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Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

United States

Plan and direct implementation and administration of employee benefit and retirement programs for 4000 employees in the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico* Design and implementation of all benefit plans while managing the administration of these plans within the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico keeping in mind the corporate culture and company strategic direction*.

Cincinnati, OH

Direct Manager and liaison between operational teams and clients.* Provide superior account customer service and administration* Coordinate the resolution of business issues with clients, or their assignees with the customer and their advisors* Identify profitable growth and business opportunities* Analyze client financial and utilization data and industry.

Cincinnati, Ohio

*Assist current members and new applicants with health plan enrollment*Service, product, issue resolution, and navigational advice to consumer*Assist consumer in understanding benefits, cost of care and how to select the right benefit products

Cincinnati, Ohio

Managed and administered policies, practices, benefit plans, and company subject matter expert: HR policies, medical plans, STD/LTD, FMLA, HSA, 401k and Life/Voluntary Life covering approximately 4,000 lives in the US and Canada. *Served as Benefits Manager/HR Business Partner to CHRO by partnering with 14 sites across US to support 4,000 employees in.

West Chester, Ohio

Provide oversight, compliance and guidance to over 150 clients encompassing 6000+ employees. *Worked with client management on difficult employee relations issues, terminations, performance management, succession planning and mass layoff legal compliance*Worked with client management to create and institute policies and procedures*Created and updated.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Lead all human resources functions, benefits, management and leadership for a 70+ employee manufacturing facility.*Responsible for all employees benefit plans to include medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD/FMLA and Life Insurance* Performed all investigations, approved or denied worker’s compensation claims, collaborated with OSHA on issues Occupational.

Loveland, OH

Managed and administer 10+ benefit plans for 100 separate companies encompassing more than 4000 lives. Benefits to include:*Medical, Dental, Vision and multiple PBM providers*Enroll, terminate and make changes for QLEs for all companies*Liaison between benefit providers and clients*Audit all plans to ensure premiums match enrollment counts as well as.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Manage all human resource and office management leadership functions up to and including:*Strategically improved absenteeism by building positive employee relations.*Determine appropriate methods of recruiting, coordinate activities dealing with hiring advertisement and employment agencies, aligning with managers to determine employment.

Cincinnati, Ohio

Responsible for the continuous improvements of a modern, team oriented, full service HumanResource and Office Management departments including: *25% improvement in contractual timeliness of grievance answers resulting in improved labor relations and operational efficiencies.*Eliminated lost work day safety incidents with savings of $55,000.*Created a 32%.