Pericles Rocha

Pericles (Peri) Rocha is a technical product manager, architect, and data scientist with more than 25 years of experience. Passionate about data, he has worked with diverse challenges from building highly available database environments to data science projects. He holds an MSc degree in Data Science from UIUC and is a member of Tau Beta Pi, the oldest engineering honor society in the United States. He currently works at Microsoft Corporation helping build Azure Synapse Analytics as a Senior Product Manager. Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Peri worked in Europe for 3 years before relocating to the USA in 2016. In his spare time, he enjoys playing music, studying karate, and reading. He lives near Redmond, WA, with his wife, daughter, two dogs, and nine guitars. You can find Peri's recent work, including his music, on http://periclesrocha.com.