David Mann
Principal Database Platform Engineer
Durham, North Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolDavid Mann is a Principal Database Platform Engineer with over two decades of experience in health and life sciences and 14 years in senior database roles, currently shaping database infrastructure and replication strategies at SAS. He specializes in Oracle and Postgres platforms, Exadata management, GoldenGate replication, and automating operations with Ansible, Python, and Cloud Control to support 24x7 hosted environments. David blends hands-on tuning and lifecycle management with building internal tools and APEX applications to streamline DBaaS, migrations, and monitoring across cloud and on-prem deployments. He has a strong track record at enterprises like Biogen and Quintiles, delivering performance optimizations, replication architectures, and tooling for hundreds of instances. Based in Durham, NC, he pairs deep operational discipline with a developer mindset—often translating complex production needs into lightweight automation and pragmatic engineering documentation.
14 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at University of North Carolina at PembrokeGithub contributions (5)
dmann99/oscripts
Sep 2016 - May 2024
Contributions:21 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 9 months
dmann99/SQLDevUDRepPack
Nov 2011 - Sep 2017
Contributions:10 commits, 3 pushes in 5 years 11 months
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