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	His help was instrumental with the original [[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries (website)\|website]] thanks to his experience running the WIng Commander Combat Information Center website.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHf7hiM-Ftw Inside Cloud Imperium Games . Behind the Community], Star Citizen, YouTube, May 2, 2014</ref>		His help was instrumental with the original [[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries (website)\|website]] thanks to his experience running the WIng Commander Combat Information Center website.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHf7hiM-Ftw Inside Cloud Imperium Games . Behind the Community], Star Citizen, YouTube, May 2, 2014</ref>

	He was one of [[StarCitizen:CIG\|Cloud Imperium's]] first employees in 2013.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{~~SC/~~Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/transmission/13064-Meet-Ben-Lesnick\|text=Meet Ben Lesnick}}</ref> He was also the host of various CIG-related shows, including [[StarCitizen:Wingman's Hangar]], [[StarCitizen:Around the Verse]], and [[StarCitizen:Reverse The Verse]].{{~~SC/Fact~~}} Since May 2018, he has worked remotely from his home in Maryland.<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/banditloaf/status/994991142851641344 Ben Lesnick's tweet on working remotely from home]</ref>		He was one of [[StarCitizen:CIG\|Cloud Imperium's]] first employees in 2013.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/transmission/13064-Meet-Ben-Lesnick\|text=Meet Ben Lesnick}}</ref> He was also the host of various CIG-related shows, including [[StarCitizen:Wingman's Hangar]], [[StarCitizen:Around the Verse]], and [[StarCitizen:Reverse The Verse]].{{fact}} Since May 2018, he has worked remotely from his home in Maryland.<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/banditloaf/status/994991142851641344 Ben Lesnick's tweet on working remotely from home]</ref>

	He never set out to work in games, he only ran the Wing Commander Combat Information Center out of his love for it, and would get calls from projects trying to bring back ''Wing Commander'' in various forms such as a TV serie to help with promises of a job if it worked, which he didn't expect to work out, until [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen\|''Star Citizen.'']]<ref name=":0" /> He joined as community manager thanks to his experience running the ''Wing Commander'' community.<ref>[https://youtu.be/UCsA903qR4Y Star Citizen Addicts Anonymous - Interview with Sandi Gardiner pt 1], Nichole D'Angelo, YouTube, 2 Mar 2015</ref>		He never set out to work in games, he only ran the Wing Commander Combat Information Center out of his love for it, and would get calls from projects trying to bring back ''Wing Commander'' in various forms such as a TV serie to help with promises of a job if it worked, which he didn't expect to work out, until [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen\|''Star Citizen.'']]<ref name=":0" /> He joined as [[StarCitizen::Category:Community manager\|community manager]] thanks to his experience running the ''Wing Commander'' community.<ref>[https://youtu.be/UCsA903qR4Y Star Citizen Addicts Anonymous - Interview with Sandi Gardiner pt 1], Nichole D'Angelo, YouTube, 2 Mar 2015</ref>

	He left CIG in October 2022.<ref name=":1" />		He left CIG in October 2022.<ref>"[https://bsky.app/profile/banditloaf.wcnews.com/post/3liibft4jgk2c <nowiki>Lots of things but the big one was that wife’s mom passed away suddenly and we wanted to be home with family instead of relocating for a fourth time.[...]</nowiki>]", @banditloaf.wcnews.com‬, Bluesky, Feb 18, 2025</ref><ref name=":1" />

