Experience

Aither Health

• United States
• Insurance
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director Of Operations

  • May 2021 - Present



NOCO Energy Corp.

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• AVP-HR

  • Nov 2020 - May 2021

• HR Director

  • Sep 2019 - Oct 2020

• Benefits Manager

  • May 2015 - Aug 2019

  Initial and ongoing audits of all health and welfare plans and 401(k) plan to ensure compliance with plan documents and state and federal regulations. Review and maintenance of all plan documents and SPD’s. Prepare all documentation requested for 2016 I.R.S. audit of 2014 401(k) Plan. Redesigned all benefit plan communications for new hires and open enrollment periods.Conducted RFP with broker for all health and welfare benefit plans for 2016 and 2018 plan renewal.Created master lists for all health and welfare plans insured and self-insured medical plan to assist with rate negotiations and to determine premium equivalents. Review and analysis of plan offerings and plan design for benchmarking with industry standards and to provide executive management with recommendations.Gather and analyze census data for annual 401(k) Plan non-discrimination testing; review of all test results to ensure accuracy of test results.Conducted RFP for new HCM vendor and provided executive management with recommendation. Negotiated implementation fees and recurring costs with selected HCM vendor .Project lead on the implementation of the benefits administration module. Show less



Osmose Holdings, Inc.

• Benefits Supervisor

  • Jun 2013 - May 2015

  Assists the HR Manager in administration of corporate wide employee benefit programs including self-insured & Insured medical./dental plan, FSA's, term life insurance, short and long-term disability programs, and retirement plans for 2500+ employees for all company operations in the U.S. Supervises benefits department staff to ensure compliance with plan rules, government regulations.Assures compliance with provisions of ERISA, COBRA , HIPAA and FMLA.Analyzes and report financial information for self-insured medical plan.Develops benefit information and census data for insurance carriers, consultants, third party administrators and management. Show less

• Senior Benefits Administrator

  • Jan 2012 - May 2013

  • Coordinates with vendors and brokers to determine business strategies for benefit plan changes.•Works with senior management during corporate acquistions in analyzing and comparing benefit plans, create benefit plan communications and conduct employee meetings for transition of benefits.• Develops benefit information and census data for insurance carriers, consultants, third party administrators and management. • • Prepares, with legal consultation, benefit documentation such as summary plan descriptions, SMM’s, SAR’s, and annual 5500’s.• Performs Non-discrimination Testing for self-insured medical plan, FSA's, Cafeteria Plan and 401k Plan.•Assures compliance with provisions of ERISA, COBRA , HIPAA and FMLA.•Installs new plans and changes by preparing announcement materials and communications and conduct employee meetings at multiple locations. Ensure smooth implementation by overseeing HRIS benefit plan coding and system testing prior to implementaion.•Revises and reissue communication materials on benefits during open enrollment and as needed. •Advises and counsels management and employees on existing benefits.• Responsible for state and local compliance such as Massachusetts health care reporting and San Francisco, CA paid sick leave tracking.• Assists in administration of ESOP during Plan closure;• Assists in response to DOL audit of the self-insured medical plan, and IRS audits of the 401k and ESOP plans.• Oversees the calculation of monthly premium statements for all group insurance policies and preparation of GL reconciliations for benefit plans. Show less

• HR Administrator

  • Aug 2003 - Dec 2011

  • Conducted new employee orientations at corporate headquarters.• Created internal processes for completion and retention of I-9 forms for a complex and changing workforce.• Administered employee leaves of absences for all corporate entities including FMLA, state mandated and self-insured short-term disability benefits and military leaves.• Responsible for maintaining and updating federal and state postings for multi-state employer.• Determined eligibility of union employees and coordinate enrollment between union and company benefits.• Tracked and report Paid Time Off calculations including sick time, vacation time and holiday schedules for multiple locations.• Organized health and wellness benefits fair and employee events at corporate headquarters. • Maintained employee service awards recognition program and annual Core Values Awards program. Show less

• Benefits Specialist

  • Oct 2002 - Jul 2003

  • Oversee and administer benefit plans to determine eligibility, provide benefit plan information and assist with benefit plan issues.• Worked with providers to ensure proper benefit enrollments.• Processed paperwork and track detail required for complaince with COBRA, HIPAA and FMLA regulations. • Reviewed reports from providers for accuracy and resolve differences. • Provided reports for enrollment, deduction tracking and plan participation. • Entered benefit plan and dependent information into PeopleSoft Human Resource Management System. Show less



Fringe Benefit Analysts

• Manager of Administration

  • Jan 1995 - Oct 2002

  • Specialized in Section 125 Plan Administration and worked closely with all departments to ensure seamless management of all aspects of employee benefits.• Worked directly with computer programmer to create a customized software for third-party administration of Flexible Spending Accounts and Premium Only Plans in compliance with I.R.S. regulations. • Responsible for supervising team in order to maintain over 150 client’s employee benefit plans.• Trained new employees on IRS Plan compliance, software applications, and customer service.• Gathered data to perform NDT testing.• Created Open Enrollment materials and coordinate and conduct individual and group benefit meetings. Show less

• Claims Adjudicator

  • May 1994 - Dec 1994

  • Compiled and analyzed claims detail in order to determine eligibility of medical, dental and dependent care claims submissions and reimbursement amounts in accordance with Plan Document and IRS regulations.• Provided technical documentation to support adverse claims decisions.