RAYMOND, ME. — For nearly 50 years, Andre Skalina’s talents and vision have been essential to Dielectric’s leadership position in the broadcast industry.
Now, the company is saluting this longtime broadcast technology expert on the eve of his retirement.
The Sinclair-owned tower company will be stepping down as VP/Technology, a role he has held since 2011. For 17 years before that, he served as VP of Engineering.
“His disciplined focus and thoughtful leadership were instrumental to Dielectric’s success in support of the industry’s most challenging initiatives, from the original US DTV conversion to UHF spectrum repack,” the company said in an announcement shared on LinkedIn. “The time has come for Andre to enjoy a well-deserved retirement.”
Over the past several years, Skalina worked behind the scenes with younger co-workers to bring his final project, Dielectric’s RFHAWKEYE IP-based monitoring solution, to life. “His work on RFHAWKEYE and other major engineering projects such as unique designs for building tops like the Empire State Building has set the stage for the next generation of Dielectric innovations,” the company said.
Dielectric President Keith Pelletier commented, “Andre’s legacy is clear. He will be remembered as a disciplined engineer who carefully applied his knowledge in ways that have defined Dielectric’s reputation as a trusted manufacturer of high-quality antenna systems. He was also a leader by example, always striving for perfection in his own work while nurturing our younger talent in ways that helped them learn and succeed. He leaves us upon seeing through the launch of RFHAWKEYE, a crowning achievement and personal vision of his for 30 years. He leaves with the peace of mind that broadcasters can now have the same about their RF operations.”
Before joining Dielectric in 1986, Skalina served as a Principal Antenna Engineer for RCA, a position he took in 1977.
