I have been working with databases for over 20 years, building database driven web applications for the last 12, with the last 6 years heavily focused around APIs, social and applications that run in the cloud.

I  read anything I get my hands on via my Google Reader, Twitter and can access via my Macbook, Android Tablet, and IPhone.

I am a unique blend of a IT, data, programming, product development, business development and online and social media marketing skills.

I thrive on taking ideas and turning them in to web applications, with a focus on distributed programming using APIs  From social applications, cloud computing to mobile applications, APIs are the driving heartbeat.

I focus on the Business of APis, taking my understanding of the technical side of APIs and working to better understand what is necessary to be successful in this new API driven economy.

I don’t just work in the technology field, I live it daily.  There is no line where work begins or ends, I am constantly learning and growing.
I live technology, and I balance that with a life of travel between Oregon, California, and New York, spending time with my daughter Kaia, and girlfriend Audrey.

I am currently the API Evangelist for CityGrid, a places data and online advertising company.  

You can follow my personal blog at kinlane.com and my business blog at apievangelist.com as well as my API industry blogging at programmableweb.com.

It’s a long story,” I often say. You can catch snippets of it, if you pay attention. I’ve got a CV if you’re the type that cares about that sort of thing. There's a bunch of buttons to your right that you can click on for other social signals.

I’m a lit geek and a beer snob. I love tattoos and technology. I loathe mushy foods and romantic comedies. I’m not ashamed to admit I like ABBA and dislike Tolkien. I am somewhat ashamed to admit I’ve not finished Ulysses. I pick fights on the Internet. I'm still snarky offline, but I'm not always so tough.  I was widowed 9 days after I turned 35.  I have an 18 year old kid who makes my heart just explode with love and pride.  I’m a high school dropout and a PhD dropout. I have a cold hard stare that I like to imagine is much like Paddington Bear’s and a smirk much like the Cheshire Cat’s.

I currently travel as much as I possibly can. “Home,” at least according to my driver’s license, is Eugene, Oregon. 

Way back in junior high, I took an aptitude test that gave me a single career option: freelance writer.  I remember feeling rather panicky at the time, wondering how the hell I’d manage to pull it off. But now I do. My stories have appeared on NPR/KQED's education technology blog MindShift, in the data section of O’Reilly Radar, on Inside Higher Ed, in ReadWriteWeb, and in the Edutopia's blog (among other places).

And of course, I write here and on Hack Education.

In my spare time, I read, rabble-rouse, drink beer, and prepare for the zombie apocalypse. Because you never know what the hell's gonna happen…