Key Personnel
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 David Allen, President
- David graduated from the University of Chicago and has been employed with Howell Laboratories/Shively Labs since 1982 in a variety of positions including Purchasing Agent, Production Control, Special Projects Manager and Director of Broadcast Sales.
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 Martyn Gregory, Vice President
- Martyn graduated from the University of Durham (UK) in 1981, with honors in Applied Physics and Electronics. He spent twenty years with the British Broadcasting Corporation's (BBC) transmission engineering group which subsequently became Crown Castle UK after the BBC privatized its transmission engineering division in 1997. He worked extensively in transmitter operations engineering for ten years including AM, HF, FM and TV; before transfering to the BBC's specialist antenna and RF systems design group, during which time he was heavily involved with the initial DTV and digital radio antenna programs in the UK. In 1999, Martyn moved to the USA as Crown Castle’s broadcast engineering manager. In 2001, he joined Richland Towers as Director of Broadcast and RF Systems Engineering, where he specialized again in broadband system development, encouraging station co-location for Richland's growing portfolio of shared FM and UHF-TV RF systems. In 2004, he was invited to rejoin Crown Castle International as Vice President of Service Delivery for their mobile TV initiative, and was responsible for the operation and maintenance of their DVB-H based mobile TV networks, focused initially throughout New York City.
Martyn holds a professional license as a chartered engineer in Europe and is a member of the IET.
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 Linda Rollins, Director of Human Resources
- Linda has been employed at Howell Laboratories, Inc. in Bridgton, Maine for over 23 years, from 1994 to the present as Director of Human Resources. Linda is currently enrolled at University of Southern Maine in pursuit of her Masters in Leadership and Organization Study with a minor concentration in Human Resources.
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 Adam Jones, Director of Manufacturing
- Adam joined Shively Labs in 2006. He graduated from the University of Maine in 1993 with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology and completed a MBA degree at the University of Southern Maine in 2004. Adam brings over 14 years of RF mechanical design experience to Shively, having worked for Dielectric Communications in Raymond, ME for eight years and most recently for Radio Frequency Systems in Wallingford, CT. In August of 2007 he was certified as a Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Maine. Adam has been an active member in Subcommittee TR 14.7 (TIA/EIA-222 - Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and Antenna Supporting Structures) for the last 8 years and recently initiated a new subcommittee to revise outdated EIA standards on coaxial transmission line (RS-225 and RS-259).
 Bob Surette, Director of Sales Engineering
Director of Sales Engineering with Shively Labs from 1981 to the present. Bob was graduated from Lowell Technological Institute, Lowell, Massachusetts in 1973 with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering. He has been directly involved with design and development of broadcast antennas, filter systems and RF transmission components since 1974, as an RF Engineer for six years with the original Shively Labs in Raymond, ME and for a short period of time with Dielectric Communications.
He is currently a Senior Member of IEEE and an Associate Member of the AFCCE. He has authored a chapter on filters and combining systems for the latest edition of the CRC Electronics Handbook and for the 9th and 10th Edition of the NAB Handbook.
 Sean Edwards, Test and Development Engineer
- Sean has been with Shively Labs since 1997, working in R & D and performing field service. Previously he served in the Navy as a fire control technician, specializing in missiles and radar systems, achieving the rank of 2nd Class. Before coming to Shively he worked as a lineman and headend technician for a local cable company. Currently Sean is attending classes at S.M.T.C.
 Jeffrey Allen, RF Test Technician
- Jeff has been assembling, setting up and tuning Shively antenna and combiner systems since 1987.
 Matt Smith, Test Technician
- Matt joined Shively Labs in 2008, bringing 12 years of telecommunications experience. He served 8 years in the Army as a network switching systems operator. He specialized in voice and data networks and encrypted line-of-sight radio transmission and achieved the rank of Staff Sergeant. Since his honorable discharge, Matt has worked installing PBX telephone switches for a local telephone company and five years as an installation/repair technician for Time Warner Cable.
 Angela Gillespie, Sales Manager
- Angela joined Shively Labs in 2003 and has been instrumental in the design of a number of HD Radio™ products and coaxial components. She oversees marketing and sales of Shively’s growing coaxial component product lines. She was previously employed by both Dielectric Communications and Andrew's Passive Power Division. With over 8 years' experience in both TV and FM antenna design, she is a graduate of ITT Technical Institute in San Barnardino, California and specializes in 3-D CAD design.
 Dale Ladner, Regional Sales Manager
Dale is pleased to rejoin Shively Labs after more than a decade away.
His first radio experience started with high school radio station WAVM 91.7 in Maynard, MA. It was a great opportunity to learn the business of managing a radio station and be granted a radiotelephone license from the FCC. After a family move to Maine, he kept in the ring working the weekend graveyard shifts at WOXO 92.7 in Norway, Maine.
Dale has worked in the RF component and antenna manufacturer field since 1985,starting as a Purchasing Agent for Microwave Techniques of Raymond, Maine, purchasing for products used in Military radar, food service processing and aeronautical radar components. For years he served Howell Laboratories, Inc. (our parent company) as Production Controller and Purchasing Agent, working with Naval air dehydrators and air control and purification systems used shipboard for radar and dry air service. In the late 90’s he swapped over to the Shively side, defining and developing the Western Territories of the US antenna market for Shively radio antenna, filter and RF component sales.
In the time he was away from Bridgton, he spent time working for Passive Power Products, now a part of Electronic Research Incorporated (ERI), and Dielectric Communications, in Sales-related positions from FM Sales, FM Product Specialist to Quotations and Technical Services Group.
Dale is a graduate of the University of Maine with a degree in Business Management and is taking classes towards other degrees.
 Peter Long, Pattern Range Technician
- Peter has worked at Shively for fourteen years, operating and maintaining our pattern study test range. His experience with the range enables him to work closely with customers, positioning Shively antennas on their towers for optimal coverage. He specializes in directional antennas to meet FCC requirements. Peter has written several software programs used to operate the range. He has studied at Northeastern University, Wentworth Institure, and Southern Maine Technical College.
 Alan Plummer, Mechanical Designer
- Alan has been with us since 1985, working on both the Howell and Shively sides of the business. For a time he worked for subsidiary Microwave Techniques Inc. in the design of coaxial and waveguide components. Currently he is involved in the mechanical design/layout of FM combining systems for single and multi-station applications, and FM antenna layout design as well.
 Dennis Butterfield, Mechanical Designer
- Dennis has been the principal designer for Shively Labs since 1981 and oversees the design of all our custom mounting systems and installation drawings. When Dennis isn’t discussing installation plans with antenna riggers he can be found at home in his engine and transmission shop. In addition to making cars look good and go fast, Dennis likes to spend weekends snowmobiling with his friends in some of Maine’s most remote back country.
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 Jonathan Clark, Sales Manager
- After graduating from the University of Maine in 1980, Jon went on to advanced studies in the UK, and discovered a love of travel and working with different cultures which has influenced his entire career. Jon originally joined Howell Labs in 1985, focusing on Shively’s sales and marketing efforts over the next 10 years. In 1995, he left Maine for Oregon, but stayed in the broadcast and military industries, with stints as VP-Marketing for Scala/Kathrein; Director of Public & Educational Sectors for Dielectric; and Director of Business Development for TCI. Throughout his career, he has spent extensive time directly with customers, often logging over 250 travel days per year, establishing and expanding business relationships throughout the world. He still lives in Oregon, but after a 15-year absence, was thrilled to rejoin the Shively team early in 2011.
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