Shawn Murray is a Senior Public Safety Consultant with MRI; he is a graduate of the State University of New York – Empire State College with a BS in Business, Management, and Economics with a concentration in Fire Administration.  He is also a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer Program and holds the Chief Fire Officer Designation from the Commission on Professional Credentialing.  Chief Murray retired as the Fire Chief in Hudson, New Hampshire, where he served since 2001. His retirement spanned a career of almost 37 years collectively in the Fire Service serving in the USAF, Federal, State, and municipal organizations. Shawn began his career in the Goffstown, N.H. Fire Department, a combination department where he served as Training Officer with distinction.  Shawn then served as Assistant Fire Chief of the Hudson N.H. Fire Department and within two years was appointed Chief of the Department.  Chief Murray also served the Commonwealth as Director of the Mass Fire Academy.  Chief Murray is a Certified Fire Officer in accordance with NFPA 1021; a Certified Fire Service Instructor in accordance with NFPA 1501; and a Certified Safety Officer in accordance with NFPA 1521. Chief Murray is a member of the International Association of Fire Chiefs; served as a Director with the New England Association of Fire Chiefs, and Past President of the New Hampshire Fire Chiefs Association.  Chief Murray is a creative and innovative problem solver with the ability to develop collaborative solutions to complex organizational, business, and technical challenges including organizational change and transition. He has demonstrated skills sets in budgeting and financial forecasting; policy and program development; and organizational and personnel management within dynamic and challenging fire service working environments including fulltime, part-time, paid on call, and volunteer personnel models.