President - Synergy Management Solutions, Inc.
Susanne Perez co-founded Synergy Management Solutions, Inc. in 2001. She has over 15 years experience developing and managing human resource programs and compensation systems in a wide variety of industries including high-technology, manufacturing, financial services, broadcasting, hospitality and gaming.
Prior to founding Synergy, Ms. Perez was the Compensation and HRIS Manager for Aladdin Resort and Casino, which she helped open in August 2000. Prior to joining Aladdin, Ms. Perez was the Corporate Compensation and Benefits analyst for Caesars World, Inc., formerly the corporate office for the Caesars casinos.
Ms. Perez holds a Bachelors degree in Organization/Industrial Psychology with a minor in Human Resources Management from California State University, Long Beach. Ms. Perez is an active member of the Society of Human Resources Management, the Southern Nevada Human Resource Association, World at Work and the Southern Nevada Compensation and Benefits Association.
President - Wisdom Technologies, Inc.
Bob Shatzer co-founded Synergy Management Solutions, Inc. in 2001. He is also the principal of Wisdom Technologies, Inc., a database applications consulting firm specializing in the development of state-of-the-art systems based on Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle. Mr. Shatzer has over 30 years of senior management, software applications and database development experience.
Prior to founding Wisdom Technologies, Mr. Shatzer was President, CEO, and Chairman of Tsunami Technologies Corporation, a telecommunications product subsidiary of SBC Communications, the Regional Bell Operating Company headquartered in San Antonio, Texas (now AT&T). Before founding Tsunami, he held technical and senior management positions at Sytek (a General Instrument company), Hewlett Packard, and the U.S. Naval Air Systems Command.
Mr. Shatzer is a Microsoft Certified Professional, holds a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering and has completed graduate work in computer science, finance and management.