representatives of Simpson Strong-Tie, a connector company, to a seismic hold-down device originally developed by MBR that he was using on home foundations. Simpson later purchased the device and added it their product line of anchoring systems.