Wayne Boothby Email & Phone Number

Petaluma, CA, US

Remote

Remote

San Jose, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

- Research and review data requirements for reporting positive Covid-19 cases to a states Local Health Authority.- Manage a team of reporters who report positive cases in three States.

Petaluma, California, United States

• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated all inbound commercial agreements for Allianz operating entities located in North America, met the needs of the business while ensuring compliance with Allianz global initiatives and.
• Helped the General Counsel Office manage and supervise the vendor agreement process, advising, reviewing, drafting, and providing initial legal approval for all contract drafting (MSA, SOW and NDA) and negotiation.
• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated complex and strategic international intra-Allianz operating entity service agreements involving many stakeholders to ensure compliance with Department of Insurance oversight and.
• Managed key vendors to deliver best in class services to our clients and sustain benefits created by the vendor selection, the vendor negotiation process, and ongoing vendor performance monitoring and commercial.

Clarkston, Michigan

• Manage a team of 6 – 8 compliance analysts to deliver the highest quality in compliance services including the preparation of Signature Ready Form 5500’s and nondiscrimination testing within regulatory timelines.
• Evaluate plan documents for compliance issues, internal recordkeeping challenges and client concerns to ensure qualification of plan; Prepare plan document comparisons for underwriting, consulting and client review.
• Provide technical consulting for financial advisors in the field as well as internal relationship managers.
• Develop team members by assisting with development plans, completing performance evaluations and one-to-one meetings to deliver performance reviews.
• Communicate service delivery on all compliance related items which include annual audits, Form 5500 preparation, non-discrimination testing and QDRO processing.

San Francisco Bay Area

• Assist attorneys in a dedicated employee benefits only firm on a wide range of matters involving qualified and non-qualified retirement plans as well as health and welfare benefit plans.
• Assist clients in the successful completion of Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation plan audits.
• Prepare applications on behalf of clients under the various Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor correction programs.
• Focus on all legal aspects of qualified retirement plans, 401(k) and 403(b) plans, and multiemployer and Taft-Hartley plans. Help clients with administrative issues including employee communication strategies; various.
• Conduct due diligence reviews for many Top 50 Tech Companies during Mergers and Acquisitions.
• Review and prepare service provider agreements such as investment manager agreements and recordkeeping services agreements.

Hopewell, NJ

• Responsible for the overall delivery of service provided to the Plan Sponsors of Qualified Retirement and Non-Qualified Plans with assets between $5MM - $10 Billion.
• Review all plan documentation and communicate service delivery on all compliance related items which include annual audits, Form 5500 preparation, non-discrimination testing and QDRO processing.
• Partner with clients to build a successful business planning cycle which results in the ability to assess and prioritize each clients needs.
• Work with internal Merrill Lynch partners in order to build an effective Communications campaign to plan participants of each individual client.
• Analyze revenue and expenses by client and determine opportunities to increase client profitability.
• Member of project team to automate the Required Minimum Distribution process which resulted in a successful conversion of the process and a significant reduction of administrative errors.

Piscataway, New Jersey

• Manage the daily administration and vendor relationship of the company’s Retirement Program with assets in excess of 5 Billion. Supervise staff of six analysts and benefits administrators.
• Successfully led the implementation of the company’s Financial Education Campaign resulting in a 90% attendance rate and a 13% increase in participation in the company’s 401(k) plans.
• Main point of contact with Fidelity on all administrative and compliance matters for the qualified retirement plans.
• Spearheaded a team to communicate and implement the company’s 3-for-1 stock split project. Successfully communicated stock split to 25,000 employees and coordinated the financial data between the appropriate financial.
• Member of internal Sarbanes Oxley testing team, which saved 1.2 million in consulting fees.
• Coordinated vendor research and implementation of the company’s automatic rollover program which resulted in a successful conversion and significant savings in set-up costs and consultant fees.

Greater Grand Rapids, Michigan Area

• Assisted ERISA attorneys in the Labor and Employee Benefit Practice Groups on a wide range of matters involving qualified retirement plans and welfare benefit plans.
• Helped design and draft the firm’s GUST Master Prototype Document, becoming one of the first institutions approved by the IRS which led to an increased number of adopters of the prototype.
• Successfully coordinated the GUST IRS submission process for the practice groups 250 clients within the prescribed deadline set by the Internal Revenue Service.
• Helped launch an Employee Benefit newsletter resulting in a 28% increase in practice group referrals.
• Participated on a team representing the firm’s largest client, which was involved in a class action lawsuit, resulting in the dismissal of the case.
• Assisted drafting the firm’s QDRO and QMCSO procedure manual for distribution to clients.

Greater Philadelphia Area

• Designed, drafted, and performed operational reviews of qualified retirement plan documents for small and mid-market employers.
• Managed submission process of all documents to the IRS for approval.
• Coordinated the conversion of a block of small and mid-market retirement plans, purchased from a large financial institution, resulting in the successful conversion of 2,500 new plans.
• Conducted pre-conversion meetings with new clients to review and provide a clear understanding of roles and responsibilities resulting in commendation letters from brokers and clients.

Hopewell, NJ

• Helped design and implement the rollout of an automated document program which helped reduce the number of errors and increase the output of summary plan descriptions by 30%.
• Restructured the IRS submission process resulting in a more efficient process and increasing revenue for the department by $100,000 annually.
• Administered 401(k) Plans in the small to mid-market segment.
• Supported brokers on selling and administration of retirement plans.

Muskegon, Michigan

• Supported the review, analysis, development and maintenance of qualified retirement and welfare benefit plans.
• Helped coordinate and assist in TRA ’86 restatement of qualified retirement plans.
• Drafted a summary plan description template for the firms volume submitter plan.

Bs, Criminology, Political Science And History

Certificate, Employee Benefits