Nicholas B. Email & Phone Number

Phoenix, Arizona, US

Responsible for strategic short/long term planning to provide a comprehensive, market competitive, and cost effective benefits program to employees and family members.

Wilmington, DE, US

Responsible for healthcare and retirement benefit program short/long term strategic initiatives

Wayne, PA, US

• Responsible for all U.S. benefits, and provide ongoing benefits consulting assistance globally.
• Provide global benefits consulting assistance with benchmarking, benefit plan recommendations/ implementation, cost analysis, etc.
• Responsible for U.S. benefits short/long term strategic direction
• Eliminated $3.6M from annual U.S. healthcare budget in first three years.
• Proactive healthcare plan management resulting in zero trend over last 3 years.
• Completed successful short-term international assignment in China & Singapore to conduct specific competitive benefits program analysis.

Wayne, PA, US

• Responsible for all U.S. benefits, and provide ongoing benefits consulting assistance globally.
• Provide global benefits consulting assistance with competitive benchmarking analysis, complex benefit plan implementation, broker identification, etc.
• Manage $40 million U.S. health/welfare program budget for 3,000+ employees.
• Manage over $800 million in U.S. retirement 401k, pension, deferred compensation plans.
• Eliminated $3.6M from annual U.S. healthcare budget in first three years.
• Proactive healthcare plan management resulting in zero claims cost trend over last 3 years.

Danbury, CT, US

- Manage $24 million health and welfare benefits program for 2,300+ employees including retiree medical.- Manage retirement plans including 401(k), cash balance, and non-qualified plans with assets in excess of $400 million.- Selected into the IMS Leadership Review Group which identifies future company leaders with growth potential. - Performed “interim.

US

- Managed $3 million benefits program for over 850 employees. - Managed retirement programs, including a defined contribution 401(k) Plan valued in excess of $17M, and a defined benefit pension plan. - Responsible for all day-to-day activity for federal regulated programs such as, but not limited to, COBRA, FMLA, HIPAA, Section 125, Flexible Spending.

Serve as point of contact to assist plan participants with complex benefit issues and questions using accurate plan specific expertise including but not limited to: life events, medical and dental insurance, billing issues, carrier issues, plan issues, new employee enrollment, COBRA issues, leave of absence, deaths, hardship withdrawals.