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MICHAEL D. SIERRA C 702.372.7812 | michael.d.sierra@gmail.com

CASINO ENTERTAINMENT, INC., Las Vegas, NV 2001–2006

World’s largest gaming company, with more than 40 casinos in 13 states and 4 countries.

Director of Business Analytics (2003–2006)

Retained as Director of Business Intelligence after the largest merger in the history of the gaming

industry. Valued for past achievements in delivering enterprise-wide financial systems and for

possessing the vision and direction needed to integrate a complex array of systems and people.

Highlights of Achievements:

• Realized $100M in cost savings by implementing centralized reporting and analysis system that

reduced the time, effort, and resources needed to analyze, and manage company operations.

• Served as a strategic change manager to deliver executive revenue reporting system;

consolidated data from 43 casino resorts and standardized the practices of 272 data entry

operators to improve data quality.

• Received 100% buy-in on Executive Scorecard that was designed with an easy-to-use Excel

front-end and linked to Cognos Finance on the back-end.

EMPEROR’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC., Las Vegas, NV

Director of Business Intelligence (2001–2003)

Spearheaded the charge to implement multi-dimensional analytic applications and reporting tools to

enable cross-property comparisons in GL, DOR, and budgeting systems. Created a training program

for more than 200 users, including customized training material, to ease the transition to more

advanced technology and increased functionality.

Highlights of Achievements:

• Led the selection, negotiation, and implementation of Cognos Financial Performance

Management for the first use in the casino industry. Success of implementation led to Cognos

being selected as best practices financial technology within the industry.

• Replaced a time intensive and error-prone budgeting system with right time access to accurate

information for eight casino resorts. Initiated collaborative efforts enterprise-wide to provide

consistency and comparability across properties, delivering system on-time and below budget.

• Built a series of analytic tools to integrate data from time and attendance systems. Enabled

corporate to develop labor standards and drive significant improvements cross-property based

on ability to compare costs, activities, and value.

• Developed metrics reporting system for executive management team to analyze and trend

market conditions over time, incorporating such measures as Market Capture %, and Market

Penetration.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

MBA, Focus on Decision Support in Analytic Systems, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

MS, Decision Support Science, University of California, Los Angeles

BS, Computer Information Systems, University of California, Santa Barbara

PMP, Certified Project Management Professional

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