Key Achievements

Until recently Chris Hillier was Chief Engineer and Health and Safety Manager at Hillside Studios in Bushey. He had been with the studios at Bushey for nearly 30 years and had been closely involved in it’s development from small training studio to a full Broadcast Facilities Company, contributing many hours of Broadcast Television and Radio to the networks.

Chris had been responsible for all engineering management and the studio and post- production complex His duties also included responsibility for the building management and also for all Health and Safety at the premises.

Chris was one of the founder members of ChEFF, the Chief Engineers of Facilities Forum, the technical trade association for UK Facility houses. He represents them on the Production Management Committee of the European Broadcasting Union.

Personal Details

Date of Birth 11 July 1948

Profile
A television systems engineer with over 35 years in the Broadcast Television industry at both operational and senior management level. His wide range of experience covers both production and post-production areas of vision and sound engineering both from the management of technical equipment and of the operational and engineering staff. For the last 15 years He has been completely responsible for the Building resources and the Health and Safety management of a large facilities company. A proven communicator his work involves close liaison between the worlds of programme production and television engineering. He has been closely involved in staff training both in operational and in Health and Safety areas

Education

Leeds Grammar School 1959 – 1966 8 “O” levels 2 “A” levels
Bradford Technical College 1966 – 1967 2 “A” levels
Leeds University 1967 – 1970 BSc in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

I am a member of the IEE and a Chartered Engineer and a member of the BKSTS

Career Summary

1980 – 2005 Chief Engineer Hillside Studios
1977 – 1980 Technical Operations Manager Hillside Studios
1976 - 1977 Technical Liasion Engineer - Programme Planning Department BBC Television
1970 – 1976 Operational and Maintenance engineer VTR Department