Project Manager Management

Carla Aselton

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Career Objective

Benefits professional position allowing for capitalization of over nineteen

(19) years experience in the employer-sponsored group benefits industry.

Professional Profile

A respected professional with a successful career in the design,

implementation, time and resource management of various employee benefits

programs. Recognized as an expert in management of day-to-day operations,

and regularly demonstrates an ability to facilitate education to "C" level

employees.

Areas of Expertise

Project Management Vendor Senior Executive

Legislative Compliance Marketing/Selection Presentations

Benefit Program Union Negotiations Employee

Strategy/Design Report Preparation Communications

Renewal Mergers/Acquisitions Supervisor/Mentor

Analysis/Negotiation Wellness/DM Vendor Relationships

Trained in Health Care Outsourcing

Reform as of current CDHP Plans

legislation

Professional Experience

Project Management

. Creates and executes project work plans and amends to meet changing needs

and requirements.

. Identifies resources - financial, time, people - needed and assigns

individual responsibilities.

. Primary contact for engagements and manages day-to-day operational

aspects of a project and scope.

. Reviews client team deliverables to ensure consistency with client

expectations.

. Minimizes exposure and risk by securing fully executed associated

contracts and agreements.

. Manages project time and cost budget - track and report team hours and

expenses on regular basis as determined by project demands.

Benefit Plan Strategy and Design

. Historical claim analysis review and plan cost forecasting for health and

welfare benefit options of multi-state/multi-plan employer groups ranging

from 250 to 22,000 employee lives - Historically mid-market level

. Development of premium rate levels for administrative services only (ASO)

benefit plans for COBRA rate billing

. Employee/employer premium contribution level determination based on

corporate expense allocations.

. Strategic recommendations to maintain/reduce program cost in response to

increased utilization and program costs.

. Benefit design review to ensure compliance with federal and/or state

legislative requirements and/or negotiated union contracts.

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Benefit Program Management

. Monitoring of benefit program performance including utilization and claim

costs in comparison to budgetary guidelines.

. Facilitate annual vendor renewal processes and negotiations.

. Develop request for proposal documents for associated marketing and

prepare proposal evaluation recommendation reports for senior-level

review.

. Manage implementation and ongoing account activity with related vendors.

. Negotiate performance standards/guarantees and contracts with selected

vendors.

. Assist with compliance and reporting responsibilities including, but not

limited to, Form 5500 and Summary Annual Report preparation and filing.

Employee Communications

. Employee focus group meetings for feedback on satisfaction with benefit

program offerings.

. Enrollment communications and summary of benefit program offerings to

employees.

Employment Summary

Alliant Insurance Services, Consultant 05/2011 - Present

Alpharetta, GA

Mercer Health & Benefits, Senior Associate 06/2006 - 1/2011

/Project Manager

Atlanta, GA

Aon Consulting, Associate 08/1998 - 06/2006

Atlanta, GA

Willis Corroon, Senior Account Manager 06/1996 - 06/1998

Alpharetta, GA

UNUM, Sales Coordinator 08/1993 - 06/1996

Atlanta, GA

Prior to 1996

Northwestern Mutual, Agent Support

West Palm Beach, FL

NutriSystem, Supervisor of Nutrition and

Behavioral Counseling

West Palm Beach, FL

Technical Skills

Possess sound working knowledge of Microsoft Office products - Excel, Word,

PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Education

University of Georgia, Athens, GA, Bachelor of Science - Nutrition

Science/Dietetics, 1988

Professional Certifications

. Licensed Agent, Georgia - Life, Accident and Sickness

. Non-Resident Licensed Agent - Life, Accident and Sickness in 17 states

References provided upon request

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