Dorota Shortell

Dorota Shortell is the Chief Executive Officer of Simplexity Product Development, Inc., a position she has held since October 2010.1 She is based in the Portland, Oregon area and has an extensive background in engineering and product development.1

Education and Early Career

Shortell has a strong educational foundation in engineering:

• She earned her BSME (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering) from Loyola Marymount University from 1994 to 1998.1
• She then pursued her MSME (Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering) at Stanford University from 1998 to 2000.1
• In 2019, she completed a Certificate of Completion program at Stanford University.1

Her early career included roles such as:

• Mechanical Engineering Intern at Synerdyne Corporation
• Mechanical Engineer at Product Design Group
• Senior Mechanical Engineer at PDG Hightower

Professional Experience

Before becoming CEO at Simplexity, Shortell held several positions that contributed to her expertise:

• Senior Mechanical Engineer at PDG Oncore
• Director of the Vancouver, WA Office at PDG Oncore
• Lecturer at Loyola Marymount University
• Project Manager at Flextronics

Achievements and Recognition

Shortell has received several notable honors throughout her career:

• Tau Beta Pi Fellow in 1998
• National Science Foundation Fellow in 1998
• Named in Portland Business Journal's Forty under 40 in January 2013
• Selected as one of the twelve 2017 Executives to Watch by the Portland Business Journal1

Additional Information

Shortell is multilingual, with native or bilingual proficiency in English and Polish, and limited working proficiency in Spanish.1 She is also actively involved in mentoring, serving as a coach to middle and high school students to encourage them to pursue STEM careers.1