Daniel has 15 years of experience in the employee benefits field, serving both corporate and public sector clients, including seven large county retirement systems throughout the state of California.

He currently manages pension valuations for more than 20 municipal plans in the Washington state fire and police systems. He also manages LEOFF I retiree medical benefit valuations for many of these same cities, as well as for two counties.

He has assisted clients with many aspects of defined benefit plans, including:

• Experience studies
• Projections of costs
• Valuation of pension and retiree medical benefits
• Benefit calculations
• Production of benefit statements for plan members
• Analysis of pension plan funding policies

Recent projects include the GASB 45 retiree medical valuations for 35 clients.

Presentations and publications

Recent presentations include:

“Actuarial and GASB Issues for Public Plans (How can an actuary help you?)” to the National Association of Public Plan Attorneys

“Plan Redesign: Debating the Pros and Cons of Current Proposals” to the Public Fund Boards Forum

Recent publications include:

“Living with GASB 45: How to Manage Liabilities Associated With Retiree Medical Benefits”