Josh Berkus has been a member of the PostgreSQL Core Team since 2003 and has been working as a database consultant since 1998. His consulting specialties include:
- Database design
- Performance tuning and troubleshooting
- Stored procedure debugging
- Training
- Reporting and BI
- ETL and data cleaning
In addition to his PostgreSQL skills, Josh also:
- Manages projects
- Advises companies on working with open source communities
- Speaks at 6 to 12 conferences a year, worldwide
- Is an expert in SQL Server 2000
- Co-founded the San Francisco PostgreSQL User Group
Josh's work experience includes 8 years of consulting on database applications, primarily building applications for the legal and HR industries and performance tuning. He was also head of Sun Microsystem's PosgtreSQL support staff for 2 years and helped launch BI startup Greenplum.
