PAMELA ANDERSON, CEBS, CCP 3712 Fall Creek Rd. mobile: 512-626-9353 Spicewood, TX 78669 pa1e2e77c@westpost.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFIT AND RETIREMENT PLAN PROFESSIONAL Motivated and experienced business partner with 20 years of demonstrated success enhancing the bottom line and employee satisfaction through innovative delivery of benefit and compensation programs that support strategic goals and objective s. EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS BA in Communications - University of Dayton Certified Employee Benefits Specialist (CEBS) Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) Certificate in Personal Financial Planning (PFP) Senior Human Resources Professional (SPHR) candidate - December 2011 CAREER SUMMARY & ACHIEVEMENTS BENEFITS SUPERVISOR PEDERNALES ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., JOHNSON CITY, TX 2006 - 2011 Evaluated, negotiated and supervised the administration, delivery, and complianc e of fully-insured health, welfare, defined contribution and defined benefit pla ns for 900 active and 200 retired employees of largest electric cooperative in U S with annual revenue of $500 million. Achievements: Redesigned disability program and integrated it with paid leave, reducing accru ed leave liability by $250,000. Implemented pre-tax payroll deduction plan saving employees and company more th an $500,000 in taxes. Reprioritized FMLA compliance through company-wide training of 300 managers and supervisors. Launched Flexible Spending Accounts with debit card - first year contributions saved 3 times cost of administration. Trained managers and supervisors on tax advantages of benefit improvements. Administered individual 457(f) executive deferred compensation plans, calculate d and reported vested payments. Plan administrator and fiduciary responsible for 401(k) and pension plans with $160 million in combined assets. DIRECTOR - BENEFITS & COMPLIANCE NORWOOD PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS, INC., INDIANAPOLIS, IN 1999 - 2004 Due diligence liaison with law firms, trustees and insurance companies to solve benefit issues arising from large acquisition. Achievements: Reengineered and consolidated 15 acquired self-insured/fully-insured benefit pl ans to decrease overall cost. Designed, negotiated and launched a single, company-wide self-insured benefit p lan in 2001 which decreased administrative redundancy, eliminated state insuranc e mandates and reduced employer costs by over $1 million. Settled IRS/DOL compliance issues of multiple acquired retirement plans. Terminated or liquidated plans when acquired operations were consolidated to re duce production costs.

Converted remaining plan assets from multiple custodians to one $60MM -safe-har bor- 401(k) plan with Fidelity. Negotiated collectively-bargained benefits and managed 2 frozen pension plans. Drove regulatory compliance for all plans, including union plans, from acquisit ion to termination/consolidation. Developed management performance incentive plans and long-term phantom stock pl ans for executives. NATIONAL BENEFITS TEAM LEADER WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC., AUSTIN, TX 1996 -1998 Administered 9 different regional benefit plans and several retirement plans for the country`s largest (10,000+ employees) natural and organic grocer. Achievements: Lead internal teams charged with integration of health and welfare plans added through 7 acquisitions. Consolidated or terminated acquired retirement plans that were not compatible w ith the Whole Foods` 401(k) plan. DIRECTOR - EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PRIME CABLE, AUSTIN, TX 1991 -1996 Managed all benefit and retirement plans for this cable television company with 1,500 employees operating in 7 states. Achievements: Directed and administered the self-insured benefit plan operating as a multiple -employer Voluntary Employee Benefits Arrangement (VEBA) with a funded trust. Negotiated, budgeted and allocated benefits expense for the holding company, it s wholly-owned subsidiaries and participating limited partnerships. Reorganized single 401(k) plan into 8 separate plans based on ownership. Condu cted semi-annual enrollment and monitored all audit and compliance issues.