How to include ES Avatars and link to profile in J! articles I write?

Wondering what the best way to include a small avatar, name, and have both link to the user's profile? I am writing articles that reference ES members in them. Instead of just manually adding hyperlinked text I'd like to make it more engaging by adding the current avatar as well. Is there any kind of hidden code I can place in the article to automagically reference a user? For example:
[ES:user=JohnSmith]