Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft MVPs

All Microsoft MVPs that have added their award to their speaker profile.

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Scott Corio

Scott Corio

Boasting over 15 years in IT, Scott is not only an esteemed Enterprise Cloud Architect for a major healthcare giant, but he's also a distinguished dual-award Microsoft MVP in Cloud & Datacenter Management and Enterprise Mobility. With a diverse portfolio spanning healthcare, non-profit, telecommunications, retail, and travel sectors, his expertise is vast and varied. Outside of the tech realm, Scott channels his passion into woodworking and craft brewing — proudly retaining 10 of his 11 original fingers and a resilient liver!

Boasting over 15 years in IT, Scott is not only an esteemed Enterprise Cloud Architect for a major healthcare giant, but he's also a distinguished dual-award Microsoft MVP in Cloud & Datacenter Management and Enterprise Mobility. With a diverse portf... Show more

Drew Lencsak

Drew Lencsak

Based out of New England, Drew has been in Dynamics since 2008. He started as a Production planner, Lean specialist, and business analyst for a leading manufacturer of Photonics products. In 2013, he joined a Microsoft partner as a Functional consultant specializing in manufacturing. Since then he has worked on ~50 implementations of AX3.0, AX4.0, AX2009, AX2012 and D365FO across the globe as a Sr. consultant, Solution Architect, Delivery lead for Manufacturing and Supply Chain, and now Director of ERP Delivery.

Based out of New England, Drew has been in Dynamics since 2008. He started as a Production planner, Lean specialist, and business analyst for a leading manufacturer of Photonics products. In 2013, he joined a Microsoft partner as a Functional consult... Show more

Andrew Pruski

Andrew Pruski

Andrew is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Docker Captain, and VMware vExpert. He also helps organise Data Ceili and EightKB.

He is interested in all things database/kubernetes/container related and shares his passion for these topics by speaking at events across the world.

Originally from Wales but now exploring Ireland.

You can find him on twitter @dbafromthecold and blogging at dbafromthecold.com

Andrew is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, Docker Captain, and VMware vExpert. He also helps organise Data Ceili and EightKB. He is interested in all things database/kubernetes/container related and shares his passion for these topics by speaking at... Show more

Pauline Kolde

Pauline Kolde

Always on the road in search of inspiration and ideas. I have been a consultant for Dynamics 365 and Customer Experience for more than 7 years. My focus is on customer insights and there is so much to discover that it never gets boring. My curiosity drives me to try and test things - be it new technologies or innovative methods to solve complex challenges. #staycurious
And in my spare time, things never get boring. When I’m not working on client projects or writing my blog, you’ll likely find me exploring the world, enjoying great food with friends, or knitting away – always with yarn in hand.

Always on the road in search of inspiration and ideas. I have been a consultant for Dynamics 365 and Customer Experience for more than 7 years. My focus is on customer insights and there is so much to discover that it never gets boring. My curiosity ... Show more

Kas Nowicka

Kas Nowicka

Kas has a heartfelt passion for Microsoft Cloud Solutions, bringing a decade of experience in the Microsoft Ecosystem, working closely with M365 and now Azure OpenAI solutions. Previously an official technical trainer for a Office 365 technical support teams across Europe. This vast experience of Microsoft Cloud solutions enabled her to work with the largest Enterprises around the globe wanting to maximize their M365 investments. She is a proud working mum and is an advocate for women in tech.

Kas has a heartfelt passion for Microsoft Cloud Solutions, bringing a decade of experience in the Microsoft Ecosystem, working closely with M365 and now Azure OpenAI solutions. Previously an official technical trainer for a Office 365 technical suppo... Show more

Mathias Halkjaer

Mathias Halkjaer

Mathias is a data enthusiast with a great passion for the synergy between data analytics and cloud data platforms.

As a Principal Architect at Fellowmind he works with building up clients' data capabilities, implementing data platform technologies and all-in-all maximize the impact of their their data.

Being a Microsoft Data Platform MVP, he is very passionate about sharing anything with community, especially something around turning data into impact!

With a background in Product Development and Innovation, Mathias brings a unique 'Data Product' perspective to the realm of data architecture, and is obsessed with the bigger picture. With his slightly rebellious attitude, he's not afraid to challenge the status quo and break industry norms to find new and better solutions.

Mathias is a data enthusiast with a great passion for the synergy between data analytics and cloud data platforms. As a Principal Architect at Fellowmind he works with building up clients' data capabilities, implementing data platform technologie... Show more

Renato Lira

Renato Lira

Renato is a data analyst based in Brazil that is fascinated with DAX and M.

