Nathan Armstrong - President, Vice President of Engineering
Nathan Armstrong serves as Motive's President and Vice President of Engineering. Building on the success of his previous company A3Design, Nathan is responsible for business development as well as overseeing the company's design engineering projects.
Nathan has over twelve years experience in transportation engineering. He began his career in aerospace engineering, working for Boeing and Arrowhead Products before moving on to automotive engineering working as VP of Engineering for Metalcrafters and Aria Group. In 2004 Nathan founded A3Design Group, which has now evolved into Motive Industries. To keep active in the community and have a fresh outlook on the industry Nathan teaches a Design for Manufacturing class at the Alberta College of Art and Design.
Darren McKeage - Vice President of Design
Darren McKeage serves as Motive's Vice President of Design. Working collaboratively with engineering, Darren is responsible for designing unique and innovative concepts. Darren holds a Bachelor of Design degree from the Alberta College of Art and Design and is currently completing his Masters in Automotive Design from Coventry University in the UK. Prior to Motive, Darren worked for Stantec Consulting as a Graphic Designer. To keep active in the industry, Darren previously wrote a Car Design Column for Elemente magazine titled 'Diffusing Design' in which he reviewed the design attributes of up and coming vehicles.
Meagan McKeage serves as Motive's Vice President of Operations. Meagan is responsible for the management of Motive’s back office operations, systems and processes, and coordination between departments. Meagan holds a Bachelor of Management Degree from Athabasca University. Prior to Motive, Meagan worked for Simmons Financial Holdings; a small Calgary based Investment Company. During her time at Simmons Financial Holdings Meagan filled the role of Corporate Secretary for many of the company's investee corporations including Deepwell Energy Services, a publicly traded company listed on the TSX.
