Human Resources Professional- 8 Years Experience

Lindsey K. Prout

***** ***** ***** ** ** Huntsville, AL 35803 503-***-**** *******@*****.***

HUMAN RESOURCES PROFESSIONAL

Highly motivated and dedicated human resources professional with 8 years experience measuring performance

and leading cost-savings initiatives within various industries.

Interdisciplinary background includes project management, analysis and forecasting, auditing, investigation,

internal process evaluation, as well as policy and procedure adherence, providing an experienced perspective of

plan management.

Demonstrated strong growth within organizations by possessing the ability to achieve targeted goals, meet

budgets, successfully respond to all internal and external inquiries and excel in challenging situations while

consistently focusing on strategic goals of organization.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Business Skills: Strong decision making skills, leadership and motivation, problem-solving and solution

creation, self-motivated, high performance, detail and accuracy oriented

Program implementation Total compensation statements HIPAA

Self-insured medical plans Results and performance measuring ERISA Plans

Fully-insured medical plans DOL/Federal employment laws COBRA

PPOs and HMOs FMLA/ADA PPACA

Computer Skills: Microsoft Office applications, ADP Software, Ultimate Software (Ultipro), Cognos Reports,

ReportSmith, QuickBooks, compensation software, account management and benefits tracking programs

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

03/2010-Present Reser’s Fine Foods Beaverton, Oregon

Benefits Manager

Manages overall health and welfare budget in conjunction with company compensation. Earned year-over-

year performance recognition for eliminating plan waste and reducing department expenditure. Designs and

implements all annual compensation and benefits based initiatives in collaboration with executive staff and

brokers to ensure company provides benefits necessary to attract and retain optimal workforce.

Achieved health and welfare plan cost savings of $6.3M through plan modification and management from

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2010 to current

Successfully conducted the transition of 6,600 body medical plan to Regence BC/BS which resulted in

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$3.2M savings

Implemented automatic file transmissions from HRIS to vendor systems increasing administration efficiency

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by 25% and exponentially reducing overall company liability

Established competitive benefits and compensation programs based on innovative practices resulting in a

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15% reduction in turnover, company-wide

Gained $315K annual savings executing a company-wide dependent audit identifying 11.28% ineligible

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dependents

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Lindsey K. Prout

13005 Monte Vedra Rd SE Huntsville, AL 35803 503-***-**** *******@*****.***

10/2006-03/2010 Integra Telecom, Inc. Portland, Oregon

Benefits Specialist

Managed administration of various medical, dental, vision, life, supplemental insurance, Section 125/132 and

401(K) plans. Oversaw all aspects of efficiency and accuracy in plan administration and the human resources

information system reducing company cost and liability. Provided complete support and coordination between

benefits carriers and employees.

Reduced annual open enrollment expenses by $250K by collaborating with internal IT on design and

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implementation of a self-serve online enrollment system

Administered all aspects of COBRA Continuation Coverage eliminating the need for a TPA reducing

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administration costs by $50K annually

Successfully transitioned 2 company acquisitions onto the benefits plans increasing member headcount from

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850 to 4,200 in one year

2/2006-10/2006 Integra Telecom, Inc. Portland, Oregon

Human Resources Assistant

Human Resources Assistant provided support to the company’s human resources function. Contributed clerical

and technical support in employee relations, recruiting, hiring, benefits and payroll.

Developed and managed bi-weekly new hire orientations company-wide. Presented bi-weekly via

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Webconnect

Created a current, accurate, organized filing system for both personnel and benefits files

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Assisted in HR Business Partners with employee investigations, unemployment claims, job postings and

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phone screens

EDUCATION

Central Oregon College Bend, Oregon

Associate of Arts, Business Administration

ADP PC Payroll Certification

CEBS program to complete fall 2014

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