Jeri Dixon Email & Phone Number

Greater Los Angeles Area

Plan and conduct investigations of ERISA covered plans for compliance with regulations. Conduct interviews and correspond with plan officials, attorneys, CPA's, bank officials and insurance officials, trust officers, agents, investigators, auditors in other Federal agencies. Negotiate with plan fiduciaries to bring Plan into compliance with federal regulations.

Developed department from infancy to maturity, including writing all Company benefit policies, leave of absence policies, communications, established department audit and oversight procedures. Hired, trained and managed a staff of up to 16 people overseeing national benefit programs for 10,000+ employees. Negotiated, implemented, documented and managed all benefits programs. Performed all due diligence and managed all benefit mergers and acquisitions.Bid, interviewed and hired marketing firm to put the 401(k) plan out for bid, ultimately saving the Company over a $1 million dollars annually Implemented process changes to reduce department overhead budget year over year by an average of 1.5%Established all oversight procedures for 401(k) plan, including an Investment Policy Statement, an internal 401(k) Committee and all related 401(k) plan documentation bringing the Company into compliance with Department of Labor and Internal Revenue Service rules Conducted and documented regular 401(k) Committee meetings with Corporate committee membersPerformed all due diligence with respect to the benefit programs of organizations the Company was seeking to acquire. Made final decision for and managed all mergers and/or plan terminations as a result of the merger or acquisitionConverted benefit enrollment process from paper to third party online enrollment, including request for proposal, negotiations, business requirements documents, web specifications, testing, etc.Created and maintained leave of absence policies and internal processes in compliance with all Federal and State laws, including designing all leave designation letters, leave of absence request forms, and the likeDirected both growth and downsizing, including the ultimate outsourcing of my department during this current cycle in the homebuilding market

As a member of the start up team for this Corporation, developed the Human Resources Department, including researching and creating all Human Resources policies, Company handbooks and other communications in compliance with regulatory bodies and maintained responsibility for ongoing compliance. Designed and maintained a compensation program in accordance with Company policy, including participating in salary surveys, designed payroll grades, development of job descriptions, job matching and organizational management. Negotiated and managed all benefit plans with responsibility for all training, management, communication and implementation. Responsible for Workers Compensation and Risk Management, including case oversight and contract negotiations. Established and delivered comprehensive Human Resource training program for managers and local Human Resources representativesDeveloped PowerPoint presentations and provided instruction to employees for annual benefit enrollmentEstablished Human Resource Information System (HRIS)Dotted line oversight responsibilities for the payroll departmentConducted harassment investigations, from the taking of the initial complaint to the final determinationManaged workers compensation program, including regularly meeting with carrier to discuss case management.Negotiated risk management packages, including liability insurance, umbrellas policies, etc. and made recommendations to management.Regularly reviewed and maintained all Human Resource policies to protect the interest of the Company and employees in accordance with the ever changing government laws and regulationsHired, trained and managed staff of up to 5

Cebs, Certified Employee Benefit Specialist

Certified Compensation Specialist, Compensation

Bachelor Of Science, Organizational Management