WGPC 2012 Speaker Bios (alphabetical order)

Willy Allison	Willy Allison is a casino surveillance/game protection consultant, the founder of World Game Protection and publisher of the online newsletter "The Catwalk". Willy started his career in casino surveillance 25 years ago and has worked for casinos and clients around the world.	Jason England	Jason England is an expert in game protection and cheating detection. In 2004 Jason worked as a consultant on the movie "Shade" and in 2005 he was hired as one of the cheating specialists on the CourtTV series "The Takedown".
James Galea	James Galea is Australia's number one magician, an actor and star of the play LYING CHEATING BASTARD. James started learning magic at age 14 from someone he thought was a magician. He later found out that his mentor moonlighted as a professional conman who cheated in high stakes poker games.	Craig Greene	Craig L. Greene is a leading certified fraud examiner, white collar criminologist and founding partner of McGovern & Greene LLP. Craig works as a consultant and expert witness for law firms, corporations, not for profit, governmental and law enforcement agencies.
Roger Gros	Roger Gros is the publisher of Global Gaming Business magazine. In 1995 Roger wrote the best-selling book How to Win at Casino Gambling and in 1998 he was named "Businessman of the Year" by the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce.	Jeff Hartmann	Jeffrey E. Hartmann was recently promoted to President and CEO of Mohegan Sun. Jeff came to Mohegan Sun from Foxwoods in 1996 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer . Jeff is a graduate of Rutgers University and has 19 years of experience in the casino and hotel industry.
Colin Helsen	Colin Helsen is the General Manager of Utility Products for ShuffleMaster Inc. Colin has been with ShuffleMaster since 2001 an heads up the global Shuffler, Chipper and Intelligent Shoe product lines.	Darrin Hoke	Darrin Hoke is the Director of Surveillance at L'Auberge du Lac Casino in Louisiana and Chairman of the Louisiana Casino Surveillance Network (LCSN). Darrin has over 23 years gaming experience beginning in Reno, Nevada and is a regular university lecturer on casino surveillance.
Mike Howard	Mike Howard is the General Manager/Chief Security Officer (CSO) for Microsoft Global Security. Mike has been with Microsoft since 2002 where he was first hired to run the Executive Protection Unit (EPU) responsible for the protection of Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer and other senior Microsoft leaders. In 2003, Mike was appointed to run all of Microsoft Global Security.	Eliot Jacobson	Eliot Jacobson Ph.D. has been a professor of both Mathematics and Computer Science and founded Jacobson Gaming, LLC in 2006. His company is one of the world's leading independent businesses specializing in casino table game design, advantage play analysis, game development, and mathematical certification.
George Joseph	George Joseph is the founder of Worldwide Casino Consulting. One of the most sought after game protection consultants in the business, George is the author of 4 books, producer of DVD's and is court qualified as a leading expert in casino cheating.	Wendell Long	Wendell Long is the CEO of Pascua Yaqui Gaming Enterprises. He oversees Casino del Sol, Casino of the Sun and AVA Amphitheater. Wendell recently presided over a $120MM expansion adding a luxury hotel, conference center, three new restaurants, and a parking garage.
Abe Martin	Abe Martin is the Surveillance Manager at Chinook Winds Casino Resort in Lincoln City, Oregon. Abe has sixteen years of surveillance experience and is an active member of the Oregon Surveillance Network and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.	Sal Piacente	Sal Piacente is a leading game protection trainer/consultant and founder of Universal Game Protection Development, Inc. Over the past 25 years Sal, a native of Brooklyn, has demonstrated his amazing manual dexterity for dozens of casinos and regulatory bodies.
Graeme Powell	Graeme Powell is the CEO of CheetEye, an innovative software company based out of South Africa. CheetEye helps the casino and entertainment industry collaborate to identify risks, reduce non-compliance and increase revenue.	Anthony Sanfilippo	Anthony Sanfilippo joined Pinnacle as President, CEO and Director in March 2010. He has over 25 years of gaming industry experience including managing and developing gaming operations in Louisiana, Missouri, Indiana and Nevada. In 2011 Anthony was honored as Gaming Executive of the Year by Casino Journal.
Oliver Schubert	Oliver Schubert is the president and founder of Casino Software & Services, LLC. Oliver founded the company in 1992 to develop and sell a unique blackjack player evaluation system : Blackjack Survey Voice.	Chris Suggs	Chris Suggs is the Surveillance Manager at Osage Million Dollar Elm Casino in Tulsa. Chris is also a trained interviewer and interrogator through Reid and Associates and a Certified Fraud Examiner with the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners.
James Taylor	James Taylor is supervisor of the special investigations section of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board. James has worked on numerous local and federal investigations involving major casino cheating groups and sophisticated cheating devices.	Justin Woodard	Justin Woodard is the vice president of global sales operations at Gaming Partners International (GPI). Justin has been with GPI since 2004 and previously served as the company's director of sales and business development for the Americas.
Al Zajic	Alan W. Zajic is a well respected security consultant and founder of AWZ Consulting. Al has over 30 years experience in which he co-authored the book Casino Security and Gaming Surveillance and has been accepted in numerous courts as an expert in gaming security, surveillance, bars and nightclubs.	Bill Zender	Bill Zender is a casino consultant and founder of Bill Zender & Associates. Bill has over 30 years experience, authored numerous books and articles on gaming and is widely recognized as a leading authority on all aspects of casino management and game protection.