4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search request includes a sub-skill, the method further comprising: determining a subset of experts from the plurality of potential experts, each member in the subset of experts having member profile data that includes the sub-skill; and increasing the calculated ranking value for each member of the subset of experts.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the search request includes a sub-skill, the method further comprising: determining a subset of experts from the plurality of potential experts, each member in the subset of experts having member profile data that includes the sub-skill; and increasing the calculated ranking value for each member of the subset of experts. 5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the sub-skill is a previously completed project.