Karl Erik Levik
About Karl Erik Levik
Karl Erik Levik is a Senior Research Database Engineer at Diamond Light Source, where he has worked since 2020. He has extensive experience in database engineering and programming, with a background in molecular biology and informatics.
Work at Diamond Light Source
Karl Erik Levik has been employed at Diamond Light Source since 2006, holding various positions over the years. He currently serves as a Senior Research Database Engineer, a role he has occupied since 2020. Prior to this, he worked as a Research Database Engineer from 2016 to 2020 and as a Scientific Programmer from 2006 to 2016. His responsibilities include schema development, creating database diagrams, and documentation. He specializes in query and index optimizations, contributing to the efficiency of database operations.
Education and Expertise
Karl Erik Levik holds a Master of Science degree in Informatics from the University of Oslo, which he completed from 1995 to 2002. He furthered his education at Birkbeck, University of London, where he studied Molecular Biology from 2009 to 2011 and earned a Postgraduate Diploma with distinction in structural molecular biology. His educational background supports his expertise in database management and molecular biology, enhancing his contributions to research at Diamond Light Source.
Background
Before joining Diamond Light Source, Karl Erik Levik worked at Omniware AS as a Programmer from 2003 to 2006 in Kristiansund, Norway. His career at Diamond Light Source spans over 17 years, during which he has progressed through various roles, demonstrating a commitment to advancing his skills and knowledge in database engineering and scientific programming.
Achievements
Karl Erik Levik is certified as a MariaDB Database Administrator, reflecting his proficiency in database management. He successfully migrated the Java DB API build and release process from Travis CI to Azure Pipelines, showcasing his ability to adapt and implement new technologies in his work. His focus on schema development and optimization techniques has contributed to the effectiveness of database systems at Diamond Light Source.