Tom De Cooman is an experienced professional currently serving as SDM Teamlead and TAM at Percona since July 2016, while also owning DCNS. Prior to these roles, Tom held positions including Linux System Engineer at Inuits from March 2008 to June 2016, and Linux/Unix System Engineer at UGent from April 2008 to May 2016. Additional experience includes Unix System Engineer roles at Uptime and ABSI, as well as Noc Engineer and Level 1 Helpdesk positions at Aramiska from 2002 to 2005. Tom holds a degree in Applied Mathematics from HOGENT, completed between 2000 and 2002.