The 6th Annual Expert Awards celebrate the best Experts of 2009
from a competitive field of more than 30,748 Experts worldwide.
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The results are in! Congratulations to the top Experts and all of the exceptional people who help make Experts Exchange the #1 technology site in the world. Winners will receive a platinum-plated trophy in the spitting image of the hard drive that recorded the first solution on Experts Exchange, back in 1996.
This year, we have added three new awards: The Addict, Author of the Year, and Philanthropist. Plus, don't forget to check out the 6th Annual Top Experts and the 2009 4th Quarter Hot Shots to see if your name is on the list.
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EXPERT OF THE YEAR |
|
Mestha
|
 |
8,277,813
POINTS
Most points
earned throughout
the year
|
|
| ROOKIE OF THE YEAR |
|
rrjegan17
|
|
3,321,575
POINTS
Most points earned
throughout the year
starting with no points
|
|
| JUGGERNAUT |
|
Mestha |
|
6,080
ANSWERS
Most questions
answered throughout
the year
|
|
| HEATSEEKER |
|
pivar |
|
13,930
RANKS CLIMBED
Most ranks climbed starting with a min. of 10K points
|
|
| SNIPER |
|
Gertone |
|
96.36%
ACCEPTED SOLUTIONS
Highest % of accepted solutions (min. of 300K points earned) |
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| IMPACT AWARD |
|
AnnieMod |
|
OUTSTANDING
CONTRIBUTOR
Most contributions to Experts Exchange throughout the year
|
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| THE CLOSER |
|
anushahanna | |
95.06%
627 ASKED / 596 CLOSED Most questions asked and closed with at least a
95% close rate |
|
| TITAN |
|
GLComputing |
|
81.31% of points
database > ACT
Highest % of points within a zone with the zone having a min. of 250K pts
|
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| THE ALLY |
|
Mestha |
|
1,006,801
ASSIST POINTS
Most assist points
earned throughout
the year
|
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| THE ADDICT |
|
nappy_d |
|
169
MOBILE SOLUTIONS
Most solutions posted from a mobile device
|
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| AUTHOR OF THE YEAR |
|
DanRollins |
|
OUTSTANDING
AUTHOR
Top Articles Contributor throughout the year
|
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| PHILANTHROPIST |
|
angelIII |
|
164
<= 100 POINT Q's
Most accepted solutions on 100 pt or less questions
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2009 Community Top Experts
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The 6th Annual Top Experts are the Experts who have pushed their way to the top ten in each category in the 6th Annual Expert Awards. Congratulations go out to these hard-working Experts. Maybe next year we will see their name in the top spots! |
| Expert of the Year |
|---|
| Mestha |
8,277,813 |
| angelIII |
5,262,367 |
| capricorn1 |
3,535,423 |
| Ray_Paseur |
3,410,946 |
| aneeshattingal |
3,361,204 |
| rrjegan17 |
3,321,575 |
| rorya |
2,843,975 |
| objects |
2,836,655 |
| demazter |
2,810,156 |
| abel |
2,643,360 |
|
| Rookie of the Year |
|---|
| rrjegan17 |
3,321,575 |
| demazter |
2,810,156 |
| mrjoltcola |
2,498,742 |
| alanhardisty |
2,070,421 |
| leakim971 |
1,283,893 |
| bluntTony |
1,248,150 |
| RiteshShah |
1,219,184 |
| reb73 |
1,217,884 |
| HainKurt |
1,197,243 |
| pcelba |
1,101,613 |
|
| Juggernaut |
|---|
| Mestha |
6,080 |
| angelIII |
3,903 |
| rrjegan17 |
2,468 |
| aneeshattingal |
2,409 |
| Ray_Paseur |
2,350 |
| objects |
2,215 |
| capricorn1 |
2,188 |
| nobus |
2,074 |
| demazter |
2,001 |
| mrjoltcola |
1,979 |
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| Sniper |
|---|
| Gertone |
96.36% |
| Vulturous |
91.07% |
| PaulHews |
90.80% |
| JFrederick29 |
90.29% |
| moagrius |
90.20% |
| samtran0331 |
89.58% |
| cxr |
89.21% |
| dougvarga |
89.04% |
| tigermatt |
88.81% |
| feptias |
88.79% |
|
| Impact Award |
|---|
| AnnieMod |
Just 3 months after joining the Moderator team in August 2003, AnnieMod took over the management of the Cleanup program as an Admin, mentoring hundreds of volunteers and perfecting the processes they use. She holds the distinction of being the 1st member to work on Experts Exchange's code base, helping resolve the integration of the Cleanup systems. Her commitment to the community and spirit of service have earned her a place among the best of the best. |
