John T Wiggins is to retire from the post of Vice President at Community Professional Loudspeakers after 41 years with the specialist American loudspeaker company.
Wiggins joined Community’s founder, President and Chief Engineer, Bruce W Howze in 1971 and became a partner in 1972. He has held multiple roles during his time, including VP of Sales, VP of Marketing and his current position as VP of Business Development.
The technical documentation of loudspeaker systems delivered by Community has been industry-defining since Wiggins provided acoustical measurements and calculations for the Community White Book, published in the 1970s. The book detailed the directivity factor and spherical propagation characteristics of Community products, together with many competing loudspeaker products of the day.
Along with the development of electroacoustic design software like Ease, Modeler, CATT, Ulysses and others, Community’s leadership in providing accurate loudspeaker data has been instrumental in computer-aided acoustic modelling of performance venues and predicting the performance of sound systems.
In 2003, John Wiggins and Dave Howden, Community Director of Technical Services, created the Community TAG Team (Technical Applications Group), which has become one of the pre-eminent ‘hands-on’ audio tech teams in the industry.
Throughout his career with Community, Wiggins has worked closely with audio luminaries, contractors, consultants, musicians, film studios, NASA, professional sports venues, motorsport tracks, cruise ships, themed entertainment and amusement parks and government organisations. He is a member of SMPTE, ASA, AES, TEA, IAVM and InfoComm, and is active with NCAC and various theatrical groups. He was awarded a patent for the voice coil centering method used in one of the most powerful transducers ever manufactured, the Community M4.
‘It is with equal parts sorrow and joy that we accept John’s decision to retire,’ says Community founder, Bruce Howze. ‘John has been a trusted partner and colleague for over 40 years and has made numerous contributions to Community. He leaves the company at a time of unprecedented achievement, much of which can be credited to his contributions. We will miss him. However, I am pleased that he is making time to pursue other passions in his life. Christine and I wish him success, health and happiness.’
Wiggins ains to continue to pursue several academic and professional interests.
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