Bryan Dunton, Esq.

Experience

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  North Smithfield School Department

  Jun 2002 - Dec 2006

  Maintenance and Grounds Keeper

  Perform routine maintenance to equipment and buildings to include routine plumbing, electrical, woodwork and mechanical repairs. Maintained the grounds at all facilities the school department used. Operated and serviced department vehicles.

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  Town of Cumberland, RI

  Dec 2006 - Oct 2007

  Police Officer

  Served as a sworn police officer for the town. Took an oath to preserve the peace, combat crime, and identify and apprehend offenders. Arrested, charged, and booked criminal and civil offenders. Drafted offense, arrest and accident reports for submission to courts and administrative agencies for prosecution. Successfully completed a fifteen week paramilitary training at the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy, graduating 8th in Academy class.

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  North Smithfield Police Department

  Mar 2008 - Jul 2013

  Police Dispatcher/Training Coordinator

  Managed the creation, implementation, and instruction of training programs for dispatchers and police officers in all aspects listed below. Responsible for answering all incoming emergency and non emergent calls for service from the public. Monitor all police communications, internally and inter-agency. Determine appropriate response of emergency personnel in a high volume work environment. Act as an inter-agency liaison coordinating multiple department responses to critical incidents. Trusted and tasked with running criminal data checks on subjects through multiple databases and maintaining information as accurate within such systems. Certified for use of nationwide criminal database systems including RILETS, NLETS, NCIC, IMC software, and the RI DMV database. Show less

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  City of Cranston, RI

  Jul 2013 - Apr 2019

  Police Dispatcher

  Responsible for answering all incoming emergency and non emergent calls for service from the public. Monitor all police communications, internally and inter-agency. Determine appropriate response of emergency personnel in a high volume work environment. Act as an inter-agency liaison coordinating multiple department responses to critical incidents. Trusted and tasked with running criminal data checks on subjects through multiple databases and maintaining information as accurate within such systems. Certified for use of nationwide criminal database systems including RILETS, NLETS, NCIC, IMC software, and the RI DMV database. Show less

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  The Phia Group, LLC

  Jun 2019 - now

  • Manage daily operations of the NQTL Team, including providing training and guidance to team members.• Oversee QA of NQTL comparative analysis reports produced by team members.• Lead client conferences for fact-finding and consultative purposes.• Assist clients in responding to MHPAEA regulatory audits conducted by agencies such as the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This includes reviewing requests, gathering and organizing documentation, and drafting responses.• Compose a variety of documents for compliance with the MHPAEA, including associated NQTL Comparative Analysis.• Analyze clients’ plan documents for compliance with ERISA, ACA, PDA, HIPAA, MHPAEA and other federal laws.• Research federal and state authority in response to clients’ inquiries.• Present at industry conferences on relevant topics and laws.• Revise and maintain company employee handbooks for compliance with federal and multiple state laws.• Provide training and guidance to Plan Drafting team on compliance matters. Show less • Compose a variety of documents for compliance with the MHPAEA, including associated NQTL Comparative Analysis• Analyze clients’ plan documents for compliance with ERISA, ACA, PDA, HIPAA, MHPAEA• Lead client conferences for fact-finding and consultative purposes• Research federal and state authority in response to clients’ inquiries• Present at industry conferences on relevant topics and laws• Revise and maintain company employee handbooks for compliance with federal and multiple state laws, including remote workers• Provide training and guidance to NQTL team and Plan Drafting team; including overseeing final reviews of projects Show less • Compose a variety of documents for compliance with the MHPAEA, including associated NQTL Comparative Analysis• Analyze clients’ plan documents for compliance with ERISA, ACA, PDA, HIPAA, MHPAEA• Lead client conferences for fact-finding and consultative purposes• Research federal and state authority in response to clients’ inquiries• Revise and maintain company employee handbooks for compliance with federal and multiple state laws, including remote workers• Provide training and guidance to NQTL team and Plan Drafting team; including overseeing final reviews of projects Show less • Administer guidance to employers, insurance carriers, brokers, claims processors,and third-party administrators while maintaining the highest level of confidentiality• Analyze, draft, review and revise health plan documents and amendments for self-fundedand other plans for compliance with federal and state law as well as cost containment• Supervise ongoing product development and implementation of client specific templates and checklists• Streamline the process of drafting, editing, and submitting documents while communicatingeffectively with fellow team members to achieve goals and meet deadlines Show less

  • Consulting Attorney III

    Feb 2025 - now

  • Consulting Attorney II

    Feb 2024 - Feb 2025

  • Consulting Attorney I

    Nov 2022 - Feb 2024

  • Health Benefit Plan Consultant

    Jun 2019 - Nov 2022