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Daniel Greisen is president of Greisen Aerospace, which
has the longest tenure of any company at TechPlace.
Behind him are large rocket motor test stands.
The Italian father-daughter team of Camillo Franchi Scarselli and Julia Franchi
Scarselli are co-founders of the newest TechPlace company, Libellula. Based in
Italy, they wanted a presence on American soil and landed here. Libellula produces
its olive oil in Italy, but uses TechPlace as a U.S. base of operations. Libellula
offers customers the option to adopt olive trees to help family farms in Italy.
Sascha Deri is considered a TechPlace success story, according to Kristine Logan. Deri's bluShift Aerospace company had
humble beginnings in this garage. His company grew and he moved out of TechPlace and although he's a TechPlace graduate,
"He is still a TechPlace affiliate allowing him to use the TechPlace shared shops and equipment," said Logan.
