Ligaya Turmelle

Ligaya Turmelle is a full-time Goddess, part-time MySQL DBA, and occasional PHP programmer with a passion for travel, having visited or lived in 20 countries. Currently residing in Florida with her family, she manages to balance her role as a MySQL Support Engineer for Oracle with active involvement in the PHP Community.

With a strong educational background, Ligaya studied BS at the University of North Florida, and holds multiple certifications including OCP: MySQL 5.6 DBA, OCP: MySQL 5.6 DEV, CMDBA, CMDEV, MySQL Core, Oracle ACE for MySQL, and ZCE for PHP4&5.

Her specialties lie in MySQL, databases, and PHP, and she has an extensive professional history with notable roles such as Principal Technical Support Engineer - MySQL at Oracle, Co-Founder of PHPWomen.org, and various positions at organizations like Kaplan Professional, Oracle Open World, Digital Architecture, and more.

Ligaya has also been a speaker at prestigious events such as Oracle Open World, Oracle, and has contributed as an author, technical editor, and developer for publications and websites including Sitepoint Press, Apress, and Zend.com.

Her rich professional experience includes past roles as a Systems Analyst at Guamcell Communications, Administrator at codewalkers.com, Computer Programmer at Guam International Country Club, and service in the US Navy as an E5. Dedicated to sharing her knowledge and engaging with the tech community, Ligaya aims to continue making meaningful contributions in the fields of MySQL and PHP.

For more details on Ligaya Turmelle's background, you can refer to her full resume available at http://www.khankennels.com/blog/index.php/lig-resume/