Benefits Consulting

Directs all aspects of H&W and retirement benefits for U.S. employees, including program strategy, design, and administration.Serves as a Trustee Director for the Grove UK Pension Scheme.

Managed all aspects of the company benefits program that includes health & welfare, EAP, retirement, LOA, and voluntary plans for employees across the USA. • Key team member responsible for company benefits program strategy, design, implementation, administration, compliance, communication, and vendor management.• Served as a lead for interpretation of regulations, plan provisions, and resolution of employees' benefits issues.• Member of 401(k) Plan Committee

• Supported the management in providing best-in-class 401(k) Program and services for 28 BCBS clients with $5.8 B in assets and 80,000 participants.• Served as a subject matter expert resource for plan sponsors with respect to 401(k) program administration, interpretation of plan documents, benefit design and compliance issues.• Prepared and distributed 401(k) program communications to plan sponsors and for participants, including SPDs, annual notices, non-discrimination testing.

• Hired during company acquisition to assist in transition and integration of benefits plans for 16,000 participants into the new company, PepsiCo.• Ensured efficient administration of 401(k) plans for union and non-union employees.• Generated pension calculations and coordinated qualified and non-qualified plan distributions.• Managed transition of retiree medical plan ensuring data accuracy for smooth and timely harmonization with new company plan.• Performed various analyses, assisted in plan audits.

• Managed 401(k) plans for over 50,000 union and non-union participants and Flexible Spending Account Plans , which included plan administration/recordkeeping, vendor management, and employee communications.• Key leader in designing and implementing a new 401(k) plan, website updates, rollout of target date funds, employee communications and education.

Provided analytical support to Benefits Director on various global benefits initiatives to assist in strategic planning.

• Developed and implemented enhanced vendor billing/payment administration process, resulting in 40% time saving and 100% billing accuracy.• Worked closely with company’s treasury department and benefits vendors/consultants to manage efficiently disbursement/banking functions for benefits trusts and department budgets. Implemented enhanced vendor billing/payment administration process.

Supported department of 34 people.