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Columbus, Oh, Us

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Irvine, California, Us

»» Offer specialized benefits expertise and a consultative approach to uncover creative solutions to clients’ challenges, managing a portfolio of 25+ organizations—manufacturing, technology, legal and professional services, healthcare, foodservice, and engineering groups—and leveraging data to identify opportunities to contain health plan costs, enhance benefit and well-being programs, and improve access to care. »» Led a team of 5 in managing clients’ benefit complexity and utilizing data to inform health and productivity, integrating workforce health data into benefit design and strategy »» Interpret complex data sets to tell the story of employee and financial health, identifying opportunities to design, implement, and optimize benefits strategy to reduce costs, increase employee engagement, and fuel informed decisions.»» Support diverse organizations in multiple industries in navigating rapidly shifting markets, bringing unprecedented clarity to scorecards, program efficacy, and the approaches needed for long-term organizational and employee health.»» Developed streamlined statements of work, pricing, and services menu to steer profitable engagements

Columbus, Oh, Us

»» Developed a 5-year strategic roadmap to fuel benefit program competitiveness—medical, dental, well-being, absence, disability, and retirement—concurrently implementing standard processes and procedures to elevate efficiencies and capture cost savings.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

»» Directed health and welfare benefits strategy impacting 18K employees and 35K total lives covered. In just 7 months, built a performance scorecard providing transparency to capitalize on $55K in cost savings and $550K+ in cost avoidance measures.

Cincinnati, Ohio, Us

»» Recruited to play a key role leading 55 team members in shaping Employee Health, FMLA, PTO, LOA, WC, Safety, and Infection Prevention plans and programs across a 6-state region with 60K employees. »» Stood up the operating infrastructure, talent, processes, and systems to scale solutions for 60K employees, aligning diverse programs—vocational rehabilitation, ADA accommodations, injury prevention, and more—to optimize outcomes.»» Generated $2M in savings—in just 12 months—following execution of RFP for workers’ compensation administration and electronic health records application, critical initiatives to placing two large health systems on the same platforms.»» Leveraged Workday HRM to develop a dashboard illustrating absence, injury, and incident data, supporting people leadership in workforce planning and budgeting processes, and providing transparency around human capital management.»» Crafted pandemic policies and programs to mitigate risks, partnering with the CMO and CEO to lead the industry in proactive preparedness, and leveraging WHO and CDC data to inform decision-making to protect employees and patients.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

»» Transitioned to a leadership role combining Occupational Health, Well-being, and Safety, and focused on enabling collaborative employer relationships in an effort to build targeted health and wellness programs positively impacting Central Ohioans.»» Developed strategic plans to support organizations in offering innovative health and wellness programs, not only supporting pre-employment processes but also optimizing workers’ compensation metrics and expediting return to work. »» Expanded operating footprint to 5 additional clinics to fuel market share growth, also driving market penetration by increasing the number of onsite services offered to include wellness program management, vaccines, and more.»» Secured approval for a $500K capital investment in a struggling clinic, building a new health and wellness suite to improve employee accessibility, increase engagement, enable unprecedented efficiency, and achieve profitability.»» Cut operating expenses 27% by negotiating competitive contracts, onboarding a new and highly productive Medical Director, and capitalizing on operational efficiency and effectiveness to handle an increased volume with fewer resources.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

»» Combined health and welfare, well-being, employee health, workers’ compensation, and leaves of absence organizations into a consolidated and unified 20-person team focused on the overall health, well-being, and safety of 10K+ employees. »» Served as Interim Director of Compensation, conducting a market review for the College of Nursing and a compensation survey for Radiology.»» Earned local, state, and national honors, collaborating in establishing a results-generating well-being program. Participants had 27 fewer leaves per 100 employees and 2.7 fewer lost days due to sickness than nonparticipants.»» Achieved zero regrettable turnover during organizational reengineering and operational transformation, providing coaching, training, and empowerment to 20 direct reports to accelerate excellence and achieve 85% domestic utilization.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

»» Led a team consisting of benefits coordinators, a wellness program manager, and a nurse navigator in developing and integrating award-winning employee health and welfare programs, leveraging population health data to create in-need offerings.»» Implemented a Consumer Directed Health Plan (CDHP) yielding nearly 50% first-year enrollment, in addition to industry-leading benefits programs shaping robust childcare and parenting leave policies and attractive tuition assistance.»» Spearheaded change management initiatives, defining metrics to measure performance across 5 large health systems, accelerating achievement of Health Innovation of Ohio goals promoting best practices, supporting public health, and more.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

»» Briefly joined the physician-hospital organization (PHO) to oversee operational functions, defining and managing financial resources—for both the Long-Range Financial Plan (LRFP) and annual operating budget—and driving increased margin through operational efficiencies, vendor contract negotiations, and strategic expense reduction and cost containment initiatives.»» Managed credentialing for 3K+ primary care, specialty physicians, and advanced practice providers; planned and coordinated educational events and relayed PHO priorities and project statuses during quarterly board meetings.

Columbus, Ohio, Us

»» Championed the design, development, and promotion of robust health and wellness benefits offerings, leveraging analytics to identify opportunities to capture savings while enhancing the experience for 12K+ employees and an additional 8K members.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd (Candidate), Health Services, Public Health Policy

Master Of Philosophy - Mphil, Health Services, Public Health Minor

Master Of Science - Ms, Health Administration, Health Policy Minor

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Business Administration