Workers Compensation Manager

WORKERS COMPENSATION MANAGER
COMPENSATION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Experience encompass designing and implementing best practices and Standard Operating Procedures, and promoting open interactive communications and culture change throughout organizations. Analyze and modify compensation and benefits policies to establish competitive programs and ensure compliance with legal requirements. Provide current and prospective employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions, wages, opportunities for promotion and employee benefits. Accurately performing challenging tasks, with precision and attention to detail. Highly organized, analytical, and decisive, with strong customer-service orientation and a good business sense, combined with problem-solving capabilities and the ability of managing multiple priorities.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Organizational Needs Assessment•••••Compensation Administration
Employee Relations•••••Program/Project Planning and Management
Cost Control and Benefit Analysis•••••Training and Development

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Effectively managed workers compensation claims reducing medical costs and litigation exposure by ••••• percent in •••••
Consistently maintained ••••• percent reduction in accidents
Key contributor for significant savings to the company through the initiation of settlement negotiations closing ••••• open medical claim; reducing total incurred by $•••••,•••••
Successfully managed return to work program reducing lost time accidents by ••••• percent

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Group Dekko, Inc., Kendallville, IN
X WORKERS COMPENSATION MANAGER Jan •••••Aug •••••
X BENEFITS COORDINATOR Mar •••••Jan •••••
X PAYROLL COORDINATOR Jan •••••Mar •••••
X ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/VICE PRESIDENT Feb •••••Jan •••••
X SAFETY CLERK Sep •••••Feb •••••
X RECEPTIONIST Jun •••••Sep •••••
X Administered workers compensation claims to prompt and cost effective closure through communication with employees, management, medical providers, and insurance company
X Provided assistance to Safety Manager in the development of safety culture through group participation, awareness, and process improvement consultation
X Designed and executed procedures to minimize companys exposure
X Ensured compliance of all state Workers Compensation Programs in Indiana, Iowa, Alabama, and Texas
X Controlled workers compensation claims expenses by authorizing all medical care and treatment of injured employees and attending medical appointments
X Managed and organized all communication with injured employees, plant management, medical providers, insurance company, and legal council as necessary
X Integrated and executed Ergonomic Program for Indiana manufacturing plants
X Facilitated workers compensation training for plant managers, supervisors and administrative personnel
X Determined and approved company medical providers as well as preferred attorneys for workers compensation program

EDUCATION

ASSOCIATES OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONS
Indiana Institute of Technology, Fort Wayne, IN: •••••

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

Advanced Workers Compensation, NBI, •••••
Attended •••••th Annual National Workers Compensation and Occupational Medicines Conference, SEAK, Inc.
Attended Iowa •••••th Annual Workers Compensation Symposium, Iowa Workers Compensation Advisory Committee
Attended Alabama •••••th Annual Spring Conference, Alabama Workers Compensation Organization

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, Indiana Workers Compensation Institute (IWCI), •••••
Member, Indiana Chamber of Commerce, •••••
Member, Alabama Workers Compensation Organization, Inc. (AWCO) •••••