Christopher Wiggins
Alexandria
Summary
Experienced professional known for strong leadership and problem-solving skills in all phases of television and media operations. Expertise in managing technical teams and streamlining processes to achieve operational excellence and enhance productivity. Very hands on in all aspects of technical and personnel management. Very detail oriented and knowledgeable in my work and always strive for success and excellence in any assignment.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Director of Studio Operations
NBC News
Washington, DC
01.2020 - 01.2026
- Managed all studio operations to ensure seamless daily and special event national news production and broadcasts.
- Managed a scheduling team analyzing production schedules, identifying bottlenecks and recommending solutions for improvement.
- Managed all studio equipment maintenance, working with staff engineering teams and vendors to ensure all studio operations are ready for production use.
- Ensured team staff productivity by delegating tasks effectively and providing regular performance feedback.
- Oversaw daily studio upkeep and maintenance to maintain a clean, functional space conducive to creative work.
- Coordinated invoicing and payment of vendors doing work for NBC News with our finance team
- Supervised studio and control room technical staff, fostering collaboration and promoting operational efficiency.
- Implemented process improvements that increased workflow efficiency within the studio environment.
- Worked with my schedule team and experienced technical staff in the training programs for new team members to promote knowledge sharing and skill enhancement.
- Worked as a Technical Production Manager for live broadcasts for all NBC related shows
- Worked directly and extensively with NBC News, studio and studio set designers, set building and maintenance vendors in creating and maintaining the highest quality set products for air. Worked closely with studio building and maintenance vendors on ease of use and safety aspects of everything built.
Operations Manager
NBC News Channel
Washington, DC
06.1994 - 01.2020
- Hired to be the first photographer/editor for the NBC News affiliate division in Washington, DC
- Collaborated with my supervisor and engineer building a news bureau from the ground up. Created studios for news broadcast live shots. Implemented practices to technically cover breaking news in the field. Traveled extensively throughout the US and around the world managing and building remote services to broadcast breaking news to all affiliates and NBC News clients.
- The events covered locally and remotely included Olympics, Pope elections, Super Bowls, weather events, national and international breaking news, political conventions, Presidential inaugurations, 9/11, etc...
- Collaborated and coordinated in building a technical staff of photographers, editors, live shots technicians, studio staff, operations support staff, etc...
- Collaborated and coordinated in building large show studios for NBC related shows and independent clients. Participated in every aspect of creating studios, hiring staff and managing the shows broadcasts in them.
- Was a technical show manager for numerous national and international show broadcasts Over many years.
- Supervised and participated in every aspect of technical operations for the entire NBC News Channel DC bureau. Also served in the same capacity for the majority of the remote news coverage events over many years.
- Oversaw the daily staffing of all technical positions for the bureau operations and shows in the bureau. That also entailed working with our finance team to the payroll info for it all was accurate and on time.
- Supervised operations staff daily for performance and training needs.
- Conducted regular performance reviews, identifying areas for improvement and developing action plans to address them.
- Managed technical equipment inventory and maintenance of equipment. Worked with purchasing and maintenance vendors extensively to keep the entire operation running smoothly.
- Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Television Production
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MITimeline
Director of Studio Operations
NBC News
01.2020 - 01.2026
Operations Manager
NBC News Channel
06.1994 - 01.2020
Bachelor of Science - Television Production
Ferris State University