Nicole Negrete

About Nicole Negrete

Hi! I appreciate you taking the time to review my LinkedIn profile, currently I am the Signs & Merchandising Product & Creative Services Manager for Everi! My day to day work consists of managing and sustaining signs & merchandising product, managing a Creative Services team, collaborating with multiple art directors, producers and artists across three art studios located in Austin, Chicago, & Reno! I also interface with multiple departments such as Hardware Engineering, Marketing & Production on game development as well as new product. Long story short. I am part of a team that creates, develops, and makes games! We make casino games, games say FUN, and while I work extremely hard. I have fun doing it!Let\'s connect!

Experience

1. Creative Services Manager

   Everi Holdings Inc

   Sep 2012 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Lead and coordinate product and game development initiatives across three studios in Austin, Chicago, and Reno, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to specification. I work collaboratively with Art Directors, the Creative Director, producers, and executive producers to set expectations and optimize timelines, contributing to improved delivery schedules. In my role, I oversee end-to-end product development for signage and merchandising, managing concept-to-completion execution with a focus on cross-functional alignment. I also manage vendor relationships—handling sourcing, cost negotiations, quality assurance, and on-time delivery—resulting in improved efficiency and savings. A key part of my contribution involves visual concepts in partnership with engineering teams, aligning product design with user expectations. I continuously drive process improvements related to both art deliverables and product release cycles while partnering with departments such as engineering, marketing, procurement, production, and QA to ensure cohesive project planning and execution. Through strong leadership, clear communication, and a strategic mindset, I help guide the creative vision while ensuring consistent, high-quality results across all initiatives.

Skills

• Gaming Industry
• Procurement
• Materials Management
• Inventory Management
• Inventory Control
• Team Building
• Customer Service
• Forecasting
• Microsoft Office
• Gaming
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Lean Manufacturing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Budgets
• Manufacturing
• Casino
• Product Development
• Online Gaming
• Supply Chain Management
• Process Scheduler
• Strategic Sourcing
• Project Management