Gregory Haydon
President

Greg Haydon is a Junior in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Connecticut. He works as a motor assembly engineer. He is on the UConn Dean's list, and has received an IDEA grant through the school to work on the safety management system of the UCEM vehicle. His professional interests include developing the UCEM team to push closer to competing, and developing his engineering skills throughout the process. His personal interests include martial arts and playing music.

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Brent Avallone
Chief Engineer

Brent Avallone is a senior mechanical engineering major and has been a member of UConn Electric Motorsports since the team was founded. Previously a vital member of the suspension team, Brent was nominated by his peers as Vice President and Chief Engineer for his exceptional character skills that make him perfect to lead the vehicle, and for his history with the team that extends further back than any other member.

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THE TEAM

"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team" -- Phil Jackson

Julian Horvath

​Financial Lead

Julian Horvath is a senior mechanical engineering major who has interned at Lockheed Martin and Amphenol. Previously President of UCEM, Julian hopes to use the experience he gained to help support the team with all the financial needs necessary for success. This year he is focusing his attention on a senior design project that will equip the vehicle's powertrain with a personalized cooling system, and his interests include electric vehicles, space travel, fusion energy, and machine learning.

Mitchell Johnson

Electronics Lead

Mitchell Johnson is a sophomore Electrical Engineering student at the University of Connecticut and is particularly interested in sustainable technology. As Electronics Lead, he is in charge of the low voltage safety and monitoring system along with it's integration into the tractive system. Additionally, as secretary, he is in charge of much of the team's organization and record keeping. In his free time, Mitchell likes to sail for the UConn club team and play basketball. 

Syed Hussain

Aerodynamics and
​Suspension Lead

Syed is mechanical engineering major (2020) at Uconn. His main interest is developing and modeling part solutions to complex problems such as UCEM. Syed mainly works within Solidworks to develop and model parts for the race car.  

Sophie MacDonald

Manufacturing Lead

Sophie MacDonald is a rising senior majoring in mechanical engineering and minoring in philosophy. As manufacturing lead, she is responsible for sourcing parts for the car. Sophie also works at the UConn Office of Sustainability and conducts solar cell research on campus. In her free time, she loves to do anything and everything outdoors, from hiking to ice climbing to birding.

Jason Alaska

Business Lead

Jason is a rising junior and business major. As a real estate agent and the most outgoing member of the team, Jason is the perfect person for business outreach and team marketing strategies. He has recruited more members to the team than anyone else and his interests include spending weekends with his dog and hiking. On the trail, he is known as Two Knees for the surgeries he had on each of his knees leaving visible scars.