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| The Closer |
|---|
| anushahanna |
95.06% of 627 |
| hankknight |
98.44% of 576 |
| kam_uk |
97.52% of 484 |
| jtiernan2008 |
95.76% of 330 |
| beer9 |
98.17% of 328 |
| tjie |
96.39% of 305 |
| worded |
96.48% of 256 |
| teera |
97.03% of 236 |
| jdana |
97.36% of 227 |
| DJ_AM_Juicebox |
95.63% of 206 |
|
| Heatseeker |
|---|
| pivar | 13,930 |
| crm_info |
13,276 |
| itprotocall |
12,099 |
| Mike_Carroll |
12,002 |
| rbarnhardt |
11,936 |
| Akhater |
11,871 |
| yuk99 |
11,862 |
| suveer_patil |
11,582 |
| djjaries |
11,292 |
| yehudaha |
11,129 |
|
| The Ally |
|---|
| Mestha | 1,006,801 |
| Ray_Paseur |
575,122 |
| nobus |
572,630 |
| angelIII |
496,390 |
| objects |
481,745 |
| rrjegan17 |
455,823 |
| mrjoltcola |
414,535 |
| demazter |
386,803 |
| boag2000 |
359,442 |
| CEHJ |
304,517 |
|
| Titan |
|---|
| GLComputing |
81.31% pts - ACT |
| yuk99 |
69.73% pts - MatLab |
| Gertone |
68.21% pts - XSL Format. |
| woolmilkporc |
66.57% pts - Tivoli |
| woolmilkporc |
65.26% pts - AIX Unix |
| stevengraff |
64.02% pts - Goldmine |
| scott |
59.79% pts - Visio |
| HonorGod |
57.23% pts - Websphere |
| Gary_The_IT_Pro |
56.66% pts - AS / 400 |
| Gertone |
51.10% pts - XSLT |
|
| The Addict |
|---|
| nappy_d |
169 |
| oBdA |
130 |
| igor-1965 |
64 |
| alanhardisty |
63 |
| demazter |
51 |
| chuku |
45 |
| rorya |
45 |
| angus_young_acdc |
44 |
| jimpen |
30 |
| avcompinc |
29 |
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| Author of the Year |
|---|
| DanRollins |
The first author to reach 50,000 points. The first to earn an Articles Master Certificate (in Windows Programming). The first to surpass 100,000 points, nearly tripling the point total of the next closest contributor. The first-ever Author of the Year award was a no-brainer, going to DanRollins, one of Experts Exchange's founding Page Editors and an expert contributing writer in his own right. Dan has truly set the bar for Articles contributions at Experts Exchange. |
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| Philanthropist |
|---|
| angelIII |
164 |
| Mestha |
133 |
| Infinity08 |
101 |
| boag2000 |
90 |
| CEHJ |
89 |
| matthewspatrick |
83 |
| mlmcc |
80 |
| rrjegan17 |
73 |
| objects |
72 |
| LSMConsulting |
71 |
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Top Experts per Zone
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Below are the Top Experts from the 50 most active zones based on the total number of page views and questions asked in 2009.
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| Windows 2003 Server |
|---|
| oBdA |
1,549,063 |
Pts. |
| demazter |
727,434 |
Rookie Pts. |
| oBdA |
584 |
Answered |
| demazter |
126,177 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Microsoft Excel |
|---|
| rorya |
2,825,655 |
Pts. |
| RichardSchollar |
360,304 |
Rookie Pts. |
| rorya |
1,588 |
Answered |
| rorya |
254,404 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| SQL Server 2005 |
|---|
| aneeshattingal |
1,981,869 |
Pts. |
| rrjegan17 |
1,693,299 |
Rookie Pts. |
| aneeshattingal |
875 |
Answered |
| rrjegan17 |
231,213 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Windows XP Operating System |
|---|
| johnb6767 |
829,221 |
Pts. |
| optoma |
205,168 |
Rookie Pts. |
| johnb6767 |
425 |
Answered |
| johnb6767 |
157,455 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Microsoft Access Database |
|---|
| capricorn1 |
2,279,201 |
Pts. |
| Helen_Feddema |
200,416 |
Rookie Pts. |
| DatabaseMX |
1,193 |
Answered |
| DatabaseMX |
259,627 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| MS SQL Server |
|---|
| angelIII |
1,409,178 |
Pts. |
| rrjegan17 |
1,171,637 |
Rookie Pts. |
| angelIII |
752 |
Answered |
| rrjegan17 |
190,015 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Microsoft Visual Basic.Net |
|---|
| CodeCruiser |
1,975,321 |
Pts. |
| guru_sami |
123,814 |
Rookie Pts. |
| CodeCruiser |
713 |
Answered |
| CodeCruiser |
233,510 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Active Directory |
|---|
| mkline71 |
1,539,259 |
Pts. |
| bluntTony |
840,110 |
Rookie Pts. |
| mkline71 |
789 |
Answered |
| mkline71 |
240,369 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Miscellaneous Networking |
|---|
| giltjr |
328,577 |
Pts. |
| ikalmar |
73,732 |
Rookie Pts. |
| giltjr |
