Dave Collins
Professional Summary
Personable Benefits and Work Comp Manager with a passion for helping former employees navigate the benefits process. Experience working with Social Security and other organizations related to disability. Proficient at implementing HR procedures to ensure that the workers’ compensation process goes smoothly.
Core Qualifications
- Social Security disability benefits
- Social Security Disability Insurance
- Benefits administration
- Employee relations
- Transitional work placement
- Workers’ compensation plan management
Experience
Benefits and Work Comp Manager, April 2009 – PresentTuft Manufacturing – Lawrence, Connecticut
- Process all workers’ compensation settlement cases due to workplace accident, injury or illness.
- Manage employee benefit packages, including the selection of health insurance and disability payout.
- Serve as liaison between the company and the Social Security Administration with regard to employee benefits.
- Disperse disability payments and compensation to eligible employees.
- Oversee a newly created program that helps transition injured employees into temporary positions to maintain their standing with the company and retain their talent.
- Evaluate new compensation information and maintain documentation for future benefit program assessments.
Benefits and Work Comp Manager, November 2004 – April 2009
Bennett Engineering – Dover, Connecticut
- Managed employee disability benefits and workers’ compensation across all departments.
- Coordinated Human Resources initiatives to reduce accidental injury and illness in the workplace, reducing accidents by 20 percent.
- Organization of all personnel records of current and past employees.
- Resolved employee relations issues and managed media inquiries into workplace accidents.
Education
2004 Bachelor’s Degree, Human Resource Management
McCreary School of Human Resources – Dover, Connecticut