Experience
Guest Services Attendant, AEG; Portland, OR 2012 - present
• Greet, usher, and provide directional assistance to all guests at Rose Quarter events.
• Monitor guest conduct, while performing crowd management functions, to ensure a safe and positive
experience for all guests.
Volunteer, Oregon Humane Society; Portland, OR 2011 - present
• Assists with in-shelter, as well as in-home, care and socialization of animals.
• Interacts with public to facilitate smooth adoption process for both adopter and animal.
• Prepares and sterilizes surgical equipment and assists with post surgical recovery of animals.
• Various Oregon Humane Society special event assistance as need arises.
Benefits Analyst, Legacy Health; Portland, OR 2008 - 2010
• Monitored, analyzed, and evaluated benefit plan administration policies, procedures, and practices.
• Prepared documentation of analysis and implemented approved administration changes and
recommendations.
• Acted as a resource to Benefits Specialists in daily processing activities, assisting as necessary.
• Performed audits of processing work.
• Assisted Benefits Consultant and Benefits Administrator with design, implementation, and administration of company wide benefit programs.
• Performed analysis and made recommendations on benefit design.
• Designed and implemented company wide benefit surveys and market comparisons.
• Assisted Legacy Health’s Leadership in preparation of benefit related information for budgeting purposes.
Disability Benefits Analyst, Standard Insurance; Portland, OR 2000 - 2008
• Investigated, secured, and analyzed information independently making and communicating decisions within
appropriate timeframes to issue accurate benefits for long term disability claimants.
• Identified, developed, and executed claim and disability management strategies to appropriately manage
claim liability.
• Provided responsive and caring customer service through proactive communication, response to inquiries,
and resolution of issues.
• Served as primary contact for eleven regional large case policy owners.
• Provided timely and accurate approval of claim decisions, claim disability management strategies, and
payments for less experienced staff.
Agent/Medical Bill Auditor, Nationwide Insurance; Portland, OR 1995 - 2000
• Acquired and assisted personal lines insurance policyholders, applying appropriate underwriting risk
guidelines.
• Performed audits of all Personal Injury Protection and Bodily Injury medical bills to assist in reduction of unnecessary medical claim expense.
Education
Portland State University, Portland, OR - B.S. Speech/Communications