Mr. Ramsey joined Multimedia Games in September 2008 and was named Chief Executive Officer in September 2010. Prior to joining the Company, he served for over six years in various executive and operational positions with Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. He served as Vice President and Executive Associate to the Vice Chairman at Harrah's corporate headquarters in Las Vegas, where he worked on domestic and international development, design and construction, and sports and entertainment. He has significant slot operation and product experience, having also served as Vice President of Slots & Security at Caesars Atlantic City, where he was responsible for maximizing the performance of over 3,000 gaming devices, which generated more than $400 million in annual revenue. In addition to Caesars Atlantic City, he served in executive positions at Harrah's Joliet (Illinois) and Harrah's East Chicago (Indiana), as well as the company's Central Division office in Memphis. Prior to entering the gaming industry, he worked in various roles within the finance industry, and also taught English in South America. He holds a BA in economics from Harvard University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Mr. Chibib was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Multimedia Games in February 2009, bringing over 18 years of financial management and technology industry experience to the Company, as well as relevant public company experience. Prior to joining Multimedia Games, Mr. Chibib ran a financial consulting practice where he assisted early stage technology companies with debt and equity fund raising, business model and process improvement implementation and M&A advisory services. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer at NetSpend Corporation, Tippingpoint Technologies (NASDAQ:TPTI), Waveset Technologies, and BroadJump, Inc. In each case he was an integral member of senior management teams that consistently improved revenues and cash flow. In addition, as Controller at Tivoli Systems, Mr. Chibib's responsibilities included managing the worldwide accounting and treasury functions of a $1 billion software company. Mr. Chibib has also held various positions, including senior level positions, at Coopers & Lybrand, LLP and Price Waterhouse, LLP. Mr. Chibib is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant.
Mr. Roemer joined Multimedia Games in January of 2009 as Senior Vice President of Sales, bringing over 25 years of gaming equipment sales and marketing experience to the Company. Mr. Roemer most recently served as Senior Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Product Development for Bally Technologies, where he was instrumental in helping Bally increase their market share with gaming units shipped growing from 8700 units to more than 22,000 units annually. Prior to that, he served as VP of Marketing for IGT, where he directed IGT's sales efforts into the emerging riverboat markets in Illinois, Mississippi, Missouri, Iowa, Indiana and Louisiana and was instrumental in the development and introduction of the Wheel of Fortune, iGame and Game King product lines. Mick's professional experience with other gaming companies includes leadership roles in the industry's transition to cashless wagering via ticket-in/ticket-out technology, as well as the use of on-line player tracking systems as a marketing tool.
Mr. Aviles joined the company in 2009 as Vice President of Technology; a well versed veteran of the networking, security and digital storage industries with 27 years of experience in systems and embedded software development and platform manufacturing. While at Cisco Systems and 3Com Joaquin managed development of high volume production devices through local and abroad Contract Manufacturers and he has been responsible for supporting organizations generating over $400M in yearly revenue. Mr. Aviles has participated in fund raising activities to Venture Capital firms and Individual investors and he has been involved in the early stages of three start-ups with successful exits at Compaq in the early 90's, Cisco Systems in the late 90's, and 3Com in the early 00's. Joaquin is holder of multiple approved patents and architect of 10Gbit Ethernet Network Devices and System on a Chip (SOC) Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) currently in use by the networking, security and digital storage markets. Joaquin is responsible for creating and co-developing innovative technologies as Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) that provides Internet Service Providers infrastructure protection at 10Gbps. Joaquin holds a BS in Electronic Engineering from the Florida International University in Miami, FL.
Ms. Kirk joined Multimedia Games in February 2011, bringing over 25 years of leadership and Human Resources management experience. Ms. Kirk has an outstanding record of building strong performance teams, strategic HR/Recruiting departments, leading business/corporate initiatives, counseling management, improving business processes, managing within budget goals, and facilitating change. She served most recently as Sr. Vice President of Employee Benefits at Willis, and Vice President of Human Resources at both Concero, Inc. and BroadJump, Inc. She developed and implemented a Core Values Program that articulated the BroadJump's spirit, determination and camaraderie, shaping the way the company interacted with customers and employees. These values shaped the development of the company's compensation structure and philosophy, performance management and recruiting programs. Ms. Kirk was a business partner and member of the executive team and created human resource leadership that aligned people practices with business goals. Ms. Kirk is a founding member of the Association for Women in Technology Austin's Executive Women's Forum since 2003.
