John’s career began at Rolls Royce Aero Division in 1974. He then moved to IBM, taking on pivotal technical roles, including Lead for UK Technical Support for Db2 for z/OS. In 1994, he went on assignment to the IBM Silicon Valley Lab in San Jose as a senior performance analyst/engineer for Db2 Versions 3 and 4, with specific lead responsibility for Db2 Data Sharing. In 1998, he permanently joined Db2 for z/OS Development and in 2003 he was appointed as an IBM Distinguished Engineer. He has received multiple IBM Corporate Technical Recognition Awards and is an IDUG Hall of Fame Speaker. In August 2022, after over 40 years at IBM John retired from his role as an IBM Distinguished Engineer. In Jan 2024 John joined the Triton team as a Senior Consultant.
Email: john.campbell@triton.co.uk