February 2012 Employee Spotlight: Laurie Kiricoples
This month we shine our Employee Spotlight on Laurie Kiricoples, a seasoned pension specialist with over 20 years of general HR and benefits experience. “My passion is pension plans,” says Laurie. “Very few companies offer pension plans today and many are frozen and/or outsourced. I worked at two large companies as a permanent full-time employee for 10 years each so I feel very fortunate that I have continued to work in an area I love through contracting.”
Currently, Laurie works as a pension consultant on a contract with Sappi Fine Paper in Boston, managing changes to a complex set of pension plans for Sappi’s various employee groups. “Laurie’s expertise is so valuable,” says Jane Holland, Sappi’s corporate benefits manager. “We requested her specifically for this project because we knew from her prior placement with us that she was definitely the right person for the job. Laurie picks things up so quickly; she is a great team player and will do whatever needs to be done. And she does it all with a great sense of humor.”
“In my role at Sappi I continue to work on everything I love: complex calculations, assisting retirees, lending my expertise and I continue to learn since every plan is different,” Laurie says. “The Sappi team has been so professional…great, great people. It is a pleasure to work here.”
Laurie’s history with BTHR Solutions extends back to 2000 with her placement as an HR Generalist with Mac-Grey in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Since then, Laurie has continued as one of our top candidates according to BTHR senior staffing consultant Brenda Tringali. “Laurie is an ideal employee,” says Brenda. “She has a very strong work ethic and gives 200 percent of herself every day. The clients fall in love with her during her interview!”
According to Laurie “A big reason my assignments have been so successful is because Brenda, as my BTHR staffing consultant, really took the time to get to know me and my skills so she can make a great match for both the client and me. My assignments have always been such a perfect fit; permanent and contracting! I have been asked to return to assignments on more than one occasion – just an indicator of how successful the placement was!”
We are proud to have Laurie as a member of our BTHR Solutions team!
