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Peoria, AZ, US

Deerfield, Illinois, United States

Deerfield, IL

Responsible for implementing small to mid-sized employee benefits enrollment platforms using "Employee Navigator" Benefits Administration software. Employee Benefits Expert and Enrollment Systems Specialist. Subject matter expert for both client and internal teams. Key contributor for gathering client specifications and developing a cohesive benefits.

Kenosha, WI.

Provided analysis and support for Snap-on’s various 401(k) and Pension plans. Accountable for researching participant issues and auditing the work of the plan administrators. Created reports to track trends and research issues. Responsible for maintaining plan compliance while minimizing plan costs.

Virtual

• Accountable for maintaining, developing and enhancing systems applications for use across all AonHewitt client benefit teams.
• Created a Universal Health Plan Option Library to be used across all client teams. This allowed clients to pull new healthcare options into their databases instead of creating them manually, saving days of.
• Enhanced base system functionality to enable online Evidence of Insurability processing in real-time between the carriers and the AonHewitt client teams, saving approximately 50% in time and cost.
• Updated base client functionality and documentation to account for Healthcare Reform changes and rollout of those changes across all client teams, allowing for minimal client customizations.

Lincolnshire, IL

• Analyzed, delivered and maintained fully-functioning HRIS systems in order to administer Health and Welfare plan benefits for various client teams.
• Oversaw and coordinated project work for up to eight System Configuration Analysts. Analyzed plan requirements against system functionality, developed and reviewed test-plans while coaching the System Configuration.
• Incorporated new plan year health benefit functionality into existing systems for three clients consisting of approximately 500,000 employees and retirees.

Lincolnshire, IL

• Responsible for configuring and maintaining a fully-functioning HRIS system in order to administer Health and Welfare plan benefits for various client teams.
• Successfully configured and tested system functionality for Annual Health & Welfare Enrollments and merged newly acquired employee populations into existing functionality without any system defects.
• Researched, tested and fixed participant, client and system issues, while being a subject matter expert and coach for newer team members.

Lincolnshire, IL

• Communicated with client contacts about daily concerns with participant issues and plan administration. Coordinated with client and internal system contacts on the implementation and customization needs of the HRIS.
• Verified functionality for Annual Enrollment, created client reports and trained the client and customer service center on new functionality.
• Personally trained clients on the use of database reporting tools enabling them to create their own reports, saving the time needed to provide report requirements to the client team.

Lincolnshire, IL

• Tested client plan enhancements in order to maintain a fully-functioning HRIS system for various clients. Also responsible for ongoing client plan administration and support.
• Tested system functionality for Annual Enrollment changes and integrated a new Long Term Disability population into Aon’s database. Recognized for many instances of exceptional work.
• Implemented internet functionality for the client and created an online Benefits Manual.

Lincolnshire, IL

• Provided employees with up-to-date benefits information and assisted in the daily administration of their Health Care and 401(K) plans.
• Developed a manual loan repayment process that saved the team hours of work every week.
• Streamlined the manual health plan update process which decreased processing lagtime from days to hours.

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Business Major

Industrial Design

General Studies, Engineering