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Rob Ziems joined Progressive in April 2004 as Director of Licensing & Associate General Counsel and in April of 2005 was made Vice President of Business Development & Associate General Counsel. In September 2005 he was appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel and in June 2006 he assumed the additional role of Secretary. From March 2002 to April 2004 he served as Associate General Counsel of Aristocrat Technologies Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Aristocrat Leisure Limited an Australian gaming equipment manufacturer. He was with the Las Vegas law firm of Jimmerson Hansen as an associate attorney from September 2001 until joining Aristocrat Technologies. Mr. Ziems was the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for M-CAM Inc. a patent valuation company in Charlottesville Virginia where he worked from June 2000 through September 2001. Prior to joining M-CAM Inc. Mr. Ziems served as Associate General Counsel with Station Casinos Inc. a Las Vegas based casino operator from October 1999 through June of 2000. Mr. Ziems served as Senior Counsel for NOS Communications Inc. a telecommunications company from October 1998 through October 1999. Prior to joining Station Casinos Inc. Mr. Ziems was an associate attorney with the Las Vegas law firm of Dempsey Roberts and Smith from September 1997 through October 1998. From March 1996 through September 1997 Mr. Ziems served as the Law Clerk for the Honorable Robert E. Gaston presiding judge of the Clark County District Court in Las Vegas Nevada. Mr. Ziems is admitted to practice law in Nevada and Virginia. Mr. Ziems earned his Bachelors degree from the University of South Florida in 1992 and earned his Doctor of Jurisprudence from Drake University School of Law in December or 1995. | 