Manager Management
Resume:
HERMAINE REIZE
Lawrenceville, GA *****
*******@*********.***
BUSINESS PARTNER BUILDING VALUE
THROUGH HR BENEFITS MANAGEMENT
Accomplished Champion and Change Agent for Employee Benefits. Skilled in aligning HR strategies
with business and talent objectives, including engagement, performance, compliance and cost containment.
Leads large-scale conversions and consolidations with expertise in all aspects of benefits administration,
from pensions and insurance to 401(k) and ERISA compliance. Known for retirement plan design and
valuation, Employee Stock Purchase and Ownership plans and Profit Sharing Plans both in the U.S. and
Canada.
Builds consensus, resolves conflict, and negotiates expectations to achieve defined business outcomes.
Impacts organizational performance through innovation, collaboration, and influence. Thrives in a results-
driven environment where workforce strategy and participative problem-solving enhance corporate results as
well as employee experiences.
SELECT COMPETENCIES
Plan Mergers/Consolidation Staff Management and Motivation
Benefit Plan Design Employee Communication
Benefits Accounting 401(k)/Payroll Management
Annual Funding Change Management
Plan Terminations Deferred Compensation Plans
Non-discrimination Testing Executive Communication
Regulatory/ERISA Compliance Technical Writing
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
EXIDE TECHNOLOGIES, Milton GA 2008
– 2011
Manager of Retirement Plans, North America
• Directed the design, relationships and administration for two U.S. Defined Contribution Plans (one
Safe Harbor and one traditional) with combined assets over $158M, one Defined Benefit Plan valued at
$320M with 38 distinct components and 13,991 eligible participants represented by 8 collective
bargaining agreements across the U.S. Managed three Defined Benefits Plans and two Defined
Contribution Plans in Canada.
• Led the restatement of three Plan Documents, negotiated two contracts to restate the Plan Document,
and outsourced the Defined Benefit Plan administration, liaison with TPA in the creation of a Central
Repository, a custom build platform and Employee Self Service tool for use in calculating pension
estimates as well as actual pension benefits.
• Saved $58K in attorney’s fees by implementing a negotiated flat fee arrangement.
• Saved an additional $60K in attorney’s fees over a 3-year period as a result of a negotiated pro-bono
arrangement to steer compliance issues over the same period.
• Saved $20K for the revision of 30 new Summary Plan Discretion representing the Defined Benefits and
two Defined Contribution Plans.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued)
• Restated plan document for the DB Plan, reducing it substantially, removing all scribers’ errors and
redundancies captured during a period of over 10 years of acquisitions, and creating an updated record-
keeping platform.
• Managed the outsourcing of administration for the DB plan; established a disaster recovery process for
the DB Plan.
• Eliminated 3,000 man hours annually by introducing an Employee Self Service “ESS” tool.
PER-SE TECHNOLOGIES, Alpharetta, GA 1998 – 2007
Director of Benefits/Retirement Plans
• Led the regulatory compliance, communication, and administration of two 401(k) plans valued at
$180M, a Deferred Compensation Plan valued at $10M, and an internal frozen DCP valued at $1M.
• Supervised 5 employees in areas including plan design, conflict resolution and plan limits.
• Led enrollment activity, deductions, adjustments, terminations and employee access to benefits, as
well as 401(K)-related reconciliation activities for $5M bi-weekly payroll.
• Facilitated communications with SVP of HR, employees, ERISA attorneys, and financial advisors.
• Saved $75K annually through internalization of record-keeping responsibilities.
• Saved $385K in fees over 3 years by conducting a cost/benefit analysis of two retirement plans.
SIMON & SCHUSTER, Old Tappan, NJ 1985 – 1997
Benefits Manager
• Ensured compliant administration, benefits staging, and upgrading of the 401(k) plan for 8K
employees, and 22K accounts, working with Senior Management, ERISA attorneys, employees and
retirees.
• Directed staff of 6 in daily administration of plan processes, as well as management of 401(k)
administration, using the Erisco System.
• Improved efficiency and streamlined processes by contributing to consolidation and centralization of the
payroll system for 46 locations, which improved data tracking abilities regarding benefit entitlements
and retirement information.
• Supported the termination process of company’s Profit Sharing Plan, including transition of 2,700
accounts valued at $76M.
EDUCATION & DEVELOPMENT
Bachelor of Science, Finance, Jersey City State College, Jersey City, NJ
401(k), Defined Benefits and Deferred Compensation,
International Foundation of Employee Benefits Retirement Plans
Affiliation: National Association of Professional Women (NAPW)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Microsoft Office Suite SAP
ProBusiness ADP
People Soft 9 JDE
Ceridian MEDA-4
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