Manager Human Resources

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Manager with over twenty years of responsibility and diversified experience

in: Planning and directing executive-level; human resources, financial,

trading, legal and administrative affairs with positions on various Board

of Directors. Combining strong planning, organizational and communication

skills with the ability to independently plan and direct high-level

business affairs. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with a

proficiency to promote confidence and build and maintain strategic

business/client relationships, both nationally and internationally.

Core Professional Strengths

- Executive & Board of Directors Relations - Executive Office &

Performance Management

- Competitor and Customer Analysis - Long and Short-term Budget

Planning

- Pension Management/Benefits Administration/Employee Relations -

Settlement Management & Trade Processing

- Human Resources Management Certificate - Contract Development and

Negotiations

- Investment Relations/Banking/Finance Liaison - Legal/Paralegal

Administration

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PEPSICO (Quaker/Tropicana/Gatorade), Chicago, Illinois

2007 - 2009

Senior Benefits Analyst - Benefit and Compensation Department

. Provided benefit administration, analysis, and research support to the

Quaker-Tropicana-Gatorade (QTG) business units in an in-house and

outsourced (Fidelity, Merrill Lynch, Hewitt, etc.) environment.

. Served as Plan expert resource for 401(k), Pension (Defined Benefit),

SharePower, and Retiree Medical Plans.

. Provided proactive policy and program administration to include

identifying errors, clarifying inconsistencies, and implementing

resolutions.

. Assisted the Legal Department with respect to appeals, grievances, and

QDRO issues.

. Performed legacy benefit calculations for employees and all prior

plans.

. Interpreted Plan Documents, assisted with writing, updating,

proofreading, and researching Summary Plan Descriptions for the Retiree

Health & Welfare, and Pension.

. Navigated and ran queries in the PeopleSoft system for employee data

related to benefits team projects.

. Worked on the New Hire and Annual Benefit Orientation presentation

materials, and assisted with the training sessions for employees and the

HR Managers.

. Handled daily questions and concerns from employees and retirees (union

and non-union), which required counseling them on the policies and

regulations for all areas of benefits, and on certain occasions human

resource issues.

. Interacted with various outsourcing vendors regarding issues related to

financial plans for active union and non-union employees and retirees,

including pension, 401K, SharePower, Health and Welfare, disability and

payroll issues.

. Worked on escalations related to the Defined Benefit Plan, Health and

Welfare, LTD and STD for active and non-active employees and union and

non-union employees.

HEXION SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC. Newark, Delaware (Former Borden, Inc.)

2000 - 2006

Manager, Director, Officer, and Corporate Paralegal

. Managed all Hexion's holding companies in the Delaware office.

. Managed all aspects of the office operations; accounts payable, accounts

receivable, month-end close, reconciliations; reviewing and approving

invoices, assisted internal and external auditors; vendor relations;

lease negotiations; records retention; office equipment; developed and

monitored office budget, relocation of office, office maintenance, etc.

. Prepared reports and analysis for Management's review with respect to the

office's operating costs; and instituted new ways to improve office

efficiencies and reduced costs.

. As treasurer, responsible for initiating and approving wire transactions

on a daily basis; funding accounts; daily investment transactions, and

overseeing accounting functions.

. Prepared and filed 1099 IRS Forms.

. Managed and performed paralegal duties with respect trademarks

including; daily contact with outside legal council in relation to

International and US renewals, non-renewals, reviewing trademark watch

reports, search requests for new marks, maintaining trademark license

agreements, legal conflicts, and reviewing/approving all legal

invoices.

. Held various positions on the Board of Directors: Borden Chemical

Investments, Inc. Director, President, Secretary and Treasurer; Elmer's

Holdings, Inc., Director, Assistant Secretary and Assistant Treasurer;

etc.

. Drafted, approved, and signed-off on various Board of Director Actions

(e.g., financial statements) through-out the year.

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MARVIN & PALMER ASSOCIATES, INC., Wilmington, Delaware

1998 - 2000

Operations Analyst - Operations Department

. Settlement manager for over 80 accounts with a total of $15 billion in

assets.

. Responsible for executing domestic and foreign trades.

. Accountable for setting up all settlement instructions (i.e. broker,

custodian).

. Processed all trades via the Swift system, and affirmed all domestic

trades through the DTC system.

. Liaison between the brokerage firm and the custodian banks.

. Ran daily extract for the PAM accounting system and other proprietary

databases.

COLUMBIA GAS SYSTEM SERVICE CORPORATION, Wilmington, Delaware

1986 - 1998

Pension Administrator - Human Resource Department (1996 - 1998)

. Managed all aspects of the Pension Department, including monthly transfer

of the Retirement Income Plan Trust Fund with $1 billion in assets to the

bank-paying agent.

. Initiated 5,700 monthly and lump sum pension payments totaling $65

million annually.

. Prepared retirement and vested term packages for the entire Corporation

and its subsidiaries; ran retirement data base, calculations, provided

counseling to all employees (union and non-union) in addition to 17,000

retirees, vested term employees and maintained compliance with the

Employee Retirement Income Security Act.

. Participated in audits performed by internal and external auditors.

. Developed and prepared monthly financial reports of pension transactions

for Retirement Board approval.

. Consulted with legal advisors on various issues (e.g., QDROs).

. Maintained control of System-wide retirement records on the HRIS system.

. Initiated reimbursements for Medicare Part B premiums.

. Reconciled all payments on a monthly basis with the Payroll Department.

. Trained and hired personnel as required, and was supervisor to the

Coordinator of Benefits Plan.

. Participated as team member with the outsourcing project of the Benefits

Department to Hewitt Associates.

Coordinator, Benefits Plans - Human Resource Department (1996)

. Assisted the Pension Administrator with the daily functions of the

Retirement Benefits area.

. Prepared monthly change reports submitted to payroll (e.g., EAP, DAP,

Medicare).

Administrative - Financial & Strategic Planning Department (1986 - 1996)

. Analyzed data for the Vice President of Strategic Planning (e.g.,

developed spreadsheets, schedules).

. Prepared and monitored the Department's budget.

. Assisted the Strategic Planners with competitor and customer analysis

using various database systems.

. Partnered with the Vice President of Strategic Planning with the review

process of resumes for hiring staff.

. On occasion assisted attorneys in the Corporate Legal Department.

GILPIN REALTORS, Wilmington, Delaware

1984 - 1986

Realtor Associate - Sales

. Prepared market analyses and verbally presented the finished project

to clients.

. Qualified clients for mortgages by using income to debt ratio.

. Member of the Board of Realtors.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE, Newark, Delaware VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY,

Villanova, Pennsylvania

. Bachelor of Arts (Political Science), 1995 ? Human

Resources Management Certificate, 2006

. Legal/Paralegal Assistance Certificate, 1995

. WebMaster Certificate, 1998

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Windows XP (Word/Excel/Powerpoint/Publisher); Dun & Bradstreet;

WordPerfect; Standard & Poor's Utility Compustat; Lotus 123; QuickBooks;

HRIS (Peoplesoft); Lexis/Nexis; HotDocs; Freelance; Harvard Graphics; PAM

Accounting System.

Alyssa Ayn Anton

1126 S East Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60304

H: 708-***-**** - C: 708-***-****

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