Management Team / Advisory Board Bios
John McMillian
Founder and CEO
John, Shockwave’s Founder and CEO, has more than 50 years of experience with electric vehicles. In college, he researched and built a variety of electric cars, including one from the ground up. After majoring in Transportation and earning an MBA from the University of Tennessee, he spent eight years on active duty with the Air Force. John’s last assignment was as a Missile Combat Crew Commander for the Titan II, ICBM System at Little Rock, AFB. While in the Air Force, John continued to design and convert cars to electric power. He lived off the grid for almost 20 years and presently resides on Cherokee Lake, in east Tennessee, in a passive solar, earth sheltered home, of his own design. John created the Defiant EV3™ Roadster from the ground up to provide enhanced performance and lower electric vehicle costs.
Normand Rheault
Cofounder and VP Management Systems
Normand successively held HR management positions at Rolls-Royce Limited, Bell Helicopter Textron, Hyundai Motors Manufacturing and was recently part of the executive team in a multinational Engineering firm called WSP. He started his own firm specializing in plant start-ups, and has helped many World-class companies getting established in Canada and the US. Normand’s areas of expertise include Plant start-ups, pedagogical engineering, and technology transfers.
Carrie Fair
Cofounder and VP Marketing
Carrie has many years of experience in professional sales and media relations. She is responsible for securing media coverage with both local and national media visibility and serving as Shockwave’s spokesperson. Additionally, she oversees our social media efforts.
John Felder
Advisor
John, President and CEO at Premier Automotive Export, Ltd. & Cayman Automotive Leasing and Sales, Ltd. His was the first company to deliver 100% American manufactured 100% electric vehicles to Havana, Cuba in November 2015.
Richard Otness
Mentor
Richard served on the Board of Directors for the Atlanta Technology Angels (ATA). During the past 20 years Richard has been an Angel investor and invested in numerous startups, many of which have been acquired by other companies. Richard has an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Thom Reed
Spokesperson
Thom, best known for his work in Bad Boys II, CSI Miami, Ancient Aliens, the original owner of the International Model and Artist Group "Miami Models" (South Beach) and Paraween Entertainment, joined with Shockwave Motors, Inc, as an official Spokesperson.
