Derek Lane is President and Chief Consultant of Gunslinger Software & Consulting, Inc., an exciting software development and consulting services company providing services to a range of clients from start-ups to Fortune 1000 corporations, specializing in new and emerging technologies and methodologies.

Derek is the Founder of the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas MicroJava User Group and has been active as a member, presenter and mentor for almost a decade in several Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas technology user groups.

Derek can on occasion be found utilizing his background in engineering, Virtual Reality and 3D graphics to think in 4 or more dimensions - some of which have yet to be independently verified. When not exploring the bleeding edge of technology, he can be found listening to Bluegrass music and watching old Kung Fu movies - a dangerous combination from any point of view.