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Lear CorporationRetirement Plan Manager
Aug. 2023Southfield, Michigan, United States
General MotorsManager Retirement Plans
Mar. 2022Detroit, Michigan, United StatesManage a team of six benefit professionals who oversee operations for: Hourly & Salaried 401(k) Plans (90K participants) Executive Defined Contribution Plan (1.5K participants) Hourly & Salaried Defined Benefit Pension Plans (411K participants) Executive Defined Benefit Plan (5K participants) Health Savings Accounts (51K participants) Flexible Spending Accounts (5K participants) Commuter Benefits (52 participants) Duties for the above plans include: Union negotiations, Oversight of third party administrator, Divestitures/acquisitions, Legal & domestic relations matters, Plan design/language, Case appeals and Financial education.
General MotorsRetirement Supervisor
Mar. 2018 - Feb. 2022Detroit, MILed a small team of two benefit professionals who handled: Administration of multiple qualified and non-qualified 401(k) plans with assets totaling over 30 billion dollars. Provided approximately 130 million dollars in several funding operations each month. Administration for the Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account (Health and Dependent Care), Commuter Plan and Wellness Incentive, managing multiple vendors. Activities include settlement of 2019 UAW-GM Negotiations and implementation of bargained changes (One time contribution and Automatic Increase Program), competitive bid of Spending Account Administration, Operational Excellence Project for Funding Operations (implementation of Knime tools).
General MotorsSenior Human Resource Specialist
Apr. 2013 - Feb. 2018Detroit, Michigan, United StatesLeveraged best practices and regulation research to support strategic development of Savings Plans, Health Savings Accounts and Defined Benefit Plan. Key contributor in UAW Bargaining Team resulting in improvements including: o Increased Employer 401(k) contributions to avoid Defined Benefit Pension rate enhancements. o Implemented easy enroll and participant directed auto increase. o Defined disabled participant in the plan to permit non-penalty distributions prior to age 59.5. Lead the UAW-GM Benefit Conference Planning for estimated 400 attendees. Implemented New York Paid Leave Benefit ensuring regulatory compliance. Implemented a new Salaried Vision Plan - 56% enrollment rate (cost neutral objective). Successfully lead a project to sweep Small 401(k) balances resulting in 5 year fee savings of $300,000. Conducted HSA Participant Pilot which resulted in an improved employee experience, higher HSA savings and reduced GM Tax liability. Led a Design Thinking session on a Cash Flow Initiative to create a proposal that would increase HSA Contributions to reduce GM tax liability annually by $80,000 or more.
JDM Consulting (assigned to General Motors)Consultant - Pension Benefits
Nov. 2007 - Mar. 2013Detroit, MILead or assist projects and administration for the GM Global HR Pension and Savings Staff of the GM Hourly, Salaried and Executive Retirement Plans.
JDM Consulting (assigned to General Motors)Pension Consultant
Nov. 2007 - Mar. 2013Detroit, Michigan, United StatesSupported GM Global HR Pension and Savings Staff for the administration of the Hourly and Salaried Defined Benefit Pension Plans, Executive Retirement Plan and Cash Balance Plan. Developed plans and conducted testing for client acceptance and calculation certification of system changes. Reviewed project documentation to ensure accurate representation of plan provisions, legal and administrative requirements, communications to participants, status of deliverables, timeline for the project and impact to related systems/vendors. Supported GM Salaried Plan Termination ($26 Billion) – combined a Lump Sum Offer and Annuity conversion with a Plan Termination. Implemented negotiation changes for the UAW and IUE. Supported Delphi Bankruptcy Benefit Guarantee by GM and pension asset transfer under provisions of IRC 414(l). Audits and miscellaneous case review as needed (divested business units, divorce cases and complex cases).
CeridianImplementation Specialist
May. 2003 - Feb. 2004Birmingham, MIThird party administrator for the defined benefit pension plans of several small to mid size companies. Responsibilities include defining system parameters and business requirements to implement a local pension system for existing and future clients, project management for periodic processes such as Annual Valuation, Annual Statements etc. and oversight of quality assurance process including second level support for difficult cases, process creation/review and participant communications.
Macomb County GovernmentCommissioner (elected)
Jan. 2003 - Dec. 2010Mount Clemens, MIManage the overall function of Macomb County government including the personnel, finance/budget, litigation and program management (both mandated and discretionary programs.) Macomb County is the third largest county in Michigan with a population of over 800,000 people, a budget of over $450 million dollars and a staff of approximately 2200 people. The Board of Commissioners is made up of 26 positions that are elected by districts for a two year term. Each district has approximately 30,000 people. When Macomb County adopted a Charter form of government (electing an Executive and a smaller Board of Commissioners) I decided not to seek re-election for the 2011-2112 term.
EDS GroupPension Specialist
Oct. 1993 - Apr. 2003Southfield, MIThird party administrator for General Motors Corporation and Delphi Automotive Systems Inc. (Defined benefit plans, Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (SERP) and excess 415(e) plan). Initial responsibilities included daily maintenance of participant records, training new employees, development of procedures and minor project participation. Career opportunities led to a promotion to Business Analyst where I led a variety of projects focused primarily on the technical portion of our business. These projects were implemented under EDS project management methodologies. Based upon successes with both project management and my knowledge of the pension plans, I was promoted to a Benefit Specialist position. My responsibilities were to review current and proposed legislation to advise/recommend changes or actions, lead and/or work within a team to define, analyze, test and implement solutions (either technical or administrative in nature), pursue new business opportunities and consult with both internal and external customers.
MetLifeBenefit Administrator
Feb. 1990 - Sep. 1993Southfield, MIRetiree Service Center – Third Party Administrator for General Motors Corporation (Defined benefit plans, Health Care, Life Insurance, 401(k) plan, Vehicle Purchase Program and Flex Enrollment) During my tenure with Met Life, I held a variety of positions beginning with entry level customer service, moving to senior customer service and finally continuing to benefit administration. (When Met Life lost this business, I was offered a position with the selected vendor – EDS)
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