• Managed Employee and Retiree Benefits including medical and prescription coverage. Managed Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, COBRA, HIPAA, FSA, STD, FMLA and COBRA, EEO, ADA OSHA programs. Managed Wellness Programs Saved $650,00 per year by closing company Pension Plan that was frozen in 2016. • Saved 20 hours of benefit administrative data entry per month by outsourcing all benefits administrative processes.• Assist the Retirement Board that overlooks fiduciary compliance for Pension Plan and 401k Plan.• Sourced benefits vendors and analyzed pricing, plan design, utilization, claim costs for self-funded plans for annual renewals resulting in a 3 % savings in cost from prior year.• Researched employee benefits and made recommendations on pending legislative actions• such as Go Red, Weight Watchers at Work, health initiatives and other financial wellness events.• Maintained Benefits budget for Senior Director of Compensation and Benefits.

• Saved 19% of Benefits budget by managing leave of absence programs in house including intake of claims, STD, LTD, ADA and WC and report salary continuation pay to Payroll Department. • Solicit Insurance companies for quotations and make recommendations to management.• Managed vendors and brokers of record for all benefit plans.• Identified necessary changes to business processes to endure efficient and accurate workflow.• Benefits team representative for UltiPro conversion from PeopleSoft.• Saved Benefit budget 4% by sourcing benefit vendors and analyzed pricing, plan design, utilization and claim costs for self-funded plans. • Maintained Benefits budget for Senior Director of Compensation and Benefits.

• Implemented benefit files for benefit plans freeing up 10% of monthly data entry workload.• Oversaw FSA, Tuition Reimbursement Program and Transit Program.• Managed Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, COBRA, HIPAA, FSA, STD, FMLA and COBRA, EEO, ADA OSHA programs. • Sourced benefits vendors and analyzed pricing, plan design, utilization, claim costs for self-funded plans and saved 4% from prior year.• Completed form 5500. Calculated pension figures for retirees and coordinated the yearly mailing of Pension Statements with Pension and 401(k) administrators. Reconciled 401(k) trust statements and 401(k) deductions to payroll wires. Funded Pension Plan as directed by Pension Committee and established a Qualified Pension Plan Trust.

Assisted in the outsourcing company leave of absence program saving over 8% in administrative expenses.

• Wrote and implemented company HR/Benefits policies and procedures for small startup company.• Developed Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs) and supported employees with claims, assisted employees with self-service systems especially during high peaks of open enrollment.

• Managed the HR function at New York executive facility for Pirelli Tire as HR Benefits Manager.• Designed health and wellness plans and vendor performance evaluation systems.• Demonstrated negotiation skills by reducing Health Plan Renewal from 22.5% to 9.5% for 2011. Saving amounted to over $900K for 2,000 employees.

• Analyzed health and welfare claims experience. Suggested plan redesign saving 6% of budget.• Managed Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), STD, FMLA and COBRA, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) programs. Responsible to meet management targets for renewals saving 6-10% per year.• Implemented an electronic paperless open enrollment process in liaison with vendor saving over 12% in data entry costs. • Oversaw all 401(k) and defined benefit functions, including SPDs, Summary Annual Reports (SARs), Summary of Material Modifications (SMMs), 5500 filing and performed 401(k) Discrimination Testing.