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Why We Do What We Do!

In 2018, Russ Luigs gave his thoughts on 'Commit to Safe and Efficient Operations' before his passing in 2019. Days before he died he sent Kris the nicest note and perfectly summed up why we do what we do at…

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Enterprise Completion of People Safe 2.0

Enterprise Offshore Rig #250 successfully completed their People Safe 2.0 workshops in Houma, LA.! Enterprise’s continued dedication to achieve and maintain an incident-free fleet led them to celebrate 2019 with zero LTI’s! #SafeandEfficient #EnterpriseOffshore #CallenGroup #offshore #oilfield

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Seadrill Safe Start in Mauritius

Seadrill’s Erin Cunning, Director of Operations, and Chris Short, OIM, setting the standard at the Start Safe Seminar for the West Polaris. We taught this class outside, near the beautiful beaches of Mauritius! #SafeandEfficient #Seadrill #drilling #westpolaris #CallenGroup #offshore #oilfield

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Enterprise’s Rig 250 People Safe 2.0

Enterprise’s Rig 250 attended People Safe 2.0 in Houma, LA! Enterprise’s David Hatcher (CFO), Amy Warner (VPHR), were on hand to support the crew. It takes the whole organization working together to achieve safe and efficient operations!

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Kris's Bio

After 20 years of working with clients involved in high-risk operations around the globe, Kris founded The Callen Group in April 2017 in order to focus solely on developing and promoting high-performing operational cultures that lead to safe and efficient operations.

He founded Performance Coaching International, served as president from 2005 – 2009, was Senior Vice President at The REACH Group from 2009 – 2017, and is a highly respected Senior Leadership and Safety Facilitator. In addition, he was highly involved in the mergers of Global Marine and SantaFe, Hercules, and TODCO as well as Talisman’s North Sea Operations transfer from Total. Kris remains on the cutting edge of advances in the area of behavioral safety, predominately in the Oil and Gas Sector.

Kris’ career has taken him to 90 countries training over 35,000 people. He has been intimately involved with the development and implementation of Behavioral Safety Processes with Enterprise Offshore, Orion Drilling, Hercules Offshore, as well as the former GlobalSantaFe which is now Transocean. In 2019 Kris authored the book “Commit to Safe and Efficient Operations” published by PennWell. This book outlines a clear roadmap for bringing many cultures together and simplifying the safety tools that are used day in and out.

Kris holds dual Bachelor of Science degrees from Belhaven University, Jackson Mississippi, in Accounting and in Business Administration. He is passionate about creating a performance culture where safety and efficiency go hand in hand. He currently divides his time between Lafayette, Louisiana, Tampa, Florida, and Houston, Texas, and has four grown sons: Braxton, Taylor, Joshua, and Noah.