Our Story
From a garage in 2007 to a two-brand manufacturer.
Comfort Cool was founded in 2007 by David Goodbrand in a garage in Rancho Santa Margarita, California. The timing was deliberate: David had spent the previous five years running Goodbrand Lending in Mission Viejo, and as the 2006–2008 mortgage industry collapse unfolded, he decided to pivot into manufacturing something tangible.
His background was practical, not academic-only. He had worked as a Ford auto technician, moved into Bank of America management, and earned a BA in Finance from California State University, Long Beach and an MBA from California State University, Fullerton. That mix — hands-on mechanical work plus business operations — turned out to be the right shape for building a manufacturing company from the ground up during a recession.
The company manufactures two distinct brands out of our Rancho Santa Margarita, California headquarters — the same location where it was founded: Centric Air, the premium line with a 15-year motor warranty, and QA Deluxe, the value line with a 10-year motor warranty. Both are CEC Title 24 certified, both are HVI-916 rated for airflow, and both are assembled in our California facility.
Our commitment hasn't changed since the garage: every CFM number on the site is independently tested. Every warranty term is documented. Every support call is answered by a real person.
