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Nashville, Tn

• Handled client’s insurance premium payment for 4000+ retirees.• Developed policies, procedures, rules and instructions. Coordinated activities. • Constructed monthly, quarterly and annual reports relating to premiums and unemployment. • Conducted tribunals for disputes of unemployment claims. • Used independent judgment and initiative to implement work techniques and procedures.

Austin, Tx

Various Contract Positions • Administered benefit programs that included health, dental, vision, disability, flexible spending accounts and employee and executive life insurance for 1000+ employees.• Weekly conducted New Hire Orientation to 75+ employees. In two hour+ sessions, provided information on company intranet, benefits, toured the premises and issued security tags.• Achieved a win rate of 100% on unemployment claims resulting in $40,000 savings. • Supported 5,000 employees by using PeopleSoft to answer FMLA and benefit questions; responded within 24 hours.• Chosen as “Point of Contact” person during a dependent audit. Eliminated non-insured and reduced premiums and total paid claims by 15%.• Applied HR expertise to the management of transactional activities supporting 120 team members and processed a $10.5M annual payroll of exempt and nonexempt employees.• Prepared a concise technical report using excel spreadsheets to allocate salaries per project, job, and location in multiple states for a worker’s compensation audit; resulted in containing rates and limited year over year costs to scale with employee growth

Austin, Tx

• Directed and managed full spectrum of HR functions; supervising staff of 3 fostering change through effective collaboration across multiple locations. • Carried out due diligence activities and directed the HR portion of the merger and acquisition. • Established consistent standards for evaluating employee performance by aligning the various performance review processes into one competency-based, legally defensible performance system. Coached and guided managers on the process and the delivery of reviews and merit-based pay increases.• Assessed HR guidelines, analyzed market research and trends, and performed a detailed overhaul of corporate policies including policies vacation and overtime, flexible schedules, and dress codes. Concisely conveyed revised guidelines to all employees via email, the intranet, and presentations.• Forecasted, computed and tracked annual benefits budget data and cost projections. Engaged broker to get RFP. Reviewed results and selected carriers that delivered cost effective services.