Christophe Pettus
Chief Executive Officer at PGX, Inc.
California, United States
Summary
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RockstarChristophe Pettus is a seasoned database-focused technology leader and founder with 14 years of experience, currently serving as CEO of PGX, Inc. and leading PostgreSQL Experts, Inc., where he runs boutique consulting practices specializing in PostgreSQL performance and operations. He combines executive-level strategy with hands-on database engineering and administration, regularly authoring scripts and tooling to diagnose duplicate-index issues, tune autovacuum behavior, and optimize schema performance. Based in California, he bridges client-facing advisory work with practical engineering deliverables, ensuring recommendations are auditable and production-ready. His open-source contributions to pgx_scripts reflect a pragmatic approach: small, reliable tools that solve recurring operational pain points in real deployments. Colleagues know him for turning complex database problems into clear, actionable solutions while keeping a consultant’s focus on measurable impact.
14 years of coding experience
Github Skills (7)
database-administration10
postgresql10
sql10
optimisation10
database-optimization10
optimization10
query-optimization9
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
pgexperts/pgx_scripts
Nov 2017 - Apr 2020
A collection of useful little scripts for database analysis and administration, created by our team at PostgreSQL Experts.
Role in this project:
Database Engineer / Database Administrator
Database Engineer / Database AdministratorContributions:1 review, 9 commits, 2 PRs in 2 years 4 months
Contributions summary:Christophe primarily contributed to a collection of scripts related to database analysis and administration. They focused on identifying and resolving issues related to duplicate indexes, including fixes for bugs related to prefix indexes, and handling unique indexes. Their work involved SQL queries to analyze database schemas and identify potential performance optimizations. Additionally, the user added features for monitoring autovacuum processes.
pythonpostgresql-databaseadministrationexpertssql
Xof/django-pglocks
Jul 2013 - Dec 2019
PostgreSQL locking context managers and functions for Django.
Contributions:26 commits, 10 PRs, 11 pushes in 6 years 6 months
pythonmanagersdjangolockingpostgres
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