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Consult with company sponsors to manage the costs and risks associated with pension and other retirement programs. Identify and lead the execution of retirement plans financial arbitrage savings opportunities.Saved pension plan sponsors over $10 million in reduced annual Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation premium payments through pension pre-funding, participant settlement, and liability driven asset investment strategies.Consulted with company sponsor labor relations leads to achieve $52 million in defined benefit program savings during collective bargaining cycles.Served as the global retirement plans coordination actuary for fiscal year end ASC 715 10k disclosure footnotes (over $330 million in benefit obligation) and helps finance contacts understand the significance of actuarial assumptions. He is also proficient with retiree welfare and life programs plan design and valuations.Been actuarial advisor to Independent Fiduciaries for jumbo pension risk transfer transactions exceeding $3 billion in liability settled.Managed and administered executive pension benefit programs with IRC sections 415 and 409A implications.Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and an Enrolled Actuary with the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries.

Listed skills include Defined Contribution, Fixed Income, Management, Pensions, and 7 others.