Company | RebelWave Technologies

COMPANY OVERVIEW

What RebelWave Is

RebelWave Technologies, LLC is a Veteran-Owned Small Business focused on bounded autonomy and human-centered decision assurance for defense, aerospace, and national security programs.

RebelWave develops and delivers modular, non-mission-executing technical capabilities that help organizations evaluate, validate, and integrate autonomy-related concepts while ensuring that human authority and accountability are always retained.

Who RebelWave Serves

RebelWave supports:

U.S. Government organizations and program offices
Prime contractors and system integrators
Defense, aerospace, and national security stakeholders

Our work is designed for regulated, high-assurance environments where transparency, traceability, and human oversight are required.

How RebelWave Engages (High Level)

RebelWave engages through paid, time-boxed pilot evaluations and prime-led subcontract support.

Engagements are structured to:

Reduce technical risk
Support analysis, modeling, and decision assurance
Integrate cleanly into prime-owned architectures

RebelWave does not execute missions or assume operational control.
Humans retain the authority to authorize, modify, or override all autonomous recommendations.

Founder & Leadership

John Rye Jr. — Founder & CEO

John Rye Jr. is a U.S. Marine and accomplished senior software leader with over 30 years of experience guiding cross-functional teams in the design, evaluation, and integration of mission-critical software systems.

His background spans research and development, large-scale systems engineering, and technology modernization within regulated and high-assurance environments. John brings a disciplined, mission-first approach to leadership, emphasizing technical rigor, accountability, and human-centered decision-making.

As a founder-led organization, RebelWave operates with direct executive accountability, ensuring that every engagement reflects a commitment to clarity, integrity, and outcomes aligned with program objectives.

Business Credentials

RebelWave Technologies, LLC is formally registered and recognized to support U.S. Government and prime contractor engagements.

Corporate Status

Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB)

Federal Registration

SAM.gov: Active

UEI: FTG5DNHFYKQ6

CAGE Code: 0T4Q7

Primary NAICS

541511 — Custom Computer Programming Services

Additional NAICS

541512 — Computer Systems Design Services

541715 — Research and Development in Engineering

518210 — Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services

Program Participation

Participant in Department of Defense Mentor–Protégé initiatives

Operating Location

Clarksville, Tennessee

All registrations are current and maintained in accordance with federal acquisition requirements.

Operating Principles

RebelWave Technologies operates under a set of principles designed to support trust, accountability, and disciplined innovation in high-assurance environments.

Bounded Autonomy

RebelWave develops and supports autonomy-related capabilities within clearly defined boundaries. Autonomous components are constrained by explicit rules, conditions, and escalation paths to ensure predictable behavior and responsible use.

Human-Centered Decision Authority

Human decision-makers always retain the authority to authorize, modify, or override autonomous recommendations. RebelWave systems are designed to support understanding and oversight—not to replace human judgment.

Assurance and Transparency

RebelWave emphasizes explainability, traceability, and evidence generation to enable informed decision-making, compliance review, and stakeholder confidence.

Prime-Integrable and Non-Disruptive

All capabilities are designed to integrate cleanly into prime-owned architectures without displacing existing systems, governance structures, or program control.

Compliance-Aware by Design

Engineering practices align with defense and aerospace expectations for security, compliance, and audit readiness across regulated environments.

BOUNDARY STATEMENT

RebelWave Technologies does not execute missions, control operational assets, or assume command authority.

All RebelWave capabilities are designed to support analysis, modeling, evaluation, and human-centered decision assurance. Human decision-makers retain full responsibility to authorize, modify, or override any autonomous recommendations.

Accountability for operational decisions remains with the appropriate human authorities at all times.