The team

Led by an engineer.
Run with discipline.

Mille Construction is a family-led firm built around technical expertise, transparent communication, and an obsession with delivering work the right way.

Ryan Santelises, Founder and CEO of Mille Construction
Founder & CEO

Ryan Santelises

Ryan leads Mille Construction with a focus on precision, accountability, and client-first service. His background combines engineering training with hands-on field experience across high-impact South Florida projects — work that now informs every project Mille delivers.

Areas of specialty include commercial and retail tenant improvements, MEP-intensive interior construction, structural interior modifications, fast-track permitting and project closeout, corporate standardization and multi-location rollouts, and high-performance subcontractor management.

  • M.S. Construction Management — Wentworth Institute of Technology
  • B.S. Civil Engineering — UMass Lowell
  • Florida Licensed General Contractor — CGC #1539270
— Career Highlights · Prior Roles
Fontainebleau Aviation — Ryan's first project as a project engineer

Fontainebleau Aviation — Ryan's first project, contributing as part of the project engineering team in a prior role.

Ryan Santelises on site at Panorama Tower (Miami), serving as Project Engineer in a prior role

Panorama Tower (Miami) — 3 years as Project Engineer on one of South Florida's largest mixed-use towers. Additional pre-Mille contributions include Coffee Zone Brickell.

Luciano Junger, Structural Engineering Advisor
Structural Engineering Advisor

Luciano Junger

More than 45 years as a Structural Civil Engineer on major infrastructure and energy projects — the Angra Nuclear Power Plant (Units 1, 2, and 3), the Carajás Railway, and large-scale thermoelectric and hydroelectric facilities across Brazil. Feasibility lead on steel slab plant projects including CSA – Companhia Siderúrgica do Atlântico. Provides senior technical oversight on Mille's structurally complex work.

Mariana Junger Santelises, Marketing Director
Marketing Director

Mariana Junger Santelises

Nine-plus years in marketing, public relations, and brand strategy across luxury, real estate, and hospitality. Past work includes high-profile communications for Waldorf Astoria Residences Miami, and digital and paid strategy experience at Meta. Leads Mille's brand presence, client communications, and marketing vision.

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