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GEORGE HILLIS III
10686 North Coronado Cir  Fresno, California 93730
559-288-9585  [email protected]
OPERATIONS MANAGER / PROGRAM MANAGER
Operations/Program Manager with extensive experience marketing 1/2 hour time periods on an
NBC affiliate to meet budgetary goals. Full budgetary and management responsibility for over
three departments at one time, entailing the management of 35 employees, hiring, training, and
terminating. Oversee all building functions and facilities management of a 32,000 square foot
facility and 2 remote 5,000 square foot buildings, ensuring the landscape, plumbing, HVAC,
cleaning, fencing, door hardware, and roof structure were all in place. Strong expertise in
departmental budgeting, capital budgets and purchases, as well as timelines and scheduling.
Employee Engagement  Account / Territory Management  Public Relations  Inventory
Management  Logistics  Procurement / Purchasing  Scheduling  Workforce Planning 
Policy Development  Talent Management  Performance Management  Vendor Relations
Cost Reduction  Ops Management  Process Improvement  Employee / Labor Relations
Training / Development  Negotiations  Strategic Planning  Team Leadership / Motivation
Client Relations  Budgeting  Cost / Benefit Analysis  Expense Control  Project Management
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KSEE TELEVISION, INC., Fresno, California  7/1989 – 1/2011
Broadcast television station, NBC affiliate, serving the Central Valley of California (Merced,
Mariposa, Madera, Fresno, Kings & Tulare counties).
Operations/Program Manager (7/1991 – 1/2011)
Managed 3 departments, 35 people, hiring, training, disciplining, terminating; budgeting:
revenue and expenses; facility: including landscaping, fencing, HVAC, janitorial, plumbing and
building hardware; marketed 1/2 hour time periods to meet revenue budgets. Scouted locations
planned, ordered scaffolding and bucket trucks, worked with writer and talent on preparation.
File quarterly government reports by due dates - reports were a major part of the television
station license renewal, and we successfully renewed the license through to 8 year cycles.
Achievements:
 Generated and exceeded annual budget goals growing to over 1.4 million dollars at peak.
Remained in the station's top 5 advertising categories from 1995 to present. Rewarded with
year-end bonus from Executive Management for meeting or exceeding goals.
 Reduced overhead by combining two positions resulting in a savings of $180k annually.
Saved the station 1.5 million dollars in equipment and commercial spot loss during a new
roof installation and subsequent rainstorm. Implemented a quick-fix solution that allowed
station to remain on the air throughout the storm and provide news coverage for viewers
and major, high dollar equipment components were saved from water damage.
 Promoted to Operations Manager in 1991, which included Technical Department
management.
 Launched a Monday through Friday, live, viewer call-in talk show in 2008, setting up a
schedule of startup and ongoing expenses, ratings, revenue expectations, and timelines.
Trained personnel on camera positioning and shot composition. Show launched
successfully on date and time set, and is still on the air today.
 Spearheaded live broadcast of Veterans Day and Fresno Christmas parades, and Fresno
State basketball tournament playoff game. Fresno State was delighted with production, and
KSEE was able to partner with FSU to do a weekly FSU Bulldog Insider sports show.
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GEORGE HILLIS III
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[email protected]
Program Manager (7/1989 – 7/1991)
Manage the Programming and Production Department budgets and personnel. Negotiate
program license agreements. Ensure all personnel are trained adequately. Oversee Production
Manager and positions generating revenue (Director, TD, Master Control, Audio, Camera Ops).
Achievements:
 Reduce employee expense: As part of the company negotiating team, changed the IBEW
and AFTA union agreements from an "automatic" annual increase to a "performance" based
annual increase. This saved the company $50,000 annually going forward.
 Combined functions and shifts, allowing more flexible scheduling, stable shifts, and cross
training of all employees for better backup depth. Employees/operators liked the more stable
scheduling of their shifts and we successfully reduced turnover of key personnel in the parttime ranks.
WOFL TELEVISION, INC., Orlando, Florida  5/1987 – 7/1989
Broadcast Station affiliated with FOX network for Central Florida.
Production Manager
Manage the Production Department of 15 employees, including operations management,
performance reviews, staffing, budgeting, goal setting, and revenue generation. Oversee
operating expenses, maintained all hiring metrics and competitive intelligence, and grew
production revenue.
Achievements:
 Grew revenue to $250k in first year by adding diverse staff, including a new Director that
offered clients a wider range of formats, and by opening new key-accounts such as
Boardwalk and Baseball, large Florida theme park.
 Significantly reduced operating expenses by changing hourly positions to part time status,
saving well into the high five figures annually.
 Spearheaded the transition of the facility to a digital tape format, trained operators in use of
new equipment, and added 6 new clients comprising $60k+ annual revenue.
CAREER NOTE:
KPHO TELEVISION, Phoenix, Arizona
Promotion Manager / Producer/Director
FREELANCE, United States & Jamaica
Unit Manager, Producer, Director, TD, Slo-mo, Audio, Camera
ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, PBS, HBO, ESPN, USA, TBS, WORLD TEAM TENNIS
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Bachelor of Science: Major in Communications - Radio & Television
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona
TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS
Negotiation  Targeted Selection Hiring  Problem Solving and Decision Making in the
Workplace
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