Tom Gunn

Experience

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  New York State Assembly

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

  Office Associate

  Served as an aide in the Capitol in Albany. Worked on elections throughout NY State. Familiar with NY State, and NY City issues.

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  City of New York

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1995

  Community Associate

  Administered a seatbelt safety program for the Office of the Brooklyn Borough President.

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  Teachers' Retirement System of the City of New York

  Oct 1995 - Oct 2008

  Case Management Manager

  Created a unit designed to resolve high profile pension inquiries with comprehensive solutions for the fourth largest pension system in the United States. Assigned and reviewed inquiries referred by the elected officials, the executive board and management of the agency. A high rate of productivity was maintained by effectively utilizing staff, and solid decision making skills.

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  New York City Transit

  Nov 2008 - Jan 2012

  Deputy Director, Consolidated Pensions

  Assigned and reviewed pension benefit work in the PeopleSoft system. Resolved backlog of incomplete cases, and developed work procedures for the staff designed to benefit the membership. Managed a crisis resolution project, and ensured that all regular work was resolved without any member complaints. Trained employees on procedures, and clarified complex work issues.

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  Lutheran Medical Center

  Jul 2013 - Dec 2016

  Benefits Manager

  Administered non-qualified and qualified 401(k), 403(b) 457, and 401(a) Defined Contribution and Defined Benefit retirement plans as well as health/welfare plans for approximately 5,000 employees, and 5,000 retirees. Additionally, coordinated compensation plans and policies, analyzed job and salary data and made recommendations related to compensation and benefits. Collaborated with consultants, service providers and internal partners to ensure legal requirements and Lutheran Healthcare business objectives were met. Show less

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  NYU Langone Health

  Dec 2016 - Aug 2023

  Benefits Financial Management Analyst

  Provide reporting, analysis and accounting of benefit programs; including health, financial and retirement plans. Summarize information and effectively communicate analysis in writing and verbally to internal and external customers. Act as an organizational data quality steward. The primary challenges are the ability to handle multiple projects at the same time, the ability to interact with people with varied personalities and communication styles, and the flexibility to adjust resources as needed. Show less

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  Unilever

  May 2024 - now

  Pension Benefits Administrator

  Extensive research using electronic and hard copy databases to search for details about former employees' potential pension benefits. Includes researching historical pension data, comparing data between multiple vendors, assisting with audit requests and assisting in payroll improvement processes.Required to search for contact information for people deemed to be owed a pension benefit.Support historical research and process improvements