Health Years Experience

LARRY P. CASSELLA, Jr.

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OBJECTIVE: To join a high performance organizational team with a positive

mindset where leaders are challenged and encouraged. The

organization will support my 12 years of wellness knowledge

promoting vitality to employees, members, or clients through

Kinesiology, behavioral sciences, vendor management and

operational management.

Experience /

Achievements: Project lead with 6 years experience leading the

design, implementation and evaluation of employee health

tools that have consistently improved healthcare claims

costs, absenteeism, and presenteeism and overall employee

health.

Solving employer problems around how to manage vendors and a

mobile, diverse staff by being a sustainable high performer

with energy, capacity, and resilience. This has been

accomplished by utilizing team member strengths, effectively

communicating objectives and precise accountability of

deliverables.

This broad-experience has produced best-of-bread wellness

programs i.e. physical activity-nutrition, preventive care,

children's health, onsite health screenings, smoking

cessation, weight management, and telephone / online coaching

programs. These wellness programs;

> Consistently reach 75% of a diverse, mobile, on demand

employee population and increased those at low health risk

by 23%

> This risk improvement has resulted in an estimated $100M

net savings including healthcare cost avoidance & reduced

absenteeism and presenteeism over a 3 year period for an

ROI of $1:$2.40

> Improved healthcare claims costs up to $100 / participant

> Estimated 107K workdays were saved from reduced

absenteeism a 3 year savings of $39M

> Estimated 201K workdays were saved from reduced

presenteeism a 3 year savings of $72M

o Absenteeism and Presenteeism combined for a 3 year

ROI of $1:$2.30

These Health Outcomes have resulted in recent awards that

include;

> 2009, 2007, 2005 National Business on Health (NBGH) Best

Employers for Healthy Lifestyles Award (platinum level)

> 2008 C. Everett Koop National Health Award for Excellence

in health risk reduction and cost reduction programs

> 2006 WELCOA Well Workplace Award (platinum level)

Personal Trainer and Fitness Director with 6 years experience

improving vitality, overall health of members, increasing

revenue and exceptional customer experience. This approach

resulted in;

> Promotion from Albany YMCA with 5K members to Guilderland

YMCA with 20K members (2003 - 2004)

> Generated an annual income of ~$300K for a 3 year period

(2000-2003)

> 80% client retention rate over a 6 month period (1998 -

2003)

> 95% satisfaction rate of 'very satisfied' (1998 - 2003)

> Promotion from a personal trainer to Fitness Director

(1998 - 2000)

Professional

Experience: February 2004 - April 2010

Medical Staffing Network Durham, NC

(IBM Integrated Health Services) Health Promotion Project Lead

January 2003 - February 2004

Wellness Director Guilderland,

NY

Guilderland YMCA (Capital District YMCA's)

January 2000 - January 2003

Fitness Director Albany, NY

Albany YMCA (Capital District YMCA's)

Education: Masters of Science in Kinesiology, Spring 2008

The University of Texas of The Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas

GPA of 3.86

Bachelors of Science in Production / Operations Management May

1991

Utica College of Syracuse University, Utica, NY

Certifications:

> American Heart Association BLS (CPR & AED) (May 2009)

> 1 CEC Curriculum on Interactions of Herbs/Supplements from

Wake Medical University (2004)

> American College of Sports Medicine, Health/Fitness

Instructor (June 1999)

> Member of ACSM Alliance of Health & Fitness Professionals

(August 1999)

> YMCA Strength Training Certified (June 1998)

Keyword Summary: Health Promotion, Healthcare Program Manager,

Kinesiology, Wellness, Health

References available upon request

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