Ryan Reynolds
Houston
Summary
Employee benefits consultant with deep expertise advising employers on fully insured and self-funded health plans, pharmacy strategy, employee communication, and M&A related benefits integration. Experience supporting C-suite. HR leaders, and finance stakeholders through program design, renewal strategy, vendor selection, and pre and post transaction benefits alignment. Provides market insight on carrier behavior, pricing, and market dynamics.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Client Consultant
Lockton Dunning Benefits, Lockton Companies
08.2024 - Current
- Fully Insured vs. Self-Funded Health Plans
- Employer Health & Welfare Strategy
- Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Strategy
- Analyzed market trends to provide clients with informed recommendations on benefits offerings.
- Stop-Loss Markets & Risk Mitigation
- Employee Benefits Communication & Change Management
- Mergers & Acquisitions (Benefits Due Diligence & Integration
- Carrier Negotiations & Renewal Strategy
- Cost Containment & Plan Design Optimization
- Monitored compliance with regulatory requirements related to employee benefits administration.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive strategies for clients, leading to successful project outcomes.
- Utilized data analytics tools to perform detailed evaluations of client performance metrics, identifying key areas for improvement.
Business Development Executive
Gallagher
07.2022 - 08.2024
Education
Business - Marketing
University of Texas At Austin
Austin, Texas, TX05-2022
Skills
- Client management
- Risk Strategy
- Claims Review
- Internal HR Optimization
- M&A
- Compliance
- Communication
- Market Knowledge
- Attraction & Retention
Accomplishments
University Of Texas at Austin
NCAA D1 | Baseball Player | 2017-2019
- Competed in one of the toughest conferences and nationally recognized baseball program
- Developed high-performance discipline, resilience, and teamwork
- Balanced rigorous athletic commitments while maintaining a 3.5 GPA
- Competed in 2018 Collage World Series
Chicago Cubs Organization
Professional Baseball Player | 2019-2021
- Drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round
Community Engagement
Heroes Outdoors | Board Member
- Our passion is having the opportunity to give First Responders and (active) Military Veterans a chance to enjoy the outdoors. Wether that's going on a hunt, taking their family camping or any other activity one might not have experienced.
Sky High for Kids
- Member of the Golf Committee. Role is to facilitate operations of our annual tournament, as well as attract teams to raise money for our cause, Children with cancer.
Timeline
Client Consultant
Lockton Dunning Benefits, Lockton Companies
08.2024 - Current
Business Development Executive
Gallagher
07.2022 - 08.2024
Business - Marketing
University of Texas At Austin