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At the young age of five, Frank Dalene picked up a hammer at his father’s construction site. Years later he is still building.
As the successful President/CEO and co-founder of Telemark, Inc., a family of construction related companies, he helped develop the business into one of the nation’s elite in custom luxury home building and remodeling. Dalene has now taken another step forward in the luxury custom home building market with his newest venture, Hamptons Luxury Homes.
Working alongside Hugo Dalene, his father, and Roy Dalene, his brother, Dalene’s industry knowledge and expertise has led Telemark to achieve the 1998 Custom Builder of the Year Award: Best Home Northeast Region. Telemark has continued to stand out among luxury home builders, to a great extent due to Dalene’s savvy business techniques and understanding of the market.
Dalene received his Bachelors of Arts degree from Nyack College in upstate New York in 1975. With intentions of continuing his work in the construction field, he used his time to sharpen his critical thinking skills and gain knowledge that would help him in his business career. Throughout college, he expanded the spectrum of his construction and craftsmanship skills by working in a variety of home building capacities, from plumbing to high-end construction.
Upon graduation, the Dalene’s moved to Long Island to accept a position with a landscape supply business. After advancing in that firm, then 25, he established his own carpentry business that excelled in framing and finishing.
His father, searching for a business partner, aligned with Dalene’s successful company in 1978. Together, father and son created Telemark Construction. Since Frank Dalene was born in Norway, both father and son decided to name the company after the county in Norway of the family’s origination. Five years later, younger brother Roy joined the firm as a civil engineer and provided Telemark with critical expertise and additional available services.
Since Hugo Dalene’s 1995 retirement, the Dalene brothers have worked together to operate and expand Telemark.
Since its inception, Telemark has represented the ultimate in quality craftsmanship. Telemark has built personal relationships with world-renowned architects and designers that enables the firm to create outstanding homes for its clients, while maintaining its dedication to fine Scandinavian craftsmanship.
Telemark has also adapted to sophisticated advancements within the industry. Its commitment to incorporate technology through its web-enabled management system has allowed Telemark to broaden its sphere of influence to include the national marketplace.
Frank Dalene is committed to the industry and shares his knowledge and experience with others.
He has served on, and continues as a member of numerous state and national boards including the Board of Directors of the New York State Builders Association, the National Association of Home Builders and the Long Island Builders Institute. Dalene has been a seminar speaker at the Custom Builder National Conference and Expo and the Long Island Builders Institute’s The New Millennium Associate Trade Show. He is a published author and a regular participant in conferences and workshops. In 2002, he was a member of the Republican Presidential Task Force and in 2005 served on the National Republican Congressional Committee’s (NRCC) Business Advisory Council at the 7th Annual Congressional Tax Summit. He was awarded the National Leadership Award, the 1999, 2003, and 2004 Businessman of the Year Award, 2000 Republican of the Year Award and the 2004 Ronald Reagan Republican Gold Medal Award from the NRCC.
Dalene married Gwen Hamburger in February, 1975, and they have raised two children. | 