For Josh Rosenson, working with wood started long before it became a career. As a kid, he was the one outside building forts and ramps in the backyard, already fascinated by what he could create with his own two hands.

Today, that same curiosity is behind RDA Cabinets, the custom cabinet company Josh and his wife, Cindy, have built around craftsmanship, personalization, and nearly 30 years of experience in cabinetry and fine woodworking.

Josh and Cindy have been married for 24 years and have called northern Rio Rancho home for the past 20. They have two sons, Caleb, 22, who works for Intel as a fabrication tech, and Connor, 18, who works for Rocky Mountain Youth Corp and hopes to become a wildland firefighter.

Their New Mexico story began from two very different places. Josh was born in Hayward, California, raised in Oregon, and spent his high school and college years in northern Michigan. He moved to Albuquerque in 1999 and began what would become a long career in carpentry. Cindy was born into a military family at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, California, and moved to Albuquerque in 1990. She has worked as a bookkeeper for many years.

After Josh gained extensive experience at a local production cabinet shop, he and a former business partner started RDA Cabinets with a goal of providing high-end cabinetry and fine woodworking to more people.

RDA Cabinets may be a small company, but there is a lot happening under one roof. The company provides in-house design, fabrication, finishing, installation, and delivery, with both fully custom cabinets and modular options for residential and commercial projects. They have already completed many projects in Placitas and look forward to serving more clients in the community.

What really makes RDA interesting is what happens when a customer walks in with an idea.

“Could you make something like this?”

For RDA, that is not a question to avoid. It is a challenge they enjoy taking on. Personalization is central to the way they work, with each project focused on the customer and delivering a result that meets or exceeds expectations.

It is also why Josh and Cindy take particular pride in the handcraftsmanship that goes into their projects. As a young company, they know reputation is earned, and they are willing to go the extra mile to demonstrate the quality of their work and build trust with their customers.

Their investment in craftsmanship extends into the community as well. RDA Cabinets has donated materials to a local trade high school and successfully encouraged its vendors to contribute, too.

Outside of work, Josh and Cindy enjoy hiking, camping, farmers markets, antique stores, and seeking out locally owned restaurants, coffee shops, and bakeries. Most of all, they enjoy spending time together as a family.

They credit their success to hard work, dedication, their love of the industry, and the family and friends they are most grateful for.

Their advice for homeowners is straightforward: research your contractors thoroughly.

And if you are a Placitas resident wondering whether RDA Cabinets might be the right fit for your own project, there may be an even easier place to start.

Ask your neighbors.

There is a good chance RDA may have already built their cabinets.