Our Team

Brett Metz

Owner | Lead Project Manager

As is common with most lifelong family-owned companies, we choose to work with our family and rely on our heritage to carry on the family business.

Brett acquired full ownership of Summit Custom Homes a decade ago from our uncle and founder, Ron Enge, who started the company nearly 40 years ago. Brett and the Metz family are Durango natives, having been in the building industry for over 60 years. As the Owner and President of Summit Custom Homes—and the primary point of contact for all business dealings—Brett looks forward to continuing the family’s building legacy with his son, Ryder, who recently graduated with a degree in Construction Management.

After graduating from New Mexico State University and building a 20-year background in engineering project management, Brett’s dream of building full custom homes in Durango came true. Having grown up in the construction industry, with a dad and uncles working in every part of the trade—from concrete to general contracting to excavation—Brett earned his stripes with hands-on experience at job sites and has truly grown up on the business end of a shovel.

The Metz family enjoys spending time in the mountains, trail riding motorcycles and mountain bikes, and keeping up with our children’s busy schedules as they grow up as the fourth generation here in Durango. Our business is more than just a custom home-building company—it is a lifelong labor of love and a commitment to building exceptional homes for our clients in the town we love.

Brett and his wife Jenifer, married for 29 years, consider it a daily blessing to have raised their children, Ryder and Grier, in a town built by their ancestors.

Susanne G. Brozovich

Associate, IDS | Professional Interior Design Consultant

Susanne G. Brozovich, owner of Aaron Thomas Interiors, is a professional interior designer specializing in residential interior design. Her study of design and architecture plus real-world business experience, coupled with her love of textiles and color, uniquely equip her to assist clients with the design and décor of their homes. She has extensive experience assisting both builders and clients with conceptual design, space planning and interior and exterior finish selection. Her ability to provide fresh ideas and consistently execute the project vision in a timely, cost effective manner is refreshing.

Susanne’s philosophy of “blending fine home décor into lasting relationships” is at the heart of her work whether the client is a local Durango resident or resides on another continent. She has experienced great success working and communicating with clients who are absent during the construction or design process.

The studio of Aaron Thomas Interiors is located within Saul Décor and Furniture allowing access to a vast library of finishes at every price point, designer fabrics and exquisite furnishings. This unique professional arrangement allows her to assist clients from initial concept to relaxing on customized pieces. Susanne specializes in turning client visions into realities.

Saul Décor and Furniture is located on Main Street overlooking beautiful downtown Durango.

Wilma Gunn

Office Manager

Wilma Gunn is the Summit Custom Homes office manager. With over 20 years of experience running a hectic office environment handling all the tasks that make a company tic she runs a tight ship to assure our financials and business transactions are accurate and timely.

Carl Heide

Job Site Supervisor

Carl Heide is one of Summit Custom Homes most valuable assets. With in depth industry knowledge that can only come from over 25 years of experience in the construction industry Carl knows how to resolve every challenge that can be faced on a job site. He brings a calm demeanor to an otherwise hectic workplace. His skill set spans every skill set that it takes to build a full custom home. He has been with Summit Custom Homes in one form or another for 15 years.

Grant Gunn

Job Site Supervisor

Grant is the newest addition to the Summit Custom Homes team with 25 years of professional project management skills having run the plant at BP for the past few decades. The level of professionalism and the ability to manage complex projects will bring a new level of proficiency and organization to our home building projects. He is excited for the new opportunity and has already proven his value to the organization.

Tracy Reynolds, AIA, P.E.

R+A Principal Architect & Structural Engineer

Tracy Reynolds founded R+A in 2002 and brings experience from a wide variety of projects including historic preservation, remodels, custom residential, schools, libraries, and civic and commercial structures. Tracy is the lead designer for all of the firm’s projects. He is also the principal of the firm’s engineering service, overseeing all structural design and evaluations. Tracy is a licensed Architect and Structural Engineer with over 30 years experience in all facets of building design.

As a licensed Architect and Structural Engineer, Tracy is able to look at projects holistically, and is able to quickly and efficiently solve complex project challenges in a logical, efficient, and economical manner. Tracy’s experience with alternative energy systems as well as nearly every building type and construction type imaginable enables him to provide efficient analyses of alternative project solutions.

Tracy’s design aesthetic always begins with looking at the project context, beginning with the immediate vicinity as well as the larger context including the community and region. The historic character of the area, as well as geological, topographic and environmental conditions, always play an important role in his design solutions.

Rachel Olson

Olson Architects is the realization of a dream many years in the making. A conservative estimate would use the fifteen years that Rachel Olson, AIA, has spent honing her craft with commercial and residential projects throughout Colorado.

To that end, Rachel now joins her love, skill, and collaborative spirit to that of the team at her own firm. Olson Architects is, first and foremost, about connecting with clients. Before anything else, Rachel sits down with the people behind each project to learn about who they are outside of it, because that can inform the project just as much as any specific needs or asks.

The team’s goal is not only to provide solutions, but also to design something that perfectly complements the ways that people interact with space. It is practicality combined with a thorough attention to detail. The result is an intuitively functional space with a distinct and welcoming character.

Education: University of Colorado at Boulder, Bachelor of Environmental Design, major in architecture, December 2005, and is a licensed architect in Colorado.

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