Bruce A. Lee

Bruce A. Lee, general contractor for the 2009 HGTV Dream Home. Bruce A. Lee has more than 25 years of experience as a general contractor and construction professional in the housing industry. He started his career as an apprentice carpenter and journeyman, specializing in custom homes. In 1990, he obtained his general contractors license and formed Bruce A. Lee General Contractors company. He initially contracted with several small subdivisions, providing site superintendent and project-management services. In 1998, he began a partnership with Steve Ledson to build a new subdivision dedicated to authenticating older period homes with a modern flair. That work continues with the 2009 HGTV Dream Home. Bruce has also been the general contractor for a hotel and winery in Sonoma County. He currently is developing and building homes in Santa Rosa's prestigious Fountaingrove community and is also the lead contractor for homes in neighboring Marin County. His business has grown steadily for the past 10 years and continues on that trajectory. Bruce prides himself on working closely with the homeowner from initiation of the contract to the final construction of each of his homes. He believes that open communication with all customers, subcontractors and vendors is paramount to success. Bruce has been married for 15 years and has a 12-year-old son. He enjoys spending quality time with his family and believes that a strong family is great support for a successful business. He is an athlete and specializes in power lifting. In fact, he holds 12 California State power-lifting records and still holds the national power-lifting record for his age group. He also won the AAU World Power Lifting championships in 2000. He has an honorable discharge from the US Air Force as an air traffic controller.