These are the men and women who make up the core team at Atromitos of Costa Rica.
Richard Sims
Operations Manager
Mario Quesada
Design and Quality Control
From Ft. Worth, Texas, Richard Sims has been working in the wood sector in Latin America for more than 20 years. He has worked for the World Bank researching the forestry industry. He is a member of the eco-friendly Costa Rican Forestry Chamber. Richard currently lives most of the year in San José, Costa Rica.
Mario is a native Costa Rican, with decades of experience as a production manager for the country's largest exporters of Costa Rican wood products. He has worked internationally throughout Latin America.
Greg Yeomans
Project Consultant
Greg, from British Columbia, Canada, has been involved in the forest industry since childhood. He is a Mechanical Engineering Technologist with extensive hands-on knowledge of mechanical, milling harvesting techniques. He comes with extensive practical knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems related to sawmills.
Carlos Zuniga
Tree Farm Manager
Carlos runs the Atromitos operations in the southern part of Costa Rica. He overseas the silviculture activities of the tree farms, the harvesting and the initial cutting and transportation of the logs
José Gallegos
Production Manager, Alajuela, Costa Rica
José was born in Costa Rica and educated with a university degree in mathematics. He taught mathematics at the University of Costa Rica. Later, he has worked in every corner of the wood business: Logging, soils, import and export, etc.
Michael Miller
Director, Sales & Marketing
A native of Pennsylvania, Michael has a degree in economics, and over 40 years of experience in sales and marketing. He is a Vietnam Veteran and the author of "San José Costa Rica, a stroll through the heart and soul of Costa Rica's capital city" the best-selling guide book about Downtown San José, Costa Rica. Michael lives in San José and in Naples, Florida.
Lourdes Durán
Director of Logistics
Costa Rican Lourdes Durán, a business administrator and customs agent with more than 22 years of experience in international trade. Lourdes overseas the shipment of containers from containers from Costa Rica to the U. S., Canada and other countries.
Don Brock
Sales Manager, Eastern USA
A native of Texas, Don Brock is now based in Florida. With a career in sales and business development spanning many decades, he now works closely with builders and designers to ensure the right tropical woods are used for each project. Don has a reputation for integrity and customer service as well as a droll sense of humor.
Ray Kurzon
President
Ray Kurzon, of Plano, Texas has held a variety of senior management positions including President and CEO of K.L.S. Enviro Resources, Mr. Kurzon is a widely recognized expert on eco-friendly mining techniques in the Southwestern USA. He is currently the president of Atromitos Holdings, LLC.