William Baslock is an experienced Database Reliability Engineer at MathWorks with a focus on MySQL/MariaDB administration, AWS RDS, performance tuning, and Python scripting. In addition to the current role as Sailing Instructor at Courageous Sailing Center, William's extensive background includes positions as a Database Administrator at BNY Mellon and Nintendo, where expertise covered Oracle Database management, Data Guard replication, and performance optimization. Earlier experience in eCommerce analysis at GE Healthcare and IDX Systems involved system monitoring, log data analysis, and process improvement. William holds a certificate in Oracle Database Administration from the University of Washington, alongside a BA in Latin from the University of Vermont.