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 cabinet was produced.

His Ultracraft career was focused on operations as Plant Manager, Director of Manufacturing, and Senior Vice President of Operations. In 2005 he became a Manufacturer's Representative and continued his association with The Ultracraft Company to the present day. His career totals a 43-year span serving the Ultracraft/Alside Company. He is currently the Principle of an award-winning Rep Agency "Cabinet Navigators." They promote all of the cabinet lines noted above.

Obviously, Ultracraft is his favorite brand and the one he is most knowledgeable about. The no-charge modifications, as well as the "breadth of the product" offering, makes Ultracraft a new line to sell.

He particularly enjoys the relationships that have been built over the many years with the Navigators Team and with our customers.

He and his wife, Janice, enjoy spending time with their three sons and grandson. Ray loves the Pittsburgh Steelers as they are his hometown team. They also enjoy spending more time at their home on the Lake.

Territory: The Carolinas and Coastal Georgia

Agency: Cabinet Navigators

Brands: Ultracraft, Starmark, Fieldstone, Mid Continent and Europa (SC & GA)