Senior Management

	Sal Falciglia	President & CEO
	Sal Falciglia is the founder and creator of Slingo and Slingo Incorporated. Prior to founding Slingo, Sal invested in numerous other areas including real estate, nursing homes, health clubs and casinos.

	Eric Lamendola	General Manager
	Eric Lamendola has been with Slingo for over 8 years and is honored to be a part of one of the most successful casual games companies in the business. His main focus is operations, business development and licensing but he also enjoys working on the design and development of casual games when he has the chance. Eric's diverse background includes education and experience in computer systems administration, small business management and sales. "As a thought leader for digital entertainment and technology, Slingo is a company that is consistently redefines how to successfully leverage casual games and licensing. We also have one of the most dedicated team of exceptional professionals anywhere. Slingo is easily the first real "Classic" for online multi-player games."

Business Development

	John Driscoll	Director of International Business Development
	John Driscoll (MFA '71) has worked with Slingo Inc. since the development of the first prototype of the Slingo game in 1995. He has been involved in game design and project management with various partners including: AOL, Electronic Arts, Hasbro, Coastal Amusements, Funkitron, Zone4Play, IGT and others. His current focus is on developing new international business opportunities in emerging media including cell phones, Interactive TV, handheld devices, interactive game shows, public games and other media.

	Bobby Hewitt	Marketing Manager
	Bobby Hewitt has a diverse background including design, illustration and marketing. His ability to translate business objectives into design adds value to Slingo games and corporate communications. Bobby believes the main focus of any design is to communicate a message which begins with understanding the goals, the target market and the competitive landscape. Prior to joining Slingo Bobby Hewitt provided interactive designs for several companies including IBM, Sony, Minolta, the United Way and Brother International.

	Steve Silberberg	Ad Sales Development
	Steve Silberberg is who you want to get to know if you are marketing your brand, product or services on Slingo.com. Steve has an extensive background in digital interactive marketing and will set up a customized plan for you to effectively advertise on Slingo.com. Steve Silberberg is a former Vice President of Interactive Marketing and Sales at America Online, where he managed strategic marketing relationships with leading consumer marketing brands. He also was also a key decision maker in new product and business development.

Product Development

	Jason Vourtsis	Director of Product Development
	Jason brings a wealth of software development experience to the Slingo team. For 10+ years, he has been involved in every aspect of software creation from support and testing, to software engineering and leading product teams. Over 5 years of experience in the PC game industry gives him an intimate understanding of the creation of great entertainment products. Jason's goals are to build the Product Development team of Slingo into an efficient, world-class organization and to provide the guidance, support, and organization needed to create the next-generation of Slingo games.

	Mike Sweeney	Lead Game Designer / QA
	Mike joined the Slingo team in November of 2005 as a human can of Raid. Hes the man that gets to the bugs so theyre gone by the time the game is done. Mike has been involved with the game development industry since about 2000 and is also currently a coordinator for the New Jersey chapter of the International Game Developers Association. He believes that games arent just for the young, but for everybody.

	John Markham	Flash Games Developer
	John possesses a wide range of experience from architecturing software for NPOs to cranking out websites to developing media campaigns for major advertising firms. He’s done all that with many interesting freelance development project in between. John has been a lead developer and Flash architect for the last seven years and he has been involved in multimedia production for about ten years. With his strong belief in modular design and re-useable architecture, John brings a production value that will streamline development and production. He is also a gifted center for his hockey team.

	Timothy Dempsey	Sr. Graphics Designer
	With over 20 years designing multimedia for major corporations in the NY tristate area ranging from electronics, finance, research and pharmaceutical firms, Timothy brings a keen eye and seasoned artistic sensibilities to Slingo. As the Senior Graphic Designer, he will be involved in diverse projects leveraging his versatility in design and illustration to the fullest. Tim's focus is to make Slingo games look great!

	Burundi Fletcher	Sr. Graphics Designer
	Inspired by the Slingo Joker, Burundi felt compelled to join the talented team of Slingo in 2007. His origins stem from minor stints on comics as a penciller/inker to liaison for government related projects. A former web developer and web designer, he brings with him 12 years experience in illustration and graphics design. He hopes to push the visual extremes for future Slingo games and to establish the Slingo coin as a recognized international currency.

	Josh Kimmelman	Game Developer
	Josh comes from a background of multimedia development and computer education. Supporting himself by playing in too many bands, working as a clerk at 7-11, and delivering pizzas throughout the Boston area, he earned his B.F.A. at Tufts Univeristy in 2000. Since then, he has worked at such companies as Jack Morton Worldwide and Pixel Light Digital Media as a developer. He has recently earned his master’s degree in computer science at Montclair State University and is very happy to be working at a great gaming company. Outside work, he enjoys writing music, teaching computer classes, and mastering his Wii Bowling skills.

