Leadership team

AMY WASHINGTON – Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer

Amy Washington oversees the spectrum of Synergy Blue’s endeavors, from strategic collaboration to marketing and business development. With more than a decade experience, she translates big picture initiatives into concrete actions to actualize the team’s overarching mission.

Prior to Synergy Blue, Amy handled business growth and marketing responsibilities, including work as Operations Director for Synergy Information Solutions and Regional Business Development at Applied Micro Systems (Commander/Telstra) in Melbourne, AU.

Amy enjoys following up with people and double-checking. Really, these are her very favorite things.

MICHAEL LOW – Vice President of Technology and Games

Michael Low, a man of many talents, brings 30+ years of programming and game experience to the Synergy Blue team. Previously, Michael has held postions with Aristocrat – Technical Director; Microsoft – Principal SDE Lead; Wizards of the Coast – Senior Games Architect; and IGT- Team Leader/Lvl 5, R&D Lab.

Two of Michael’s favorite things are making homemade pumpkin soup and attending the Burning Man Festival with his lovely wife.

PAMELA MATTHEWS – Sr. Director of Compliance & Licensing

Pamela brings over 25 years of gaming experience to Synergy Blue. She spent 20 years in various areas of IGT’s Compliance Department, where she played key roles in implementing processes to ensure regulatory compliance in the many jurisdictions the company was licensed and in automating its licensing process. Prior to that, she served as Senior Agent with the Nevada Gaming Control Board where she conducted suitability investigations of gaming applicants.

When not busy at the office, she enjoys bike riding, working out, reading, and spending time with the many wonderful people she’s met in Las Vegas since moving here in high school. Pam is a gem and her positive, “get it done” attitude shines throughout her interactions with others.

DAVID LEE – Financial Controller

In his 30+ years in public accounting, David has been Partner in two CPA firms and a Senior Audit Manager for others, some of which were large and international in size and reach. Having been a CFO for a start-up company before, David is reminded that making a meaningful difference with a smaller company in its early stages of development is much more rewarding and exciting for him. Still, he brings a deep knowledge of US and international business, mergers and acquisitions, and accounting and reporting experience to Synergy Blue, having worked with companies in 20 countries on 6 continents (never quite making it to Antarctica).

David and his wife recently relocated to La Quinta, but are often traveling to their kids’ triple-A baseball or college lacrosse games, or Opera performances, or their granddaughter’s equestrienne events. He once narrowly escaped getting a tattoo celebrating a national championship (you will have to ask him about that…) and is always happy to share stories of his astonishingly talented offspring.

DERRICK PRICE – Software and Platform Manager

Derrick oversees the platform team and development of Synergy Blue’s class 3 (Slot) and 2 (Bingo) platforms. He is a well-rounded technical leader and senior software engineer who has over 23 years experience in gaming, having worked with IGT for over two decades.

During Derrick’s long and distinguished career at IGT, he lead numerous projects from conversions to scratch applications. Derrick was instrumental in the development of IGT’s Class 3 platform as well as the launch of the Electronic Table Game platform. He also successfully delivered several high producing, industry-recognized products. Derrick also holds a B.S. in Computer Science and a M.B.A. from UNLV.

In his down time, Derrick enjoys playing DJ for his kids, and is hopeful that someday his “old person” music will rub off on them. Rock on Derrick, rock on.