{"id":19,"date":"2024-04-16T17:07:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T17:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2025-04-17T19:50:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T01:50:48","slug":"19-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.red-bean.com\/sussman\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"19\" class=\"elementor elementor-19\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f16203 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2f16203\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcffdd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbcffdd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8149b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b8149b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Ben.<br><\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abaa98e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"abaa98e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column 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100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1b2625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f1b2625\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a179f7f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a179f7f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88ae680 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88ae680\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75daee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"75daee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Professional Work<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e64f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44e64f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 15-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>A leader in software engineering for over 25 years.<\/b>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i>Ben has co-authored open-source software tools used by millions of developers, spent a decade building Google\u2019s Chicago engineering office from a tiny outpost into a major hub, and dramatically improved the speed of Google Search for billions of users.&nbsp; He specializes in rapidly understanding, summarizing, and navigating complex landscapes \u2013 whether they be technical or social.&nbsp; He&#8217;s coached dozens of leaders, keynoted tech conferences, co-authored a popular book on the \u201cart of teamwork\u201d in software engineering, and has a strong track record of turning dysfunctional groups into inclusive, high-functioning teams.&nbsp; Preaching collaboration based on a foundation of humility, respect, and trust, he uses these tools to build bridges across organizations.&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a07593 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a07593\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1xESPoOpmFdcmZyMILaC1xQ8Yq8xcnk3wC251y_1zilY\/edit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Private Industry CV<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1dkOdy-aCPR23aOirXxqByBOuTNGL8T7HX2U-T-3E-eg\/edit?usp=sharing\">Federal CV<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1OCBAjDrMBlnUPR3EZPctHh0Rus7lIRASkUB7mfn9uDo\/edit\">Federal Executive Service CV<\/a> (longer)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ben-collins-sussman-6955a\">LinkedIn Profile<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ben_Collins-Sussman\">Wikipedia Page<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd51b09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cd51b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Books<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><em>Writings about social skills and collaboration in software engineering, and the art of team management.<\/em><\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/debuggingteams.com\">Debugging Teams<\/a>, 2015, O&#8217;Reilly Media<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B002SR2QIW\">Version Control with Subversion<\/a>, 2008, O&#8217;Reilly Media<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Software-Engineering-Google-Lessons-Programming\/dp\/1492082791\">Software Engineering at Google<\/a>, Chapter 6, 2020, O&#8217;Reilly Media<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c487b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c487b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Industry Talks<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><em>Professional speaker with 100+ engagements over the last twenty years at OSCON, PyCon, Google I\/O, and other conferences.<\/em><\/p><ul><li><em>&#8220;How to Leader&#8221;<\/em>, in <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/10WFQUE7jBgyMNRnP_FPq3F7FkEtpsvXikkIp2nsI10k\/edit\">deck form,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/abseil.io\/resources\/swe-book\/html\/ch06.html\">book form.<\/a><\/li><li>Google I\/O <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLyJbMT05cAkzAsvY6Xl4I0T9jHRtm9Ywy\">Presentations<\/a>, 2008-2012 (YouTube playlist)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e17e90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5e17e90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"239\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.red-bean.com\/sussman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chicago-bw-239x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-57\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.red-bean.com\/sussman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chicago-bw-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.red-bean.com\/sussman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chicago-bw-815x1024.jpg 815w, https:\/\/www.red-bean.com\/sussman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chicago-bw-768x965.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.red-bean.com\/sussman\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/chicago-bw.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4025ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4025ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Ben is a lifetime resident of Chicago, where he lives with his teenage kids, tech toys, musical instruments, and cats.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a63b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9a63b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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bluegrass banjo player, and love to sing in barbershop quartets.<\/p><p>I&#8217;ve had a long-standing &#8220;moonlight&#8221; career as a composer for Chicago theaters. With my collaborator Andre Pluess, we&#8217;ve written multiple new musical theater works. Our most successful original musical was probably <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Winesburg,_Ohio\"><i>Winesburg, Ohio &#8212; <\/i><\/a>\u00a0an adapation of Sherwood Anderson&#8217;s famous novel &#8212; which played in Chicago (Steppenwolf), Philadelphia, (Arden), and New York City (NAMT.) \u00a0It won a both a Jeff Award (Chicago) and an Ovation Award (LA). Later on, our musical &#8212;\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/SS_Eastland\">Eastland<\/a><\/i> &#8212; had its <a href=\"http:\/\/lookingglasstheatre.org\/event_page\/eastland-a-new-musical\/\">debut in 2012<\/a> at Lookinggglass Theatre and received three Jeff Award nominations and another showcase in New York City (NAMT).\u00a0 See the writeup in <a href=\"https:\/\/entertainment.time.com\/2012\/06\/27\/great-windy-way-two-remarkable-shows-from-chicago\/\">Time Magazine.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc6e2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfc6e2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Photography &amp; Illustration<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>I have a keen interest in photography, both digital and film &#8212; sometimes making prints in my darkroom.\u00a0 You can see some of my favorite work on my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bcollsuss\/\">Flickr stream<\/a>, and more daily work on my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sussman\/?hl=en\">Instagram<\/a>. I occasionally do professional work, shooting events, weddings, and headshots. I have an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.red-bean.com\/sussman\/photography.html\">Introduction to Photography<\/a>\u00a0 page that I wrote for friends getting into the hobby.<\/p><p>I also love illustration as an alternate means of capturing a moment in time. I enjoy working in <a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/nX1pM77U9jamFVo46\">graphite, ink, and watercolor<\/a>, and participate in various\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/urbansketchers-chicago.blogspot.com\/\">Urban Sketching<\/a>\u00a0events.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edba267 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"edba267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Storytelling<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>I&#8217;ve participated in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interactive_fiction\">Interactive Fiction<\/a> scene, a indie-game game community that authors and plays pure-text computer games like those developed by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Infocom\">Infocom<\/a> in the 1980s. My friend Jack Welch and I co-authored several games using the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inform7.com\/\">Inform<\/a>\u00a0programming language. The game\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ifdb.tads.org\/viewgame?id=jf5zkjj3jqfllwcn\"><i>Rover&#8217;s Day Out<\/i><\/a>\u00a0won the 2009\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interactive_Fiction_Competition\">Interactive Fiction Competition<\/a>, and the game\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/ifdb.tads.org\/viewgame?id=p2bxy33newzb930t\"><i>Hoosegow<\/i><\/a>\u00a0won the 2010 JayIsGames &#8220;One Room Escape&#8221; Competition.<\/p><p>And of course I&#8217;ve been playing <a href=\"https:\/\/dnd.wizards.com\/\">Dungeons &amp; Dragons<\/a> since 1980 &#8212; a deeply collaborative, creative, problem-solving improv game.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve recently published an adventure you can get from the DM&#8217;s Guild.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c3c11b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c3c11b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Languages<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p>I love linguistics and all interesting forms of communication.\u00a0 I studied Spanish, Latin, and German when I was young;\u00a0 more recently I&#8217;ve been learning <strong>Japanese<\/strong> as a challenge. I like to\u00a0practice speaking with natives in social media apps like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hellotalk.com\/?lang=en\">HelloTalk<\/a>.<\/p><p>Even morse code holds a place in my heart.\u00a0 I have an Extra-class FCC amateur radio license, using the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/qrz.com\/db\/NN9S\">callsign NN9S<\/a>. 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