Stephen Planck
SQL Server Customer Engineer at Microsoft
Carmel, Indiana, United States
Summary
🎓
Top SchoolStephen Planck is a SQL Server Customer Engineer at Microsoft with eight years of hands-on experience building and supporting data systems across Windows and UNIX-like environments. He blends deep SQL Server administration and support expertise with a background in data engineering, educator roles, and academic research, enabling him to translate complex technical issues into practical, teachable solutions. Based in Carmel, Indiana, he has progressed through multiple tiers of SQL Server support and administration, demonstrating rapid growth and sustained customer focus. Stephen is also an active technologist and blogger who values cross-platform development and pragmatic tooling for data reliability and observability. His early career in institutional research and adjunct teaching informs a methodical, metrics-driven approach to problem solving and documentation. Colleagues rely on him for clear diagnostics, mentorship, and bridging the gap between operational stability and engineering best practices.
7 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Information Technology, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Information Technology at Indiana University–Purdue University IndianapolisAssociate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Computer Information Systems, Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS), Computer Information Systems at Ivy Tech Community College
Github Skills (5)
arch2
linux1
linux-distribution1
archlinux1
user-friendly1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
splanck/mysql-guardian
Jul 2018 - Jan 2021
Contributions:156 commits, 54 pushes, 1 branch in 2 years 6 months
splanck/vento
Jun 2024 - Jan 2025
Contributions:83 pushes, 1 branch in 6 months
Find and Hire Top DevelopersWe’ve analyzed the programming source code of over 60 million software developers on GitHub and scored them by 50,000 skills. Sign-up on Prog,AI to search for software developers.