Alumni News Series II
Christopher Granatini
Christopher Granatini, P.E. (B.S. Civil Engineering, ’96), a project manager at Tighe & Bond Middletown, CT office, was promoted to Associate within the firm’s Stock Ownership Program. With 19 years of experience serving state, local and private clients, last year Granatini assumed an expanded role as traffic and transportation services lead in Connecticut. He is a member of the Institute of Transportation Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers and Urban Land Institute.
Antonino Leone
Antonino M. Leone, J.D., P.E. (B.S. Civil Engineering, ‘95) has joined the law firm of Hinckley, Allen & Snyder as a new partner in its Hartford office. Admitted to the bar in Connecticut in 2006, Leone has also worked as a licensed professional structural engineer. He previously worked at the New Haven-based law firm Garcia & Milas. As an engineer, Leone has been responsible for the design and analysis of structural systems and components. As a lawyer, he routinely represents construction clients in litigation, contract drafting, negotiations and employment issues. Leone earned his law degree at UConn in 2006.
Mark Austin
Mark I. Austin, P.E. (B.S. Civil Engineering, ‘93) has been appointed as a municipal engineer for Hamden, CT. Most recently, Austin served as the director of public works for Southbury, CT and, previously, the town of Bristol, CT as both a civil and environmental engineer. A member of the Connecticut Society of Professional Engineers for 22 years, he earned a Masters of Public Administration at Norwich University in 2012.
