Joseph Pilov
Escalation Engineer
United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJoseph Pilov is an Escalation Engineer at Microsoft with eight years of experience diagnosing and resolving complex SQL Server issues for customers. He brings over two decades of informal expertise supporting SQL Server users, translating deep database administration knowledge into practical troubleshooting playbooks and automation. At Microsoft he contributes to Tiger team tooling—authoring notebooks and scripts that tackle transaction log fullness, Always On availability group problems, and Azure SQL VM enablement. An MBA from the University of Oklahoma complements his technical acumen with business-savvy communication and stakeholder management. Colleagues rely on him for clear, repeatable resolutions to high-impact incidents that bridge customer needs and engineering solutions.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Arts at American University in BulgariaMBA, MBA at University of Oklahoma - Price College of BusinessHigh School, High School at Angliiska Ezikova Gimnazia
Bulgarian, Russian, Spanish, English
Github Skills (10)
debugging10
sql-server10
maintenance10
sql10
tsql10
powershell9
notebook8
microsoft-azure5
azure5
indices5
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
microsoft/tigertoolbox
Jul 2021 - Aug 2021
Toolbox repository for Tiger team
Role in this project:
Database Engineer / Database Administrator
Database Engineer / Database AdministratorContributions:6 commits, 4 PRs, 4 comments in 1 month
Contributions summary:Joseph contributed to the repository by creating and modifying troubleshooting notebooks focused on SQL Server errors. The notebooks provide guidance on diagnosing and resolving issues related to transaction log full errors and Always On availability group problems. The user's work involves creating and executing T-SQL scripts, indicating a focus on database administration and troubleshooting within a SQL Server environment. Additionally, the commits involved adjusting PowerShell scripts for Azure SQL Virtual Machine enabling, which indirectly supports their database engineering work.
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microsoft/SqlNexus
Apr 2020 - Jan 2023
SQL Nexus is a tool that helps you identify the root cause of SQL Server performance issues. It loads and analyzes performance data collected by SQL LogScout, SQLDiag or PSSDiag. It can dramatically reduce the amount of time you spend manually analyzing data.
Contributions:7 releases, 42 reviews, 253 commits in 2 years 9 months
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