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Deborah E Wilson

Escondido,CA

Summary

HR Specialist with extensive experience in benefits administration and employee support at General Atomics. Demonstrated success in resolving complex benefit issues and fostering strong employee relationships. Assisted in planning, developing, and redesigning benefits programs while analyzing associated costs. Focused on enhancing workplace benefits and driving employee engagement through effective communication and implementation of health and wellness initiatives.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

HR Specialist IV

General Atomics
12.2020 - Current
  • Analyzed and processed Health & Welfare and Retirement billings on a monthly and weekly basis.
  • Administered employee benefit programs, ensuring compliance with regulations.
  • Tracked letters and processed benefit payments for employees on Leave of Absence.
  • Assisted with preapprovals and payments for tuition reimbursement requests.
  • Monitored corporate benefit mailbox, assigning emails to team members efficiently.
  • Responded to employee inquiries regarding benefits over the phone and in person.
  • Processed COBRA actions for inactive employees in Benefit Solver, dispatching necessary documents.
  • Generated reports in Benefit Solver and SAP as required.

HR Specialist IV

General Atomics
04.2018 - 12.2020
  • Prepare, circulate and process Employee Status Change forms in SAP to include org changes, supervisor changes, promotions, merit increases.
  • Process new hire onboarding to include position creation, SAP updates, notifications
  • Assist with weekly new hire orientation and hosting duties
  • Coordinate quarterly Department of Energy random drug screening including working with vendor to provide random selected employees, select testing sites, contacting employees to ensure they complete test in time required, receive test results and record as required.
  • Process and support EMS Leave of Absence and Workers Compensation claims.

Benefits Coordinator

Samaritan Health Services
Escondido, CA
07.2014 - 04.2018
  • Administered and maintain employee benefit programs including medical, dental, life, and accident and disability insurance and other supplemental benefits to 5000+employees.
  • Served as a liaison between employees and insurance providers to resolve benefit related issues.
  • Process and audits all monthly benefit invoices from provider including auditing, self-billing, reporting and other processes.
  • Organized and implemented a successful open enrollments for more than 5000 employees.
  • Organized and conducted annual employee benefit fairs at 6 locations.
  • Managed employee benefits enrollment, revision and termination. Ensures all benefit information on HRIS database is current and accurate.
  • Implementation team member for life and disability carrier change.
  • Maintains the Affordable Care Act tracking and processing of offers of coverage and year end reporting.
  • Complete requested Medicare forms and reports.

Senior Analyst/HR Specialist

UTC Fire and Security
03.2011 - 03.2013
  • Company Overview: acquired by UTC Fire & Security
  • Review, audit and process payroll hours for the hourly workforce
  • Administer and process semi-monthly non-exempt payroll hours
  • Process commissions and bonuses
  • Research and request pay adjustments and manual check requests
  • Communicate with corporate Shared Business Center to resolve issues and payroll discrepancies
  • Track time off requests for hourly, non-exempt and exempt salary employees
  • Managed disability claims in coordination with disability provider
  • HRIS data entry of new employee information and changes
  • Acquired by UTC Fire & Security

Benefits Administrator

GE Security
09.2004 - 03.2011
  • Company Overview: acquired by UTC Fire & Security
  • Presented bi-weekly benefit meetings for all new employees
  • Liaison with benefit providers to ensure accuracy of benefit plans
  • Managed and resolve employee benefit appeals
  • Process and audited all monthly benefit invoices from providers
  • Created bi-monthly benefit newsletter
  • Directly responsible for all employee relocations from initiation with vendor to resolving appeals
  • HRIS data entry into HR Oracle
  • Processed all life insurance and 401(k) claims
  • Coordinated employee 401(k) educational meetings
  • Coordinated annual open enrollment
  • Acquired by UTC Fire & Security

HR Specialist

GE Security
02.2002 - 09.2004
  • Company Overview: acquired by UTC Fire & Security
  • Prepared, posted and maintained job openings
  • On boarding of all new employees
  • Reviewed applications of temporary contractors
  • Interviewed temporary contractors for clerical positions
  • Maintained all employee files
  • HRIS data entry of new employee information and changes
  • Provided information necessary to manage unemployment claims
  • Initiated Cobra letters for terminated employees
  • Managed and processed payroll for local office including auditing E-time hours
  • Managed FMLA, disability and Worker's Compensation claims
  • Coordinated with temporary agencies to hired contracted staff
  • Acquired by UTC Fire & Security

Education

Professional in Human Resources -

HR Certification Institute

Business Management -

Linn Benton Community College

Skills

  • MS Windows
  • Outlook
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • Oracle
  • Webi
  • ADP Enterprise
  • PeopleSoft
  • SAP
  • Docusign

Timeline

HR Specialist IV

General Atomics
12.2020 - Current

HR Specialist IV

General Atomics
04.2018 - 12.2020

Benefits Coordinator

Samaritan Health Services
07.2014 - 04.2018

Senior Analyst/HR Specialist

UTC Fire and Security
03.2011 - 03.2013

Benefits Administrator

GE Security
09.2004 - 03.2011

HR Specialist

GE Security
02.2002 - 09.2004

Professional in Human Resources -

HR Certification Institute

Business Management -

Linn Benton Community College

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