Vinicius Grippa is a Lead Database Engineer at Percona, an Oracle ACE Director, MySQL Rockstar, and co-author of Learning MySQL. With a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and 18 years of experience, he specializes in designing databases for mission-critical applications, focusing on MySQL and MongoDB ecosystems.

As part of Percona’s Support team, he has assisted customers in resolving complex database challenges across a wide range of scenarios. An active member of the open-source community, he leads the MySQL User Group in Brazil and engages in knowledge sharing through Slack, Meetups, and international conferences, including FOSDEM, Percona Live, and events across Europe, Asia, and the Americas.