ABOUT

Thomas McMillan Jr.

About Thomas McMillan Jr.

Thomas McMillan Jr. is a proud husband to Kristen McMillan and father to two beautiful girls, Mary Grace and Caroline. Thomas and Kristen are expecting a third daughter in April 2012. He is 34 years old and lives in Troutman, NC close to Lake Norman State Park (and to the city of Charlotte).

Professional

In addition to having fun creating Chillin’ with McMillan in his spare time, Thomas works full-time as the Online Promotions Director for Lowes.com at Lowe’s Companies Inc. – a Fortune 50 and 2nd largest home improvement retailer in the world.

He has over 10+ years of experience in various marketing roles with expertise in marketing strategy and planning, eCommerce and digital marketing, product marketing, direct marketing, and sports & event marketing.

Education

Thomas has a MBA with marketing specialization from Texas A&M’s Mays Business School where he attended the full-time MBA program as a Mays Scholar and also worked at least 30+ hours per week launching one of the nation’s most successful college athletics rewards programs (12th Man Team Rewards Program) designed to drive attendance and home field advantage at sports (excluding football) and is still thriving today.

The MBA program at Texas A&M is one of the best U.S. Business Schools as noted by recent rankings:

1st U.S. overall (8th in world), Best Value for Money, Financial Times (2011)
6th U.S. public (44th in world), Financial Times(2011)
11th U.S. public (30th overall U.S.), Bloomberg Businessweek (2010)
14th U.S. public (tied 32nd overall), U.S. News & World Report (2012)

Thomas was a Founder’s Scholar (most prestigious scholarship) at Newberry College and earned a Bacholer of Arts in Communications with minors in both Business Administration and Sports Management. He walked on the tennis team, acted in several Newberry College theatrical productions and produced/hosted a bi-weekly television show, Chillin’ with McMillan.

Things Thomas likes to do now

Thomas enjoys writing, playing with video cameras, and working on websites. He is fascinated with reading business books and often reads one or more per week. You will often find him chillin’ with his friends and family, grilling on the patio, camping in extreme temperatures, running and mountain-biking.

He is a member and deacon at First Presbyterian Church in Mooresville, NC. In 2011, Thomas was the Race Director for the 4th Annual Marti Estes 5k Mooresville Community Walk of Faith ( http://me5k.com ) that raised $22,500 for local charities in Mooresville, NC. Additionally, Thomas is currently serving a second term as president of the Charlotte Area Texas A&M Club. (Gig ‘Em Aggies!)

Contact Me!

Thomas can be reached by email at: thomasmcmillanjr@gmail.com

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