Born in Melbourne and growing up in country Victoria, Jason qualified with a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Teaching from Melbourne Uni in the late 90s. After 6 years’ experience as a qualified secondary school teacher, he moved across to the recruitment industry in 2004 and has been operating in the Victorian market ever since. Jason began recruiting for architectural and design roles and has since worked across a variety of markets as a team manager and executive recruiter to include design, property, construction, engineering and procurement in his portfolio.

In 2019, Jason took over the general management of the Stratacon recruitment team with a view to building the continued success of the business. At the heart of this strategy is a strong conviction that satisfied customers drive great business outcomes.

Outside of work Jason has an energetic family with two young daughters, an eclectic collection of family pets and has a passion for cycling and regular jazz gigs on clarinet and sax

Paul Murphy was born and educated in Melbourne, Australia completing a degree in Arts Majoring in Urban Studies in 1994. He has over 25 years professional experience specialising in Construction, Engineering and Property Recruitment in the Australia and the UK markets. He has worked in Melbourne, Brisbane and London.

Paul started Stratacon Professional Recruitment in early 2008. He realised that to meet his goal of being the most effective and respected Recruiter he and his team could be, he needed to move away from the multi-national KPI driven recruitment environment he had worked the previous seven years. A quality driven service delivered by the industries most experienced and networked team is the result.

Away from work, Paul is a family man married with two children. They are his passion along with the mighty fighting Hawks.