Manager Management

JOHN V. WHALEY, CEBS

517-***-**** cell phone 619 Maryland Avenue, NE

*******@*****.*** Washington, DC 20002

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RETIREMENT BENEFITS DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT

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Profile:

Experienced in building and managing highly capable project teams or

managing/directing operations in:

. Defined benefit

. Defined contribution

. Non-qualified benefits

. Communications

. Contract negotiations

. Vendor management

. Financial analysis and management

. Systems applications

. Strategic planning

. Complex project implementation

. Department of Labor regulations

. Continuous improvement & risk management

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Management Experience:

AMERICAN RED CROSS Washington, D.C. National Headquarters

2007 - present

Manager, Retirement Benefits.

Drive governance and strategy decisions based on mission objectives and

peer collaboration. Responsible for vendor management, including

monitoring service level agreements, employee satisfaction and

communications. Submit annual and quarterly budgets with goals and

objectives. Provide PeopleSoft reporting, and best practices leadership

with quarterly solution development meetings. Assure compliant operations

focusing on favorable measurable outcomes affecting 33,000 employees.

. Lead contract negotiations through best and final offers. Vetted vendors

with a Total Rewards team scoring on critical technical and relationship

oriented measures. Reviewed proprietary market price and service level

intelligence against expected norms. Five-year cost savings equates to

$10 Million.

. Re-tooled governance to allow for greater input and buy-in from diverse

constituencies and greater clarity in decision-making and fiduciary

responsibilities. Worked with an oversight committee for day-to-day

administration and a senior planning committee for making strategic

changes.

. Total Rewards team leader involving redesign of benefit program.

Performed "conjoint" modeling to assess the affects of benefit changes

in terms of both perceived value and cost. Perform financial rewards

analysis of competitors' benefits with rankings, and initiate strategic

consensus-building discussions with senior management. Saved (or

otherwise avoided) $78 Million in costs in one year through redesigns in

pension and other post-employment benefits, inclusive of a temporary

401(k) match suspension, closure of the defined benefit plan, and a pay

freeze.

. Initiated automatic contribution enrollment under Pension Protection Act

guidelines. Led meetings to obtain buy-in from senior management.

Explained decision points and differentiated options. Conducted a

detailed 10-year cost analysis with cross-functional teams.

. In response to the 2008 financial crisis, implemented employee education

and personalized investment advice to assuage fear and prepare employees

for retirement. Results included a level rate of employee 401k

participation.

TIC INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Lansing, Michigan

2004 - 2007

Assistant Manager. Multiemployer Benefit Consulting and Administration.

Responsible for existing clients and the integration of new clients.

Worked with approximately $4 Billion in client assets. Reported to company

president. Responsibilities included operational integrity of systems,

unionized personnel, benefit payments, and compliance.

. Facilitated efficient and organized quarterly client meetings with

senior management and labor union trustees including Board,

Administrative, and Investment Committee meetings.

. Reduced company's processing time from over thirty days to five days

maximum. Hired, promoted and motivated staff to achieve and sustain this

goal.

. Worked closely with auditors, actuaries, and attorneys to complete

necessary filings and drive needed changes relating to client needs and

funding issues.

. Led the successful integration of client with assets in excess of $200

Million. Reviewed expectations, documented processes and implemented

computer information systems.

. Accountable for annual benefit distribution for clients of approximately

$700 Million.

. Developed and delivered staff training including privacy issues,

computer applications, and various policy and procedural issues and

changes.

. Prepared and discussed financial "income and expense analyses" to help

determine if benefits levels could be maintained or improved, or if

trends indicated needed benefit level reductions.

GERDAU AMERISTEEL CORPORATION Tampa, Florida 2002

- 2004

Benefits Director.

For all projects in United States and Canada, responsible for

relocations, tuition reimbursement, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures,

and revisions to policy. Managed retirement plans with $550 Million in

assets and over 8,000 participants.

. During an acquisition that doubled the size of the corporation, directed

changes for newly acquired company including union and nonunion

employees across United States and Canada. Consolidated North American

providers. Converted incentive systems to include safety based metrics.

. Negotiated contract renewals with carriers and assisted in union

meetings for favorable terms. Initiated a "carve-out" of EAP/ behavioral

mental health benefits with independent provider.

. Designed new Section 125 Flexible Benefits Plan and open enrollment

format with benefit dollars and flex costs. Converted from "Point of

Service" to PPO model for main plan.

. Designed action plan and increased 401(k) plan participation from 78% to

90%.

. Questioned conventional procedures when 401(k) plan did not pass

nondiscrimination testing and updated procedures to pass these tests.

. Enrolled 60% of eligible employees in a discounted Employee Stock

Purchase Plan with Stock Appreciation Rights, exceeding corporate goal.

Coordinated stock option/ stock appreciation right plans through

transfer from privately held U.S. stock to publicly traded status.

NALCO CHEMICAL COMPANY Naperville, Illinois

1995 - 2002

Retirement Benefits Manager.

Managed retirement plans with $750 Million in assets and over 10,000

participants. Received Chairman's Achievement Award for the employee

adding most value to company.

. Managed and directed the company's major downsizing initiatives. Helped

design and deliver benefit enhancements to allow for early retirements

and reductions in workforce. Sponsored individual and group sessions at

for employee problem resolution at headquarters and manufacturing

plants.

. Coordinated the integration of employee compensation and benefit

programs of acquired companies. Coordinated subsidiary integrations,

including a joint venture with Exxon Mobil and an asset acquisition of

Calgon Corporation.

. Created, programmed, and implemented a complex calculation and statement

system for qualified and nonqualified pensions, saving several hundred

thousand dollars. Received company's top award for best overall

solution for "the most critical human resources need."

. Administered Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), handled allocation of

preferred dividends, and calculated annual share contributions based on

eligibility requirements. Performed final allocation and terminated the

plan when company was sold.

. Developed Ex-Patriot pension programs for Third Country Nationals in

Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

. Successfully introduced a cash balance plan, made critical pension

modifications, improved the investment fund choices in the 401(k) plan

and migrated employees to an international pension program. Savings

exceeded $7 Million.

. Designed and facilitated numerous benefit presentations and pre-

retirement sessions.

Held Non-management positions at the following companies:

. Mercer Consulting - Actuarial Technician 1986 - 1988

. Premark International, Inc. - Benefits Analyst 1989 - 1995

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Education:

DEPAUL UNIVERSITY

Master of Business Administration (Finance Concentration) - 1995

Co-managed an endowment fund for a three-term

graded assignment.

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Bachelor of Science, Information and Decision Sciences - 1985

Funded 100% of education through employment at United

Parcel Service.

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Certifications and Memberships:

Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS)

Fellow, International Society of CEBS (ISCEBS)

Compensation Management Specialist (CMS), in progress

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