Renato is a data analyst based in Brazil that is fascinated with DAX and M. Show more

Miguel Félix

Miguel Félix

Lead BI Architect, with a background as business analyst with a 20-year experience, data analysis is one of his daily tasks, with Power BI a world of possibilities opened.
Super User in the Power BI community since the start of the program back in 2018 that allowed him to achieve a Microsoft MVP for the first time in 2019.

The engagement with the community, went further in 2020 with the first presentation on DAX and the blog https://pbiportugal.com/.
In 2021 there was a shift in his career with full time job in data, currently he provides solutions in Power BI and the Microsoft environment for customers in different business areas.

Making his own tools in Excel and VBA since University to improve the analysis and ways to show data that allowed users to have quick insights.
With Power Query and Power BI, the insights are easier and faster, and takes BI to a different level since removes the dependency on specialized professionals to have data as we need and when we need it.

Lead BI Architect, with a background as business analyst with a 20-year experience, data analysis is one of his daily tasks, with Power BI a world of possibilities opened. Super User in the Power BI community since the start of the program back in ... Show more

Niels Tanis

Niels Tanis

Niels Tanis has got a background in .NET development, pentesting and security consultancy. He is Microsoft MVP and has been involved in breaking, defending and building secure applications. He joined Veracode in 2015 and right now he works as a security researcher on a variant of languages and technologies related to Veracode’s Binary Static Analysis service. He is married, father of two and lives in a small village just outside Amersfoort, The Netherlands.

Niels Tanis has got a background in .NET development, pentesting and security consultancy. He is Microsoft MVP and has been involved in breaking, defending and building secure applications. He joined Veracode in 2015 and right now he works as a secur... Show more

Ruben Pertusa Lopez

Ruben Pertusa Lopez

Ruben is a distinguished leader in the world of Data Analytics and AI, currently holding the position of Global Lead of Data Analytics and AI at DUFRY HQ in Switzerland. As the Global Data Lead Architect, he plays a pivotal role in shaping data strategies for this global organization. With a strong commitment to knowledge sharing, Ruben is an active member of the PASS Spanish Group and has taken the initiative to found SQLSaturday events in both Madrid and Barcelona, as well as Power BI Days Spain.
Ruben's expertise is widely recognized, as evidenced by his Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) and Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) credentials in SQL Server. His remarkable contributions to the field have earned him the prestigious Microsoft MVP Data Platform award for 10 years in a row.
Ruben regularly takes the stage at SQLSaturday and PowerPlatform events, captivating audiences with his insights and expertise. Events such as the SQL Server 2008 R2 and 2014 Spanish launch event, Power BI Days, Power BI Virtual Conf, PASS BA Chicago, TugaIT, .NetCoreConf, European SharePoint Summit, TechNet Webcasts, Microsoft Partner Program, and SolidQ Summit.

Ruben is a distinguished leader in the world of Data Analytics and AI, currently holding the position of Global Lead of Data Analytics and AI at DUFRY HQ in Switzerland. As the Global Data Lead Architect, he plays a pivotal role in shaping data strat... Show more

Ola Ström

Ola Ström

As a Chief Technical Architect and Practice Lead for the device segment at Advania Knowledge Factory, I have over ten years of experience in designing, reviewing, and advising on cloud and device management solutions for various clients and industries. I am also a Microsoft MVP for Windows 365 and Windows Device IT, a recognition of my outstanding contributions and expertise in these fields.

My passion is to deliver high-quality and uncomplicated solutions that enable productivity and efficiency for users and organizations. I also co-host a podcast in Swedish about Microsoft products, tech trends, and other topics of interest. Additionally, I drive the internal community and knowledge sharing within the device segment at Advania Knowledge Factory, a leading IT service provider in the Nordic region. My goal is to help customers and colleagues navigate the ever-changing IT landscape and leverage the best practices and technologies available.

As a Chief Technical Architect and Practice Lead for the device segment at Advania Knowledge Factory, I have over ten years of experience in designing, reviewing, and advising on cloud and device management solutions for various clients and industrie... Show more

Dean Ellerby

Dean Ellerby

Organizer @ Workplace Ninjas UK and Microsoft Security MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Speaker and Author at Petri.com, Author and Trainer at Pluralsight.com

Organizer @ Workplace Ninjas UK and Microsoft Security MVP, Microsoft Certified Trainer, Speaker and Author at Petri.com, Author and Trainer at Pluralsight.com Show more

Ben den Blanken

Ben den Blanken

Enabling employees to engage with their customers using technology is what I do. I’ve learned that creating teams with the same goal and empowering them is the biggest factor for success.

