OBJECTIVE
Employment as a Human Resource (HR) professional commensurate with my
qualifications and
experience as described below.
EDUCATION & LICENSES
BS in Business Administration
California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA
Received 2005
California Life and Health Insurance Lic.# 0E89544
Currently Studying for the PHR (Professional in Human Resources)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Health Net of California - Middle Market Sales
July 2008 to Present
Benefits Support Specialist III
. Perform generalist duties under general or specific direction, working
independently or with others, as may be required.
. Review claims of denied services or procedures against their
respective summaries of benefits and/or contracts for appropriateness
and formulating a response for sales representatives and brokers.
. Receive, assess and begin processing of requests for proposals for
benefit packages.
. Interface with brokers, Sales Representatives and employer HR Benefits
management and analyst to research, analyze and develop coverage and
rates scenarios based proposal requests or contractual considerations
including compliance with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
(ERISA) such as the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
(COBRA), and The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA).
. Work closely with benefits underwriters to ensure that group
assumptions, and negotiated risk factors conform to the benefit
pricing strategies reflected in benefits quotes and contracts.
. Develop medical, life, dental and vision rate quotes for clients and
make any necessary revisions of these quotes as data is negotiated or
evolves.
. Analyze requests for proposals and drafted responses for new and
renewed benefit contracts for any group, provider, coverage, and rates
discrepancies or revisions that require executive review.
. Follow-up on work held in progress by obtaining appropriate and timely
resolutions of problems.
. Conduct or assist with open enrollment meetings as needed.
. Collaborated with peers to produce open enrollment
presentation.
Health Net of California - Middle Market Sales September
2007 to July 2008
Group Support Specialist
. Supported the sales representatives as needed with sales and
contracting materials.
. Worked proactively and successfully with sales representatives on
their client sales and retention oriented projects.
. Entered finalized contract benefits data to the organization's data
base.
. Proformed Quality checks on Open Enrollemnt materials before release
to external clients
. Led and managed the Employee Handbook project that created the Middle
Market Sales - Group Service and Sales Assistants personnel policies
and procedures that is presently in use.
Washington Mutual July 2005 to August 2007
Licensed Financial Representative
. Explained and sold Life and Health insurance offerings to WaMu
customers.
. Maintained an understanding the numerous investment instruments
available.
. Taking in interest in the bank customer's financial needs and goals,
and building trust.
. Consulted with customers to delineate and analyze their financial
position.
. Analyzed and interpret financial/investment data and presenting
financial alternatives to bank customers.
. Conferred with the branch manager and corporate portfolio managers on
intended investment advice whenever considered prudent or required by
policy.
. Explained financial risk and bank fees and charges to customers.
. Following up with customers to retain trust and determine their
satisfaction with our results.
TECHNCIAL PROFICIENCIES
Full Microsoft Office Suite Microsoft Project Lotus Notes
SALSA - Automated System for tracking all prospects
and proposals released
Step2 - Automated System for ordering Open
Enrollment Materials and SPD
Benefit Point - Automated System for submitting and
retrieving RFPs