Project management of Total Rewards M&A activity; supportive of design analysis and recommendations; overall project management of Total Rewards activities, including roadmap strategy. Compliance analysis. Creates executive dashboards in Smartsheet and targeted reporting.

Strategy, design, operations & communications of all US benefit programs (retirement, health & welfare, time off & policies)

Strategic direction for benefit programs in the U.S. as well as operations management• Leading US health care strategy for Novartis across all Division, including anticipating necessary changes to respond to ACA• Direction & oversight of national wellness programs • Management of retirement programs nationwide, including both defined benefit and defined contribution programs • Managing M&A activity for harmonization and integration activities, including design, pricing, administration and change management—driving benefits-related Portfolio Transformation activities • Oversight of operations team delivering services to employees, retirees and survivors for health & welfare, retirement, disability & leave programs, child care programs, etc.

Strategic direction for global health & welfare programs• Led US health care strategy with accelerated approval process to respond to emerging health care reform changes, need for higher engagement and budgetary considerations• Provided direction and oversight of Total Rewards studies in a number of key markets around the world • Strategic project management for integrated suite of projects for company’s fastest growing market (Brazil)• Consulted on key global projects such as superannuation, leave encashment and parental medical• Managing department of global Health & Welfare Practice Center, including budget development and maintenance, strategic consulting, expatriate benefit recommendations, etc.• Leading key projects to improve employee engagement and consumerism• Currently serving on leadership team driving business separation process activities to spin off proprietary pharmaceutical business to create two Fortune 200 companies• Co-Chair of 2011’s HR’s Employee Giving Campaign, resulting in record participation

Key strategist in formulating global benefits design and HR Services functions • Architect, communication and delivery of comprehensive redesign of all benefit programs following spin-off from Morgan Stanley, including structural health & welfare changes, pension freeze, enhanced 401(k), revamped 401(k) line-up, and revised pension asset allocation strategy̵ Health & Welfare design changes avoided $8-$9MM each year̵ 401(k) participation increased from 65% to 89% through auto enrollment and robust communications • Co-led rapid development of new HR data, payroll, timekeeping, and compensation tools, along with development of HR portal and customer service center. • Ongoing strategist for delivery model of all HR services ̵ Improved outsourcer payroll accuracy to 99% and sustained quality• Coordinated financial impact of Health Care Reform on the banking industry for Federal Reserve Board• Developer of benefits department following spin-off, adding structure and process reengineering• Creator of multi-media employee-focused communication campaigns ̵ Communications targeted to ways employees learn—print, flash presentations and modeling tools̵ Development of newsletter to promote “know your numbers” and “start a healthy habit” campaigns

Rapidly responded to changing organizational needs as Pharmacia was acquired by Pfizer • Managed complex conversion of benefit plans for 112,000 participants, including change management • Benefits expert for Pharmacia Separation Team Coordinating Office facilitating large-scale layoff process for Pharmacia employees; including high-touch personalized packages and call center• Member of leadership team to launch first of its kind integrated annual Retirement Choice offering with personalized enrollment kits, workshops, decision support tools, web, IVR and customer service• Reorganized and mentored newly formed Pharmacia Benefits Operations department • Tightly managed performance of outsourcing organizations via rigorous quality protocols

High-performing contributor with variety of roles and expanding responsibilities• Improved performance of multiple outsourcing teams by conducting audits and working with team leadership on targeted solutions • Co-led concept study which led to creation of mid-market H&W Connect service offering• Led design of new functionality for firm-wide H&W recordkeeping system and web products • Developed new integrated call and case statistics reports to assist clients in identifying linkages in performance metrics• Increased standardization and knowledge across H&W teams by educating teams on best practices and new legislation. Coordinated Y2K compliance • Turned around performance of struggling outsourcing team as Client Servicing Manager by re-staffing, retraining, and reengineering processes, procedures, and tools

Management of professional services for one of firm’s largest clients. Redesigned a number of benefit programs for various clients. Led implementation of one of Hewitt’s largest outsourcing contracts. • Co-led benefits program redesign for Fortune 50 client; redesigned and recommunicated programo Recognized by Money Magazine as a “Top 10” benefit program• Co-led design project for first simultaneous launch of flexible benefits in the US and Canada • Co-led total compensation strategy project through focus groups and executive interviews• Increased executive retention potential through redesign of a new SERP• Implemented & then drove process improvements for Fortune 50 outsourcing client, improving customer satisfaction and cost-effective use of resources