Drew Skwiers-koballa
Senior Program Manager at Microsoft
Greater Seattle Area United States
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Top SchoolDrew Skwiers-koballa is a Senior Program Manager at Microsoft with 11 years of experience bridging product management, database engineering, and DevOps to improve developer database experiences and tooling. He combines hands-on expertise—contributing to Azure Data Studio, VS Code dev container setups, and SQL anti-pattern detection—with program leadership to ship reliable database tooling and CI/CD infrastructure. Drew’s background spans enterprise IT leadership and software development, where he led hybrid cloud migrations, integrations with Dynamics SL, and developer-facing automation. He holds advanced degrees in physical chemistry and computer science, a blend that informs his analytical approach to systems and performance. Notably, his open-source contributions include practical work on Docker-based .NET/MSSQL dev environments and DACFx maintenance, reflecting a focus on reproducible database workflows.
11 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Computer Science, Master of Science - MS, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyUniversity of Minnesota Twin CitiesBS, Chemistry, Computer Science, BS, Chemistry, Computer Science at Truman State University
Github Skills (40)
github-ci10
container10
docker10
postgresql10
testing10
bash10
dockers10
sql-server10
automation10
sql10
database-design10
mssql10
netcore10
automations10
githubaction-workflow10
Programming languages (17)
Github contributions (5)
jarulraj/sqlcheck
Mar 2022 - Mar 2022
Automatically identify anti-patterns in SQL queries
Role in this project:
Backend Developer & Database Engineer
Backend Developer & Database EngineerContributions:1 release, 31 commits, 25 PRs in 13 days
Contributions summary:Drew primarily contributed to the `sqlcheck` repository by implementing and fixing database anti-pattern detection features. Their work included modifying existing code to identify specific SQL anti-patterns, adding new test cases, and resolving identified issues. The user's contributions focused on enhancing the tool's ability to analyze SQL queries and identify potential problems related to database design and code quality, including the addition of line numbers for easier debugging.
antimysqlsql-queriesmicrosoft-sql-serversql
microsoft/azuredatastudio
Jul 2018 - Mar 2021
Azure Data Studio is a data management and development tool with connectivity to popular cloud and on-premises databases. Azure Data Studio supports Windows, macOS, and Linux, with immediate capability to connect to Azure SQL and SQL Server. Browse the extension library for more database support options including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB.
Role in this project:Database Engineer / Database Administrator
Database Engineer / Database AdministratorContributions:53 reviews, 22 commits, 43 PRs in 2 years 8 months
Contributions summary:Drew contributed to the `azuredatastudio` repository by fixing issues in the Server Reports extension related to starting and stopping XEvent sessions. They modified code to handle SQL Server event sessions, including adding, removing, and managing events. The user also implemented drag-and-drop functionality, specifically addressing the PostgreSQL database provider, by specifying object handling. Additionally, they updated SQL projects extension readme, which is also related to database management tasks.
sqlserverazure-sql-databasemicrosoftmanagement-tooldata-management
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