Experience

Body & Brain Yoga & Health Centers, Inc.

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Yoga Instructor

  • Jun 2010 - Present



Kwal Paint

• Building Materials
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Benefits Manager

  • Oct 2006 - Jan 2011

  Administer and manage the benefits and leave programs for approximately 800+ employees for regional paint manufacturer/retailer throughout Midwest United States. • Assist in coordination and scheduling of annual benefits open enrollment with outside vendor including communication and roll-out to over 100 + retail stores/manufacturing sites. • Manage short and long-term disability and worker’s compensation programs and communicate plan provisions for benefits plans. • Manage day-to-day administration of medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance and retirement plans (both 401(k) and a defined benefit pension plan). • Work closely with benefits broker and insurance providers in the daily administration of the benefit plans. • Resolve claim and customer service issues and ensure benefit plans are administered in compliance with plan documents and regulations. • Provide primary employee benefits communications for benefit plan changes and updates. Show less



Airbus

• France
• Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Human Resources Representative

  • Oct 2002 - Jan 2006

  Administered benefits program for approximately 400 employees including contractual benefits for seconded employees from Airbus Corporate office in Toulouse, France. • Assist in annual health plan and life insurance renewal to include assessment of current plan performance and competitiveness, recommendations on cost containment and introduction of new benefit plans and negotiations with insurance provider for self-insured medical plan. • Work closely with benefits broker and insurance provider (sales, claims and customer service areas) in the daily administration of the benefit plans. • Manage implementation of approved new plans and changes by preparing communications material, and other media for communicating new plan changes to employees. • Administer seconded contractual benefits and ensure that benefits are paid according to contractual agreement and guidelines. Show less



USA TODAY

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Benefits Representative

  • Oct 1996 - Aug 2002

  Administered health, dental, life and accident insurance, retirement and 401(k) programs for 1000+employees at corporate, field, and international locations. • Advised and counseled managers and employees on benefit-related issues in timely manner. • Created a detailed worksheet and instructions on how to calculate retirement estimates under new cash-balance formula decreasing turnaround time for employees and decreasing workload for Corporate HR office. • Adapted quickly to re-aligned customer base that increased from 750 to 1000+ employees in 1 year. • Resolved and advocated numerous benefit issues for employees in timely manner. • Delivered formal presentations to educate staff on company-wide benefits changes impacting 401(k) and pension plan design and annual health re-enrollment period. Handled question and answer sessions during presentations. Show less