Overcame personal health challenges to become ready for future employment
Health Sabbatical for Family Member
06.2021 - 09.2023
Coordinated medical care for family member, ensuring timely access to necessary treatments and support
Family Caregiver
Family Care Giver
04.2019 - 06.2021
Provided children daily care and assistance with activities of daily living.
Office Administrator
Apex Financial
Farmington Hills, USA
09.2018 - 04.2019
Provided administrative assistance with various administrative issues including health insurance, life insurance, and stock options.
Various Job Titles
Robert Half
Lansing, USA
01.2018 - 09.2018
I have been doing temporary work with Robert Half since the beginning of 2018. My job titles have ranged from Office Coordinator and Accounts Payable, to Human Resources Assistant.
Consultant/Project Manager
Trinity Health
Livonia, USA
09.2008 - 04.2017
Worked in Corporate Offices serving as for Subject Matter Expert (SME) for human resource leaders, managers and both benefit and leave plan administrators focused primarily on the set-up and system build of Trinity Health’s Absence Management plans.
Initial years from 2008 to approximately 2012 were focused on communicating, implementing and being a SME on all benefit plans and compliance requirements.
Responsible for providing the highest level of expertise and guidance in administering multiple fully funded and self-insured benefit plan designs across the Trinity Health system of 100,000 (with consolidation of CHE) plus employees and retirees.
Provide plan design recommendations and expertise to various levels of Senior Leadership within Trinity Health’s corporate headquarters, as well as throughout the system.
Project Management of multiple implementations including Flexible, Spending Plans, and COBRA as well as, multiple systemwide PTO and Disability Plans.
Train HR Leaders and Representatives on various nuances of health and welfare plans.
Assist with communication for new HR policies and procedures.
Extensive work with brokers doing everything from Requests for Proposals to Verification of illustrative rate calculations.
Portfolio Manager
Up Your Assets, Inc.
Brighton, USA
01.2007 - 08.2008
Manage portfolios for family trust and other clients with over $5 million in net liquidation value.
Responsible for such duties as; daily trading of portfolios, stock analysis, management of various daily and monthly reports, as well as preparation of monthly statements for portfolio participants.
Work directly with the President.
Understand and communicate stock selection and deletion process.
Complete necessary paperwork to maintain corporation and underlying limited liability partnerships compliant.
Senior Benefit Specialist
Trinity Health
Farmington Hills, USA
08.2004 - 03.2007
Worked in Corporate Offices serving as primary benefit contact and council for benefit representatives, human resource representatives and managers within Trinity Health’s hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health care sites and health plans.
Responsible for providing the highest level of expertise and guidance in administering multiple fully funded and self-insured benefit plan designs across the Trinity Health system of 50,000 plus employees and retirees.
Provide plan design recommendations and expertise to various levels of management within Trinity Health’s corporate headquarters.
Participate in strategic planning meetings to provide extensive knowledge of consistencies and inconsistencies in plan designs across the healthcare system.
Lead on system wide non-discrimination testing required for all health and welfare plans.
Work with Third Party Administrators and various vendors to provide accurate and timely response to issues and reporting requirements.
Provide education and training to benefit and HR representatives on plan design changes and implementation of new plans such as consumer driven plans, changes to the system wide preventive care coverage and employee self serve tools.
Education
BA - Sociology
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Skills
Superb customer service
Detail oriented
Intuitive and people savvy
Great at building relationships with clients and gaining their trust
Other Notable Accomplishments
Insurance Verification/Medical Office Manager/Trainer/ Medical Biller/Benefit Coordinator
Familiar with building strong client relationships and trust in recommendations