That for me is the basis of why I am falling for the Power Platform. It enables business teams to contribute to their own success. They can (co-) create apps, automate their processes and create their own insights. I love to engage with end-users and fulfill their wishes while I’m sitting right next to them.

Enabling employees to engage with their customers using technology is what I do. I’ve learned that creating teams with the same goal and empowering them is the biggest factor for success. That for me is the basis of why I am falling for the Power ... Show more

Torsten Strauß

Torsten Strauß

Torsten (MVP, MCSE, MCT) has been working with Microsoft SQL Server since the turn of the millennium and is specialized in performance optimization for large SQL Server environments.
He has been with bp as a database engineer for over two decades and collaborates closely with Sarpedon Quality Lab as a Principal Microsoft SQL Server Consultant.
Torsten has given more than 250 presentations on Microsoft SQL Server performance optimization at national and international conferences and user groups.
Torsten has been recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for Data Platform since 2018.

Torsten (MVP, MCSE, MCT) has been working with Microsoft SQL Server since the turn of the millennium and is specialized in performance optimization for large SQL Server environments. He has been with bp as a database engineer for over two decades an... Show more

Amarender Peddamalku

Amarender Peddamalku

Amarender Peddamalku is a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications. As a Digital Transformation Leader and Microsoft Modern Work Practice Lead at Perficient, my focus is on Employee Experience and Power Platform. Has over 15 years of experience with Microsoft Technologies and worked with every single version of SharePoint since its inception.

Amarender Peddamalku is a Microsoft MVP in Business Applications. As a Digital Transformation Leader and Microsoft Modern Work Practice Lead at Perficient, my focus is on Employee Experience and Power Platform. Has over 15 years of experience with Mi... Show more

Alessio Iafrate

Alessio Iafrate

Passionate about all things technological and a programmer for 20 years.
He started in the Java enterprise field and arrived in the .NET world as early as version 1.1 of the framework.
He works as a freelancer for various companies between Abruzzo and Lazio, especially in the web sector, but has an enormous passion for the mobile world, especially in the smartphone sector.
Founder of the Dotnet Abruzzo community in which he acts as speaker and event organizer and active member of DotNetCode
MVP since 2016 in the Windows Development category

Passionate about all things technological and a programmer for 20 years. He started in the Java enterprise field and arrived in the .NET world as early as version 1.1 of the framework. He works as a freelancer for various companies between Abruzzo ... Show more

Leonardo Montini

Leonardo Montini

Leonardo is a frontend developer, open source maintainer and educator.
In 2022 he started creating technical and education content for blogging platforms and YouTube, talking about open source, GitHub and web development.
He's also maintainer of TanStack and contributor to other open source projects, including Visual Studio Code.
Awarded GitHub Star since 2023 and Microsoft MVP since 2024.

Leonardo is a frontend developer, open source maintainer and educator. In 2022 he started creating technical and education content for blogging platforms and YouTube, talking about open source, GitHub and web development. He's also maintainer of Ta... Show more

Bill Wilder

Bill Wilder

Azure AI and cybersecurity consultant. Creating AI content for developers at SemanticKernel.dev. Boston Azure and Virtual Boston Azure co-organizer. Microsoft MVP. CISSP.

Azure AI and cybersecurity consultant. Creating AI content for developers at SemanticKernel.dev. Boston Azure and Virtual Boston Azure co-organizer. Microsoft MVP. CISSP. Show more

Sander van de Velde

Sander van de Velde

I’ve been presented with the 2017 – 2024 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for my Azure IoT community work.

In my daily work, I'm an IoT solution architect for Alten - The Netherlands, the consulting and engineering organization for the high-tech sector and specialize in Microsoft Azure IoT.

I'm involved with many aspects of the Azure IoT Platform and Azure and IoT in general.

I work on IoT innovations where I add IoT value by working together with clients, partners, and the community.

Follow me at @svelde

I’ve been presented with the 2017 – 2024 Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award for my Azure IoT community work. In my daily work, I'm an IoT solution architect for Alten - The Netherlands, the consulting and engineering organization for... Show more

Aleksandar Nikolić

Aleksandar Nikolić

Aleksandar Nikolić is a Microsoft Azure MVP and a co-founder of PowerShellMagazine.com, the ultimate online source for PowerShell enthusiasts. As a Microsoft Azure Advisor, he provides valuable feedback and insights to the Azure engineering team. With over 18 years of experience in system administration, he is a trusted trainer and speaker who travels the globe to share his knowledge and skills on Azure and PowerShell. He has spoken at prestigious IT events such as Microsoft Ignite, ESPC, NIC, Techorama, PowerShell Conference Europe, NTK, and various others.
You can find him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/alexandair) and LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandair).

