Date: 
April 13, 2012

Monarch Content Management VP on Managing Simulcast Signals

Tom Varella

Tucson, AZ —Tom Varela, RTIP alumni and Vice president of Monarch Content Management, a Stronach Group company, brought his real life experiences to the table in order to assist students understand one company’s approach on managing simulcasting.

RTIP students are currently in the midst of a simulcasting budget project where they learn how best to manage the importation and exportation of simulcast signals from a financial standpoint. Varela was able to explain his company’s approach regarding the most effective methods to return the investment of both the racetrack and horsemen. Working as a sales and purchase agent on behalf of the racetracks, Varela helps realize operational efficiency on the simulcast process; the exact course of action students were challenged to achieve for their term project.