I'm Jermaine L. Murray, also known as The Jobfather. I’m on a mission to help 500 Black people get jobs in tech. Right now, I'm proud to say I'm over 400 and counting. 

This isn't just work for me—it's purpose.

I help people land roles that change their lives. I teach them how to navigate systems that weren’t built for us and win in spaces that never expected us. Every resume I rewrite, every interview I prep, every offer I help negotiate—it's all about creating freedom, stability, and pride through career growth.

I believe in our potential and I know what happens when we're given the tools, the strategy, and the support to thrive. If you're ready to take the next step in your career, I'm here to help you make it your strongest move yet.

I'm Rootin' For Everybody Black!

What I specialize in: 

How to get your dream job.
How to build a Startup.
Scaling a Startup.
How to improve your Resume.
How to have a successful time at networking events.
Salary Negotiations.
Help with prepping for an Interview.
How to get Promoted.
General Career Advice
General Tech Startup Advice.

Jermaine Murray

If you can hear this picture, I post for you.

For the last year the cast of Sinners have been put into some weird situations that has made the conspiracy theorist in me believe they ruffled a lot of feathers creating a film that so clearly celebrates Blackness.

Last night's airing of the BAFTAs has only reinforced this belief, as someone screamed the N word at them while they were on stage presenting.

The person is someone with Tourette's and my beef isn't so much with him but everything that followed in that moment.

Because the system moved exactly how it always moves when Black people get publicly disrespected and everybody else wants to keep the night smooth.

First, it wasn’t live. The BAFTAs broadcast was edited down. That means somebody had the power to cut that moment, and still chose to leave it in. If you had time to trim hours out of a program, you had time to trim that.

Then the host apologized to the crowd. Not to Michael B Jordan. Not to Delroy Lindo. The apology was designed to settle the room, not to acknowledge the harm that just happened on stage.

And right on schedule, the discourse turned into damage control for everyone except the people who got hit.

Don’t bother them about it.
Don’t make it a big deal.
He didn’t mean it.
Show grace.

That “show grace” demand is the same script Black people get handed in professional workplaces.

I’ve been in environments where racism didn’t show up as someone proudly announcing it. It showed up as “culture.” It showed up as what people were allowed to say, what leadership brushed past, what everybody nervously laughed at, and what you were expected to tolerate if you wanted to be seen as a "team player".

And the most exhausting part was never just the moment.

It was the performance demanded from me after.

I had to explain why it was harmful.
I had to keep my tone “professional.”
I had to reassure people I wasn’t attacking them.
I had to make space for their discomfort.
I had to accept their intent like it erased the impact.

That’s what “culture fit” looks like in a lot of workplaces. Not whether you can do the job, but whether you can absorb disrespect and still make everyone else feel comfortable.

So when people tell us to stop talking about it, I hear the real question underneath.

Can you take on the labour of making us all feel comfortable after we’ve wronged you?

No. I absolutely refuse to accept that. 

Intent is not a shield. Intent is what people use to avoid accountability.

Impact is what lands on your body. Impact is what follows you home. Impact is what teaches you, again, exactly where you sit in the hierarchy of human concern.

And when an institution has the power to edit, the power to protect, and the power to respond properly, and it still chooses the option that leaves Black people carrying the humiliation, that’s not a mistake.

That’s the culture. 

Stay Dangerous.

Jermaine L. Murray 🇯🇲🇨🇦

The Jobfather™️ - I help people get offers they can’t refuse. – on a mission to help 500 Black people get new jobs in Tech - 464 and counting. | Stay Dangerous

I want Black people to learn this early,  if you do not document your impact, someone else will shrink it until it fits their comfort and their budget. That’s why I always say Stay Dangerous, because staying dangerous is how you avoid getting played at work.

I learned it when I resigned from one of many toxic workplaces. The environment was already draining, but what pushed me over the edge was how comfortable they were letting me carry weight without naming it or valuing it.

When I gave notice, the tone changed very fast. I heard, “You’ve been such a big part of this team,” “We didn’t realize you were feeling this way,” and “What would it take to keep you.” Then came the line that always shows up when a company wants to make a structural issue feel personal: “We just want you to feel like you can be yourself here.”

That one hit different because I had already been hearing the quieter version for months.

“Be mindful of how you’re coming across.” “You don’t want to be seen as aggressive.” “You’re a leader, but soften it.” Same message every time...be Black in a way that does not make anyone uncomfortable.

Right after the compliments came the real ask. They wanted a transition document, and they did not mean a simple handoff. They wanted every process I owned, every stakeholder relationship I carried, and every recurring problem I quietly solved. 

That’s when it clicked. They always knew my value and just never wanted to price it.

Companies will let you stretch beyond your role without clearly defining how that work is measured. When it’s time for a promotion, your impact becomes “hard to explain.” When it’s time for you to leave, they suddenly speak fluent impact because they’re about to feel the absence.

