Career History  

Benefits Manager - Dollar Bank    1/02 - Present

• Responsible for all benefits communications
• Oversee ERISA and HIPAA compliance
  • Appointed the company Privacy Officer
• Responsible for all benefit plan design, cost analysis and benchmarking activities
• Liaison for the Retirement Plan Committee and responsible for education relating to the qualified plans
• Lead benefits team in the administration of the health and welfare and qualified plans

Benefits Consultant - Michael Baker Corporation    5/98 - 10/99

• Managed open enrollment activities for the 1999 and 2000 benefit years
• Orchestrated conversion from BeneSoft to PeopleSoft 6.0 Benefits Administration Module
• Acting Qualified Plan Specialist (4/99-7/99)
  • Shareholder Meeting Preparation
  • Stock Grants for Board Members
  • ESOP Quarterly Planning Meeting
  • Employee ESOP Rollout Meetings

Benefits Manager - Michael Baker Corporation    12/96 - 5/98

• Re-designed the health and welfare benefits program to reflect a more equitable plan choice for all participants, with regard to breadth of carrier choice and available options
• Assumed responsibility and then managed the company's Employee Stock Ownership Plan and two other 401(k) plans covering employees of a subsidiary
• Explored and presented to the executive management team an executive group universal life insurance plan for implementation in 1999
• Managed two employees in the administration of the health and welfare and qualified plans, which entailed coaching, mentoring and performance reviews
• Conducted a search and ultimately placed a consultant to lead the HRIS team in the implementation of PeopleSoft 6.0 Benefits Administration Module

Benefits Professional - Michael Baker Corporation    11/95 - 12/96

• Overall administration function of all domestic health and welfare plans
• Streamlined enrollment of comprehensive medical insurance enrollment via installation of on-site data entry terminal
• Consolidated all HMO plans under one third-party administrator for ease of administration
• Worked with the Information Systems department to produce a user-friendly intranet site page for Baker Benefits
• Designed and implemented the expatriate health and welfare benefit plan and co-authored the corporate expatriate policy pertaining to the treatment of benefits and compensation abroad
• Enhanced the all-risk travel insurance program to include broader travel benefits and international medical benefits

Benefits Analyst - Legent Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA    1/94 - 11/95
             (Computer Associates acquired Legent in 8/95)

• Administration and valuation of the Legent Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Analysis of current benefit plans
• Plan administration for the thirteen Health Maintenance Organizations
• Coordinate and oversee the production of the quarterly benefit newsletter
• Responsible for preparation of all ERISA plans' 5500 filings each year

Benefits Coordinator - Legent Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA    12/92 - 1/94

• Coordinated all domestic welfare benefit plans
• Employee liaison for claim resolution and policy and procedure clarification
• Designed the office administrator's new employee orientation handbook

Accounting Supervisor - Holiday Inn Central, Fort Myers, FL    11/91 - 12/92

• Bi-weekly payroll function
• Records and benefits tracking
• Managed hotel accounts receivable direct billing process
• Assisted in Sales Department with meeting planning and correspondence

Temporary Work - Olsten Temporary Services, Fort Myers, FL    9/91 - 11/91

• Assisted with office support at the Fort Myers branch
• Tested applicants on word processing, vocabulary and various other secretarial skills

Benefits Assistant - Legent Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA    10/89 - 5/91

• Coordinated all welfare benefit plans for United States and Canada
• Conducted all new employee benefit orientation classes
• Organized the Pittsburgh location's employee social events
• Planned wellness at work programs

Human Resources Assistant - Landmark Savings Association, Pittsburgh, PA    5/88 - 10/89

• Maintained the salary and benefits reporting computer software
• Administered all employee welfare benefit plans

  Education  

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania   9/83 - 7/87

Major: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Minor: Computer Science/Technology