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	* Ben is known for his love for the [[StarCitizen:Wing Commander (series)\|Wing Commander series]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/>		* Ben is known for his love for the [[StarCitizen:Wing Commander (series)\|Wing Commander series]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/> He is the cofounder of the [https://www.wcnews.com/ Wing Commander Combat Information Center].<ref>[https://www.gofundme.com/f/savewca "My name is Ben Lesnick, and I’m the co-founder of the Wing Commander Combat Information Center (WCNews.com.)"] Preserve Wing Commander Academy! GoFundMe</ref>
	* He invented [[StarCitizen:Ben Dance]].		* He invented [[StarCitizen:Ben Dance]].
	* He is the cofounder of the [https://www.wcnews.com/ Wing Commander Combat Information Center].<ref>[https://www.gofundme.com/f/savewca "My name is Ben Lesnick, and I’m the co-founder of the Wing Commander Combat Information Center (WCNews.com.)"] Preserve Wing Commander Academy! GoFundMe</ref>
	* He spent two years living in France due to his father working there for IBM.<ref>[https://youtu.be/_zEvxffnij8 Star Citizen : The 1 year's TradTeam interview - VOSTFR], pulsar 42, YouTube, 15 Mar 2017</ref>		* He spent two years living in France due to his father working there for IBM.<ref>[https://youtu.be/_zEvxffnij8 Star Citizen : The 1 year's TradTeam interview - VOSTFR], pulsar 42, YouTube, 15 Mar 2017</ref>
	* He's the one who came up with the idea of creating a choose your own adventure and an airline to promote the Genesis Starliner.<ref>The Friday Night Show Interview: Jared Huckaby, The Base radio, October 17th, 2015</ref>		* He's the one who came up with the idea of creating a choose your own adventure and an airline to promote the Genesis Starliner.<ref>The Friday Night Show Interview: Jared Huckaby, The Base radio, October 17th, 2015</ref>
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	* [[StarCitizen:Greycat Industrial\|Greycat]] is named after Ben's cat Gray.<ref>"[https://x.com/banditloaf/status/386626103479005184 Star Citizen behind-the-scenes fact--here is the actual grey cat the buggy is named for]", @banditloaf, Twitter, October 6 2013</ref>		* [[StarCitizen:Greycat Industrial\|Greycat]] is named after Ben's cat Gray.<ref>"[https://x.com/banditloaf/status/386626103479005184 Star Citizen behind-the-scenes fact--here is the actual grey cat the buggy is named for]", @banditloaf, Twitter, October 6 2013</ref>
	* While they were working on the [[StarCitizen:Endeavor\|Endavor]], Ben Lesnick learned that his S''tarship Troopers'' tattoo had been designed by [[StarCitizen:Jim Martin]].<ref>"[https://x.com/i/bookmarks?post_id=403277667924848640 Jim Martin is an amazing talent and an incredibly nice person! Here he is when we were developing the Endeavor science ship for Star Citizen and we realized he had designed my tattoo]:", @banditloaf, Twitter, Nov 27, 2020</ref>		* While they were working on the [[StarCitizen:Endeavor\|Endavor]], Ben Lesnick learned that his S''tarship Troopers'' tattoo had been designed by [[StarCitizen:Jim Martin]].<ref>"[https://x.com/i/bookmarks?post_id=403277667924848640 Jim Martin is an amazing talent and an incredibly nice person! Here he is when we were developing the Endeavor science ship for Star Citizen and we realized he had designed my tattoo]:", @banditloaf, Twitter, Nov 27, 2020</ref>
			* He's the husband of [[StarCitizen:Alexis Rittle]]

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	His help was instrumental with the original [[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries (website)\|website]] thanks to his experience running the WIng Commander Combat Information Center website.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHf7hiM-Ftw Inside Cloud Imperium Games . Behind the Community], Star Citizen, YouTube, May 2, 2014</ref>		His help was instrumental with the original [[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries (website)\|website]] thanks to his experience running the WIng Commander Combat Information Center website.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHf7hiM-Ftw Inside Cloud Imperium Games . Behind the Community], Star Citizen, YouTube, May 2, 2014</ref>

	He was one of [[StarCitizen:CIG\|Cloud Imperium's]] first employees in 2013.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/transmission/13064-Meet-Ben-Lesnick\|text=Meet Ben Lesnick}}</ref> He was also the host of various CIG-related shows, including [[StarCitizen:Wingman's Hangar]], [[StarCitizen:Around the Verse]], and [[StarCitizen:Reverse The Verse]].{{~~fact~~}} Since May 2018, he has worked remotely from his home in Maryland.<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/banditloaf/status/994991142851641344 Ben Lesnick's tweet on working remotely from home]</ref>		He was one of [[StarCitizen:CIG\|Cloud Imperium's]] first employees in 2013.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{SC/Cite RSI\|url=comm-link/transmission/13064-Meet-Ben-Lesnick\|text=Meet Ben Lesnick}}</ref> He was also the host of various CIG-related shows, including [[StarCitizen:Wingman's Hangar]], [[StarCitizen:Around the Verse]], and [[StarCitizen:Reverse The Verse]].{{SC/Fact}} Since May 2018, he has worked remotely from his home in Maryland.<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/banditloaf/status/994991142851641344 Ben Lesnick's tweet on working remotely from home]</ref>

	He never set out to work in games, he only ran the Wing Commander Combat Information Center out of his love for it, and would get calls from projects trying to bring back ''Wing Commander'' in various forms such as a TV serie to help with promises of a job if it worked, which he didn't expect to work out, until [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen\|''Star Citizen.'']]<ref name=":0" /> He joined as community manager thanks to his experience running the ''Wing Commander'' community.<ref>[https://youtu.be/UCsA903qR4Y Star Citizen Addicts Anonymous - Interview with Sandi Gardiner pt 1], Nichole D'Angelo, YouTube, 2 Mar 2015</ref>		He never set out to work in games, he only ran the Wing Commander Combat Information Center out of his love for it, and would get calls from projects trying to bring back ''Wing Commander'' in various forms such as a TV serie to help with promises of a job if it worked, which he didn't expect to work out, until [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen\|''Star Citizen.'']]<ref name=":0" /> He joined as community manager thanks to his experience running the ''Wing Commander'' community.<ref>[https://youtu.be/UCsA903qR4Y Star Citizen Addicts Anonymous - Interview with Sandi Gardiner pt 1], Nichole D'Angelo, YouTube, 2 Mar 2015</ref>

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'''Benjamin "Loaf" Lesnick''' was the Director of Community Engagement and Content Strategy at [[StarCitizen:CIG Los Angeles]].<ref name=":1">[https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-lesnick Ben Lesnick on LinkedIn]</ref>

