Locations
Merlin Custom Home Builders
Founder & CEO
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Monday | 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM PST |
Tuesday | 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM PST |
Wednesday | 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM PST |
Thursday | 7:30 AM - 4:30 PM PST |
Friday | 7:30 AM - 1:30 PM PST |
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Key Contacts
Owners, Principals & Senior Executives
Bart Jones's Bio
Bart , a Las Vegas native and brother to Steve , joined Merlin Custom Home Builders in June 1994. By 1998, Merlin’s growth required Bart to move from field supervision to the office. He became the CFO and managed the evolution of Merlin’s transition to a technologically advanced company while still focusing on the priority of keeping personal contact with the homeowners.
Bart fully supports Steve’s vision for Merlin and is honored to work with his brother to carry out the family legacy of building exceptional quality homes in Southern Nevada. Bart continues to play a key role in making sure that Merlin Custom Home Builders balances both the needs of a rapidly growing company while maintaining the company’s commitment to putting customer’s needs first.
Bart graduated with honors in 1975 from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), receiving a Bachelor of Arts and Letters degree. He then left the desert for the tropics and spent nearly 20 years owning, managing, and marketing agricultural businesses, and developing facilities for processing agricultural products on the beautiful island of Hawaii. While managing over 500 acres of orchards and other operations in the 1980s and 1990s, Bart worked with the Farm Bureau as well as the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and personally created and managed the Low In-Put Sustainable Agriculture Project for Hawaii. The project brought organic and sustainable farmers together with University of Hawaii scientists to develop scientific protocol for such practices.
Erica Morrison's Bio
As Chief Operating Officer, Erica Morrison manages the daily administrative and operational activities of the company to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of operations and compliance with legal and other standards. She is also responsible for carrying out Merlin’s commitment to providing a positive building experience for our homeowners by communicating with clients throughout the luxury home building process; informing them of progress, answering questions, and relaying their requests to the team.
Over the past 15 years with the firm, Erica Morrison has learned the business and proven her ability time and time again. When she joined the Merlin team in 2004 as a receptionist, she had no experience in the construction industry, but quickly learned the business. Over the next few years, she continued to advance her knowledge of the industry and develop her leadership skills, and was promoted to Project Manager. In that role, she managed 10 ground-ups and more than 10 remodels, organizing the project budget, contracting subcontractors, maintaining cost control and overseeing project scheduling
Steve Jones's Bio
Steve is at the pinnacle of his career. Merlin was recently named the 2017 National Custom Home Builder of the Year by the NAHB and has no intentions of slowing down. Steve understands the strength of the next generation and teaches the art of custom home building to his team in a way that will ensure a 3rd generation of builders. Steve envisions that Merlin will be building Custom Homes for his clients’ families for generations to come.
Steve started by building houses with friend, journeyman builder, and mentor, Audie Coker. Audie was a true perfectionist and imparted that same wisdom to Steve, who willingly embraced the philosophy. Steve spent years learning the art of custom home building from Audie. Every detail mattered, no matter how seemingly insignificant. Perfection was expected and nothing less would suffice.
When Audie retired in 1989, Steve secured his General Contractor License and created Merlin Custom Home Builders. Merlin began building unique custom homes throughout the Las Vegas Valley. Subcontractors were carefully chosen for their work quality and professional reputation. Steve created lasting relationships with the best subcontractors in Las Vegas, many of whom still work for Merlin today.
Steve built Merlin on a commitment to maintaining the highest quality building standards and treating people with integrity, respect, and compassion. This is exemplified in the fact that numerous multi-million dollar homes were realized with a handshake rather than a contract.
The family settled in Las Vegas in the early 1930s. Steve , born in 1949, had the unique opportunity to grow up with the city. After attending college at the University of Nevada, Reno, Steve finished his studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He married Anne Rose Keegel, a third-generation Nevadan, in 1976 and they have two sons.
Estimating, Purchasing & Preconstruction
Robert Brown, Sr.'s Bio
Robert has over 25 years of experience in the construction industry including the last 12 years with Merlin Custom Home Builders Contracting. He is responsible for estimating and managing the estimating staff, project management, scheduling, reviewing product selections to ensure they fit within the project budgets, and various other financial aspects at the critical starting phase of Merlin Custom Home Builders’s custom homes and remodels and throughout the construction process. He also assists the Superintendents in locating unique materials, coordinating multiple-trade mobilization, providing cost analyses for unique field conditions and estimating additional work authorizations. Over the past 12 years, he has estimated a wide variety of projects, some of which include: * A 30,000SF Old World French Estate in Southern Highlands Estates with six buildings on 3 acres. This unique home totaled approx. $20,000,000 with much of the materials imported from France. * A Modern 9,500 SF custom home in the Ridges totaling approx. $7,000,000. * An ultra-modern 5,000 SF custom home in the Ridges at approx. $3,000,000. * An Old World 10,000 SF home on the shore of Lake Las Vegas at approximately $8,000,000. * A Modern 8,700SF home with a 5,500SF garage overlooking Red Rock Canyon from Spanish Hills totaling $6,700,000. * Multiple highrise condominium build-outs and remodels throughout the Las Vegas Valley, ranging from 1,500SF to 17,600SF and ranging from $250,000-$15,000,000.
Operations
Sara Eisert's Bio
Sara is originally from Southern Minnesota and moved to Las Vegas in 2003. She has owned and managed a variety of services and retail business. Sara joined the Merlin Custom Home Builders team in April 2011 and, in addition to her work life, enjoys traveling, recreational hiking and spending time with family, friends and three cats.