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apache director , 2004-2010 software foundation director , 1998-2007 open source initiative 2011 -- present ken coar https://www.twitter.com/therous/ 1960 raleigh , north carolina , u.s. ken coar at red hat in 2012.jpg ken coar
 ken coar principal application software engineer at red hat university of massachusetts amherst
ken coar

born in 1960 , ken coar is a software developer and open development evangelist , recognised primarily for his participation in the creation of the apache software foundation , and the inception of the initial apachecon user conferences .
he currently lives in raleigh , north carolina .
