About Our Team

Comprised of four individuals spanning backgrounds in engineering, medical devices, accounting, architecture, precision machining, electronics and more, students can gain skills in varied fields on their way to a complete engineering education.

anthony beatty

Anthony Beatty
Mechanical Engineer
anthony.beatty@uconn.edu

peter glaude

Peter Glaude
Manufacturing Engineer
peter.glaude@uconn.edu

joe luciani

Joe Luciani
Design & Manufacturing Instructor
joseph.luciani@uconn.edu

ken premo

Ken Premo
Electrical Engineer
kenneth.premo@uconn.edu

About Our Space

The Innovation Shop is composed of a 6,000-square foot space with key manufacturing equipment like CNC mills, 3D printers, and welding tools. Students and Innovation Shop employees proceed through the space from ideation, prototyping, and finally creation.