104 |
Answered |
| giltjr |
43,614 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Oracle Database |
|---|
| mrjoltcola |
1,079,638 |
Pts. |
| mrjoltcola |
1,079,638 |
Rookie Pts. |
| mrjoltcola |
591 |
Answered |
| mrjoltcola |
190,222 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| SQL Query Syntax |
|---|
| angelIII |
1,060,986 |
Pts. |
| rrjegan17 |
481,105 |
Rookie Pts. |
| angelIII |
403 |
Answered |
| aneeshattingal |
85,328 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Exchange Email Server |
|---|
| Mestha |
6,741,291 |
Pts. |
| demazter |
1,376,185 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Mestha |
4,065 |
Answered |
| Mestha |
827,059 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| PHP Scripting Language |
|---|
| Ray_Paseur |
2,440,526 |
Pts. |
| wuff1uk |
214,320 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Ray_Paseur |
1,215 |
Answered |
| Ray_Paseur |
405,386 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) |
|---|
| Kravimir |
1,008,751 |
Pts. |
| renazonse |
160,695 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Kravimir |
570 |
Answered |
| Kravimir |
90,031 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Programming for ASP.NET |
|---|
| abel |
981,693 |
Pts. |
| guru_sami |
802,150 |
Rookie Pts. |
| guru_sami |
417 |
Answered |
| abel |
75,668 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Windows Vista |
|---|
| LeeTutor |
542,338 |
Pts. |
| BitsBytesandMore |
104,849 |
Rookie Pts. |
| LeeTutor |
305 |
Answered |
| nobus |
84,310 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| SBS Small Business Server |
|---|
| Mestha |
820,842 |
Pts. |
| demazter |
486,343 |
Rookie Pts. |
| MPECSInc |
290 |
Answered |
| Mestha |
123,925 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Java Programming Language |
|---|
| objects |
2,363,173 |
Pts. |
| a_b |
253,051 |
Rookie Pts. |
| objects |
1,345 |
Answered |
| objects |
445,585 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| JavaScript |
|---|
| mplungjan |
1,303,101 |
Pts. |
| kadaba |
493,378 |
Rookie Pts. |
| mplungjan |
583 |
Answered |
| mplungjan |
128,775 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| C# Programming Language |
|---|
| abel |
587,372 |
Pts. |
| mas_oz2003 |
199,614 |
Rookie Pts. |
| ragi0017 |
244 |
Answered |
| ragi0017 |
91,774 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| MySQL Server |
|---|
| ushastry |
661,435 |
Pts. |
| nemws1 |
275,696 |
Rookie Pts. |
| ushastry |
339 |
Answered |
| Ray_Paseur |
83,328 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| VMware |
|---|
| ryder0707 |
655,792 |
Pts. |
| ryder0707 |
655,792 |
Rookie Pts. |
| ryder0707 |
425 |
Answered |
| ryder0707 |
131,895 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| C++ Programming Language |
|---|
| jkr |
681,642 |
Pts. |
| mrjoltcola |
136,370 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Infinity08 |
340 |
Answered |
| itsmeandnobodyelse |
111,611 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Visual Basic Programming |
|---|
| Idle_Mind |
468,495 |
Pts. |
| VBClassicGuy |
80,860 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Idle_Mind |
226 |
Answered |
| game-master |
36,695 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Crystal Reports Software |
|---|
| mlmcc |
2,319,721 |
Pts. |
| PCIIain |
219,620 |
Rookie Pts. |
| mlmcc |
1,457 |
Answered |
| mlmcc |
266,805 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Perl Programming Language |
|---|
| Adam314 |
796,087 |
Pts. |
| mrjoltcola |
182,498 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Adam314 |
544 |
Answered |
| Adam314 |
119,887 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Delphi Programming |
|---|
| Geert_Gruwez |
498,705 |
Pts. |
| epasquier |
168,888 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Geert_Gruwez |
360 |
Answered |
| Geert_Gruwez |
76,377 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Hard Drives & Storage |
|---|
| garycase |
144,393 |
Pts. |
| charlestasse |
54,977 |
Rookie Pts. |
| nobus |
44 |
Answered |
| nobus |
36,259 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| .NET |
|---|
| CodeCruiser |
528,562 |
Pts. |
| nmarun |
176,575 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Idle_Mind |
151 |
Answered |
| CodeCruiser |
69,641 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Adobe Photoshop |
