AgileThought ALM Expert Recognized by Microsoft-Esteban Garcia, Most Valuable Professional, Visual Studio ALM

Online, July 18, 2012 (Newswire.com) - Esteban Garcia, an AgileThought Solutions Architect and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Consultant, is the recipient of Microsoft's MVP award in Visual Studio ALM. This annual award recognizes individuals for their exceptional technical expertise, willingness to help others make the most of their technology, and for making a significant and positive impact on those technology communities.

Microsoft MVPs share their knowledge and real-world product experiences by providing objective feedback and helping other software professionals solve problems and discover new capabilities. To qualify, MVP candidates must undergo a rigorous evaluation, including a review by the ALM product team, of their technical expertise and commitment to ALM community thought leadership. Although there are millions of social and technical community leaders worldwide, only an estimated 4000 MVPs are selected for this honor each year.

Says Garcia upon receiving the award, "I am honored to be recognized by Microsoft as an ALM thought leader who shares best practices with the tech community. I take pride in my craft and enjoy connecting with other like minded developers and software professionals to discuss the best ways to build and deliver custom software."

Garcia is the president of the Orlando.NET User Group. His passion for sharing his experience and expertise with Microsoft products was recently demonstrated at Microsoft's TechEd 2012 in Orlando where he participated in a Birds of a Feather panel discussion of development methodologies.

This year Garcia was also invited by Microsoft to join the ALM Rangers, a worldwide volunteer group of nearly 200 Visual Studio and ALM experts who have the desire to strengthen the community and contribute regularly. Their vision is to accelerate the adoption of Visual Studio with out-of-band solutions for missing features and guidance. He is the only non-Microsoft employee from the state of Florida who was asked to join this elite organization.

About AgileThought - AgileThought is a full service provider of software development and implementation solutions, with specializations in custom software development, data warehousing, application lifecycle management (ALM), mobile applications, and portal implementations. Formed in 2004, the company is a Microsoft Partner with a Gold Competency in both Application Lifecycle Management and Digital Marketing, and a Silver Competency in Software Development. Its corporate headquarters is located in Tampa, Florida, and it serves clients nationwide from offices in Tampa and Chicago. AgileThought has a record of being one of Tampa's best technology companies to work for, being recognized in both the Tampa Bay Business Journal and Florida Trend magazine. It has also been noted as one of the fastest growing, privately held companies in the Tampa Bay area. For more information, visit www.agilethought.com or call 813-514-9180.