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Homeschooled and a lifelong Ohioan, Kyle Quinn Dreger “KQD” is a husband, dad x3, and the CEO of Patriot Software. He joined the company as an engineering intern in 2014, spent ten years working across all areas of the company, and eventually took over as the chief executive from founder Mike Kappel in 2024.
KQD loves helping American businesses thrive by building fast, simple, and affordable software tools that protect customers’ time and money. He’s on a mission to make Patriot Software the fastest and most US business-obsessed team in the world.
Born in Ohio and trained as an engineer at Ohio University, Mike spent the early 1980s in the Nuclear Equipment Division of Babcock & Wilcox. In 1986, he threw off the shackles of the corporate world for the young software industry and started the first of his five successful Patriot Software companies.
With more than 30 years of experience as a successful serial entrepreneur and business owner, Mike now helps bring that passion and heart for American businesses into all corners of Patriot Software’s branding.