CV / Work History

Plain casino work history for HR, GMs and hiring managers.

Thirty years in casino operations, from table and cage work through pit, surveillance, shift management, casino management, audit, system rollout, reporting and SOP work.

This page is deliberately factual. Use it to verify titles, dates, properties, countries, departments, responsibilities, and career breadth. Role selection and current proof are handled elsewhere.

Professional Summary

Career scope in one paragraph.

The work history spans live games, pit and shift management, cage/cash desk, surveillance, slots, casino management, reporting, SOPs, internal control, training, audit, and casino systems implementation across multiple countries.

For expanded factual examples drawn from this chronology, use Career Evidence. For current commercial services, use Consulting & Implementation. This CV remains the chronology layer.

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Key Skills

Operating skills supported by the work history.

These skills are included to help HR and hiring managers map the chronology to a role specification. The role pages provide the deeper interpretation.

Table games operations: Baccarat, Blackjack, American Roulette, Caribbean Stud, Sic Bo and related floor controls

High-limit / VIP floor operations, junket handling, game pace, betting limits and dispute escalation

Dealer supervision, coaching, training school structure, rosters, breaks and shift coverage

Game integrity, card and equipment control, suspicious-play indicators and procedural enforcement

Cash desk / cage coordination, payout routines, handovers, approvals, variances and reconciliation discipline

Surveillance report writing, incident review, evidence notes and game-protection follow-up

SOP writing, internal control procedures, audit checklists, exception logs and staff instructions

CMS / CTS use, casino system rollout, Excel reporting, pivot tables, player-tracking validation and AI-assisted review

Recent Experience

Recent casino roles

The most recent roles show the practical mix: live games, high-limit floor, rosters, disputes, SOPs, player-tracking validation, Excel reporting, cage coordination, slots and surveillance control.

Casino Shift Manager

Ramada Princess Casino · Paramaribo, Suriname

Nov 2022 – Jan 2026

Directed daily operations of a 14-table live games floor, including high-limit Baccarat for international VIP clientele.
Supervised dealers and floor staff, maintained rosters, reinforced procedures and handled real-time escalations.
Authored an internal Policy & Procedures manual aligned with Gaming Control Board Suriname requirements.
Validated player-tracking data for VIP commissions and used AI-assisted analysis to improve audit accuracy and traceability.
Built Excel-based management reporting for drop, win/loss performance and attendance trends.

Casino Pit Manager

Atlantis Casino · Paramaribo, Suriname

Nov 2019 – Oct 2022

Supervised pit operations, table procedures, betting limits, approvals and guest-handling standards.
Built and delivered a dealer training school for new staff using step-by-step instruction and live-floor scenarios.
Escalated procedural deviations, integrity red flags, unusual betting patterns and suspicious-play concerns.
Resolved complex guest disputes with calm de-escalation.
Prepared American Roulette complete-bet limit and payout tables for management and inspector use.

Casino Manager

Casino Elegance · Paramaribo, Suriname

May 2018 – Oct 2018

Led operational reorganization of a high-traffic downtown casino with 140 premium slot machines and six gaming tables.
Defined floor workflows, table-management routines, slot operations and escalation procedures.
Improved shift execution through stronger controls, staff coordination and clearer exception handling.

Casino Manager

Golden Dragon Casino / Ambassador Casinos · Paramaribo, Suriname

Mar 2015 – Apr 2018

Managed a downtown gaming venue with 110 slot machines and a 150-seat Bingo Hall.
Coordinated gaming floor, cage operations and guest services during daily casino activity.
Standardized payout handling, jackpot and handpay coordination, exceptions and guest dispute routines.
Produced internal reporting on machine downtime, incidents and customer issues to guide improvements.

Surveillance Manager

Ambassador Casino · Paramaribo, Suriname

Feb 2012 – Feb 2015

Directed surveillance over 12 live tables, 130 slot machines and cage cash/chip transactions.
Reviewed live and recorded play for procedural breaches, settlement disputes and suspicious behavior.
Produced time-stamped incident reports and turned recurring issues into clearer game-protection procedures.

Earlier Career Highlights

Systems, audit, pit, surveillance, cage and table background

Older roles are kept shorter here so the page stays readable. They are included because they explain the breadth behind the current casino operations and reporting work.

Jan 2007 – Sep 2008

Internal Auditor

Zodiak Casinos · Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Northern Cyprus

Designed internal control procedures, checked data completeness across gaming, cage and surveillance, and built repeatable audit checklists, evidence standards and exception logs.

Jul 2004 – Dec 2006

Project Manager — Casino Systems Implementation

Zodiak Casinos · Kazakhstan, five locations

Led rollout of a casino operations software suite across Surveillance, Cage and Live Games, translating floor workflows into system requirements and train-the-trainer material.

May 2003 – Jun 2004

Assistant Casino Manager

Zodiak Casinos · Almaty, Kazakhstan

Supported the General Manager in daily operations of a 12-table gaming floor, including rules, betting limits, staffing coverage, service standards and written dispute follow-up.

Dec 1999 – Dec 2001

Casino Pit Manager

American Chance Casinos · Znojmo, Czechia

Ran shift operations for an 18-table live games floor near the Austrian border, protecting game integrity, workflow and key player relationships.

Nov 1998 – Nov 1999

Surveillance Supervisor

American Chance Casinos · Rozvadov, Czechia

Directed CCTV surveillance for a 16-table floor near the German border, investigating fraud indicators, advantage play, disputes and procedural violations.

Dec 1992 – Feb 1998

Casino Pit Manager / Table Games Inspector

Mövenpick Princess Casino · Istanbul, Türkiye

Supervised a 16-table floor, supported high-roller and Israeli junket operations, trained 30+ dealers and protected game quality across major table games.

Sep 1988 – Oct 1992

Cage Management & Dealer-Inspector Roles

Dedeman · Cesars · Casino Int’l Brno · TGI Ankara Hilton · Türkiye & Czech Republic

Handled cage supervision, cash balancing, end-of-shift reconciliation, dealing and table inspection for international casino clientele.

Employer Documents

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