Patrick Tinklenberg

Patrick Tinklenberg is the Vice President of Information Technology with Sycuan Casino where, for the last 9 years, he has been responsible for technology and strategy for the casino, hotel, and golf resort. Previously to this position, Patrick was the IT Director for the Barona Band of Mission Indians for 7 years where he ran the IT operations at all tribal government service facilities, government-supported enterprises, and the Barona Gaming Commission. A veteran of the IT industry for over 25 years, he has worked with companies in Transportation, Medicine, Real Estate, Government, Manufacturing, and Retail to align business objectives with technology. Since joining the Tribal IT industry in 2005 he has facilitated projects across all areas of government and casino operations. As a gaming operations executive, he has been instrumental in the implementation of innovative loyalty programs, digital content management systems, CRM, and a number of strategic infrastructure initiatives. His other accomplishments as a Tribal technology executive include reservation-wide wireless broadband, GIS mapping, electronic document management, implementation of citizen service platforms, and unified communications.