Charly is is the PostgreSQL Tech Lead at Percona and he is passionate about databases and performance. He has been working with database and development for over 17 years, and has participated in many projects, from the design of a small sensor to count how many times a ball pass through a basketball hoop to complex database proxy applications.

Outside work Charly loves sports, as a good Brazilian he practices football (or soccer), volleyball, and surprisingly ping-pong. Charly is also passionate about new cultures, their languages and traditions, and has lived and/or worked in few different countries like Brazil, China, the US, and others.