Craig Murray

Experience

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  US Navy

  Jan 1979 - Jan 1990

  Machinist Mate

  Steam propulsion systems.

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  CalEnergy Operating Company

  Jan 1990 - Feb 2000

  Promoted to deliver technical, supervisory & management training to 200+ employees utilizing in-house & vendor-based programs. Performed job & task analysis and developed/upgraded position descriptions. Performed resource/skill analyses to support talent acquisition. Sourced/screened applicants. Developed offers & negotiated compensation. Conducted new hire orientations & annual benefits enrollment.• Designed/presented training proposal to Employment Training Panel of California, successfully landing $179K grant. Show less Selected to oversee start-up of geothermal facility in Dieng, Central Java. Served as liaison for staff, vendors & local government officials. Oversaw all HR services for Asia. Hired/trained/managed Operations staff of 18 & HR staff of 9. Development government-approved policy manual. Initiated expat & host national compensation/benefits programs. Briefed all expats prior to assignment. Developed base & first-year O&M budgets. Initiated/monitored qualification standards/procedures for Operations & Maintenance departments at all domestic and international geothermal facilities. Show less Recruited, hired, and trained 165 people to operate and maintain 3 start-up geothermal facilities in the Philippines. Supervised staff of 6 in Human Resources and Training. Served as Safety Officer and managed staff of 3 for development and implementation for safety procedures. Developed policies and procedures. • Established Human Resource function at two International locations (Indonesia and the Philippines) including selecting all personnel, developing employee and safety standards that satisfied company and host country regulations, and creating compensation, benefits and performance appraisal systems.• Worked with an outside consultant to develop and deliver cross-cultural training targeted towards both the expatriate and host national employees. Show less

  • Training and Employment Manager

    Jan 1999 - Feb 2000

  • Operations and HR Manager, Indoneisa

    Feb 1997 - Jan 1999

  • Training and Human Resources Manager, Leyte, Philippines

    Mar 1995 - Feb 1997

  • Training Supervisor

    Jun 1992 - Mar 1995

  • Controlroom Operator - Geothermal

    Jan 1990 - Jun 1992
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  Calpine Corporation

  Nov 2000 - Sept 2009

  Director, Human Resources

  Promoted to manage staff of 5 and provide HR generalist leadership for > 950 employees at 36 domestic locations, including facilities with collective bargaining agreements. Supported Operations, Central Services & Turbine Maintenance Group. Served as subject matter expert on immigration services & expat policies/procedures. Managed arbitration process for alleged unfair labor practices. Provided coaching to leadership team on progressive discipline and performance management.

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  EMS USA

  Mar 2010 - Jan 2011

  Operations Manager

  Promoted to Operations Manager of the Industrial Personnel department in less than two months. Sales and full P&L responsibility for the department reporting the President of the company, managing a staff of three. Providing contingent staffing and recruiting services to industrial clients. Complete the integration of a previously acquired business unit and to upgrade business processes in the division.

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  RPC, Inc.

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2013

  Director, Recruiting and Retention

  Responsible for developing and implementing standardized, common staffing and employment practices in an entrepreneurial geographical diverse organization, with three direct reports. • Implemented paperless recruiting and onboarding platform reducing cost per hire and time to fill – HRM Direct. • High volume recruiting; supported the hiring of more than 1200 employees. • Developed college recruiting program focusing on entry-level field engineers. • Implemented employment metrics program to defined current and historical trends. • Reduced turnover by 30% in two years through improved hiring practices and employee relations. Show less

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  Penn Virginia Corporation

  Jun 2013 - Apr 2018

  Manager, Human Resources

  Responsible for all human resource functions and facilities for a exploration and production oil and gas company. • Implemented a new payroll and HRIS reducing payroll processing fees by 50% and increasing functionality. • Improved recruiting, screening and on-boarding reducing employment costs and improving quality of hire and candidate experience. • Implemented electronic filing and electronic documents to stream line human resource process.• Implemented a leadership development program focusing on senior and mid-level managers Show less