• Detailed analysis of employee benefit costs in mergers and acquisitions.
• Discovery and assessment of merger and acquisition issues related to employee benefits.
• Prepare annual benefit cost analysis for subsidiaries prior to benefit renewals.
• Research and review benefit plan compliance issues of subsidiaries.

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS, Westlake, TX (1999 to 2009)

Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of financial  services, with custodied assets of over $2.5 trillion, including managed assets of over $1.2 trillion as of January 31, 2009. The firm is the No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans.

Senior Contracts Analyst, Contracts Development and Negotiations, PWI Risk & Compliance (2008 to 2009)

• Drafted customized retirement plan Trust Agreements, Service Agreements and Amendments which increased new business acquisitions and existing client retention numbers.
• Negotiated terms of contracts with clients, attorneys and consultants resulting in 100% document execution rate.
• Shared extensive Employee Benefits expertise and computer systems knowledge with team members thereby reducing new employee training time.

ERISA Compliance Specialist, Prototype Services  (2002 to 2008)

• Performed detailed compliance reviews of 100’s of qualified retirement plan documents for prospective clients enabling Fidelity to make informed business acceptance decisions and preventing large monetary losses. Reviews encompassed plan design, protected benefits and confirmation of all ERISA required amendments such as GUST, CRA, and EGTRRA…
• Provided compliance support to Implementation expediting the conversion process by reducing plan blackout timeframe enabling participants to commence transactions.
• Authorized Signatory for Plan Trustee, Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC).
• Conducted conference calls with clients resulting in resolution of plan issues and plan retention.
• Created and facilitated training presentations for Project Managers and Sales Associates resulting in increased client service quality.

Implementation Project Manager (1999 to 2002)

Managed the conversion process of Qualified Plans moving into Intermediary Market Services (IMS).  Direct client contact including travel to plan sponsor location for larger plans. 

• Implemented many qualified plans within tight time parameters enabling them to function efficiently and accurately so participants could commence transactions.Mentored and trained new employees resulting in effective plan management and high rate of productivity.
• Networked cross functionally to create newly designed, more effective document procedures and rolled out training to entire Implementation department.
• Received numerous perfect surveys from clients praising my work which exceeded department metrics and measures.
• Conducted on site meetings for plans with assets over $10,000,000 resulting in increased customer satisfaction.
  

NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA NORTH, N.A., St Cloud, MN        (1996 to 1999)

Now known as Wells Fargo, a diversified financial services company with $1.3 trillion in assets providing banking, insurance, investments, mortgage and consumer finance through more than 11,000 stores, the internet and other distribution channels across North America and internationally.

Assistant Vice President and Senior Employee Benefit Officer

Handled all facets of relationship management, compliance, business development and employee education.

• Turned a unit that was consistently losing money and failing audits into a profit center which passed all audits. This involved raising all employer plan fees while retaining the accounts.
• Successfully balanced responsibilities of new business development, consistently exceeding sales goals and administration and retention of 40 qualified plans.
• Managed 2 staff members.
• Created and delivered effective marketing presentations for potential clients, integrating expertise in PowerPoint with effective presentation skills which resulted in the addition of 5 new plans each year.
• Successfully encouraged numerous terminating plan participants to roll millions of dollars into IRAs with our brokerage partners.
• Prepared and amended plan documents using Pension Publications of Denver (PPD) prototypes resulting in 100% document execution rate.
• Cross sold flexible spending plans to 401(k) clients, effectively raising actual deferral percentage of non highly compensated employees (NHCE) and enabling the highly compensated employees (HCE) to defer at higher levels.
• Conducted successful employee education meetings that resulted in higher deferral rates.
• Measurably increased level of employee participation in clients' 401(k) plans. In one specific plan that did not have a company match, increased actual deferral percentage from 2.9% to 5.18%, while reducing the number of eligible participants who were not deferring. This enabled HCE’s to defer at higher levels.

FIRST UNITED NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST CO., Great Bend, KS (1992 to 1995)

This $200 million in asset facility had eight locations in central Kansas.

Trust Officer

Responsible for Sales and Service of Employee Benefits Products in addition to selling Securities.

• Provided service expertise to clients on variety of qualified plans, SEP’s and IRA products.
• Prepared Applications for Determination Letters and received IRS approval on all of them.
• Successfully marketed fixed and variable annuity products, which resulted in winning a sales contest sponsored by Preferred Financial and Aegon.
• Presented seminars and informational programs on retirement planning to various community groups and customers.
• Obtained Series 7, Series 63 and Life Insurance Agent’s licenses with high scores.

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Practiced law in Kansas and supervised 5 Administrative Assistants. 

PPROFESSIONAL TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Kansas License to Practice Law #11996
• Cannon Financial Institute and Pension Publications of Denver Classes
• Numerous Fidelity Defined Contribution Courses
• FINRA Series 7 and Series 63 Licenses (Expired)
• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)