Human Resources Executive

Judy Tweed

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Bristol, VA *****

****.*****@*********.*** 423-***-****

SUMMARY

A Benefits Director with a background focused on the strategic design and

delivery of quality benefit programs that are consistent with the

employer's value and cost goals, and also achieve employee appreciation and

satisfaction. Leadership abilities, communication skills and creative

design/delivery solutions have resulted in strategic programs and effective

plan administration, with plan compliance a key priority.

Benefits Expertise:

. Qualified/non-qualified defined contribution, defined benefit, and health

and welfare/cafeteria/wellness plans

. Executive benefit programs/perquisites, non-qualified deferred

compensation plans, and supplemental executive retirement plans

. Pension plans

. Merger/acquisition/divestiture from due diligence phase through plan

integration/segregation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

King Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Bristol, TN 1999-

current

A $1.3B global pharmaceutical company comprised of Meridian Medical

Technologies and Alpharma LLC.

Director of Benefits, Bristol, TN (2006-current)

Designed, implemented and managed all areas of domestic benefit programs,

including Canadian and Puerto Rico benefit programs. Managed a staff of up

to six and a budget of $53 million for benefits and $150 million in

retirement plan assets.

Was an integral member of team which designed benefit programs and drove

transition/integration of benefit programs of all subsidiaries and parent

company, contributing to vendor selection and administration outsourcing.

Provided program philosophy and legacy plan knowledge. All programs were

successfully implemented on schedule. Key contributor in the selection and

transition of the Pension Plan for 2,200 participants and defined benefit

plan, including plan knowledge transfer.

Developed strategy, drove design, and administered domestic benefit

programs, including defined contribution plan (3500 participants), health

and welfare plans (5600 participants), retiree medical plan (100

participants), Deferred Compensation Plan (250 participants) and Non-

Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan (9 participants). Responsible

for Canadian Group Registered Retirement Plan (RRSP) and Deferred Profit

Sharing Plan (DPSP) and Puerto Rico 1165E Retirement Savings Plan and

benefit program administration as well as general benefit program

oversight.

. Executive benefit program design contributor as well as executive

contractual benefit and deferred compensation plan administration leader,

including IRC Section 409A and 280G compliance and participation in proxy

disclosure of executive programs.

. Primary benefits lead on Merger and Acquisition activity, including due

diligence, benefit gap analysis, change in control benefit payment

analysis/issuance, benefit program spinoff including transition services

agreement responsibility.

. Drove corrective defined contribution Voluntary Correction Program

filings and participant account corrections resulting from vendor

administration errors in conjunction with plan counsel and vendor.

. Spearheaded vendor/carrier transition, insourcing of Health and Welfare

administration to ADP including customized self-service health and

welfare tools, implementation of Preferred Provider Organization/High

Deductible Health Plan/Health Reimbursement Account, and Rx program.

Plan administration and vendor change yielded significant cost savings.

. Led Retirement Medical Plan strategy, administration and consolidation,

including Retiree Drug Subsidy administration.

. Health and Welfare automation of all domestic U.S. plans. Designed and

implemented ADP internal enrollment tool. Administrative changes

resulted in improved participant satisfaction and reporting capabilities.

. Responsible for internal HR call center. Developed a help tool guide for

ADP Employee Benefits Solution Service team to help manage call volume

and increase overall employee satisfaction.

. Implemented ADP Payroll/HRIS and Kronos Time Management Systems to

consolidate and enhance system performance and developed and designed all

SQR's to outside vendors and carriers.

. Progressed from Human Resources Specialist (1999) Supervisor, Benefits

(2002), Manager, Benefits (2005) to Director, Employee Benefits

(2006).

Judy Tweed 423-***-****)

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Human Resources Specialist/Sr. HR Benefit Specialist, Dana Corporation,

Bristol, VA (1993-1999)

Managed Retirement Plan programs, including qualified/non-qualified defined

benefit and defined contribution plans, and employee stock purchase plan.

. Served as HR lead on Peoplesoft implementation, including Peoplesoft

configuration for all benefit plans, insourced H&W plan administration.

Responsible for integration of ongoing Peoplesoft benefits

processes/systems configuration/payroll integration. Successful

Peoplesoft implementation resulted in cost savings, consistent corporate-

wide platform, and improved reporting.

. Functioned as Human Resources project leader on corporate Malcolm

Baldridge and QS9000 team.

. Led ABRA record keeping system conversion, focusing on plan knowledge

transfer to vendor, process implementation, and benefit staff training.

Internal system implemented resulting in improved administrative

capabilities and enhanced reporting capabilities.

. Managed plant Workers Compensation program and implemented Workers

Compensation Panel.

. Developed attendance tracking and implemented attendance policy.

. Conducted all new hire orientations.

. Administered STD and LTD, FMLA, ADA, ERISA, AAP/EEOC compliance issues.

. Oversaw the Performance Evaluations process for the entire plant.

. Handled all Labor and Employment law issues including: Hiring,

Terminations, disciplinary actions, Human Resource policies and

procedures issues.

. Safety Committee and employee Activities Committee Chairperson

. Started and Implemented College Student Program) to decrease plant

overtime issues.

EDUCATION/DEVELOPMENT

Masters of Business Administration, King College (2005), Bristol, TN

B.S., Organizational Management, Tusculum College (2003), Greenville, TN

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Lotus Notes, ADP,

PeopleSoft, ADP HRIS/Payroll, SQL, dBase, and Kronos.

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