Eric brings more than 20 years of experience in the benefits industry and a proven track record partnering with his clients in the design, funding, administration, and compliance of their employer-sponsored benefits programs to help them shape high-performing cultures. Eric is an educator and writer providing thought leadership and insight to an array of audiences from client employees, postgraduates, and his industry peers. Eric’s client work has encompassed plan management for tens of thousands of employees, for a wide range of organizations including Fortune 500 companies, with demonstrable results and long-term client satisfaction. EXPERTISE• Benefit plan design and implementation• Request for proposal process• Benefits process and systems redesign• Benefits auditing• Financial analysis and projections• Compliance with benefits rules, including but not limited to ERISA, HIPAA, COBRA, ACA• Implementation of employee HR self-service web modules• Communications drafting and compliance review• Contract review and negotiations• Benefits administration outsourcing• National healthcare reform policy advocacy