== Work at CIG ==
He has known Chris Roberts since the late 90's, corresponding with him in his [[StarCitizen:Origin Systems]] and [[StarCitizen:Digital Anvil]] days, more and more when he was putting out the [[StarCitizen:Wing Commander (movie)|''Wing Commander'' movie]].<ref name=":0" />

His help was instrumental with the original [[StarCitizen:Roberts Space Industries (website)|website]] thanks to his experience running the WIng Commander Combat Information Center website.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHf7hiM-Ftw Inside Cloud Imperium Games . Behind the Community], Star Citizen, YouTube, May 2, 2014</ref>

He was one of [[StarCitizen:CIG|Cloud Imperium's]] first employees in 2013.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/13064-Meet-Ben-Lesnick|text=Meet Ben Lesnick}}</ref> He was also the host of various CIG-related shows, including [[StarCitizen:Wingman's Hangar]], [[StarCitizen:Around the Verse]], and [[StarCitizen:Reverse The Verse]].{{fact}} Since May 2018, he has worked remotely from his home in Maryland.<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/banditloaf/status/994991142851641344 Ben Lesnick's tweet on working remotely from home]</ref>

He never set out to work in games, he only ran the Wing Commander Combat Information Center out of his love for it, and would get calls from projects trying to bring back ''Wing Commander'' in various forms such as a TV serie to help with promises of a job if it worked, which he didn't expect to work out, until [[StarCitizen:Star Citizen|''Star Citizen.'']]<ref name=":0" /> He joined as community manager thanks to his experience running the ''Wing Commander'' community.<ref>[https://youtu.be/UCsA903qR4Y Star Citizen Addicts Anonymous - Interview with Sandi Gardiner pt 1], Nichole D'Angelo, YouTube, 2 Mar 2015</ref>

He left CIG in October 2022.<ref name=":1" />

== Quote ==
<blockquote>"My favorite thing about Star Citizen is that we're making something people love the way I love Wing Commander! -Ben Lesnick<ref>"[https://x.com/banditloaf/status/862858321467985920 My favorite thing about Star Citizen is that we're making something people love the way I love Wing Commander!]", @banditloaf, Twitter, May 12, 2017</ref></blockquote>
== Trivia ==

* Ben is known for his love for the [[StarCitizen:Wing Commander (series)|Wing Commander series]].<ref name="ReferenceA"/>
* He invented [[StarCitizen:Ben Dance]].
* He is the cofounder of the [https://www.wcnews.com/ Wing Commander Combat Information Center].<ref>[https://www.gofundme.com/f/savewca "My name is Ben Lesnick, and I’m the co-founder of the Wing Commander Combat Information Center (WCNews.com.)"] Preserve Wing Commander Academy! GoFundMe</ref>
* He spent two years living in France due to his father working there for IBM.<ref>[https://youtu.be/_zEvxffnij8 Star Citizen : The 1 year's TradTeam interview - VOSTFR], pulsar 42, YouTube, 15 Mar 2017</ref>
* He's the one who came up with the idea of creating a choose your own adventure and an airline to promote the Genesis Starliner.<ref>The Friday Night Show Interview: Jared Huckaby, The Base radio, October 17th, 2015</ref>
* Growing up he would play Space Vikings on Apple II with his familly.<ref name=":0">[https://youtu.be/BbhgoSrDbsk SCAA Interviews 001 Ben Lesnick], Nichole D'Angelo, YouTube, 1 Feb 2014</ref>
* He grew up watching ''Star Trek''.<ref name=":0" />
* in 2006-2007 Electronic Arts did a ''Wing Commander Arena'' top down shooter for X-box live arcade for which Ben Lesnick did some lore, wrote the manual, and brought it in line with the [[StarCitizen:Wing Commander (series)|''Wing Commander'']] continuity. There were plans for a ''[[StarCitizen:Wing Commander: Privateer|Privateer]]'' DLC which did not come to fruition
* [[StarCitizen:Greycat Industrial|Greycat]] is named after Ben's cat Gray.<ref>"[https://x.com/banditloaf/status/386626103479005184 Star Citizen behind-the-scenes fact--here is the actual grey cat the buggy is named for]", @banditloaf, Twitter, October 6 2013</ref>
* While they were working on the [[StarCitizen:Endeavor|Endavor]], Ben Lesnick learned that his S''tarship Troopers'' tattoo had been designed by [[StarCitizen:Jim Martin]].<ref>"[https://x.com/i/bookmarks?post_id=403277667924848640 Jim Martin is an amazing talent and an incredibly nice person! Here he is when we were developing the Endeavor science ship for Star Citizen and we realized he had designed my tattoo]:", @banditloaf, Twitter, Nov 27, 2020</ref>

== See also ==

* {{Link RSI|url=comm-link/transmission/13064-Meet-Ben-Lesnick|text=Meet Ben Lesnick}}
* [[StarCitizen:Ben Dance]]

== References ==

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[[Category:Developers]]