Zofia Bil Ryan has joined American Pinball as a senior mechanical engineer.
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Ryan has more than 30 years’ experience in the pinball industry, designing plastic parts, sheet metal parts, mechanical components and game mechanisms. She was the first woman to be hired as a mechanical engineer at famous brand Williams.
She worked for Williams, Bally Midway and created many mechanisms for various pinball games and for casino games. She was awarded six US patents for her designs. They included the two-way Kickout mechanism for the Popeye pinball and the roulette scoring device for the same game, the magnetic ball carrier that was used on Dracula, the multi-level play feature on Doctor Who and the multiple path ball ramp for The Machine.
She also designed the mechanical parts for many pinball games for WMS and worked with some top game designers on leading games that include Pool Sharks, Bride of Pin Bot, Dr Who, Dirty Harry, Ticket Tac Toe and Junk Yard.
"We are so proud to have her leading our mechanical engineering team," the company said. "Zofia loves pinball and has her own pinball collection of all the games that she ever worked on."
