Greg Murray Greg has been involved in the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction business for 42 years. He has worked for two Fortune 500 companies in that time, beginning his career during the summers of his youth working for a construction company, building projects for power, process, pharmaceutical and environmental clients. He continued with that company after attending Youngstown State University (65-69). Positions and responsibilities increased over the years culminating with a home office assignment after ten years in the field for the construction organization. Throughout his career, Greg has handled various responsibilities and positions
including contracting, cost and scheduling, project management, material
management and, for the past twenty-seven years, all matters related to the world
of Supply Chain Management. Greg can consult on the complete cycle from
contract proposal/award, execution of sourcing, expediting, inspection,
logistics and field inventory control. Greg has been involved in projects around
the world with significant procurement in the international market. As senior
management, Greg’s involvement included international work and travel,
resulting in benefits of close coordination and communication throughout the
global market. A
subject near to the heart of his execution plan is the use of alliance
suppliers whereby you benefit from an overall cost and schedule savings.
Working agreements with suppliers can provide schedule savings early on in the
proposal stage and allow all participants to protect their commitments. This
definitely applies to indirect and direct procurements. Project terms—whether
lump sum, firm fixed price, reimbursable, or target price—all require that
there be a limitation of liability, an establishment of trust and a working
relationship to assure the commitments of the agreement are satisfied. The ever-changing world market for the
supply of metals and the political atmosphere of a location are critical in establishing
and executing a well-planned purchasing process for a company and a
project. Today’s
world market and financial times offer us many challenges. How these are
approached varies between organizations, the metals market, and oil pricing,
all of which can generally effect not only the refining and utilities options
to build, but also the ability to cap the cost of construction. The approach by
all is to limit liabilities and to build the reputation of being capable of
meeting the demands of the market. Greg currently lives and works out of Baton Rouge. Since the Gulf Coast Crisis, Greg has been spending the majority of his time with State contracts to protect the Louisiana coastline. |
Bryce Murray
Labor & Employment Consultant Legal Counsel bryce@brycemurray.com
Bryce is a graduate of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania where he studied law, geology and anthropology. After graduating college he worked in a pipe fabrication shop before attending Loyola University, College of Law in Louisiana. During law school Bryce worked for the National Labor Relations Board enforcing federal laws governing union workforces. He graduated magna cum laude from Loyola Law school and in the top of his class. He was awarded outstanding student in Labor Law.
Recently, Bryce was recognized as one of the Greater New Orleans' area's 50 leading lawyers by New Orleans CityBusiness for 2010, listed in "Best of Jeff 2010" by Jefferson Life magazine in the category of "Attorney" for its 2010 Best of Jefferson Parish list, and was selected as a "Rising Star" for Louisiana by SuperLawyers publication. As a lawyer, Bryce worked for two of the largest defense law firms in Louisiana where he represented employers on all facets of labor and employment law before opening his own firm. For years the American Bar Association has requested Bryce's assistance as a Chapter Editor for the Developing Labor Law book, the leading guide for labor lawyers with respect to the National Labor Relations Act and union activity in America. Bryce is also the past Chair of Louisiana State Bar Association's Labor and Employment Section.
Bryce resides in Jefferson Parish and sits on the Board of Directors for the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce. He is also Chair of the Jefferson Chamber Foundation and was instrumental in the creation of the Jefferson Chamber Foundation Academy, a charter school focused on providing students with an alternative educational option with career-focused studies. |