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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois

Woodbridge, Ct

Managed team of direct reports; participated in interviewing, hiring, onboarding, training, and staffing Business Analysts on projects. Ensured that direct reports complied with HIPAA and SOC1 regulations, company policies, and standard practices.

Woodbridge, Ct

Implemented fully outsourced employee benefits administration solutions for several clients, including two Fortune 1000 companies.Gathered requirements with clients, created and reviewed specifications, customized core solutions; managed User Acceptance Testing, go-live processes, and ongoing administration.Built benefits delivery systems per clients’ plan designs and thoroughly tested to ensure all plan rules and provisions were enforced.Effectively consulted clients regarding the risks, best practices and desired results of strategic plan design decisions.Identified Out of Scope items and created change orders with financial estimates.Implemented change orders for new components and processes for several ongoing clients.Effectively worked with third party vendors to deliver integrated solutions.Developed comprehensive analytical reporting to meet complex client requirements.Consistently delivered thorough and high quality Ad Hoc reports with expedited turnaround to client reporting requests.Implemented new system features to comply with ACA regulations including a 6055/6056 reporting solution. Facilitated and delivered virtual and in-person courses; contributed to content and design of benefits trainings.Contributed to standard practices and company initiatives.Worked on cross-functional teams with project managers, developers, Business Analysts, and project directors to deliver complex deliverables on time. Seamlessly crossed over defined roles whenever necessary to deliver quality results and deliverables on behalf of the team.Received several awards including Health and Welfare Team of the Year award and Innovation Challenge award.

Woodbridge, Ct

Milford, Ct

Implemented fully outsourced employee benefits administration solutions for companies ranging between 2,000 and 100,000+ lives, including two Fortune 500 companies.Gathered requirements from client HR teams, partnered with key contacts to work through interpretation of complex topics.Managed data conversion from third party vendors, performed data analysis and validation.Implemented fully customized boutique outsourcing solutions on an extensible core platform.Managed ongoing benefits operations including third party carrier exports, premium reporting, payroll deduction reporting, printed employee communications, employee self-service websites, IVR-based telephone enrollment systems, defined ongoing reporting and ad hoc reporting.Interviewed candidates and provided hiring recommendations; on-boarded and trained new associates.Led a team of developers and analysts, successfully servicing several client projects concurrently.

South Norwalk, Ct

Worked extensively with clients including IBM on delivery of e-learning/distance learning initiatives.Partnered directly with internal IBM developers on early streaming media technologies to deliver a platform for lightweight, client and server independent streaming audio/video solutions.Partnered with content presenters, graphic designers, audio/video crews and project managers to deliver concise and focused content delivery.Implemented and maintained a cross platform network environment, including Windows, Macintosh and Linux for a full service content delivery business, including audio, video, network television, web design, distance learning and DVD authoring.