About Cabinet Navigators
Navigate Your Way to a Perfect Partner
Formed in 2015, we provide cabinetry dealers/distributors within the Carolinas and Coastal Georgia with high-quality cabinetry that meets the various needs of the discerning business owner. This is backed by tenor, a competitive spirit, and the commitment to unparalleled customer satisfaction ... we are confident that we will fit into your business as a valuable partner.
With more than 80 years of combined experience, members of our team have combined industry experience of over 80 years. Past positions held by the team include:
- Showroom design and space planning
- Installation Services
- Design/Specification Sales
- Showroom/Builder Direct Sales
- Multifamily Project Sales and Logistics
- Showroom Sales Management
- Business Development and Expansion Leadership
- Director of Manufacturing
- Executive Management Roles of Regional Sales and Vice President of Operations
Our team of experts is here to help ensure, that no matter what, your business prospers first! The end result is you taking our experience and applying it to your business. Contact us today to get started.
Meet The Team
Eric Vohwinkel
Principal
Eric's 32 year tenor in the Kitchen & Bath Industry started in Charlotte, NC with cabinetry installation. That opportunity afforded him the basic knowledge needed to move into builder services and then a design/sales role with a local kitchen & bath dealer.
In 1992, he found himself in a territory sales role with a premier cabinetry manufacturer covering NC and SC. This position moved...
moreBill Bowen
Principal
Bill started his career in 1991 managing lumber sales initially. In 1994 Bill moved to Texas as a dealer representative for a cabinet company, and then into builder sales. In 1997, he became a representative again in the Southeast and has been in the area every since.
In 2020 Bill started Bill Bowen and Associates which merged with Cabinet Navigators early 2024.
Bill currently resides in Lineville, Alabama with...
moreJeff Ailes
Territory Manager
In 2006, Jeff started his cabinetry career working with the family business called Creative Kitchens in Pinehurst, NC. This is where Jeff learned the basics of sales and 20/20 design as well as countertop installation and fabrication. Once Jeff became the sole owner, he changed his focus to business development, day-to-day operations as well as training and developing new cabinetry professionals.
Before assuming...
moreBrittany Buescher
Territory Manager
Brittany is our Sales Representative for Georgia. She graduated with a bachelor's degree in interior design in 2008 and started her journey in retail, where she learned multiple skills in kitchen and bath design software and materials. Over the years, Brittany has excelled in her design software skills and is an expert in Chief Architect and 20/20.
After many years of showroom management and sales, she decided to...
moreBen Grant
Territory Manager
Ben is the Territory Sales Manager for Cabinet Navigators in Nashville, Tennessee. He is an accomplished cabinet professional and enjoys using his skills to help build new kitchen and bath dealerships in the area.
Ben graduated from Tennessee Technological University in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in business administration.
While in school, he worked in the construction industry until he found his...
moreTricia Metz
Territory Manager
Tricia is the East Tennessee territory representative based out of Knoxville, Tennessee. She graduated with her Interior Design degree in 2004 from FIDM in Los Angeles, California. Tricia began working as a cabinetry designer while in college, which quickly became her design niche and career path over the next twenty plus years.
Early 2024, Tricia joined the Cabinet Navigators agency as a representative for...
moreBrandon Ritchey
Account Specialist
Brandon serves as our Account Specialist throughout the Cabinet Navigators service area. He began his career in the cabinet industry working his way through college at Kent State University in a cabinet door manufacturing facility. Since he has held various positions within both Residential and Multi-Family kitchen cabinet manufacturing facilities throughout his career ranging from Operations and Logistics to Sales...
moreRay Waite
Founder/Retired
Ray joined Alside Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of United States Steel Corporation and a founder of the Ultracraft Company in November 1977. He was the first employee of the Liberty, NC based Ultracraft Company (Alside Division) in November 1985. He started the company from a Greenfield site and completed the building and equipment install/debug in September of 1986. Subsequently, the first Ultracraft...
moreAwards and Associations
2015 Circle of Excellence Award (Norcraft Companies)
2016 Circle of Excellence Award (Norcraft Companies)
2016 Sales Agency of the Year Award (Norcraft Companies)
2017 Circle of Excellence Award (Norcraft Companies)
2018 Circle of Excellence Award (Norcraft Companies)
2019 Circle of Excellence Award (Masterbrand Cabinets)
2019 Sales Agency of the Year Award (Masterbrand Cabinets)
2019 Outstanding Design Services Award (Classica Homes / Charlotte, NC)
2020 Circle of Excellence Award (Masterbrand Cabinets)
2021 Circle of Excellence Award (Masterbrand Cabinets)
We truly value our partnership with The Cabinet Navigators!
We truly value our partnership with The Cabinet Navigators! How wonderful and rare it is to have a Rep. group that is creative, innovative and who actively works to help and assist their dealers...
I'm very grateful for them all!
I have known Scott for several years now. He was my StarMark representative and is now my Ultracraft rep along with Ray Waite.
Ray and Scott both have a willingness to help others...
They all go the extra mile and support whatever we need
My name is Tim Howard, I own a cabinet shop in Greenville SC and I am a dealer for Starmark and Ultracraft cabinetry. I have been in the cabinet business for 30 years. The relationship we have...