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Interior and Exterior Insulation and Finishing Company
Manager of Compensation & Benefits USA & Canada
- This company is the largest board manufacturer in the world with 31 locations across North America and 200,000 employees worldwide.
- Selected. Subsequent to a highly selective interview process, selected for a key leadership position.
- Highlights: Played a lead role in converting the organization to a more dynamic and profitable business culture.
- Compensation: Designed and implemented compensation and bonus plans to promote performance excellence.
- Implemented a new performance evaluation system providing 360 degree feedback to employees.
- Employee Benefits: Consistent with the company's "Employer of Choice" reputation, redesigned benefits programs in US and Canada, $1.5 million savings.
- Created a personalized communication strategy to help employees appreciate the value of the benefits program and encourage their participation, $60,000 savings.
- Implemented a new HR/Payroll Information System realigning the department's work processes with 63% paperwork elimination.
- Sponsored and facilitated the semi-annual Pension Committee Meetings.
- Transitioned all defined benefit actuarial services to fixed fee arrangements, $200,000 savings.
- Facilitated the RFP process to replace the 401(k) administration provider, $34,000 savings.
BANKING - Atlanta, GA (2003 - 2004)
Manager of Benefits
- This company is one of the nations largest financial companies with over 1,199 banks and 2,229 ATMs located in seven of the highest-growth markets employing over 28,000 employees Selected
- Formalized the company's health care strategy, $3 million savings. Highlights: Finalized the company's 2004 $300 million benefit budget, reporting the results to executives.
- Streamlined and automated the benefits accounting processes, $210,000 savings.
- Outsourced the disability and workers' compensation programs, $1 million savings.
- Implemented the Sarbanes Oxley control testing and certification requirements, $42,000 savings.
- Automated and monitored the vendor payment and wire transfer processes, $30,000 savings.
- Transitioned all defined benefit actuarial services over to fixed fee arrangements, $250,000 savings.
HEALTHCARE - Atlanta, GA (1998 - 2003)
Director of Compensation & Benefits
- A leader in the long-term care industry with 92 nursing home and hospital facilities (non-union and union) employing over 10,000 employees.
- Selected: Promoted to a highly visible director at with the company corporate headquarters.
- Highlights: Awarded regionally and nationally for providing outstanding support to facilities.
- Compensation: Created and implemented executive incentive, bonus and deferred compensation programs.
- Conducted job analysis and market pricing of positions making executive recommendations.
- Employee Benefits: Saved the company over $1 million per year by standardizing the benefits package.
- Increased the company's managed care penetration to 94%, $3.1 million savings from discounts.
- Automated the benefits deduction process with 96% error reduction and $800,000 two-year savings.
- Created a competitive flexible benefits program for 53 acquired facilities, $2.2 million savings.
- Proactively achieved a $1.7 million dollar reduction in workers' compensation claim costs.
- Successfully managed the 401(k) and defined benefit pension programs.
Atlanta, GA (1995-98)
Director of Compensation & Benefits
- Healthcare Rehabilitation - This Company is a leading nationwide heath care rehabilitation company with over 300 facilities and 11,000 employees.
- Selected: Voted the most valuable "HR Executive of The Year" by the field for two years in a row.
- Highlights: Promoted to Director after twelve months.
- Compensation: Created, implemented and administered executive bonus/incentive programs.
- Performed salary administration; reduced the number of job ranges to flatten the organization.
- Employee Benefits: Designed and implemented a cost-effective and innovative flexible benefits program.
- Increased the company's managed care penetration to 97%, $2.6 million savings.
- Cut workers' compensation costs by two thirds, saving the company $1.9 million.
- Coordinated 401(k) and pension plan mergers from more than 20 acquisitions in a two-year period.
EQUIFAX - Atlanta, GA
Manager of Benefits
- Equifax is one of the nations largest credit reporting companies employing over 13,000 employees.
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