SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
*+ years in financial reporting & 2-year in product development; veteran actuary with proven analytical and problem solving skills
5+ years in manager role
Financial Reporting software: MG-ALFA, ARCVAL, SAP BPC
Great organizational and administrative skills; Microsoft Excel, Word, Power Point, Access
Collaborative team player; dependable and dedicated
Multi-lingual: English, and Korean; strong oral and written communication skills
EDUCATION
University of Washington, Seattle WA
Mathematics, December 2005
WORK EXPERIENCE
Farmers New World Life Insurance, Mercer Island, WA
Managing Actuary January 2008 - Present
IFRS17 Product Owner (May 2018 – Present)
Lead the team on implementing IFRS17 standard for Actuarial and Finance
Communicate at steering committee to promote project value and encourage stakeholder buy in
Collaborate with parent company to document actuarial methodology to be shared amongst other business units
Monitor the industry open discussion at Transition Resource Group
Review IFRS17 methodology and ensure the correct methodology are implemented in the MG-ALFA model and in-house developed Actuarial Engine for IFRS17 reporting
Perform attribution analysis and investigation of drivers of earnings and profitability under IFRS 17 compared to MCEV and IFRS 4 reporting, and other analysis as appropriate
Document and communicate the results of review and analysis highlighting all potential issues and industry open topics to stakeholders, Chief Actuary, Chief Financial Officer and Parent company
Collaborate with Finance to automate General Ledger upload process from Actuarial system
Actuarial Financial Reporting (January 2008 – March 2010, April 2014 – Present)
Review and analyze results for GAAP/IFRS income statement and management reports for leadership review and oversee the completion of the actuarial portion of the various financial statements
Review and deliver IFRS Plan and Forecast results
Recommend and review assumptions for FAS60 and FAS97
Coordinate development and implementation of new products
Initiate, analyze, recommend and implement appropriate revisions in actuarial methods and assumptions due to regulatory and management reporting requirements
Act as project lead to assign project work, manage workflow and provide feedback to management to enable appropriate modifications to and timely completion of projects
Maintain actuarial valuation systems to be consistent with IT General Control (ITGC)
Product Development (March 2012 – April 2014)
Competitively re-priced existing life insurance products to optimize profits
Reviewed and validated documentation for final pricing results to be prepared for leadership approval
Prepared and performed illustration regulation testing following regulatory laws
Partnered and collaborated with corporate counsel to comply with Internal Revenue Code Sections 7702 and 7702A
Embedded Value (EV) reporting (March 2010 – March 2012)
Prepared and delivered MG-ALFA models for future projection for Life and Annuity products
Prepared and delivered Embedded Value, Risk Based Capital, Swiss Solvency Test, Fusion (liability cash flow) reports, and EV Plan and Forecast results
Reviewed quarterly EV results for products and proactively developed and implemented new processes to address new requirements or overcome challenges
Communicated and delivered final results and reporting to leadership, international partners, and auditors
Light Sciences Oncology, Bellevue, WA January – December 2007
Data Coordinator
Prepared and delivered weekly patient/new device status reports
Acted as a systems administrator by managing databases and improving resources efficiency following FDA standards and procedures
Maintained, validated and edited documentation and reporting
Transferred raw data into usable statistics for reporting purposes
Safeco Insurance Inc., Seattle WA July – December 2006
Marketing Analyst Internship
Prepared and delivered cadence of marketing performance reports
Supported marketing optimization tests through in depth marketing analytics
Prepared and delivered presentations for leadership review
Assisted in performing weekly, monthly, and annual sales volume assessments for budgeting and forecasting