vExpert 2014 Q2 Announcement

First we would like to say thank you to everyone who applied for the 2014 Q2 vExpert program.

I’m pleased to announce the list 2014 Q2 vExperts. We have a total of 892 vExperts this year, which is impressive! Each of these vExperts have demonstrated significant contributions to the community and a willingness to share their expertise with others. We are amazed to see so many applications for the program this quarter.

I want to personally thank everyone who applied and point out that a “vExpert” is not a technical certification or even a general measure of VMware expertise. The judges selected people who were particularly engaged with their community and who had developed a substantial personal platform of influence in those communities. There were a lot of very smart, very accomplished people, even VCDXs, that weren’t named as vExpert this quarter. 

If you feel like you were not selected in error, that’s entirely possible. The judges may have overlooked or misinterpreted what you wrote in your application. Email us at [email protected] and we can discuss your situation. We looked at all of 2013 and the first quarter of 2014 activities for the Q2 voting with a much stronger focus on 2013. Q3 applications are already open at http://bit.ly/LMJqB5. Keep up the excellent contributions and you are encouraged to reapply. Make sure if you have a blog to include the blog along with any community forums you are actively engaged with.

If you were selected as a vExpert 2014, we’ll be conducting the on-boarding throughout this week and next, so hold tight and expect future communication from us soon. You must successfully be enrolled in our private vExpert community to be listed in the vExpert directory and to be alerted to opportunities like the beta programs and complimentary licenses that we offer to vExperts. We will provide instructions to gain access to the private forum and the vExpert directory in the next communication via email.

Q3 is the last quarter to apply for vExpert this year. Q4 applications will be for the 2015 vExpert program. If you are a current vExpert you will not need to apply until we kick off the 2015 program in Q4 of this year. A reminder email will go out to all vExperts when the 2015 applications are open.

Congratulations to all the vExperts, new and returning. We’re looking forward to working with you this year. Command + F away and find your name if you can’t wait for the welcome email 🙂

Corey Romero,
and the VMware Social Media & Community Team

See the two lists below for new additions. First list is just the 2014 Q2 vExperts, second list is all of the 2014 vExperts.

2014 Q2 vExperts

All 2014 vExperts