Jenny Nicas is a benefits and wellness professional with over 15 years of experience in retirement plan operations, design, administration, and project management. She has significant experience managing benefit plans and compliance at Hewlett-Packard, where she led successful initiatives like a financial fitness boot camp and communications for early retirement programs. Nicas also has experience as a business analyst and quality assurance manager at other benefits consulting firms. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University.

1. JENNY NICAS
Jenny.Nicas@yahoo.com
(281) 773-4482
www.linkedin.com/in/jennynicas
Benefits and Wellness professional, with expertise in Retirement Plan Operations, Design and
Administration. Acknowledged for ability to efficiently assess, devise and deliver successful solutions.
Consistently recognized for managing multiple projects and delivering results under tight timelines.
Significant experience with Benefit Plan Operations and Compliance, Operational Process Improvement,
HRIS, Project Management, Vendor Management, Deferred Compensation and Non-Qualified Retirement
Plans.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY, HOUSTON, TX 2002-2014
Retirement Benefits Specialist
 As Financial Fitness Boot Camp Launch Manager, scheduled 84 on-site and virtual workshops
in 18 locations over 4 weeks, attended by 10,000 employees. Aided in creation and distribution
of comprehensive website tool, and promotional materials of notepads, postcards, posters and
banners
 52% of employees increased their financial fitness score & 32% increased 401(k) deferrals
 Won 2014 Gold Quill Award (Award of Excellence category) & 2013 Eddy Award
 Led project to communicate with 11,000 employees for 3 Early Retirement Offerings
and 1 Phased Retirement Program. Assisted with website design, testing and presentations
 Oversaw communications/education with $1MM annual budget for 90,000 participants
 Designed, tested and implemented legislative guidelines and communication for all plans
 Coordinated financial aspect of employee wellness launch and ongoing initiative
 Won 2005 Profit Sharing Counsel of America award for organizing comprehensive
communications campaign (print, email, web and meetings) for transition from 3 vendors
and 7 plans to 1 vendor for 100,000 participants
 Project lead for annual enrollment for non-qualified executive deferred compensation program,
including plan & website design, vendor training, system testing, and all communications
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (FORMERLY COMPAQ), HOUSTON, TX 2000 - 2002
Benefits Analyst, Retirement
 Administrated $20B in assets for 401(k), Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation and Cash
Account Pension Plans
 Liaised with vendors, internal systems associates and auditors for successful annual testing
HEWITT ASSOCIATES, LLC (NOW AON HEWITT), THE WOODLANDS, TX 1998 - 2000
Business Analyst, Quality Assurance Manager
 Analyzed and implemented 2 large market 401(k) retirement plans. Clients: Halliburton, Brown
& Root, Dresser Industries, M.W. Kellogg, Fina, llis & Everard and Nokia
 Managed $900MM in asset conversion between 5 investment managers
 Coordinated $3.5MM weekly posting and reconciliation of 80,000 employees’ payroll
DELOITTE & TOUCHE CONSULTING GROUP, HOUSTON, TX 1997
Analyst
 Quality assurance tester for system enhancements and corrections
 Performed reporting, solving, and troubleshooting system problems
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Business Administration, Cum Laude - Texas A&M University. College Station, TX