Ray Tanzer is a respected pinball designer and engineer who worked across multiple manufacturers including Premier Technology, Gottlieb, and Stern Pinball. He is known for designing games such as Bone Busters, Arena, Operation Thunder, and Class of 1812, and played a significant role in product development and engineering leadership at Stern during their Playboy era. Tanzer was influential in recruiting talent to Stern and mentoring other designers in the industry.
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Ray Tanzer will coordinate the Stern facility relocation after being inducted into the Pinball Hall of Fame
Ray Tanzer rejoined Stern Pinball from Namco America in April 2014
Ray Tanzer was appointed Vice President of Manufacturing effective March 1, 2015
Ray Tanzer spent five years at Namco America before returning to Stern
Co-designer of Waterworld alongside Jon Norris
Gottlieb designer and mechanical engineer currently at Stern; designed/co-designed Hoops, Class of 1812, Stargate, and Freddy; oversaw Stern's first factory move
Designer of Stargate pinball; consulted on Avengers ramp design; referenced as influence on steep ramp engineering
Former Stern engineering lead; departed; John Borg expresses missing him and others from earlier era
Premier Technology designer who designed Arena, designed multiple games in the 1980s, ran engineering, mapped out new building; mentored Borg
Designer of Gottlieb Hoops pinball machine
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Ray Tanzer previously spent eleven years at Stern/Sega Pinball from February 1996 to end of 2008
Ray Tanzer designed Street Fighter 2 and Stargate pinball machines
Ray Tanzer was Vice President of Engineering and Manufacturing at Namco
Operation Thunder is the last alphanumeric game produced by Gottlieb and was designed by Ray Tanzer
Director of operations at Stern Pinball; previously director of mechanical engineering; oversaw Stern's factory move
Legendary pinball mechanical engineer and game designer; former Stern VP, returned to company in 2014
Vice President of Manufacturing at Stern Pinball; mechanical engineer; previously at Namco America, Premier Technologies, and Sega Pinball
Designer of Hoops pinball machine
Pinball designer; designed Title Fight and Hoops.
Gottlieb/Premier design team member under whom Borg learned the ropes as a junior draftsman.
Co-designer on 2009 NBA pinball machine with Gary Stern and John Borg.
Stern Pinball overseer; credited with factory efficiency enabling transition between old and new facilities while maintaining production
Stern Pinball operations lead; managing facility relocation; successfully managed 2015 move.
Gottlieb fame. Coordinating Stern's relocation to new facility (has coordinated previous moves).
Stern operations coordinator inducted into Pinball Hall of Fame at Expo; will coordinate upcoming two-location factory move
Stern mechanic who worked on Lord of the Rings; formerly worked at Gottlieb
Engineer/mechanic on Terminator 3; hired from Gottlieb Premiere era; still at Stern during episode recording
Co-designer of Nightmare on Elm Street, Gottlieb designer (late 80s-96), later worked at Sega and Stern Pinball as VP of Special Projects
Designer of Operation Thunder; described as 'masterpiece' designer
Stern Pinball team member involved in pinball production; Jack mentions his work in meetings
Gottlieb associate respected by Ritchie as 'sweetheart of a guy' and talented; discussed potential work collaboration
Co-designer of Class of 1812 and Operation Thunder
Early Premier Technology mentor; designed Arena, Bone Busters; ran engineering; designer influence on Borg
Stern employee designer; created Bone Busters; mentioned as influence on Jack's design perspective
Recruited Gomez to Stern Pinball initially; led product development at Stern during Playboy era