Joseph McMurry
Senior Advisor, Workforce Partnerships
317-275-6810
765-426-7382
Responsibilities:
Joe serves as the Senior Advisor for Workforce Partnerships at Purdue MEP. In this role, Joe is responsible for the management and continued development of MEP’s workforce initiatives. With a focus on connecting the manufacturing sector to training and funding sources, Joe advises industry partners on the availability of manufacturing training programs that will either upskill incumbent staff or provide a pipeline of employees with fundamental manufacturing skills. His primary responsibility is to leverage Purdue MEP’s extensive technical strengths and training capabilities for the purpose of developing Indiana’s workforce and favorably positioning our state's manufacturing sector.
Joe is uniquely positioned for this role due to his extensive manufacturing knowledge and experience crafting and delivering Purdue MEP’s leadership development programs, including the Leadership Skills for Success workforce initiative.
Joe also launched Purdue MEP’s Peer Groups and ExporTech™, a national export assistance program that helps companies enter or expand in global markets.
Background:
Joe has held multiple executive positions overseeing all aspects of business, including operations/manufacturing, engineering, hardware and software development, quality assurance, project management, purchasing, material control and distribution, organizational development and human resources, sales and marketing, contract negotiation, and accounting.
Joe also has taught undergraduate courses in organizational leadership and industrial technology at Purdue University for both traditional and nontraditional students as an adjunct faculty member for Purdue Polytechnic Institute.
During his tenure at Purdue MEP, he has taught thousands of manufacturing leaders throughout the state of Indiana. Joe also provides consulting services for owners and executives of manufacturing companies, including, succession planning, and strategy development and implementation. In his current role as Senior Advisor for Workforce Partnerships, he is responsible for helping manufacturing organizations grow their talent pipeline.
Joe has a Master’s in Business Administration from Indiana Wesleyan University, in Marion, IN, and a Bachelor of Science in General Management from Purdue University, Krannert School of Business, in West Lafayette, IN.
Skills & Expertise:
- Global Indy Council Member
- IN District Export Council
- Outstanding Lecturer
- Project Management
- Leadership
- Manufacturing
- Exporting
- Facilitation
- Engineering
- Product Development
- Quality Assurance
- Purchasing
- Distribution
- Organizational Development
- Human Resources
- Sales and Marketing
- Contract Negotiations
- Accounting
Authored Articles and Interviews:
- Tap Into a New Talent Pool To Fill Your Workforce Gaps: Second Chance Citizens (NIST blog)
- Workforce Development and Automation
- Understanding Indiana SME Exporting from the Business Perspective with Purdue MEP's Joe McMurry (interview)
- Effective Communication in the COVID-19 Era
- What You Need to Know to Retain Employees (interview)
- Give Them a Seat at the Break Table
- How to Attract and Retain Talent
- Millennials Communicating to Older Generations
- Situation-Based Leadership and Employee Readiness
- Four Questions Leaders Need to Ask When Addressing an Employee Performance Issue
