Jim Haupstueck Named Sales Operations Manager at ERI

Broadcast industry veteran Jim Haupstueck has joined ERI as its new sales operations manager.

He will manage ERI’s inside sales support organization and ERI’s authorized reseller network. Prior to joining ERI, Haupstueck spent over 17 years at Harris Corp.’s Broadcast Communications Division where he held positions in product line management, including sales support and management.

ERI Chief Operating Officer Jim Meleski said, “I am very pleased that someone of Jim’s character and experience has chosen to join our organization. Jim’s domestic and international broadcast experience and contacts with resellers and broadcasters will help ERI further develop our sales support systems and reseller sales channel. ERI continues to expand our organization with well qualified people who can use the company’s broad range of skills and capabilities to meet our customer’s needs.”

“ERI has made a considerable investment in expanding its product line and facilities in response to the increased demands of the terrestrial broadcast industry for transmission equipment and support structures needed to implement digital operations,” said Haupstueck. “The company has tremendous capabilities in terms of experienced people and state of the art facilities.”

Haupstueck will be located a ERI’s corporate headquarters and main manufacturing facility in Chandler, Ind.

Doug Lung

Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack.
A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.