Track your career KPIs while things are calm, not after things go sideways.

The receipts worth keeping are simple. Scope and load, meaning who and what you support and what got added outside your role. 

Execution and efficiency, meaning time saved, backlogs reduced, and work absorbed without headcount. 

Quality and risk, meaning fires you put out, errors prevented, and audits passed. Growth without title, meaning senior work without senior pay or title. 

Pull and repeat trust, meaning teams asking for you by name, referrals, and work that depended on you.

Do not wait for a performance review to define your impact. Staying dangerous means you never let someone else be the sole author of your career story.

You bring the receipts. You control the narrative.

It's not what you know, it's what you can prove that you can produce. 

Stay Dangerous.

Black people, we are all we got. We do have allies for sure, we appreciate them and what they do. But truthfully those are individuals in the face of a system that seeks to destroy us.

Seeing Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo get honoured at the NAACP Image Awards right after the BAFTAs controversy reminded me why we keep building our own rooms. 

One space can embarrass you in front of the world and keep it moving. Another space can look you in the eye and say your work matters, your name matters, and you are not standing alone.

I felt a version of that this weekend.

I posted across Social Platforms of a Intermediate Fullstack Dev job that I can refer people in the Black community to. And the internet (in this case Twitter) did what it does. 

Non Black people were crawling out the woodwork to call me "Racist" for the post while calling me slurs not heard since the 1930s in the same sentence. Hypocrisy and Projection. 

Someone tried to lecture me about MLK and “integration,” then turned around and called me the N word like they were proving a moral point. That kind of contradiction only works when people are committed to hating you more than they are committed to making sense.

And don't worry, I grew up in a Jamaican household, I am a lion who does not care for the opinion of sheep and they were all sheep. I can handle myself in those moments, and I am not new to racists trying to get a reaction out of me. What stayed with me was the response from my community.

My People, My Community stepped in without being asked. Not just to argue, but to speak from experience. They shared stories about how I helped them get hired, how I coached them through a hard moment, how my work changed their trajectory. They did not let strangers define me. They added context. They put weight behind my name.

And it made me think of this line from one of my favourite books Red Country: “To know the world is against you and still choose your own course, that is courage.”

That is what I found so special about this years NAACP awards, the response as a community was so loud. It was Communal. It was cathartic. 

That is what any leader does right now when they keep advocating for Black talent even while the world tries to punish the very idea of it. And that is what community is supposed to do for you when things get ugly, it gives you cover, it gives you guidance, and it reminds you who you are when people are trying to reduce you to a stereotype.

So build your people on purpose. Be the person who opens doors. Be the person who vouches. Be the person who tells the truth out loud when silence is easier. 

Because when the system shows you what it is, the thing that keeps you standing is not applause from the mainstream. It is from those who have your back. It's from your own.

Stay Dangerous.

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Help implement care plans that align with the physician’s
treatment plans and recommend interventions that align
with proposed goals.
▪ Generate referrals to providers, community-based
resources, and appropriate services and other resources
to assist in goal achievement and maintenance of
successful health outcomes.
▪ Work with other healthcare professionals to enhance the
efficiency, quality and delivery of healthcare services
provided to members.
▪ Conduct assessments to identify barriers and
opportunities for intervention.
▪ Assists in identifying opportunities for alternative care
options based on member needs and assessments.
▪ Liaise between service providers such as doctors, social
workers, discharge planners, and community-based service
providers to ensure care is coordinated and care needs are
adequately addressed.
▪ Manage a large caseload while communicating member
issues or needs and monitoring the screening of members
effectively to improve quality of services.
▪ Manage the care of members with Medicare and Medicaid
who have dual special needs, and disabilities.
▪ Handle and accurately document calls to and from
members.

Classified

LifeStance Health

▪ Exemplify adept multitasking skills in a dynamic, fast-
paced environment while maintaining a high degree of
accuracy and productivity.
▪ Serve as first point of contact for new and potential
clients to initiate registration.
▪ Create electronic medical records.
▪ Schedule psychiatry and therapy consultations.
▪ Verify insurance coverage and benefits for each new
client.
▪ Deescalate crisis calls and send emergency services when
required.
▪ Expedite in house referrals and facilitate crossover services.
▪ Input diagnosis codes and progress notes from HER.
compliance updates of medication management and therapy.
▪ Train new staff and implement corporate developed training
programs.
▪ Assume miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
▪ Answer phone and email inquiries. Address any patient
concerns or complaints.

Bilingual Intake Coordinator

Amparo Advocacy

▪ Advocated for clients' rights and welfare, working
collaboratively with other professionals and Guardian At
Litem’s.
▪ Provided support and assistance to individuals and families
in need, helping them navigate social services, resources,
and programs.
▪ Conducted research on the child’s situation in his or her
home country to facilitate the unaccompanied minors’
reunification with their family.
▪ Gathered and assessed information for suitability and
eligibility to coordinate community resources tailored to the
unique needs of each client.
▪ Initiated placement research in cases where no family is
suitable or identifiable.
▪ Demonstrated empathy, cultural sensitivity, and strong
communication skills to build rapport to establish trust with vulnerable clients.

