LOIS SCHWARTZ
1446 WOODWIND COURT                         	 PHONE: 770-992-3577
MARIETTA, GEORGIA 30068                		 CELL:  770-335-4044
EMAIL: LOISSCHWARTZ@BELLSOUTH.NET

QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY

..Management professional with more than thirty years of proven experience in the analysis, design, training and implementation of Human Resource Information Management Systems.  
..Primary areas of specialization in the automation of the business tasks of Employee Benefits, both Welfare and Pension, and Employee-Self-Service. 
..Implementation Consultant SAP Benefits 
..Successful record of management of the SAP Partnership program for the SAP Human Resource product.   
..Solution Architect's role oversaw the benefits administration functionality and legal compliance for the SAP HCM system.  Developed and wrote the requirements documents for defined benefit, QDRO, QMCSO, FMLA, Domestic Partners, and vacation buy, sell, trade and pool.  
..Maintains active membership in IHRIM (formerly HRSP - Human Resource Systems Professionals) and served as former Atlanta Chapter Board member.  
..Maintains active membership in SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management), serving on the National HRTM Joint Committee IHRIM/SHRM since 1992 and a founding Advisory Board member of the new SHRM HRTX Technology Professional Emphasis Group, also participates in the HR-XML Consortium.   
	
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SCOTTS (Lawn Care), Columbus, OH                 Mar, 2008 � Sept, 2008
SAP Benefits Consultant
Remove custom ABAP code for savings plans, configure SAP Benefits to administer savings plan functionality.  Added a Roth Plan for 2009 enrollment.  Wrote specifications for customization of non-qualified plans.  Modified feeds to savings plan vendor.

CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA,  Charlotte, NC	     2006 � Dec, 2007
SAP Benefits Consultant 
Design and implementation of pension administration system within the SAP Benefits System.   Pension system involved design of custom infotypes, movement of pension history data to the SAP system, and design for programming of the custom pension calculations and the configuration of SAP Defined Benefit functionality.  Worked with the technical staff and the Director of Benefits.  Implementation of 2007 plan changes including retiree Medicare drug and medical plan Medicare/Pre-Medicare splits.  

CPS ENERGY,  San Antonio, Texas		September, 2005 � April, 2006
SAP Benefits Consultant- Configuration, Scenerio Creation, Testing, and Training for an SAP 4.6C Benefits implementation.  Working with the  Personnel, Payroll, and Technical teams.  

ARINSO INTERNATIONAL, Atlanta, Georgia 			       2003-2005
SAP Benefits Consultant 
Givaudan (NJ) � worked with the US project team on an International SAP 5.0 implementation being lead in Switzerland.  US project team was responsible for all US and US benefits data gathering, blueprinting, configuration, documentation, testing, etc.

Hospira (Chicago) - requirements, blueprinting, and configuration for benefits enrollment at release 4.7.

BOC Gases (NJ) -  implementing 4.6C SAP HR, Payroll, and Benefits, responsible for the benefits portion of the implementation.

AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Lansing, Michigan     		2002-2003
SAP Benefits Consultant 
Implementation of SAP 4.6C pension (Defined Benefit administration) including definition and testing of pension calculations for a 3,000 employee population.

SAP AMERICA,  Atlanta, GA                	 1998-2001
Partner Manager HCM System                 2001
Managed all external Service (implementation) and complimentary product partners and their relationships with SAP customers, prospects, and internal communications within the SAP HCM organization, including $15 million in new product sales through SAP partners.
Solution Architect, Employee Benefits     1998-2000
Responsible for the vision and growth of the benefits functionality within the SAP HR and MySAP.com Workplace portal.  Responsible for writing the business functional design requirements for the Defined Benefit administration, QDRO, FMLA, Domestic Partner, Vacation Buy/Sell/Pool, QMCSO, and COBRA legislative changes within the SAP System as well as content integration with employee self service/portal.
SAP Certification, 1999

META4 USA, Madrid, Spain			          1997-1998
Benefits Functional Consultant 
Responsible for the United States employee benefits design in a new state-of-the-art Human Resource System for market in the United States, France, Germany, Spain, Latin and South America

METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY (MARTA), Atlanta, GA          	1993 - 1997
Human Resources Information Systems Manager
Oversaw all payroll, personnel, and benefits technical administration, software, and software purchases for all union and non-union employees. 

COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS, INC. (CCS), Norcross, GA  	1992 - 1993
Human Resource Consultant    
Provided consulting services for all Human Resource marketing, sales support, design and implementation of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems for automating employee administration in the areas of Payroll, Personnel, and Benefits.

INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT (SELF-EMPLOYED), Atlanta, GA      1990 - 1992
Consultant NATIONAL LINEN SERVICE (NSI), Atlanta, GA  1991-1992
Performed a Human Resource System Audit, Needs Analysis, RFP creation and vendor selection for an integrated PC-based Human Resource 

Consultant SUNTRUST BANK,  Atlanta, GA             1990-1991
MSA/DBS Human Resource System, responsibilities include benefits discrimination testing for Sections 410 and 125.  Determination of the highly compensated employees.  Full procedural documentation for MSA/DBS transfer and adjustment procedures. Full MSA/DBS file clean-up effort to eliminate inconsistent information between operating companies.

TPF&C, A TOWERS PERRIN COMPANY,  Atlanta, GA           	1987 - 1990
Human Resource Information Management (HRIM) Consultant 
Completed successful consulting engagements in payroll, personnel, and benefits administration.  Assignments include current system audits, RFP creation, and vendor selection. Public speaker on the data implications of Section 89 compliance

MANAGEMENT SCIENCE AMERICA (MSA)/DUN AND BRADSTREET SOFTWARE/GEAC	1978 - 1987
Human Resource Product Design, 1984-1987
Responsible for the future direction of the Human Resource (Payroll/Personnel) product.  Performed detail presentations to prospective clients and current users.  Trained consultants and other internal personnel on the product
Human Resource National Training Manager, 1983-1984
Introduced "Hands on" online training workshops for MSA clients.  Was responsible for all HR classes and training materials
Human Resource Client Support Consultant, 1979-1983
Instrumental in chartering HR client phone support
Human Resource Development, 1978-1979

INFORMATION SCIENCE INCORPORATED (INSCI), Montvale, NJ    1971 - 1978
Innovator in the automation of personnel administration and skills matching
Senior Project Manager/Consultant, 1974-1978
Lead Programmer, 1971-1974

EDUCATION 
BS, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, New Jersey
Major:  Business Management

AWARDS/Certifications
First Place Award - 1994 HRSP Call For Papers - "Employee Signatures - To Sign or Not to Sign, that is the Question" 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management Association)
* National HRTM Committee Member
* National HRTX Founding Advisory Committee Member
* IHRIM (International Human Resource Information Management Association)
* Past Atlanta Chapter Board Member