Mr. Taylor is the CIO and the architect behind ktMINE. Mike specializes in building IT infrastructures, developing high end applications and large scale distributed databases and applications. Prior to designing and building ktMINE, Mike was with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago where he launched the FedLine Advantage electronic payments system to over 8,000 banks, further leading to the successful launch of FedLine Direct to the largest banking institutions in the world.

In recent years, Mike has been focusing his efforts and talents on the design, development and architecture of ktMINE, a robust royalty rate search engine and database which serves as a valuable resource of information and data to the valuation industry.

Mike has a BS in Information Systems from DePaul University in Chicago and when not pursuing the thrill of harmonious app dev. code writing, enjoys outdoor sports and ice hockey.