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Worcester, Massachusetts, Us

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

• Managed/developed/delivered global Health & Welfare / retirement programs and special projects within the U.S., Canada and 13 countries. • Responsible for compliance (ERISA and local statutory laws), design, implementation, and administration (via Workday) of the Global benefits and wellness policies, procedures, and programs.• A Workday leveraged organization – utilizing Workday modules: U.S. payroll, core HRIS, compensation/performance management, benefits, LOD, document repositor, reporting, task generation, and employee self-service.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Providing oversight and leadership to DataRobot’s global employee benefit plans.

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Benefits Consultant and Interim Benefits Manager at: • Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston, Boston, MA | Gilead Sciences, CA | Virgin Pulse, Providence, RI | New England Sports Network (NESN), Watertown, MA | Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA | John Hancock, Boston, MA Reporting to senior leadership in all contract assignments managing: • ADP WorkforceNow and Workday HCM for HR operations. • Design, communication, and administration of employee Total Rewards & Wellbeing Programs, including the company’s Healthcare Plans (medical/dental/vision coverage), new hire on boarding, wellness programs, short-term and long-term disability, group life, 401(k), deferred compensation plan, voluntary benefits programs, workers compensation, leaves of absence (LOA and MA PFML), and associated HR Operations. • Vendor relationship management including vendor selection, contract renewals, PO and invoice processes, and vendor interface data feeds. • Partnered with payroll, finance, legal and other shared service centers.

Bedford, Ma, Us

★Managed a multimillion global benefits package and responsible for administration, communications, design, and expenses. I maximized employee/employer values and optimized cost at various levels for scale and competitive thresholds. In addition, I guided all vendor relationships and verified quality standards.★ Led the annual benefits renewal process for approximately 30 countries that required C-level presentation, approvals, and negotiations of renewed and new contract agreements. ★ Led team of two U.S. based administrators with dotted line collaboration to regional Human Resources coordinators (APAC, EMEA, LATAM).

L-2163 Luxembourg, Lu

Managed daily HR and benefits functions, including ADP payroll, bswift enrollment, and Altisource Business Partners. I led the design, development, administration, and communication to support Altisource Health / Welfare and 401(k) retirement programs. I also worked with another benefits manager to manage daily activities and initiated strategies to optimize medical, dental, vision, life, and disability plans at affordable costs for Altisource employees and the company.★ Successfully reduced 2017 medical renewal expenses by $770,000 (6.8%) through medical consumerism plan design, medical transparency tools, network optimization, pharmacy management, and aggressive pricing.★ Transferred an existing $34M 401(k) plan to Fidelity that was designed with "open architecture" investment funds. Retirement plan expenses were reduced by 23 basis points because of this action.

Supervised the strategic and operational rollout of DTZ health/welfare and 401(k) retirement benefit programs for 6,000 union/non-union employees. I researched, designed, and launched the Mercer Marketplace Private Exchange, which was a benefits technology administration platform. I also managed a four-person benefits specialist team to support the program.★ Transitioned legacy DTZ operations from the Auburndale, MA location to the Cushman Wakefield operations center in St. Louis, MO, as part of the acquisition of DTZ by Cushman Wakefield in November 2014.★ Successfully reduced the DTZ 2015 medical renewal by $2.7M (6%), improved the enrollment technology, added multi-lingual call center capabilities, which resulted in ACA compliance.

Richardson, Texas, Us

Managed a competitive benefits strategy positioning VCE to become and remain a world-class employer of choice within converged infrastructure industry. Strategically implemented employee programs of total wellbeing and work culture.• Implemented a self-insured medical plan resulting in a forecasted savings of $1M for 2014 over the prior fully-insured medical plan; and delivered an incentive based wellness program funded by the savings.• Improved the cash accrual and expense of the 401(k) retirement plan by $750k by implementing a quarterly cap and an annual true up on the company’s 401(k) matching contributions. • Contributed to the design and delivery of a global benefits governance model which was led by U.S. HR/Benefits Operations.

• Serviced clients with the strategies and programs necessary to align their employee group benefit plans with their business objectives.• Linked the medical plan value proposition to the “Total Rewards” philosophy through the integration of: HDHPs, disease management/wellness programs, and HSA cash incentives.• Managed and serviced clients’: annual renewals, benefit budgets and forecasts, plan designs, compliance (ACA and other), and vendor management.

London, United Kingdom , Gb

• Managed the delivery and budgetary oversight of Keane’s U.S. and Canadian retirement, health and welfare, and executive deferred compensation plans for 4,500 employees. • Transformed a legacy benefit program from a state of “no direction” and catering to “employee entitlement”; to one of fiscal controls and employee engagement. • Renewed HR credibility with senior leadership and employees by: achieving immediate value through cost containment, developing and promoting a benefits branding of employee consumerism, developing employee communications which positioned HR initiatives within the context of global business strategy, and ultimately providing a competitive level of benefits for the IT services industry.

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• Responsible for the day-to-day and future strategies for the employee health/welfare benefit plans, stock purchase plans, 401(k) retirement plan, HRIS, and the integration of plans resulting from mergers and acquisitions. Led a team of three benefits administrators. • Led the complete integration of the health/welfare and retirement plans for an $80M California acquisition. • Created the content and architectural design for the company's first HR portal/intranet. • Led the team efforts for the successful implementation of an integrated HRIS and employee self-service enrollment system utilizing ADP Horizon and Ensemble software.

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

• Managed the planning, design, implementation and administration of all domestic and international benefit plans, programs and policies serving over 5,000 employees worldwide. Led a team of two benefits administrators. • Developed and implemented the company’s initial benefits intranet and web-based enrollment architecture. Saved $350,000 on the system purchase. • Implemented international benefit plans in Europe, UK, Canada, and the Pacific Rim. Aligned local country affiliates with international pooling arrangements which leveraged/normalized risk world-wide with potential for annual dividends on consolidated premium. Produced $100,000 in dividend reimbursement on premium paid over a two year period.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor Of Science, Management Science