Alexander Escobar Portfolio

Alexander Escobar

AEC  ·  Glazing & Building Envelope  ·  Smart Glass

12 design-build glazing projects totaling $7M+ in contract value
46 smart glass adaptations
70+ projects, 4 countries
12 years in AEC: structural steel, glass & building envelope
Alex Escobar

"On any given project I might be drawing in CAD, working through a technical solution with an architect, negotiating with a supplier, or on site getting a project through to the finish line. That range is what I bring."

Alex

My Career

A career built across job sites, engineering offices, R&D labs, and product teams — from structural steel in Venezuela to glazing contractor PM in DC to smart-glass product engineering to digital manufacturing. Graduate-trained in product design and development management (Northwestern, MS 2021). OSHA-10  ·  Certified ScrumMaster  ·  AutoCAD 2024  ·  Revit Structures 2024.

2024
– Present
Founder & Product Development Manager
Papagayo, LLC — Chicago, IL

My own company. Building a line of learn-to-paint kits with a custom eCommerce platform, handling product design, packaging engineering, brand identity, web development, and content production. Launches Q3 2026.

2022
– 2023
Sr. Project Engineer, R&D
MxD (Manufacturing × Digital) — Chicago, IL

Public-private partnership dedicated to digitally modernizing U.S. manufacturing. Managed a $7.5M R&D program across 7 sub-projects, running one cross-functional decision forum per week keeping engineers, legal, finance, and leadership aligned.

2021–2022
& 2023–2024
Product Engineer
Halio, Inc. — Hayward, CA

Electrochromic smart glass for commercial buildings. Led 46 product adaptations across 70+ projects in 4 countries. Built an AutoCAD-to-Smartsheet integration that cut drafting time by 90%. Contributed to a 10% sales increase and represented at 4 trade shows.

2021
MS, Product Design & Development Management
Northwestern University
2019
– 2020
Lead Engineer
Katalyst Technologies — Evanston, IL

Engineering and IT consulting. Built CATIA models for Putzmeister and designed SkyDraw for Skyline Windows — a prototype auto-generating manufacturing drawings from a 30-year database, cutting drafting time by 90%. Clients: Skyline, Putzmeister, Halio NA, Rami Design.

2014
– 2019
Project Manager / APM
Innovo Construction, LLC — Washington, DC

Division 8 glazing contractor. Ran 12 design-build projects totaling ~$7M, managing 35–40 suppliers and cutting costs ~10%. Portfolio spanned bulletproof glass, aluminum sunshades, arched oversized windows, and a 16-foot structural glass wall, each requiring close architect collaboration.

2011
– 2014
Project Manager
Corposteel — Caracas, Venezuela

Structural steel contractor in Caracas. Delivered 29 projects, 250+ tons, for clients including IPECA, Siemens, PepsiCo, and ProEnergy. Scope ranged from pipe racks and cable towers to walkways and platforms. Also designed 2XSpace, a warehouse rack that sold 650+ units its first year.

2010
BS, Mechanical Engineering
Universidad Simón Bolívar — Caracas, Venezuela