Sam Lester
Principal Director of Engineering - Microsoft Azure Data Platform
- Role
- Principal Group Engineering Manager at Microsoft
- Location
- Seattle, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sam Lester
Azure Data Platform Engineering Manager with 20+ years at Microsoft spanning North America and Europe. I have been part of small development teams that created many SQL Server product features, including DAC/BACPAC, SQL Trace/Playback, Intellisense, Utility Control Point, Best Practices Analyzer, and Upgrade Advisor. After several years assisting customers as an on-site Delivery Data Scientist / Architect, I currently lead teams within Azure Data supporting US Government customers. These include the Database Platform (Azure SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL) and the Intelligence Platform (Power BI, Synapse, Messaging, Azure Data Explorer / Kusto, HDInsight, Azure Data Factory).
Experience
Principal Group Engineering Manager
Mar 2020 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
Group engineering manager for teams within Azure Data supporting US Government customers. These include the Database Platform (Azure SQL, Azure Cosmos DB, Azure PostgreSQL) and the Intelligence Platform (Power BI, Synapse, Messaging, Azure Data Explorer / Kusto, HDInsight, Azure Data Factory).
Education
University of Washington
Masters, Computer Engineering
2005 — 2007
Pacific Lutheran University
BS, Math, Computer Science
1995 — 1999
University of Maryland Global Campus
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2017 — 2018
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