STEPHEN ADAMS

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Carnegie, PA ***06

Cell: 412-***-****

Home: 412-***-****

acd7i6@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE: Human Resources/Employee Benefits Management, Analysis and/or Administration.

SUMMARY: Human Resources professional with proven expertise in plan management, carrier relations,

regulatory compliance, employee communications, and cost containment. Experience includes

interfacing with stakeholders, staff hiring, training and evaluation, problem solving and

facilitating office process improvements that exceed corporate performance expectations.

EXPERIENCE: Benefit Coordinators Corporation, Two Robinson Plaza Suite 200, Pittsburgh, PA.

5/96 – 4/14 Human Resources & Compliance Manager

• Developed and implemented corporate human resource policies and procedures.

• Administered company’s compensation program, health and welfare benefits and pension plan.

• Responsible for several key areas of the company’s HIPAA compliance program.

• Provided management services, technical knowledge and administrative support to clients.

• Prepared health and welfare plan documents, summary plan descriptions, and amendments.

• Monitored pending legislation and regulations to determine impact on company’s operations.

11/93 - 4/96 County of Allegheny, Room 102 County Office Bldg., Pittsburgh, PA.

Manager of Employee Benefits & Services

• Evaluated insurance funding practices to ensure plan expenditures were within budget.

• Composed internal documents utilized in transmitting benefit information to employees.

• Redesigned employee benefit plans to effect cost savings while maintaining coverage.

• Examined carriers’ financials then performed ratio analysis to ascertain their solvency.

• Projected insurance program expenditures to perform cost/benefit analysis.

• Responsible for supervision, training, evaluation, and motivation of a small staff.

6/90 - 10/93 County of Allegheny, Room 102 County Office Bldg., Pittsburgh, PA.

Assistant Manager of Employee Benefits & Services

• Solved claim problems by acting as a liaison between insurance carriers and employees.

• Conducted meetings for employees describing the design of new benefit programs.

• Analyzed plan data to extract information used in union negotiations.

• Interpreted and explained complex regulations related to benefit programs.

• Reconciled health insurance companies’ monthly account statements.

• Engaged in extensive verbal and written employee benefit counseling.

01/85 – 5/90 County of Allegheny, Room 102 County Office Bldg., Pittsburgh, PA.

Senior Benefit Specialist

EDUCATION: M.B.A. Franciscan University of Steubenville, 1990.

B.A. Economics, Bethany College, 1984.

CERTIFICATION Certified Employee Benefit Specialist, 2000 (CEBS)

MEMBERSHIP: International Society of CEBS, Pgh. Chapter, Board Member, 2010-11.

Pittsburgh Human Resources Association, Member 2012– Present.

COMPUTER Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office, ADP PC Payroll for Windows,

SKILLS: Luminx (HRIS), Corbel Benefit Plan Documentation Software package.

ACTIVITIES: St. Vincent DePaul Society, St. Margaret’s Parish, 1997- Present.

Girls Basketball Coach, St. Margaret’s School, Greentree, PA 2000-06.

Girls Softball Coach, Oakdale Athletic Association, 2005.

Catechism teacher, Holy Child Parish, Bridgeville, PA. 1993-96.

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