Experience

Resource Employment Solutions

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Benefits Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Orlando, Florida, United States



Holiday Retirement

• United States
• Hospitality
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager of Benefits and Executive Director of the Better Together Foundation

  • Jul 2020 - Mar 2022

  Winter Park, Florida, United States - Recommend and consult with Executive Leadership on all benefit plan offerings each year and oversee the implementation of these plans with our online Benefits Administration vendor - Negotiate, develop and implement all health & welfare benefit plans for FT and PT associates across 43 states within the US - Supervise all federal reporting requirements for the health and welfare benefit plans and retirement plan, as well as supervise the annual audit for a retirement plan with more… Show more - Recommend and consult with Executive Leadership on all benefit plan offerings each year and oversee the implementation of these plans with our online Benefits Administration vendor - Negotiate, develop and implement all health & welfare benefit plans for FT and PT associates across 43 states within the US - Supervise all federal reporting requirements for the health and welfare benefit plans and retirement plan, as well as supervise the annual audit for a retirement plan with more than $58 million in assets - Oversee the 401k plan and Third Party Administrator for our associates and the organization - Act as Chairman of the 401k Fiduciary Committee - Act as primary contact and decision-maker for all of the health & welfare benefit plan vendors - Act as Executive Director of Holiday's Better Together Foundation, a Nonprofit 501 c3 Organization - Complete benefit plans due diligence for all mergers and acquisitions - Create and facilitate the benefits training and work with the website vendor to maintain current and up to date benefits information for our employees

• Benefits Manager

  • Jan 2018 - Jul 2020

  Winter Park, FL - Manage all self-insured health and welfare benefit plans for FT and PT associates across 43 states within the US - Manage the 401k plan and Third Party Administrator for our associates and the organization - Act as Secretary of the 401k Fiduciary Committee



Southern HealthCare Management

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Human Resources Manager & Benefits Manager

  • Nov 2016 - Sep 2017

  Casselberry, FL - Administer self-insured health plan - Lead complex projects related to Open Enrollment and Acquisitions as it relates to the implementation of Employee Benefits as well as existing and new HR policies - Administer Disability and Life products - Resolve complex issues regarding FMLA and ADA - Administer 401k Plan and ACA reporting - Act as subject matter expert in matters relating to ERISA, HIPAA and COBRA



PlanSource

• United States
• Software Development
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Benefits Implementation Project Manager

  • Sep 2015 - Nov 2016

  Orlando, Florida Area Manage requirements and implementation of a new benefits enrollment system for a diverse group of client organizations. Also implement an ACA tracking tool, for some of the same client organizations, to ensure that they remain compliant with the latest regulatory requirements.



Adventist Health System

• United States
• Medical Practices

• Benefits Service Center Manager

  • Apr 2012 - Mar 2015

  Altamonte Springs, FL • Responded daily to HR Managers and Directors, from 21 facilities throughout the AHS organization answering questions about benefits rules, regulations and processing procedures. Accurate and timely responses facilitated a more comprehensive understanding of our benefit policies as well as quicker resolution which in turn increased customer satisfaction. • Met with technology resources on a regular basis to discuss system changes or enhancements which developed and improved online resources… Show more • Responded daily to HR Managers and Directors, from 21 facilities throughout the AHS organization answering questions about benefits rules, regulations and processing procedures. Accurate and timely responses facilitated a more comprehensive understanding of our benefit policies as well as quicker resolution which in turn increased customer satisfaction. • Met with technology resources on a regular basis to discuss system changes or enhancements which developed and improved online resources for both the benefits administration team as well as our benefits eligible employee population of 50,000+ employees. • Proven flexibility in discussing business needs with the technical team and then later translating the system changes back to the end users through training development and facilitation. The initial discussions with the technical team, prior to actual system changes, led to faster and smoother implementations and the training resulted in much more efficient processing for the daily benefits administration team. • Worked extensively with legal counsel and communications team to create employee benefits correspondence. This provided our employees and each facility’s Human Resources department with readily accessible materials to briefly explain all of the benefit plans, in layman’s terms, and any recent changes to specifically impacted plans. • Created and maintained Standard Operating Procedures for all processes regarding day to day benefits administration. This provided the benefits administration team with an online reference tool which ensured each process across the team of 10+ benefit specialists remained accurate and consistent. Show less