Alhassan Elbarasse
Reston, VA
currently: Job hunting
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Work history
Benefits Consultant (Manager)
tags:
401k
• health and welfare
• wellness
• benefits
How would you describe your time at World Kitchen?
Managing benefit plans for a 2000+ employee (union and non-union) population.
Organizing and running benefit fairs for 6 core manufacturing/distribution locations and 80+ retail locations.
Negotiated the life insurance contract renewal.
Managed US and Canadian benefit fairs for 2100+ employees.
Oversaw the budgeting process for the benefits department.
Rolled out Employee Self Service through the web.
Coordinated a conversion from a third party administrator to managing benefits in house with SAP.
Implemented SAP conversion and trained the new co-sourced benefits processing center.
Content manager for the employee self service website.
Coordinated open enrollment through the employee self service website and call center.
Created, edited and implemented communication to retirees, actives and terminated vested benefit plan participants.
Managed 2 direct reports, locally and long distance.
Managed the RFP for vision, life insurance, disability, wellness and smoking cessation.
Managed the benefits aspects and deductions in ADP.
Prepared monthly accruals for benefits fringe analysis.
Reconciled FSA accounts between vendor, benefits department and GL.
Reconciled weekly 401(k) contribution files between TPA and payroll.
Managed open enrollment upload files to vendors and fixed one off issues with respect to employee issues.
Managed renewal process for medical, dental and vision plan to build illustrative rates.
Managed project to benchmark medical, dental and vision plans against survey data.
Managed HIPAA compliance project to maintain secure communications between field, corporate and vendors.
Represented benefits department at a plant layoff. Answered benefits questions, prepared communications and ensured outplacement and individual insurance opportunities.
Prepared medical plan dependent eligibility audit presentation and roll out to the field.
Rolled out Health Risk Assessment to the field. Managed and developed communications related to the HRA.
Rolled out Smoking Cessation program to the field. Managed the development of Smoker Rates for the medical plan. Developed Nicotine Replacement Therapy rollout and communication.
Reconciled expenses and budget with finance and accounting to ensure accurate reporting.
Revised and changed budget according to actual experience and according to finance department recommendations.... 
Senior Retirement Programs Analyst
tags:
medicare
• pension
• 401k
How would you describe your time at Lafarge North America?
Managed compliance for 35 qualified plans
Managed retiree communications for 30 pension plans with over 8000 retirees and 10,000 actives
Managed participant communications, compliance, amendments, testing and plan design for 5 defined contribution plans
Managed approval of 401(k) hardship withdrawals, DRO qualification and distributions
Peer reviewed over 600 pension calculations over the course of 1 year
Completed PBGC and government filings for all qualified plans
Managed roll out of new features to defined contribution plans
Reviewed and distributed summary plan descriptions to all participants
Ensured the mergers and acquisitions went smoothly from a benefit plan perspective
Managed executive benefits including SERP and 401(k) top up plans
Managed communication, administration and automation of the employee stock purchase plan
Managed a pension plan termination, including participant communications, 204(h) notices and legal and actuarial decisions
Managed a union hourly pension plan consolidation of over 26 hourly pension plans
Maintained pension/401(k) plan compliance with laws, latest collective bargaining agreements and company philosophy
Presented training for pension specialists about accurately calculating pension calculations in compliance with ERISA and pension laws
Subject matter expert for all pension and 401(k) related questions and issues n First point of contact for actuaries, auditors and vendors
Authorized designee for the Center for Medicare Services for the rollout of Medicare Part D to our retirees as well as the cost reporter
Managed the census and claim data for Medicare Part D subsidy payment request
Responded to and reconciled CMS questions regarding subsidy eligible beneficiaries
Prepared cost and claim data for Medicare Part D quarterly subsidy reimbursement.
Formatted and submitted cost/claim data in compliance with CMS requirements...
Associate Consultant
tags:
ms excel
• project management
• pension
How would you describe your time at Palmer & Cay Consulting Group?
Created over 20 valuation programs for defunct plans on behalf of the PBGC.
Programmed benefit estimation programs, which generate statements.
Responded to and calculated benefits for appeals on behalf of the Appeals Board of the PBGC.
Government contractor
Actuarial Intern
tags:
ms excel
• data management
How would you describe your time at Aon Consulting?
Worked on pension plans and all aspects of administration, government filings, PBGC filings, plan terminations and benefit calculations.
Attended the following training sessions: 415 Limits, 403(b) and 457 plans, Government Forms, Pension Equity and Cash Balance, Documentation, Form 5300, 410(b) and 401(a)(4), QDRO's, Financial Statements, Lotus Notes and MS Excel.
Applied knowledge of annuities and mortalities in a real world capacity.
Helped implement the Amtrak Voluntary Early Retirement Program...
Education
Mathematics, IT
How would you describe your time at George Mason University?
B.S., Mathematics (Actuarial Concentration)
Minor, Information Technology
Completed the distinguished Honors Program in General Education
Dean's List
Enrolled Actuary Examination 1 (Educational requirements fulfilled as of May 2002)
Judge on the Honor Committee at George Mason University.
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