Aleksandar Nikolić is a Microsoft Azure MVP and a co-founder of PowerShellMagazine.com, the ultimate online source for PowerShell enthusiasts. As a Microsoft Azure Advisor, he provides valuable feedback and insights to the Azure engineering team. Wit... Show more

Alessandro Melchiori

Alessandro Melchiori

Software craftsman, husband, father, ex-sportsman and inquiring reader. Since I was young I have loved taking apart and reassembling things to understand how they work. Now, this passion has become my job: the step from Lego® to software development was small.
Finding the best possible solution so that a complex system can work at its best and making it run smoothly are the goals of my work. C# and Azure make up my survival toolkit and help me cruise through distributed systems and enterprise solutions, with ease.
Be it a command or an event, I try to do my best in contributing to the life of the communities that have adopted me, trying to “give back” at least a part of what I have received over these years.

Software craftsman, husband, father, ex-sportsman and inquiring reader. Since I was young I have loved taking apart and reassembling things to understand how they work. Now, this passion has become my job: the step from Lego® to software development ... Show more

Edward Pollack

Edward Pollack

Ed Pollack is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with a passion for learning how the Microsoft Data Platform works and sharing that knowledge with the community. His experiences in data architecture, database design, performance optimization, and data security are motivation for public speaking, writing, coding, and other community activities.

Ed has spoken at SQL Saturday events, SQL Bits, PASS Summit, EightKB, and many other regional and international events. Ed is the organizer of the Capital Area SQL Server Group and SQL Saturday Albany, as well as a co-organizer of SQL Saturday New York City, and Future Data Driven. He has published a number of books, including "Dynamic SQL: Applications, Performance, and Security in Microsoft SQL Server", "Expert Performance Indexing in Azure SQL and SQL Server 2022", and "Analytics Optimization with Columnstore Indexes in Microsoft SQL Server: Optimizing OLAP Workloads". Ed is also an active contributor of content to SimpleTalk.

In his free time, Ed enjoys video games, traveling, cooking exceptionally spicy foods, and hanging out with his amazing wife and sons.

Ed Pollack is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP with a passion for learning how the Microsoft Data Platform works and sharing that knowledge with the community. His experiences in data architecture, database design, performance optimization, and data se... Show more

Pragati Jain

Pragati Jain

Pragati is a Data Platform MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional).
Currently, she is working as a Manager at Avanade in UK and works towards generating and delivering data insights to various customers. She holds a Master’s degree in Data Science and Analytics from Royal Holloway University of London.
She is skilled in various tools and technologies like Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, Microsoft Excel, Azure ML Studio, Azure Databricks Pyspark and SQL.
She has been using Power BI for few years now and is recognized as a Superuser on the Microsoft Fabric Community.
Outside work she enjoys photography, loves hiking, she is a trained Indian classical singer and has a passion for painting. She even has her Instagram page dedicated to painting.

Microsoft MVP: https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-us/PublicProfile/5004163?fullName=Pragati%20Jain

Pragati is a Data Platform MVP (Microsoft Most Valuable Professional). Currently, she is working as a Manager at Avanade in UK and works towards generating and delivering data insights to various customers. She holds a Master’s degree in Data Scienc... Show more

Fabian Gosebrink

Fabian Gosebrink

Fabian Gosebrink is Microsoft MVP, Google Developer Expert, Pluralsight author, Angular & ASP.NET Core web developer and international speaker. As a software engineer, consultant and trainer, he supports customers building web applications with more than 10 years of experience. Fabian is very active in the community such as leading the swiss angular community „SwissAngular“, the .NET user group in Zurich, leading the largest german speaking C#-Community (mycsharp.de), being an egghead and Pluralsight trainer as well as running his own company Offering Solutions Software with a course and learning platform https://developer-academy.ch and is speaking at local user groups and international conferences.

Fabian Gosebrink is Microsoft MVP, Google Developer Expert, Pluralsight author, Angular & ASP.NET Core web developer and international speaker. As a software engineer, consultant and trainer, he supports customers building web applications with more ... Show more

Christian Liebel

Christian Liebel

Christian Liebel is a developer with a passion for modern web technologies. He has been recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and a Google Developer Expert (GDE) and speaks at user groups and conferences worldwide. As a member of the W3C Web Apps working group, he helps push the boundaries of the web.

