1. WORK EXPERIENCE
Nirvana Home Entertainment 2015
FIELD TECHNICIAN  PROGRAMMER
E-String Grill & Poker Bar 2010 - 2015
GENERAL MANAGER
Interior Design Systems 2003 - 2009
FIELD TECHNICIAN  PROGRAMMER
AJ’s Music & Vintage Guitars 2000 – 2003
MUSIC TEACHER  SALES ASSOCIATE
EDUCATION
SOUTHERN NEVADA HEALTH CARD
NEVADA ALCOHOL AWARENESS CARD
CLARK COUNTY SHERIFF’S CARD
Pending, 2015
PROGRAMMING/INSTALLATION
RTI, Crestron, Lutron, Sonos
PERNOD RICARD, USA – BAR SMARTS
Advanced Training Certificate
GREEN VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
Graduate, 1997
GAMING ESTABLISHMENTS
 Extensive knowledge of gaming promotions, handles, comps, machine payouts, odds, games,
and trained on the procedures of weekly drops through participation with the coin count team.
 Familiar with player tracking systems, designing and creating in-house databases and
spreadsheets to maximize gaming reports and campaigns.
 Revamped marketing strategies to increase overall gaming revenue by 300%., through better
designed gaming promotions, including making all decisions on game changes and machine
placement that increased foot traffic and grew business, mostly by word-of-mouth promoting.
BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
 Showed excellent analytical ability, conducted market research, created informational databases,
and executed conceptual, exciting promotions that revitalized the company’s growth.
 Insightful on customer behavior and market trends, able to collaborate with customers,
employees, competitions, vendors, etc., then utilize their insights to forecast predictions.
 Proven ability to find solutions to complex challenges that are clean and innovative, in order to
always successfully complete tasks efficiently.
MANAGEMENT
 Managed every aspect of daily business operations and day-to-day decision-making, oversaw all
employees, handled all vendor issues, ordered bar/kitchen/supply inventory, initiated
promotions, booked events, established policies, procedures, budgets, and financial reviews.
 Ability to recruit a unified staff, hire, train, schedule and retain employees.
 Maintained good customer relations, resolved any issues quickly and completely, leading to high
customer retention rate and a positive reputation of the establishment throughout the
neighborhood, spending virtually no extra expenses on advertising.
FOOD & BEVERAGE
 Experience bartending with food knowledge, showing excellence in accuracy, even during
challenging high work volume at a multi-faceted bar, restaurant and live entertainment venue.
 Focus on upselling to customers, maintaining inventory and quality control and pour costs.
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SKILLS
 Gaming: IGT, U1, Century
Gaming Technologies
 Gambler’s Bonus (iGBA),
GameTender, SmartVend
 Local Tavern Gaming
 Casino Gaming Experience
 Operational Business
Procedures
 Food & Beverage
Management
 Computer Skills: Microsoft
Office, Excel, Word, Outlook,
Apple, Team Viewer, Google
 Social Media Networking
 POS Systems: 2Touch
 Customer Service
 Good Presentation &
Communication Skills
 Conceptual Thinker
 Data Analysis & Research
 Mathematics
 Booking Talent &
Entertainment
 Home Automation Installation
 Troubleshooting & Servicing
Hardware and Software
 Consumer Technology,
Audio/Video
 Designed & Programmed
Functional, Aesthetically
Appealing User Interfaces
christopher TRAUTH