Jerry Turner210-952-1764

jerryturner210@gmail.com

SUMMARY

Professional Benefits Executive and consulting actuary with extensive experience developing strategic solutions and managing employee benefit programs and services. Experienced in financial analysis, project management, building high performance teams, achieving cost savings and enhancing the employee experience to increase value and retention.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

USAA, San Antonio, TX 4/2003 – 10/2014

Responsible for planning, design, communication, administration, compliance and management of employee benefit programs, wellness and onsite services. Organized and coordinated recurring events, such as annual enrollment, biometric screenings, fitness activities, blood drives and summer camp. Led team of employee benefit and fitness staff, who deliver program and supplier management services for the benefit of all USAA employees and retirees.

Assistant Vice President, Benefits (2007 – Oct. 2014)Reported to SVP, Total Rewards

Planning and implementation of full benefit administration supplier move (retirement and health/welfare) and world class employee portal product for all benefit programs, while reducing annual administrative costs by $1M annually

Implemented backup child care programs to leverage space in onsite child care centers and provide access to emergency care to all employees

Executive Director, Benefits (2006 – 2007)Reported to the SVP, Compensation, Benefits and HRIS

Outsourced group life insurance and wellness program administration resulting in more standard industry practices and a savings of $10M

Revised retiree medical program to encourage later retirements and reduce ongoing annual expense

Delivered an Individual Health Management program (holistic approach to disease management) showing a return on investment of 1.5:1

Director, Benefits (2003 – 2005)Reported to the VP of Benefits

Planning, communication and implementation of health and welfare benefits outsourcing, resulting in USAA’s first online annual enrollment

Planning, design, communication and implementation of a full replacement consumer driven health plan, resulting in immediate and sustained reduction in health care trend

Watson Wyatt, Dallas, TX (2000 – 2003)Consulting Actuary

Responsible for managing client engagement with responsibility for relationship, quality of consulting advice and financials

Performed annual actuarial funding and accounting valuations and completed required government pension plan filings for defined benefit and post-retirement medical plans

Structured project requirements, set and maintained budgets and led consulting engagements as the health care SME

ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

PricewaterhouseCoopers, Dallas, TX 1994 – 2000

Watson Wyatt, Detroit, MI 1993 – 1994

Buck Consultants, Dallas TX 1988 - 1993

Mercer, Dallas TX 1985 - 1988

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, University of Louisiana-Monroe

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION

Associate of the Society of Actuaries