Case Manager and Child Advocate / Volunteer

NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & MENTAL

▪ Helped implement and enforce article codes 43 and 47.
▪ Conducted comprehensive criminal background checks.
▪ Conducted NYS sex offender registry and interstate checks
every five years for continued compliance.
▪ Process and complete CBC process for all 5 boroughs.
▪ Ensured compliance with SCR, SEL, and SOR.
▪ Submitted to CCU supervisors for final determination.
▪ Ensured receipt of DOI fingerprints and PETS. Review
fingerprints to assess if they are clear or if they need a
safety assessment.
▪ Notified providers and employees of approvals or any
issues holding up approval process.

Childcare Background Investigator

Advanced Vascular care

▪ Assisted with management of facility, oversight of daily
activities and handle supervisory responsibilities.
▪ Ensured practice’s compliance with current healthcare
regulations, medical laws and ethical standards.
▪ Set up preoperative and postoperative
appointments. Ensured patients take required steps for
surgical clearance and schedule surgeries accordingly.
▪ Maintained operational effectiveness, cost containment
and environment of quality patient care. Fielded patient
complaints and implement resolution.
▪ Filed and organized medical records. Coordinated record
releases.
▪ Followed up with patients to monitor adherence to their
treatment plans.
▪ Acted in capacity of a telephone triage nurse. Assessed
patient issues and coordinate medical and health
services. Escalated emergency procedures for same day
services if necessary.
▪ Worked with other healthcare professionals to enhance the
efficiency, quality and delivery of healthcare services
provided to the practice’s patients.
▪ Floated from front desk to operating room to provide
assistance as needed.

Assistant Office Manager and Administrative Professional

BreezeWay Marketing

▪ Hired, searched for and performed due diligence on new
brand ambassador candidates.
▪ Ensured all team members and employees adhere to
company policy.
▪ Trained and conducted orientations for new hire
employees.
▪ Followed up with clients on quality assurance of brand
ambassadors’ performance/presentation.

Manager and Brand Ambassador

The Mount Sinai Hospital

▪ Assisted with coordination and management of staff
transporters and housekeepers’ schedules.
▪ Facilitated coordination of patient transport needs or
special requests post-discharge.
▪ Maintained and organized accurate administrative
records (i.e. employee time sheets, payroll information,
HR history, paid time off, absences, vacation accrual).
▪ Performed Alpha filing of department documents.

Building Services Staffing  Department

American Access Care

▪ Assisted with Pre-Op and Post-Op care and processing
of paperwork.
▪ Conducted patient flow from Pre-Op to procedure room
and back.
▪ Removed sutures. ▪ Assisted physician with Sclerotherapy treatments.
▪ Assisted with AVF Creation, Venous and PAD Consults. ▪ Assisted with registration and customer service.
▪ Performed Alpha filing.

Medical Assistant and Translator

Provant Health Solutions

▪ Provided biometric screenings for corporations.
▪ Performed vitals, BMI, Cholesterol, Glucose and Triglycerides testing.
▪ Registered new patients and provided customer service.

Shiloh Treatment Center

Spearheaded child welfare initiatives ensuring the well-
being, advocacy and upholding of human rights
standards for unaccompanied minors.
▪ Monitored and evaluated clients’ needs, assessed
strengths and addressed challenges.
▪ Demonstrated expertise in navigating knowledge of
community resources tailored to the unique needs of
the undocumented community.
▪ Cultivated engaging activity and therapy groups
fostering a supportive and inclusive environment.
▪ Facilitated reunification of displaced migrants and asylum
seekers leveraging strong interpersonal and cross-cultural
skills.
▪ Maintained a process of thorough documentation of
interventions, goals and achievements of the unit.
▪ Encouraged client compliance with unit rules and
medication.
▪ Observed patient behavior and medical status.

Case Manager, Social Services and Translator Office of Refugee Resettlement Program

My passion is finding solutions to life’s Rubik's Cubes. My belief is that everything is figureoutable ( it’s not an actual word but it is a mindset ) I help my clients find healthy perceptions of themselves by helping them navigate life’s complexities, difficulties and problem solving. 

I have twenty years of diverse experience, I am also bilingual. I know that no single approach is the right one for every individual, and so I have been trained in a range of modalities and fields including clinical health, behavioral health, case management, refugee resettlement, human trafficking recovery and investigations. I am experienced with both children and adults. 

My educational background includes a Bachelor of Business Administration in Health Services Administration with a Minor in Human Resources Management from Monroe College and an Associate of Science in Medical Assisting from FMU. 

I work remotely and open to remote roles. 

“Read like a detective & write like a conscientious investigative reporter.”~ David Coleman 

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