About Me

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Jeremy Cole

You may view my LinkedIn Profile for more information or invite me to connect. You can read my most recent resume/CV at jcole.us/cv. A list of my current projects is available on my Projects page. You can contact me by email at jeremy@jcole.us or on my mobile phone at +1 408 916 8097.

Personal Bio

Jeremy lives with his wife Adrienne, his son Liam, his daughter Evelynne, and two cats in Sunnyvale, California. On July 10, 2004, Adrienne Wilson and Jeremy Cole were married in Clarksville, Tennessee. Their first child, Liam Alexander was born on March 2, 2007 in Reno, Nevada. Their second child, Evelynne Sofia was born on January 6, 2010 in San Jose, California. Jeremy is an avid photographer and frequently makes updates to jcole.us/gallery featuring his latest photographic adventures. Jeremy frequents the Kiva.org web site, always looking for new entrepreneurs to fund; check his Kiva lender profile to see his recent loans.

Professional Bio

Jeremy Cole is a long time MySQL Geek and pioneer of MySQL scalability. Jeremy started his MySQL adventure ten years ago as the fourteenth employee of a startup: MySQL AB. His initial work was primarily on documentation and core development, soon transitioning into support, and finally running the training and consulting organization during his four and a half years there. After MySQL, Jeremy coined the “MySQL Geek” title at Yahoo!, supporting hundreds of internal users of MySQL and many thousands of MySQL servers within Yahoo!’s infrastructure, as well as building a large team of MySQL experts around the world. Jeremy went on to found one of the premier MySQL consulting companies, Proven Scaling, which during its more than three years of operation provided detailed advice, optimization, new tools, and hands-on DBA and emergency support to more than 100 influential companies. As a MySQL Geek and Customer Advocate at Schooner Information Technology, Jeremy helps guide the vision, development, and ongoing customer support of Schooner’s data storage appliances.