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Peoria, IL *****

Phone 309-***-****

Karen M. Kilpatrick

Experienced, motivated professional seeking to utilize her knowledge in Compensation and Benefits/ Payroll in a rewarding career that allows growth.

Qualifications

16 Years in Benefits/Compensation/Plan Design

8 years experience working with Vendors

Targeted Selection Certification/ Interviewing skills

Corporate HR Classes and Bootcamp

Excellent Communication Skills

Excels in resolving critical and complex issues to ensure timely resolutions, as well as process improvements

Maintains positive customer service relationships

10 Years Payroll experience

Professional experience

Payroll Processing Specialist III 2007-present

Caterpillar Inc. – Peoria, IL

Expertise in PeopleSoft and Microsoft Word: reporting and payroll issues.

Partnered with HR/Supervisors on Targeted Selection interviews for recruiting purposes.

Lead payroll team on Cycle Time project and EOS action item, Hackett Benchmarking, and Quality Issue team.

Benefits Analyst 2000-2007

Team with Vendors for benefit implementation for Prescription Drugs, Life insurance, SIBI benefits, FSA, Hyatt Legal, Healthcare Premiums, Risser Travel Policy, and Cobra.

Draft union language and Summary Plan Design (SPD) for benefit changes.

Develop benefit presentations for various Directors, management, payroll groups, and Human Resource reps.

Subject Matter Expert in 6 Sigma projects in benefit change implementation and communication to customers.

Partner with Public Affairs to communicate changes

Education

Bachelors Degree In Business Management, 1996: Bradley University, Peoria, IL

Toastmasters – 2013

COBOL programming classes

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