Craftspace Team
The Craftspace team combines decades of experience in architecture, engineering, design, branding and more. Our mission is to create a forward-thinking/sustainably focused modular building solutions company.
Bryan Kristof
Co-Founder & CEO
Bryan has over 25 years of experience developing successful small companies & brands. He has held senior marketing positions with public and privately held companies in the USA and Canada, has created two successful marketing agencies and a coworking company.
Bryan began plans for Craftspace in 2017, after helping to create The Cargo District, a thriving, urban mixed-use community of retail and residential spaces constructed from over thirty upcycled shipping containers.
Gregg Howell
Co-Founder & COO
Originally from Allentown, PA, Gregg has over 20 years of experience in the trucking and logistics arena. After receiving his Bachelors in Business & Economics, he joined his father-in-law in 1995 to help run the family trucking business, located in the Northern VA/DC Metro Area. Gregg's operational management expertise helped lead the company to steady growth. Gregg acquired ownership of the company in 2015, and relocated to Wilmington, NC in 2017 in search of a better quality of life for his family.
Ben Wilker
Architecture & Design
Ben is a strategic partner and part owner of Craftspace. With over 12 years of experience, Ben received his Master of Architecture degree and is currently a licensed architect in Ohio & North Carolina. Pursuing a dream to move south from Cincinnati, Ohio, Ben and his family settled in Wilmington, NC in 2017. After a year of working with a local architecture firm and serving as an AIA Wilmington executive board member, Ben started Wilker Design Co. in 2018, focusing on digital visualization & 3D renderings.
As architectural partner for Craftspace, Inc, Ben is helping to lead our efforts to bring the first modular-certified shipping container living spaces to North Carolina and the Southeast region.