I teach a three hour credit course in compensation and benefits for the Masters in Human Resources degree program.

* Established new total rewards function encompassing compensation, executive compensation and benefits for Fortune 500 company.* Responsible for primary liaison activities for Compensation Committee including review of all executive compensation from benchmarking through executive equity awards. Served as primary facilitator in preparation of proxy Compensation Discussion and Analysis, and supporting tables including change-in-control modeling. * Led implementation of complete total reward structure and organization for a $17 Billion company. This has included competitive pay analysis for 800 jobs, rework of short-term incentive design, and payout of our short-term and long-term awards.* Led implementation of full total rewards portal in three months for all employees in order to educate employees of the full rewards provided by the Company. Coordinated communication event to launch on bonus payment date. Over 50% of Company employees accessed the system in one week, a record for the vendor.*Led equity planning process and management equity expense modeling for Company FP&A department.Primary lead on merger and acquisition analysis of target companies’ total reward programs, including modeling scenarios for integration with existing Company programs versus stand-alone integration.*Responsible for 409A compliance and reporting of executive compensation tax disclosures.Launched full benefits vendor review starting with defined compensation record-keeper RFP process and analysis of underlying investment fees. Projected annual savings in excess of $2 million annually.Implementation of required ACA reporting including Form 1095C; Responsible for all Form 5500 reporting for $610 million defined contribution plans and health and welfare plans.

Responsible for preparing compensation and benefits analysis, recommendations and presentations for the Corporate Board of Directors meetings as well as the BOD Compensation Committee meetings, including preparation of Compensation Discussion and Analysis (CD&A). Works directly with CEO, CFO and CHRO to develop executive compensation and benefits solutions. Developed an effective communication approach to ensure all HR programs are fully understood and valued by the organization. Leads HR partners and the business in managing and consulting on performance and compensation related issues and programs. Revamped and managed the annual performance management review and pay-cycle. Leading migration of HR information system to full cloud-based system, SuccessFactors for all HR activities including payroll, benefits, time and attendance, performance reviews and goal setting, compensation planning and management, succession planning, learning management. Responsible for all corporation-wide compensation benefit programs with emphasis on executive rewards.

Global compensation , exec compensation, benefits and HRIS responsibilities for global financial services company. Equity, proxy, base and exec job analysis, US and international benefits design, global payroll.

Working with Fortune 500 companies to develop compensation and benefit programs unique to their industry's needs. Compensation design for global organizations; executive compensation review; benefit compliance review and updates.

International Compensation for 600,000 associates; global benefits for US and international associates

 Responsible for leading department with oversight of all health and welfare and retirement benefits with responsibilities including plan design and benefits plan administration covering 18,000 colleagues in 18 countries in the Americas Designed and led RFP selection of new health and welfare plan vendors, retirement pan vendor, and administration vendors. Responsible for design and delivery of non-qualified executive compensation programs including compliance with all 409A regulations Duties include annual tax filings and review of HR legal related areas including ERISA, HIPAA, and FMLA as well as review of all legal contracts for benefit vendors with annual contractual obligations exceeding $100 million. Oversight of $500 million in assets in company retirement trusts regionally. Accomplishments include implementation of online total reward statements; online annual enrollment; online retirement plan modeling; mergers and acquisition lead for compensation and benefits matters; design of on-line RFPs for US and Canadian benefit administration; health and welfare providers; and retirement plan providers.