Meet Our Team

Graduated in 2004 from Sierra Nevada College, Alexander earned his bachelor’s degree in Entrepreneur Business. After living in the United States for 8 years –  California, Nevada and Colorado -, Alexander decided to move back to Guatemala and started his own business, which is now a successful enterprise. Alexander has managed his own business for 8 years and ultimately joined Caoba Doors in June 2012.

With a broad understanding of what it takes to be in a competitive business, Alexander understands the critical aspects of coordinating all sectors within the business and being on the same page with everyone. Alexander has an extensive range of know-how in management, production, purchasing and customer-service, which helps keep project deadlines, ensures product-quality and gives assurance to the client through all different phases of production.

Alexander grew up around carpentry and millwork all his life and has worked in many sectors of the door and window manufacturing facility, from drying wood, operating machines to installation and pre-hung fabrications. Today, Alexander cooperates with all sectors of Caoba Doors during all phases of construction, from the moment a project is marketed and quoted until far beyond it has been installed. Alexander travels extensively to assist and advise clients and sales teams and visits a wide range of trade shows both in the United States and Europe to investigate trends, materials, hardware and future construction methods, all in order to keep up to date with the evolving technologies of the industry.

Sue Escobedo graduated as a Business Administrator from the University of San Carlos in Guatemala. She also obtained diplomas in Operation Management, Project Management and Logistics Management. Sue has a broad knowledge of production and architecture and over 12 years experience in the fields of Logistics, Operation Management, and Project Supervision.

Before working at Caoba Doors, Sue honed her skills working 6 years for a Guatemalan exporting company. It is here where she learned to stay on top of her game in the fields of logistics, quoting, project management and production planning. After joining the Caoba team Sue obtained a certification in Kaizen System Implementation, Services Engineering Advisory and Digital Marketing. And as of 2018 Sue is PROCORE Certified as Superintendent and Architect.

Sue is a proactive individual constantly improving herself. She enjoys taking the time to continue learning and deepening her knowledge of the industry. In her spare time, Sue likes to read, dance, write poetry and short stories as well as spending time with her family.

Sue is in charge of receiving and analyzing new projects that need to be quoted, she sustains constant communication with our customers and new contacts, also providing friendly customer service whenever it is needed.

Alejandro joined Caoba Doors in September of 2004. He quickly caught the team’s attention as being an extremely precise, creative and reliable drafter working in Caoba’s engineering department. Alejandro has been the director of our Drawing and Design Department since 2011, and we value him highly as one of the most knowledgeable drafters this company has. His great sense of leadership allow for a highly efficient teamwork making it possible for us to design, create and deliver products built with our philosophy of Design Dictated Manufacturing.

Born in Antigua Guatemala in 1980, Alejandro studied in the Instituto Técnico Emiliani Somasco in Guatemala City where he graduated with an Industrial Bachelor´s and Assessor´s degree in Industrial and Architectural Drawing. He later obtained a technical degree in CAD-Drafting and Graphic Design in Antigua Guatemala.  He is currently studying his BSc. in Architecture at the Mariano Galvez University in Guatemala City.

During his 10 years at Caoba Doors, Alejandro has collaborated in the development of door and window construction designs and methods. He is also in charge of regularly updating all details that are used to generate our drawings.  With an extensive knowledge in hardware, clad and construction methods he is a key factor in the process of providing a superb quality product to our customers.

Sergio is our proficient comptroller. He is a CPA and MBA graduated from the Instituto Centroamérica de Adminitración de Empresas (INCAE). Throughout the years, Sergio has gathered experience in the financial sector as well as in the organization, re-engineering and direction of several companies working as their general and financial manager. Sergio has been working at Caoba Doors since 2008 and is consultant to several medium and large enterprises.

Sergio´s work at Caoba Doors is strictly financial. He is responsible for calculating the costs of our projects, financial analysis, presentation of financial states, controlling purchase orders, expenditures, billing, measuring cash flow, etc.

At 64, Sergio is a strong and devoted worker who, as he says, works at what he likes doing best.

Francisco is our keen Production Manager and has been a part of our team since 2001. Born in Costa Rica, he graduated in Industrial Engineering and earned a Master’s degree in Industrial Psychology.

With over 29 years of professional experience in the door and window manufacturing industry, Francisco leads and manages activities in areas such as Forest Management (FSC Chain-of-Custody Certification), sawing yield optimization, lumber drying, sawmill and veneer operation, design of quality control systems, production programming and control, laboratory tests, design and selection of prefinishing processes and materials, doors and windows manufacturing, engineering, cost control, product and process development and maintenance.

Francisco enjoys managing an excellent team committed to the highest quality standards and requirements of our product.

Jack Brushert is a seasoned Sales Professional dedicating his entire life to growing businesses through excellent customer service, insistence on customer satisfaction and earning their loyalty. Jack has been with Caoba Doors for the last 16 years servicing all of the Hawaiian Islands, supplying luxury custom homes and commercial projects. Customers personally believe in the expertise and knowledge base he provides and the value added they receive from his wealth of knowledge and experience. Jack continues to deliver successful projects, build lasting relationships and friends in the luxury construction industry.

Jack has been a successful restaurateur, and also worked in corporate sales, as national sales manager for the Pebble Beach Resorts. Jack’s insistence on treating each client like a VIP and exceeding expectations grew an extensive portfolio of luxury group clients who returned again and again.

When not on the jobsite, Jack enjoys time on the golf course and toasting great friends over a good bottle of wine.