Music & Games

American Pinball taps Zofia Bil Ryan from Williams

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January 25, 2021

Zofia Bil Ryan

American Pinball has named Zofia Bil Ryan as a senior mechanical engineer, according to a press release.

She has been a mechanical design engineer for more than 30 years and has designed plastic parts, sheet metal parts, mechanical components and game mechanisms for the gaming industry. She was the first woman to be hired as a mechanical engineer at Williams.

As an employee of Williams Bally Midway (WMS Gaming), Ryan created many mechanisms for various pinball games as well as for a casino game and she was awarded six U.S. patents for these designs.

Photo courtesy of American Pinball.