|---|
| Philip_Spark |
150,851 |
Pts. |
| Philip_Spark |
150,851 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Philip_Spark |
119 |
Answered |
| Philip_Spark |
27,317 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Hypertext Markup Language |
|---|
| Kravimir |
493,279 |
Pts. |
| kadaba |
200,152 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Kravimir |
84 |
Answered |
| Kravimir |
35,473 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Outlook Groupware Software |
|---|
| BlueDevilFan |
1,805,075 |
Pts. |
| alanhardisty |
215,458 |
Rookie Pts. |
| BlueDevilFan |
855 |
Answered |
| BlueDevilFan |
105,207 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Adobe Flash |
|---|
| blue-genie |
585,416 |
Pts. |
| TanLiHao |
189,650 |
Rookie Pts. |
| CyanBlue |
209 |
Answered |
| blue-genie |
48,355 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Linux |
|---|
| fosiul01 |
368,837 |
Pts. |
| mrjoltcola |
107,691 |
Rookie Pts. |
| fosiul01 |
232 |
Answered |
| fosiul01 |
57,442 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Microsoft Visual C#.Net |
|---|
| abel |
303,979 |
Pts. |
| guru_sami |
105,022 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Idle_Mind |
93 |
Answered |
| abel |
39,592 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Active Server Pages (ASP) |
|---|
| carrzkiss |
785,497 |
Pts. |
| jkdt0077 |
95,607 |
Rookie Pts. |
| carrzkiss |
407 |
Answered |
| carrzkiss |
64,225 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Miscellaneous Hardware |
|---|
| Callandor |
223,083 |
Pts. |
| hathehariken |
26,901 |
Rookie Pts. |
| nobus |
119 |
Answered |
| nobus |
68,486 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Network Routers |
|---|
| JFrederick29 |
699,889 |
Pts. |
| ikalmar |
445,071 |
Rookie Pts. |
| JFrederick29 |
276 |
Answered |
| ikalmar |
82,269 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Microsoft Word |
|---|
| GrahamSkan |
909,683 |
Pts. |
| bob_the_builder |
25,744 |
Rookie Pts. |
| GrahamSkan |
455 |
Answered |
| GrahamSkan |
73,957 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Network Switches & Hubs |
|---|
| donjohnston |
394,802 |
Pts. |
| ikalmar |
197,378 |
Rookie Pts. |
| donjohnston |
174 |
Answered |
| donjohnston |
56,944 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Domain Name Service (DNS) |
|---|
| Chris-Dent |
896,108 |
Pts. |
| bluntTony |
105,734 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Chris-Dent |
402 |
Answered |
| Chris-Dent |
77,896 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Internet Explorer Web Browser |
|---|
| jcimarron |
418,233 |
Pts. |
| renazonse |
22,432 |
Rookie Pts. |
| jcimarron |
233 |
Answered |
| jcimarron |
85,404 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Windows Batch Scripting |
|---|
| AmazingTech |
296,592 |
Pts. |
| billprew |
109,333 |
Rookie Pts. |
| AmazingTech |
122 |
Answered |
| dragon-it |
37,944 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| PC Laptops |
|---|
| nobus |
279,849 |
Pts. |
| arixsin |
81,742 |
Rookie Pts. |
| nobus |
128 |
Answered |
| nobus |
78,562 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Cisco PIX Firewall |
|---|
| JFrederick29 |
486,715 |
Pts. |
| ikalmar |
217,024 |
Rookie Pts. |
| JFrederick29 |
189 |
Answered |
| lrmoore |
34,791 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Computer Hard Drives |
|---|
| noxcho |
426,003 |
Pts. |
| gikkel |
122,130 |
Rookie Pts. |
| noxcho |
159 |
Answered |
| noxcho |
113,879 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Computer Servers |
|---|
| lnkevin |
314,661 |
Pts. |
| charlestasse |
134,891 |
Rookie Pts. |
| andyalder |
141 |
Answered |
| lnkevin |
63,691 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| MS SharePoint |
|---|
| tedbilly |
1,155,067 |
Pts. |
| 66866 |
619,026 |
Rookie Pts. |
| tedbilly |
539 |
Answered |
| tedbilly |
92,961 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| C Programming Language |
|---|
| Infinity08 |
647,411 |
Pts. |
| mrjoltcola |
188,437 |
Rookie Pts. |
| Infinity08 |
408 |
Answered |
| Infinity08 |
100,040 |
Assist Pts. |
|
| Anti-Virus |
|---|
| rpggamergirl |
287,287 |
Pts. |
| optoma |
47,453 |
Rookie Pts. |
| rpggamergirl |
102 |
Answered |
| rpggamergirl |
63,955 |
Assist Pts. |
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