Rick has 13 years of pension and employee benefits consulting experience. He serves both public and private sector clients regarding their defined benefit pension and retiree medical plans. Client assignments include actuarial valuations; plan design cost studies; FASB valuations for developing expense and year-end disclosure for SFAS 87, 106 and 112; and government filings. Assignments also include GASB valuations under 25, 27, and 45. He has developed asset-liability projection models for private and public sector clients to determine future funding levels and the cost of proposed plan changes.

Rick has experience in performing audits for pension plans, including analysis of data, actuarial procedures, and assumptions. He also has extensive knowledge of Milliman’s pension valuation system and has helped to initially set up and program new clients into the system.

Rick currently performs actuarial services for the following public pension plans: the New Jersey Teachers’ Pension and Annuity Fund, and the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority.

Selected Bibliography

• GASB’s Preliminary Views on New Pension Accounting Rules (PERiScope, July 2010)
• GASB Exposure Drafts on Pension Accounting and Financial Reporting – Exploring the Proposed Changes for Single Employers (PERiScope, September 2011)