Christian Liebel is a developer with a passion for modern web technologies. He has been recognized as a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) and a Google Developer Expert (GDE) and speaks at user groups and conferences worldwide. As a member of... Show more

Steve Gordon

Steve Gordon

Steve Gordon is a Pluralsight author, 7x Microsoft MVP, and a .NET engineer at Elastic. He is based in the UK. Steve is passionate about community and all things .NET related, having worked with .NET for over 20 years. Steve enjoys sharing his knowledge through his blog, in videos and by presenting talks at user groups and conferences. Steve is excited to participate in the active .NET community and founded .NET South East, a .NET Meetup group based in Brighton. He enjoys contributing to and maintaining OSS projects. You can find Steve online at his blog, www.stevejgordon.co.uk, and on most social media platforms as @stevejgordon.

Steve Gordon is a Pluralsight author, 7x Microsoft MVP, and a .NET engineer at Elastic. He is based in the UK. Steve is passionate about community and all things .NET related, having worked with .NET for over 20 years. Steve enjoys sharing his knowle... Show more

Sam Debruyn

Sam Debruyn

Sam Debruyn is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Data & Cloud Architect passionate about modern data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric. In his day-to-day, he designs and implements data platforms that support customers in harvesting the full potential of their data. Sam has over 10 years of experience with Microsoft Azure and regularly blogs about his adventures in data. He contributes to the data community through blog posts, open-source projects, and speaking engagements at data meetups and conferences.

Sam Debruyn is a Microsoft Data Platform MVP and Data & Cloud Architect passionate about modern data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric. In his day-to-day, he designs and implements data platforms that support customers in harvesting the full potenti... Show more

Martin Costello

Martin Costello

My name is Martin, and I'm a software developer and tester based in London. I'm currently a Principal Engineer at Just Eat Takeaway.com.

I've been working in software development since 2006. My experience is primarily with C# and ASP.NET and related technologies, as well Cloud infrastructure on Azure and AWS.

I've also been a Microsoft MVP in Developer Technologies since 2019.

My name is Martin, and I'm a software developer and tester based in London. I'm currently a Principal Engineer at Just Eat Takeaway.com. I've been working in software development since 2006. My experience is primarily with C# and ASP.NET and relat... Show more

Achraf Ben Alaya

Achraf Ben Alaya

Hey there, I'm Achraf Ben Alaya! I wear many hats in the tech world. I'm a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Azure architect, and a DevSecOps engineer. I've got a solid background as a full-stack developer in .NET and Xamarin. But what really gets me going is sharing my passion for Azure, cloud, and DevOps. If you're into the latest in tech, you're in the right place!

I'm an ambitious person who decided to be a lifelong learner with the belief in sharing
his knowledge with all the world.

Website : achrafbenalaya.com
Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/c/AchrafBenAlaya/

Hey there, I'm Achraf Ben Alaya! I wear many hats in the tech world. I'm a Microsoft Certified Trainer, Azure architect, and a DevSecOps engineer. I've got a solid background as a full-stack developer in .NET and Xamarin. But what really gets me goin... Show more

Juan Bravo Vargas

Juan Bravo Vargas

Microsoft Certified Trainer, Certified Educator & Microsoft Dynamics 365 Solution Architect

Microsoft Certified Trainer, Certified Educator & Microsoft Dynamics 365 Solution Architect Show more

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Microsoft MVPs

Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals (MVPs) are recognized experts in their respective technical communities who actively share their knowledge and expertise with others. The MVP award is given to individuals who have made significant contributions to the Microsoft community through their involvement in technical forums, user groups, conferences, and other events. As a result, many MVPs are sought after as speakers at industry events, sharing their knowledge and insights with others.

When an MVP adds their award to their speaker profile, it can serve as a powerful endorsement of their expertise and credibility. Event organizers and attendees alike recognize the MVP award as a symbol of excellence in the field of Microsoft technology, and are more likely to view MVP speakers as authorities on the subject matter they are presenting. This can help MVPs secure speaking engagements, as well as increase their visibility and recognition within the community.

In addition to the benefits for the MVPs themselves, including the ability to network with other experts and gain exposure for their work, the community as a whole can benefit from the contributions of MVP speakers. By sharing their knowledge and insights with others, MVPs help to elevate the level of expertise and understanding within the Microsoft community, ultimately leading to better products and services for everyone.