Nathan Schoenack
Software Engineer at Microsoft
Fargo, North Dakota, United States
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Top SchoolNathan Schoenack is a seasoned software engineer with 17 years at Microsoft specializing in deep SQL Server troubleshooting, memory dump analysis, and PolyBase data virtualization. He moved from hands-on case resolution to senior escalation leadership, driving global Azure DevOps migrations and shaping product improvements through analysis of hundreds of support cases. Known for rapidly acquiring cloud expertise, he bridged on-prem SQL Server knowledge to Azure VMs and Managed Instances while advising on Service Fabric, RBAC, and managed identities. Nathan built complex multi-RDBMS test labs and authored many Learn-style resources, improving both product supportability and engineer onboarding. He’s practiced in handling regulated customer data (HIPAA/GDPR) and mentoring teams to cut time-to-competency and accelerate incident resolution. Based in Fargo, ND, he blends deep system-level analysis with pragmatic process design to turn ambiguous, high-stakes problems into repeatable solutions.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS Physics at North Dakota State UniversityUniversity of St. Thomas
Github Skills (27)
sql-server-data-tools10
sql-server10
microsoft-sql-server10
ssms10
sqlpackage9
azure-sql9
azure-data-studio9
azure9
sqlproj8
mongodb8
sql8
typescript8
databases8
electron8
postgresql8
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
NathanMSFT/sql-docs
Sep 2018 - Nov 2020
Technical documentation for Microsoft SQL Server, tools such as SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) , SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) etc.
Contributions:16 pushes in 2 years 2 months
data-servertechnical-documentationsqlserversql-serversql-server-management-studio
MicrosoftDocs/sql-docs
Sep 2018 - Oct 2022
Technical documentation for Microsoft SQL Server, tools such as SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) , SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) etc.
Contributions:3 reviews, 47 commits, 14 PRs in 4 years 1 month
microsoft-sql-serversql-serversql-server-data-toolsssmsskilling
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