diff --git a/conductor/lib/maya_utils.py b/conductor/lib/maya_utils.py
index ef59ee6a..a8558c31 100644
--- a/conductor/lib/maya_utils.py
+++ b/conductor/lib/maya_utils.py
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 # Conductor libs
 from conductor.lib import common, package_utils, file_utils
 
+MAYA_PARENT_WINDOW = 'MayaWindow'
+CONDUCTOR_MENU = 'ConductorMenu'
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -1373,6 +1376,92 @@ def get_node_by_type(node_type, must_exist=True, many=False):
     # Otherwise return an empty string
     return ""
 
+
+def unload_conductor_menu():
+    '''
+    Remove/destroy the Conductor menu (if it exists)
+    '''
+    if cmds.about(batch=True):
+        logger.debug("Batch mode detected. Aborting Conductor menu destruction..")
+        return
+
+    # Delete any existing instance of the menu
+    if cmds.menu(CONDUCTOR_MENU, q=True, exists=True):
+        cmds.menu(CONDUCTOR_MENU, e=True, deleteAllItems=True)
+        cmds.deleteUI(CONDUCTOR_MENU, )
+        logger.debug("Conductor menu destroyed")
+
+
+def load_conductor_menu():
+    '''
+    This is a simple proof on concept of what a Conductor menu could look like.
+
+    Build/inject Conductor's menu into maya's main window bar. Replace any existing instances of
+    the menu.
+
+    +---------------------+
+    | Submit              |
+    | Clean Scene         |
+    | ------------------- |
+    | Preferences       > |
+    | Log Level         > |
+    | ------------------- |
+    | About               |
+    | Help                |
+    +---------------------+
+    https://ozh.github.io/ascii-tables/  header location=None Output style=ASCII (mysql style) Custome Separator=~
+    '''
+
+    if cmds.about(batch=True):
+        logger.debug("Batch mode detected. Aborting Conductor menu creation..")
+        return
+
+    unload_conductor_menu()
+
+    cmds.menu(CONDUCTOR_MENU, label='Conductor', tearOff=True, parent=MAYA_PARENT_WINDOW)
+    cmds.menuItem(
+        label='Submit',
+        image="conductor_logo_white.png",
+        command="from conductor import submitter_maya;submitter_maya.MayaConductorSubmitter.runUi()",
+        parent=CONDUCTOR_MENU,
+    )
+
+    cmds.menuItem(
+        label='Clean Scene',
+        parent=CONDUCTOR_MENU,
+    )
+
+    # ------ Divider ----------------------------------------------------------
+    cmds.menuItem(divider=True, parent=CONDUCTOR_MENU)
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    cmds.menuItem(
+        label='Preferences',
+        subMenu=True,
+        parent=CONDUCTOR_MENU,
+    )
+    cmds.menuItem(
+        label='Log Level',
+        subMenu=True,
+        parent=CONDUCTOR_MENU,
+    )
+
+    # ------ Divider ----------------------------------------------------------
+    cmds.menuItem(divider=True, parent=CONDUCTOR_MENU)
+    # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+    cmds.menuItem(
+        label='About',
+        parent=CONDUCTOR_MENU,
+    )
+
+    cmds.menuItem(
+        label='Help',
+        parent=CONDUCTOR_MENU,
+    )
+
+    logger.debug("Conductor menu created")
+
 # def get_plugins_info():
 #     plugins_info = []
 #     for PluginClass in PLUGIN_CLASSES:
diff --git a/maya_plugin/conductorMaya.mod b/maya_plugin/conductorMaya.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc238ebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maya_plugin/conductorMaya.mod
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
++ conductorMaya any .
diff --git a/maya_plugin/icons b/maya_plugin/icons
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..db008688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maya_plugin/icons
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../conductor/resources
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maya_plugin/plug-ins/conductorMaya.py b/maya_plugin/plug-ins/conductorMaya.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..53f1bf62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maya_plugin/plug-ins/conductorMaya.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+from conductor.lib import maya_utils
+
+
+def initializePlugin(plugin):
+    maya_utils.load_conductor_menu()
+
+
+def uninitializePlugin(plugin):
+    maya_utils.unload_conductor_menu()
diff --git a/maya_plugin/scripts/conductor b/maya_plugin/scripts/conductor
new file mode 120000
index 00000000..712bbfcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/maya_plugin/scripts/conductor
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../../conductor
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/maya_shelf/shelf_Conductor.mel b/maya_shelf/shelf_Conductor.mel
deleted file mode 100644
index 6de16076..00000000
--- a/maya_shelf/shelf_Conductor.mel
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-global proc shelf_Conductor () {
-    global string $gBuffStr;
-    global string $gBuffStr0;
-    global string $gBuffStr1;
-
-    // Creates the actual shelf button
-    shelfButton
-        -enableCommandRepeat 1
-        -enable 1
-        -width 35
-        -height 35
-        -manage 1
-        -visible 1
-        -preventOverride 0
-        -annotation "Load Conductor Submitter UI"
-        -enableBackground 0
-        -align "center"
-        -label "Load UI"
-        -labelOffset 0
-        -font "plainLabelFont"
-        -overlayLabelColor 0.8 0.8 0.8
-        -overlayLabelBackColor 0 0 0 0.2
-        -image "conductor_logo_white.png"
-        -image1 "conductor_logo_white.png"
-        -style "iconOnly"
-        -marginWidth 1
-        -marginHeight 1
-        -command "from conductor import submitter_maya\nsubmitter_maya.MayaConductorSubmitter.runUi()"
-        -sourceType "python"
-        -commandRepeatable 1
-        -flat 1
-    ;
-}