Danny Sussman Email & Phone Number

Dresher, Pa, Us

Initially hired to coach and develop an agile team comprised of engineers from across multiple acquisitions, Danny now leads the Software Engineering, Quality, and DevOps practices across Ascensus Corporate Development and FuturePlan - one of the nation’s largest retirement third-party administrators. As an engineering-minded leader, Danny coaches and supports the teams developing FuturePlan’s event driven microservice architecture and Corporate Development’s CRM and RPA focused environments. • Direct leader of a global team of 36 Ascensus associates, near-shore contractors, and off-shore contractors spanning software engineering, DevOps, and Quality Engineering.• Transformed the Software Engineering practice to enable sharing and collaboration across teams, ultimately leading to a practice aligned organization, and expansion of responsibilities to include DevOps and Quality Practices.• Created a transparent, open and inclusive environment – leading to over 95% voluntary retention. • Increased software quality by taking on leadership of the Quality practice, identifying shortfalls in testing practices, – resulting in a broader definition of quality, and a new approach to end to end testing• Developed a large-scale reorganization of FuturePlan scrum teams that ensured team delivery and roadmap alignment, provided increased opportunities for associate growth, and was embraced by individual contributors. • Facilitated Software Engineering, DevOps, and Quality Practice Meetings to ensure knowledge sharing, networking, and implementation of best practices across as many as 9 Scrum Teams• Introduced GitHub Co-Pilot and Co-Pilot Chat and potential use cases to the software engineering team as part of Ascensus’s first application of generative AI.• Coached Health and Benefits Engineering Associates through the divestiture process.• Represented FuturePlan and Health in Ascensus’s partnership with Girls Who Code, advocating for increased associate engagement.

Appointed at-large Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Commissioner. During my term as commissioner, I advocated for increased community engagement - with a focus on equity and wellness within the community. This leading to an increase in public engagement by the city and commission - including open houses where members of the public could learn about and provide input on city projects. Represented the commission on the city's Energy Action Team - which worked with Xcel Energy's Partners in Energy Program to create an Energy Action Plan for the City of Robbinsdale.

Minneapolis, Minnesota, Us

Manager of a diverse team of IT professionals tasked with delivering agile transformation for the 9th District. The team includes more than 20 Contract and Full Time (remote and on-site) employees in a highly regulated environment. Roles managed in a matrixed environment include IT Supervisor, Software Engineer, Scrum Master, UI/UX Engineer, QA Automation Engineer and Business Systems Analyst.Technical Leadership • Managed and hired Software Engineers who specialize in Sitecore, .NET, Java, AWS, Microsoft Dynamics, Microsoft Power Platform, SharePoint, ServiceNow, Kinetic, Archer, User Experience, and QA Automation• Introduced and led the development of new UI/UX practices within development teams• Led team audit and compliance activitiesStrategic Leadership• Built relationships with peers and officers to enable transformation of the ADS delivery model to an agile approach that utilizes Scrum teams to reduce risk, aligns resources with demand, increases velocity, and allows a product-centric delivery model• Researched and wrote the executive briefing that became the core of the 9th district’s response to a formal request from the Board of Governors requesting information about failures of a Minneapolis developed system• Analyzed team time tracking data to ensure alignment with team budget, including investigating and reacting to potential overagesPeople Leadership • Created an environment where team members feel safe, supported, and are willing to bring honest, frank feedback to leadership, including through the difficult process of transformation and reorganization• Partnered with Human Resources and Inclusion to address conduct, performance, morale, and development issues – including verbal and written notices, and employee termination• Authored and edited Job Families to facilitate a large reorganization, ensure employees have clear roles, expectations, and advancement opportunities, and promote diversity by removing barriers to entry and promotion

Minneapolis And St. Paul, Minnesota, Us

Advanced from Webmaster to Director of Application development, managing Extension’s development team and web infrastructure. Collaborated with the Dean’s Leadership Committee, Communications and Public Relations Team, Extension Faculty, Educators, and staff to implement a vision for Extension’s business applications, web site, social media presence and IntranetStrategic Leadership• Prepared and led briefings of Extension’s Senior Leadership Team, building support for web projects, and raising their organizational priority• Lead partnerships with Extension Centers and Educators to design and develop processes, policies, and the tools to support delivery of University of research to the public• Represented Information Technology in developubg a web strategy for the college• Lead process to bring approximately 200 Extension web sites, maintained by faculty, educators, and staff across all 87 Minnesota counties into a single comprehensive website• Presented workshops to Faculty and Educators at statewide and national conferences• Served on Planning Committee for MinneWebCon, a conference for web professionalsTechnical Leadership • Responsible for Extension’s business applications, including HRIS, content management, program reporting and program delivery• Identified deficiencies in web processes and infrastructure and developed a server architecture that increased security and stability• Led project that created an Acquia-hosted, Drupal-based site to maintain web content for each of Extension’s 89 county offices• Responded to security alerts and exploits, updating code and system architecture to prevent future exploits• Managed migrations from FileNet to Oracle UCM and Oracle UCM to DrupalPeople Leadership • Served as direct manager for developers and identified, interviewed, and managed consulting resources• Represented Professional and Academic Administrators (P&A) staff as a University Senator, a P&A Senator, and on the P&A Consultative Committee

Advanced from entry level developer to manager of the team responsible for Merrill's Internet and Intranet sites and the CMS and SharePoint/FrontPage platforms that support them.Technical Leadership • Managed User Experience designers, software developers, while also directing the work of server administrators• Developed, implemented and communicated Intranet design standards for one of the first corporate Intranets, growing it from an idea to a robust intranet core to business operations• IT Project Manager for two time critical www.merrillcorp.com redesigns including a re-launch of www.merrillcorp.com within a 30 day window to coincide with filing of corporate S-1• Managed the development and implementation of RedDot Content Management System for www.merrillcorp.com, enabling corporate marketing to edit and publish content• Project manager for Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 implementation and migration from WSS 2.0 and SharePoint Portal Server 2003• Project manager, business analyst, and lead developer for an internal job requisitioning system that replaced a paper process with an application that managed job descriptions, requisition approvals, and posting to www.merrillcorp.com• Facilitated meetings between marketing and IT to define Personas, Interface structure, and navigation scheme for an upcoming productStrategic Leadership• Selected, negotiated business terms, and managed the relationship with vendors for software purchases, ongoing maintenance and consulting relationships • Developed and led classroom training on Information Design, Site Design, Usability, Microsoft FrontPage, and SharePointPeople Leadership• Selected and managed consulting resources and design firms• Implemented team “office hours” to reduce interruptions and improve availability to customers• Facilitated knowledge sharing communities via user groups• Coached product development teams on incorporating usability into the development process

Ann Arbor, Michigan, Us

Provided IT support for University of Michigan School of nursing desktop computers and servers.Key Contributions:● Developed, organized, and led student workshops on the Internet, multimedia presentations, and basic computing● Conducted one-on-one training with faculty and staff on Windows, software packages, basic networking skills and Internet usage● Interviewed, trained, and mentored new employees● Provided troubleshooting, repairs, and maintenance on 250 staff and faculty computers, as well as their associated components and peripherals ● Installed and configured hardware, software, and network support on PCs and Macs

Bs, Engineering

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