William Tiger
Job Title: Executive Board Advisor,
Organization: AISES
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William Tiger is a citizen of the Miccosukee Indians of Florida Tribe and a member of the AISES Executive Board Advisory Council. He obtained a BME from General Motors Institute and MSE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. In his career, William advanced from project engineer, to assembly superintendent, Engineering Manager, and Assistant Plant Manager working at five plants in the USA and Canada. In 2010 William became Plant Manager in Baltimore; where in 2013 GM became the first Automaker to manufacturing electric motors for EVs. In 2015 he transferred to the Lockport New York plant and retired in 2019. William helped found GM’s Native American Cultural Network, is an AISES Sequoyah, and served on boards for the Regional Manufacturing Institute, Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce, and United Way of Central Maryland. Most recently he served on the Board of Directors for Indigo and the United Way of Greater Niagara, as well as joining the National Board of the Smithsonian of Native Americans. In 2017, William was awarded the AISES Professional of the Year and in 2019 he was awarded the United Way of Greater Niagara Humanitarian of the Year Award.
