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Casino Operations, Casino Development, Gaming, Hotel Operations/Development, Slot Machines

ID: 731765 Nevada, USA

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Expert has extensive experience in the casino and hotel industry. Casino operations, casino development, gaming, hotel operations/development and slot machines. Expert is a highly regarded gaming and hospitality executive with over 20 years of experience in the Resort Hotel Casino environment. His career has spanned both operations and development at the leading casino and hotel companies including Mirage Resorts, Las Vegas Sands, Station Casinos, Marriott International and Starwood. He possesses a unique background having achieved significant industry experience in both the hotel and gaming spaces. He has managed operations in destination, regional and local markets as well as Tribal Gaming enterprises. He has also been responsible for large-scale development projects, property restructuring and repositioning, as well as asset management. Throughout his career he has had the unique opportunity to be trained and mentored by many renowned industry leaders.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1994 Degree: BS Subject: Hotel Administration Institution: Cornell University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2012 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Corporate VP and General Manager Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities:
Strategic and general management responsibilities overseeing all operations for one of 9 Las Vegas locals casinos. Currently managing Fiesta Henderson Hotel and Casino (850 employees, 224 rooms, 1,700 slot machines, 20 table games, keno, bingo, race & sportsbook, entertainment, 10 F&B operations, retail store, pool, and all finance and G&A functions). Responsible for strategic marketing, competitive analysis, budgeting and forecasting, CAPEX, security and surveillance, NV GCB compliance, community relations, Fiesta brand development, public relations and advertising, food court tenants/Regal Cinemas
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2010 to 2012 Employer: Undisclosed Title: President & Chief Development Officer Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities:
Strategic and general management responsibilities for Casino Del Sol, Casino of the Sun, AVA Amphitheater (1,400 slots, 30 table games, 215 room resort, bingo room, poker room, 12 F&B venues, retail store, 5,000 seat outdoor amphitheater, 1,300 employees). Oversaw $130M development: 4 Star 215 room/suite hotel, 5 new F&B venues, high limit salon, 65k SF conference center, spa, fitness center, pool and day club, poker room renovation, retail store, 1,100 spot parking garage, warehouse, and laundry facility. Manage Tribal development efforts including Asian restaurant leases, Golf Course/Nicklaus Academy, 30 acre retail/dining masterplan, Starbucks licenses, nightclub, food court retrofit, McDonalds, strategic alliances and movie theater redevelopment
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2007 to 2010 Employer: Marriot International, Lodging Development Title: Undisclosed Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities:
Oversaw Marriott International Lodging Development in Las Vegas; Reported directly to Marriott Corporate EVP Development. Project Manager responsible for all aspects of the $3B JW Marriott Las Vegas hotel casino convention development; Activities included supervising architect/GC (masterplanning, design), project budgeting and feasibility, concept scope and program, legal/entitlements, business and strategic planning, equity/debt relations, mixed use, sales and marketing, and F&B/retail selections. Liaison with Marriott International to develop multiple Marriott Brands including Ritz Carlton, Bulgari, Edition, JW, Renaissance, and Marriott Marquis hotels in Las Vegas and with gaming partners in other new and existing casino jurisdictions. In early 2009, added role of Asset Manager for 3 owned properties (CY, Suites, RI) and GM for 149 room Courtyard Las Vegas
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2005 to 2007 Employer: Undisclosed Title: VP of Development, Operations & Administration Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities:
Oversaw corporate development, strategic and business planning, operations critical paths, organizational hierarchy, corporate communications, and administration; Member of Executive Committee, Compensation and Operations Steering Committees. Responsible for design, staffing, financial planning and analysis, hotel sales and marketing and casino marketing. Supervised HR, IT, Residential, Sales, Operations, Administration; Liaison with Starwood New Builds / Operations Division
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2000 to 2005 Employer: Undisclosed Title: Executive Director Casino Marketing&Administration Department: Undisclosed
Responsibilities:
Oversaw all strategic marketing, administration & operations for casino and hotel; Reported to Sr. VP Operations. Developed marketing strategies, managed table games and slot revenues / budgets, P&L, and customer profitability. Supervised Casino Hosts, Telemarketing, Special Events, Casino Services, Slot Marketing, Players Club, Slot Ambassadors. Audited Sands Macau Marketing operation and then Designed / Developed / Implemented property marketing program

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
He is also managing editor of the Retail, Dining and Entertainment publication, and has written editorial pieces for Global Gaming Business, Casino Design, Retail, Dining & Entertainment, Casino and Gaming International, Hotel Yearbook 2010, the Morowitz Quarterly, Urbino.net, and other publications. He is considered an industry expert on RDE development and operations in gaming spaces.
Licenses / Certifications
State of Arizona Gaming License; State of NV/Las Vegas Sheriff's Card
Awards / Recognition
First Degree Black Belt, Las Vegas Business "40 under 40" recognition
Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has been a regular lecturer in The Cornell Hotel School’s Casino Operations and Marketing classes and a featured speaker at multiple gaming, Native American, condo/real estate, hospitality research, and hotel conferences. G2E selected him to participate in the Inside the Industry: Insights from Today's Movers and Shakers video interview executive series sent out to all G2E Attendees. The American Gaming Association invited him to be the Keynote Speaker on Native American Gaming operations at G2E. He was recognized as one of the “Top 40 Under 40” business executives in Las Vegas by In Business Las Vegas Magazine. He is a member of the Nevada Tourism Alliance and was also the Founder and Chairman of the Millennium Hospitality Summit, a boutique hospitality conference which took place in Las Vegas.

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