Nathan Counts

About Nathan Counts

ABOUT MEAs an innovative and respected Total Rewards leader, I am knowledgeable in developing and implementing strategies that improve business and accelerate culture and talent strategy while enhancing employees’ lives. I am a collaborative, solutions-driven manager known for driving advancements based on data insights. Described as empathetic and a humble servant leader, I am committed to building engaged, high-performing teams.CORE COMPETENCIESStrategic Oversight – Financial Management – Compliance & Governance – Domestic Compensation & Total Rewards – Global Benefits & Employee WellnessMY STRENGTHS Defining innovative and targeted strategies by leveraging advanced analytics Developing effective Total Rewards programs that are simple yet aligned with business goals Architecting new pay philosophy, structure, and performance management process Designing, communicating, and managing broad-based and executive incentive programs including eligibility, funding, board and executive updates, final calculations awards and payout Ensuring benefits solutions are easy for employees to understand Reducing inefficient benefit spend and re-investing savings in meaningful, differentiated rewards Instituting internal processes that promote adherence to applicable state/federal laws and accreditation agenciesSELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS Highest employee engagement survey score within HR despite being new in Total Rewards and working with a junior team. Applied technical and leadership strengths to build trust and attain objectives.(Amtrak) Reduced benefits overhead from $35+ billion to under $15 billion. Analyzed Medicare financing structure, identified new contract models and business models, and met with US Congress on policy reform matters (AT & T) Achieved 50%+ reduction in annual medical vendor fees and unique pharmaceutical benefit manager contract structure (AT & T)TOOLS & TECHNOLOGIESSAP Payfactors/PayScale R Tableau IBM Watson Health & Cotiviti Data Warehouse Microsoft Excel PowerPoint Forms Projects PowerBI; Analytics: Statistics, Modeling, VisualizationsMY CERTIFICATIONSAssociate of the Society of Actuaries (ASA)Certified Compensation Professional (CCP),(6 of 9) anticipated 2022Certified Coach Practitioner, In progress, anticipated 2021AWARDS I’VE RECEIVEDTop 25 HR Professionals Under 40 in the U.S. Workforce Magazine (2018); Teaching Assistant of the Year (2005), University of Texas; Top Mathematics Student of the Year (2003), Pepperdine UniversityCONTACT MEI can be reached at n•••••••@gmail.com

Experience

1. Vice President, Total Rewards

   Amtrak

   Mar 2024 — Present · Dallas-Fort Worth, TX, US

   Manage team of ~35 and $1+ billion of executive compensation, broad-based compensation, rewards, and benefits for ~25K US employees across 10+ union populations & safety sensitive teams to support our employees and employer (employee assistance program, substance use program, and wellbeing team).

Education

• Udacity

  Nanodegrees, (1) Predictive Analytics for Business (2) Data Analyst

  2017 — 2019

• Pepperdine University

  B.A., Mathematics, Computer Science

  1999 — 2003

• The University of Texas at Austin

  MA, Mathematics

  2003 — 2005

Skills

• Financial Modeling
• Employee Benefits
• Business Planning
• Mergers
• Risk Management
• Strategy
• Valuation
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Management Consulting
• Human Resources
• Vendor Management
• Consulting
• Analysis
• Negotiation
• Actuarial Science
• Retirement