After graduating, he took a job as an assistant engineer at a power plant in Cienfuegos, Cuba.

[3] Standing over 1.8 meters (5.9 ft) tall and weighing over 91 kilograms (200 lb), Capwell was noted for his organizational and leadership skills.

Capwell was not particularly interested in association football, but a request from the employees led him to found a team, particularly since the workers were not particularly enthusiastic about Emelec's other sports.

[1] The football team, composed solely of Eléctrica workers, was founded on April 28, 1929.

It won its first title, a local league made up of business-backed teams in Guayaquil, in 1933.