Awards

I've had the good fortune to be recognized for my work along the way in professional areas including leadership, project management, innovation, creative problem solving, teaching & mentoring, client & customer service, writing & communication. I'm certainly not perfect, by any means, and I've learned a LOT along the way. When I look at these, I feel like I've done some good work.

Above and Beyond Award

Submitted for this award anonymously after a payroll/ERP system conversion project.

Award of Excellence for Best Client Team

Whole team won this award based on feedback from our clients.

Best of the Best Award

Submitted for this award by a practice leader for work on a project.

Alfred Lealand Crabb Writing Award

Won the top writing award out of 2000 students for a paper called The Physics of Faulkner which compared math and physics to the themes of The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner.

Project Selected From Over 1000 Students

In two courses, my project was chosen out of over 1000 students in each course.

Who's Who Among America's Teachers

Submitted for this by one of my calculus students.

Nominated for Stonewall Writing Award

Submitted for this by a bookstore owner.

VPHR Award and Special Bonuses

The VPHR sent me flowers for how I handled a certain situation and my direct supervisor submitted me for two bonuses outside the normal bonus cycle.

Employee of the Quarter

Submitted for this award by my direct supervisor for work on wellness program and ERP implementation.

Peer Recognition Award

Submitted by an anonymous coworker.

Student State Math Contest Winner

One of my students placed in state-wide math contest.

Performance Recognition Award

Awarded this for building a new life insurance underwriting model using regression analysis and redesigning small case underwriting process resulting in a 400% increase in operational efficiency.

I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed. - Michael Jordan

Achievements

A lot of folks say they made improvements or

enhanced something . . . but did they measure it?

Change Management

92.8% of HR administrators provided positive ratings for online enrollment process.
97% of HR administrators provided positive ratings for the new wellness program.
Led the setup of benefits in three payroll transition projects. Payroll system configuration was completed on time with accurate payroll deductions.
Developed global benefits management program for international employees. Worked on global mobility policies.
Implemented benefits in Antigua, St. Martin and Singapore.
Led integrated concurrent implementations of Success Factors Employee Central and Employee Central Payroll, Kanexa, Kronos, Concur, Cornerstone, IEX, Alight Benefits and corporate legacy systems and the coordinated design/re-design of HR processes and policies.

Process Improvement

Reduced the number of annual enrollment service tickets from several hundred to only a few.
Identified and corrected over 30 issues in the HRIS/payroll system.
Reduced error rate from 10% to15% to almost zero through automation.
Redesigned interface between payroll system and benefits administrator to reduce configuration time from 1-2 months to 1-2 weeks. Also changed interface to manage special benefit situations.
Achieved estimated $1.3 million savings due to reduced time spent on benefit-related tasks.
Redesigned business processes and developed a new underwriting pricing tool, resulting in a 200% increase in efficiency.

Financial & Risk Management

Saved $18 million and averaged 4% trend over five-year period for all medical plans at BBA Aviation.
Mitigated $60 million in risk through auditing and implementing business process changes.
Reduced plan administrative fees by 33% - approximately $1 million annually.
Reduced dental costs by 17% for employer and 7% for employees by contracting with a new vendor.
Began active management of retiree population to eliminate paying for retirees who had passed away.
Managed work hours of variable-hour workforce to reduce benefits costs due to Affordable Care Act.
Medical cost trend averaged 4% over four years at Caraustar.
Negotiated with current life and disability carrier to mitigate millions of dollars in risk due to system EOI malfunctions and incorrect system setup.
Avoided $21 million in Affordable Care Act penalties.
Achieved ROI of 17:1 and 6:1 for two clients.