Craig Murray

Experience

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  Times Union Newspaper

  Jun 1993 - Mar 1996

  Advertising Sales

  Classified advertising representative

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  Mar 1996 - Jun 2013

  Aeronautical Engineering Officer

  Manage the Aeronautical Engineering Department and be responsible to the Commanding Officer for the maintenance of aircraft, associated equipment and facilities, administrate the Aeronautical Engineering Department consisting of 60 technicians, 5 direct reports, a $3M inventory of aeronautical parts, supplies and ground support equipment, coordinate maintenance scheduling to meet Operations Department requirements, establish program guidance and directives for fuel and oil contamination prevention, foreign object damage prevention, and corrosion control. Develop, manage and execute a annual spending plan for a $300,000 budget in accordance with organizational fiscal policy and directives. Show less

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  U.S. Coast Guard

  Jun 2015 - Jun 2020

  Responsible for leading enterprise support and 20 year sustainment strategy for 98 MH65 aircraft for 17 operational units. Direct technical support authority for 21 annual programmed depot maintenance (PDM) overhauls and $63M supply chain. Oversee development and testing of two major acquisition upgrades for MH65 next generation helicopter production worth $357M. Provide direction and accountability for industry partners and optimized use of $76M budget. Oversee contract actions worth $310M. Supervise a 230 person blended workforce consisting of 35 active duty, 115 civil servants and 80 contractors. Responsible for newly provisioned aircraft test and evaluations every 17 days as well as flight crew readiness in support of post-depot maintenance test flights. MH65 Aircraft Commander responsible for the safe conduct of flight and aircrew of four during cross-country ferry flight deliveries and on-time PDM inductions. Show less The Industrial Operations Division (IOD) is the primary provider of all aviation component manufacturing, repair, prototyping and reverse engineering. Each day, IOD repairs 500 components and manufactures 100 parts that supports the programmed depot level restoration of the Coast Guards 200 airframes, every four years. IOD's mission is to support mission execution through industrial excellence. Our strategy is to recapitalize and maintain infrastructure, invest in training of personnel to provide best quality, cost-efficient component repair and industrial support. IOD employs 209 contract and civil servant artisans, mechanics, tradesmen and women. We are the stewards of a $9.3M budget that is used to provide essential contracts, depot maintenance, equipment, specialized aviation material, training and facility repairs in supporting the Coast Guard's Aviation Logistics Center mission. Show less

  • Product Line Manager Short Range Recovery (SRR) Helicopter Production

    May 2018 - Jun 2020

  • Industrial Operations Division Chief

    Jun 2015 - May 2018
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  US Coast Guard

  Jun 2020 - now

  Deputy Program Manager

  Research, Development, Test, Evaluation and Innovation

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  Telephonics

  Feb 2022 - now

  Senior Program Manager

  Plans, directs, and coordinates activities to design tomorrow's radar and surveillance technology, today. Expert in proposal preparation and client portfolio goal management; based on an understanding of customer needs across a wide range of land, sea and air applications providing aerospace, defense and commercial customers with a distinct tactical advanatage - even in the most unpredictable environments.