Chrissy Lemaire
Creator And Maintainer
Netherlands
Summary
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Top SchoolChrissy Lemaire is a seasoned database-focused engineer and open-source maintainer with 11 years of experience, best known as the creator and ongoing maintainer of the dbatools project. Based in the Netherlands and recognized as a SQL & PowerShell MVP, she specializes in SQL Server automation, migrations, and environmental validation through robust PowerShell tooling and test automation. Her contributions to flagship repos like dbatools and dbachecks strengthened backup/restore reliability, database-layer operations, and Pester-based testing frameworks with PowerBI integration. With an M.S. in Systems Engineering and a B.S. in Information Systems, she combines systems thinking with hands-on scripting to turn complex database operations into auditable, repeatable workflows. A detail-minded maintainer, she often focuses on under-the-hood database settings and recoverability scenarios that many teams overlook.
11 years of coding experience
Master of Science (M.S.), Systems Engineering, Master of Science (M.S.), Systems Engineering at Regis UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Systems, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Information Systems at University of San Francisco
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Github Skills (16)
sql-server10
powershell10
re-store10
backup10
pester10
database-administration10
database-testing10
test-automation10
sql9
data-manipulation9
reset-password6
twitter6
passwords6
smo6
dbatools6
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
dataplat/dbatools
Feb 2015 - Jan 2023
🚀 SQL Server automation and instance migrations have never been safer, faster or freer
Role in this project:
Database Engineer / Database Administrator
Database Engineer / Database AdministratorContributions:204 releases, 232 reviews, 8679 commits in 8 years 1 month
Contributions summary:Chrissy's contributions focused on the dbatools PowerShell module for SQL Server automation. The user primarily engaged with tasks involving the database layer, including operations on filegroups, table data, and extended properties. The user's work improved the robustness and functionality of the backup and restore features, as well as implemented the ability to configure database-specific settings.
sqlserverbackupsaferserver-automationsql-server
dataplat/dbachecks
Dec 2017 - Nov 2021
✔ SQL Server Environmental Validation
Role in this project:Backend Developer & Test Automation Engineer
Backend Developer & Test Automation EngineerContributions:518 commits, 49 PRs, 42 pushes in 3 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Chrissy made contributions focused on PowerShell scripting and Pester-based testing within the context of a SQL Server environmental validation project. They developed and updated tests, specifically targeting help documentation, database recovery models, database configurations and database backups. They also implemented a framework for managing and displaying test results, including options for PowerBI integration.
dbatoolssqlserverdbasql-servervalidation
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