Project Manager Insurance

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Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807

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Executive with broad operational leadership experience in financial

services firms. Superior skills in the area of project management,

strategic change initiatives, budget planning, business process

reengineering, delivering business benefits through implementation of multi-

faceted programs impacting people, business processes and technology

capabilities. Organized and proactive executive who efficiently

coordinates resources to achieve desired operating results. Creates high

performing teams and brings bottom line improvement to an organization.

Background includes variety of start up organizations, restructurings,

establishment of new departments, development of workflows and operational

turnarounds, project management in the insurance and reinsurance industry.

Strengths

Strategic Business Transformation

Technology & Business Strategic Alignment

Application Development and Deployment

Program, Project, and IT Governance

SME- Insurance

Change Management

Process Design and Improvement

Executive Work Experience

Software Guidance and Assistance, Inc.- Project Manager 11/2009- Present

. Project Manager responsible for strategic design and implementation of

operational efficiency projects.

. Responsible for driving rapid implementations of client systems by

optimizing solution configuration and directing implementation

resources to meet client needs.

. Deep experience in reinsurance and insurance

Kimball and Associates- Senior Consultant- 1/2009- 11/2009

. Responsible for developing operational infrastructure, reporting and

special operational and underwriting projects for client companies.

. Developed business plan for Client Company.

. Develop business needs requirement documents

. Analyzed underwriting process and procedures

. Revised reinsurance claims collection procedures

Marsh USA- Vice President- 4/2007- 8/2008

. Manage Quality Assurance for insurance policies issued by Marsh.

. Led large transformational projects.

. Manage 6 locations and 64 colleagues.

. Reengineered department coverage checklist and analysis, improving

efficiencies and technical expertise.

. Reduced turnaround time to less than 3 business days improving time

service to clients.

. Improved average department quality to 95% quality ratio.

. Increased department productivity by 37%,

. Reduced staff by 16%,

Bridgewater Program Managers - Principal - 5/2005 - 4/2007

. Developed an ADR Workers Compensation solution for NY Union

contractors.

. Conducted presentations to NY Insurance Department and Workers

Compensation Bureau.

. Secured fronting insurance company paper, reinsurance and contracted

with various underwriting and claims administrators.

. Performed due diligence on TPA's.

. Coordinated Feasibility Study for program with outside actuarial firm,

contractors, insurance and reinsurance companies.

. Marketed ADR product to contractors and union executives across state

of New York.

. Performed underwriting of contractor operations.

American Re-Insurance- Vice President, Insurance Operations- 5/1995-5/2005

. Responsible for countrywide Insurance Operations for American

Reinsurance's admitted and non -admitted insurance companies. American

Re is a specialty insurer and reinsurer.

. Managed all program insurance clients.

. Specialized in implementing major business transformation and system

integration efforts for fronting insurance company r program business.

. Designed and implemented operational and underwriting review /due

diligence process for program clients, mga's.

. Performed due diligence and operational analysis of new clients,

internal operations claims, underwriting, and accounting.

. Developed spreadsheet model to analyze financial impact of writing

commercial program business in each state. Model developed actual

company cost for all programs on annual basis.

. Company liaison for system vendors.

. Appointed functionary for Market Conduct Surveys, Insurance Department

Audits.

. Compliance Officer.

Guy Carpenter & Company- Assistant Vice President- 5/1991-5/1995

. Managed reinsurance claim operation.

. Managed Contract Wording Department for reinsurance treaties

. Market Relations Officer (newly created position) improved

relationships with domestic and international reinsurers.

. Project manager for collection of over $1 billion in claims for

Hurricane Andrew.

Royal Insurance -Territorial Admin Manager 1989-1991

Crum & Forster Personal Insurance- A V P- 1979 - 1988

Allstate Insurance- Division Supervisor- 1975-1979

United States Air Force- 1974-1975

Commissioned Officer.

Education

St. Michael's College - Winooski, Vermont

B.A. Business Administration

INSURANCE KNOWLEDGE

Charted Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU), Associate in Reinsurance

(ARe), Associate in Underwriting (AU), Certified Workers Compensation

Professional (CWCP), Licensed Insurance and Reinsurance Broker, Member

(IIA), Institute of Internal Auditors, former member Board of Governors

National Workers Compensation Reinsurance Pool Board (Chairman of Audit

Committee).

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