Craig Barnes

Background

About Craig Barnes

As a passionate person who finds joy in serving beyond self, I am a HR Outreach Consultant with the Texas Intergovernmental Risk Pool (TMLIRP) getting to engage with and servepublic entities across the state. I have over 23 years in Texas municipal government Human Resources leading organizational initiatives that are focused on improving the operational effectiveness and efficiencies of Human Resources programs that impact the organization and customers as well as managed the Employee Engagement Division in areas of human resources programs such as recruitment, policy formulation and interpretation, employee relations, and retention/recognition efforts. Examples of these initiatives are implementation of the City’s Talent Management Model tenets (Acquire Align Develop Retain), threading the organizational values which form the acronym SERVE (Stewardship Engaged Respectful Visionary Excellence) through active recruiting, employee engagement, performance, and recognition, and oversight of the Human Resources Information System (HRIS). Previous experience included Intranet content and management, Compensation, Human Resources project management and the various HR systems such as the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Additionally served as a previous Director of Civil Service and has served in many other HR capacities including Risk Management Claims Analyst and Training Coordinator. I received my bachelor degree from Abilene Christian University, and hold an International Public Management Association – Senior Certified Professional (IPMA-SCP) designation as well as a graduate certificate from the University of Texas at Dallas Masters of Public Administration (MPA) program. I am an active member of IPMA-HR, Texas Public Employer Labor Relations Association (TxPELRA), Texas Municipal Human Resources Association (TMHRA) where I up until recently served as a member of the Board of Directors. Additionally, I previously served as an alternate board member for CPS-HR.