Though Dave Addleman, VP, Regional IT Operations, makes MGM Northfield Park his homebase, he’s responsible for IT at seven properties across the country. The question he’s asked most often is, “do you ever sleep?” With a sly smile, his answer is, “not often.”
Dave came up the hard way at the Lorain Square housing projects. The neighborhood was resentful of the tenants, and school was no different, as he was picked on for wearing the same clothes day after day. Missing meals in those days was common, but Dave was determined to never miss an opportunity.
He started as a restaurant dish washer, working up to general manager. He later took a role as a tech for Amtote International, where he serviced Thistledown and Northfield Park.
In 2012, while constructing Hard Rock Northfield Park, Chairman & CEO Brock Milstein called on Dave to ensure all IT systems were best-in-class. Dave spent months pouring over technical manuals and working in the field to become a self-taught IT executive. MGM Northfield Park and its sister properties are now his beneficiaries.
When not overseeing technology for the leading gaming company in the world, Dave spends time working out and mentoring his 12-year-old grandson, a football and basketball standout, it's clear winning is in their genes.
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