	Brad Waterman	Platform Developer
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	Lori Cerchio	Jr. Game Designer
	Lori started her career at Slingo as an intern back in May of 2007. She loves designing games so much she will be graduating with a B.A. degree in Game Development from Bloomfield College in May 2008. Her role at Slingo is to design and test new and upcoming games, not just for the website but for all aspects of Slingo. She previously worked with electronics companies in the past but none has fulfilled her love for games. She is very excited to create games that people will enjoy and you can occasionally find her in various chat rooms throughout the site.

Online Operations

	Marty Smith	Manager of Web Operations
	Marty joined the Slingo team at the beginning of 2006 and is very excited to be a part of all the great new things that are currently in the works. He has been most recently been kept very busy working on the new Community site.

	Mike DiPisa	Web Content Manager
	Starting his stint as the "Intern of Doom", Mike is now a full-fledged member of the Slingo Team. As a Graphics Developer, he oversees game re-skins, interface design, advertisement creation, and Slingo.com updates, among other things. Besides graphics, his creative outlet is his music. Mike is currently enrolled at Kean University (Union, NJ), working on a B.A. in Graphic Communication Technology.

	Russel Oliver	Systems Administrator
	With a background of "making things work" Russ always strives to "make things work better". Always exploring new technologies and software solutions there are times when his blood is 90% caffeine. Russ is excited to be a part of an exciting company like Slingo and looks forward to helping them grow into the future.

	Gregory Patmore	Senior Web Applications Developer
	Greg is the newest addition to the Online Operations team. He comes from a deep background in online web application engineering, and has worked on or lead projects ranging from large, complex corporate infrastructures to small online applications. He has a deep passion for thin client web applications using a myriad of rich media technologies, and brings a strong sense of usability and standards compliance to the team. A true believer in the 'Web 2.0' movement (although he refuses to call it that), he strives to offer the best and easiest user experience possible while designing a flexible backbone of software architecture to allow Slingo to compete in an ever changing market. As far as when he's not working... if that ever happens, he promises to tell us what he did.

	Nicole DiGenio	PHP Developer
	Nicole joined Slingo in September of 2007 and is excited to be a part of the team. She is a recent graduate of Montclair State University, where she received a BS in Computer Science. During her senior year at Montclair, Nicole had the honor of being named "Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Computer Science." She has been interested in web development for several years and has most recently worked as a web developer for an online dating company. In her free time, Nicole can usually be found in front of her computer or enjoying a good book.

Casino Division

	Dave Lyons	VP Casino Division
	Mr. Lyons was the Vice President of Slot Operations in the Eastern Division for Harrah’s Entertainment. In this position, Lyons directed the daily operations at 12 casinos with more than 30,000 slot machines. Lyons also oversaw the planning and design of new casino openings such as Harrah’s Chester Casino and Race Track. In addition to implementing new slot ventures and growing slot revenue, Lyons developed new talent for future leadership roles by hiring and training executives through the President’s Associates and Management Training programs.

	Craig Falciglia	Casino Accounts Manager
	Craig Falciglia is the person to go to when you are looking to get Slingo slot machines and table games in your casino. A graduate of Purdue University, Craig puts his unique talents to work in the fast paced environment of gaming entertainment. His previous experience includes a background in retail sales.

Corporate Office

	Marissa Fabian	Administrative Director
	Marissa is the brains behind the operations of the Slingo office, and has been with the company for 5 years. Marissa is known to many members as having been the "prize fulfillment department" before taking on the responsibilities of Administrative Director. She also handles all of the Accounts Payable and Receivables for Slingo, Inc.

	Kristine Cadavero	Contest Coordinator
	Kristine joins the team after several years lending her talents and cheerful personality to several well established firms in the personal healthcare industry. She has handled numerous customer services departments and plans to bring her energetic fervor to the ever growing Slingo community.

Community Support Staff

	Terry Gray	Leader Terry

	Paula New	Leader Paula

	Daryl Steinback	Leader Daryl

	Debra Street	Leader Kate

	Edna Sorrell	Leader Jester

Available Positions

	Always Looking	Seriously - We are
	Slingo is always looking for energetic and creative people to join our team. If you like to make games or feel that you have a talent that we could use, feel free to write to jobs@slingo.com along with a copy of your resume for a list of our current openings.