NAVFAC HAWAII BIographies

Commanding Officer

Captain James R. Sullivan

Captain Sullivan is a native of Deadwood, South Dakota.  He graduated from South Dakota State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering and was commissioned into the Civil Engineer Corps through Officer Candidate School in August 2001.  He also holds a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from San Diego State University and a Master of Business Administration from Webster University.

Executive Officer

Captain Milton Washington

Captain Washington is a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a graduate of Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. He also holds a Master of Arts Degree in Defense Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, Providence, Rhode Island. ​        

Operations Officer

Commander Brandon M. Casperson

CDR Casperson is a native of Ephraim, Utah. He received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Utah State University and received his commission through Officer Candidate School at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida and was designated into the U.S. Navy Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) in August 2002. He holds a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from San Diego State University.  His operational tours include Assistant Operations Officer/Officer in Charge of Contracts (OIC) Detail Uganda, U.S Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3; Training Officer, NMCB 74; and Chief Staff Officer, Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific/ Commander Task Force 75. 

Business Director

Mr. Andre K. Lee

Andre Lee grew up in Honolulu and started his Navy career back in 2001 at former Public Works Center, Pearl Harbor. Prior to joining the Department of Navy, he was senior design engineer and project manager at multidiscipline engineering firms.  He received his Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona and Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Hawaii. Lee also received an Executive Master of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School.