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`555 Werth Circle
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`Reno, NV 89506
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`775 846 9422
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`EDUCATION:
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`University of Nevada, Reno; Graduate work in Elizabethan Drama
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`University of Nevada, Reno; Bachelor of Science; Major in Mathematics; minor in Physics
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`Mt. San Antonio College; Undergraduate studies; Major in Commercial Aviation
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`Oregon Technical Institute; Undergraduate studies; Field of study Electronics Technology
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`Klamath Union High School graduate
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`EXPERIENCE:
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`IGT; Staff Engineer; 2000 – 2015
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`Legal Dept.; Advised on continuations of patents; Testified as designated 30(b)(6)
`witness; Performed forensic analysis of competitor machines directed to patent
`infringement.
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`Firmware Dept.; Led projects in Class II gaming products including Electronic Bingo and
`Finite Pool central determination systems.
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`Math Team; Led mathematics team that ensured that Game Design products worked as
`designed before inflicting flawed designs on Firmware Engineering.
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`Weaver, Fuller, and Dyer, LLC.; Managing Member; 1998 – 2000
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`Consulted on projects for major gaming companies, Aristocrat, Bally, IGT; Details of
`work confidential.
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`Bally Systems; Chief Engineer; 1996 – 1998
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`Mentored engineers; Designed casino floor protocol, hardware and firmware for
`Thrillions system (similar to Megabucks).
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`Spintek International; President; 1994 – 1996
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`Managed the day to day problems besetting a startup; Designed spinning reel games;
`Developed a new method of determining game outcomes (US Pat 5,380,008); Wrote an
`RS485 protocol for distributed game machine hardware.
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`IGT EX. 1008 - 1/4
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`Bally Systems; Engineering Manager; 1993 – 1994
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`Mentored engineers; Designed hardware to interface various manufacturer’s slot
`machines to the Bally SDS slot data system.
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`Hamilton Medical; Firmware Engineer; 1991 – 1993
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`Wrote firmware for medical laboratory instruments, precision syringes, titrating
`equipment, X‐Y sampling system.
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`P.I.Kaiser Software; Owner; 1989 – 1991
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`Consulting firmware design company; Designed firmware for a small SCADA system;
`Wrote firmware for external and internal underground fuel storage leak detection;
`Modernized a Velobind binder/debinder.
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`Syntech International; Firmware Engineer; 1987 – 1989
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`Wrote firmware for Player Activated Terminals for state lotteries.
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`Linear Instruments; Hardware Engineer; 1985 – 1987
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`Designed hardware interfaces for laboratory chart recorders.
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`IGT; Firmware Engineer; 1981 – 1985
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`Wrote firmware for Americanization of Aristocrat spinning reel machines; Developed
`firmware for the IGT M‐slot; Developed firmware for the IGT S‐slot; Developed video
`slot games including a 9‐coin video game with three sets of three reels.
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`P.I.Kaiser, Inc.; Co‐owner, Firmware Engineer; 1980 – 1981
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`Designed and manufactured progressive jackpot systems; Designed a conversion kit to
`replace Bally 870 electromechanical works with microprocessor controlled electronics.
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`Summit Systems; Slot machine designer; 1980
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`Designed slot games and firmware for spinning reel slot with solenoid driven stop arms.
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`Lynch Communications; Manufacturing Engineer; 1979 – 1980
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`Designed test equipment for new products in N‐carrier, subscriber carrier, and T‐carrier
`telecommunications equipment.
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`Harrah’s Hotel and Casino, Reno; Electronics Maintenance Technician, Slot Mechanic, and
`Electronics Engineer; 1973 – 1979
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`Maintained sound, video, and other electronic systems in the casino; Maintained
`electronic slot machines; Designed firmware and hardware for Harrah’s microprocessor
`controlled slot machines.
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`IGT EX. 1008 - 2/4
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`Lear Motors; Electronics Technician; 1970 – 1973
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`Prototyped solid‐state brushless electric motor drives; Designed a 20 kVA 3 phase to DC
`intelligent front end for a motor drive; Programmed a discrete component digital
`computer for sawmill setworks.
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`U.S. PATENTS:
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`5,380,008 Electronic gaming apparatus
`6,626,758 Random pay gaming method and system
`6,866,584 Apparatus and method for generating a pool of seeds for a central
`determination gaming system
`6,988,946 Central determination gaming system with a central controller
`providing a game outcome and a gaming terminal determining a
`presentation of the provided game outcome
`7,291,069 Central determination gaming system with a game outcome generated
`by a gaming terminal and approved by a central controller
`7,329,183 Central determination gaming system where the same seed is used to
`generate the outcomes for a primary game and a secondary game
`7,399,227 Central determination gaming system with a keno game
`7,473,176 Apparatus and method for generating a pool of seeds for a central
`determination gaming system
`7,479,062 Apparatus and method for generating a pool of seeds for a central
`determination gaming system
`7,572,183 Gaming machine including redo feature
`7,628,703 Central determination gaming system with a gaming terminal assisting
`the central controller in the generation of a game outcome
`7,651,392 Gaming device system having partial progressive payout
`7,811,168 Random pay gaming system using weighting function with maximum,
`minimum, and average value
`7,819,743 Gaming machine including redo feature
`7,833,093 Central determination gaming system where the same seed is used to
`generate the outcomes for a primary game and a secondary game
`7,871,328 Random pay using non‐gaming revenue
`7,887,415 Random payout while maintaining the progressive prize pool at the
`predetermined average pool size
`7,951,004 Multi‐player bingo game with progressive jackpots
`7,959,509 Multi‐player bingo game with optional progressive jackpot wager
`7,980,947 Flexible determination of progressive awards
`8,062,119 Apparatus and method for memorization poker
`8,070,578 Central determination gaming system with a central controller
`providing a game outcome and a gaming terminal determining a
`presentation of the provided game outcome
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`IGT EX. 1008 - 3/4
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`8,079,902 Central determination gaming system with a game outcome generated
`by a gaming terminal and approved by a central controller
`Interactive gaming table
`8,157,652
`8,192,279 Multi‐player bingo game with optional progressive jackpot wager
`8,251,824 Central determination gaming system with a keno game
`8,272,937 Central determination gaming system with a game outcome generated
`by a gaming terminal and approved by a central controller
`8,328,623 Apparatus and method for memorization poker
`8,337,295 Central determination gaming system with a game outcome generated
`by a gaming terminal and approved by a central controller
`8,449,378 Gaming system, gaming device and method for utilizing bitcoins
`8,523,657 Gaming system, gaming device and method for utilizing bitcoins
`8,579,709 Multi‐player bingo game with progressive jackpots
`8,684,832 Multi‐player bingo game with optional progressive jackpot wager
`8,864,573 Gaming with fee‐type wagering
`9,053,602 Flexible determination of progressive awards
`9,177,443 Multi‐player bingo game with progressive jackpots
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`IGT EX. 1008 - 4/4