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Stern Pinball names Tom Kopera director of mechanical engineering

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June 18, 2021

Tom Kopera

Stern Pinball Inc. has named Tom Kopera as director of mechanical engineering, effective immediately, according to a press release. In his role, Kopera will lead mechanical engineering, the whitewood lab, the model shop and the bill of materials group.

Prior to launching Kopera Design & Engineering, he served as chief operating officer for iLight Technologies. He also served as director of the Top Box Studio at WMS Games, director of mechanical engineering at Midway Games and project engineer on numerous Williams Electronics pinball titles. He has also been the game designer on several pinball titles including Williams Electronics' "Cactus Canyon" and Stern's "The Rolling Stones."

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