Ray Brusca

Current

• Vice President of Benefits at Black & Decker

Past

• Director of Benefits at Primerica Corporation (Commercial Credit Company, CitiGroup)
• Claims Manager at CIGNA
• Attorney at Raymond J. Brusca, Esquire

• Claims Manager at CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland
• Teller (Savings Bank of Baltimore) at Wachovia Bank

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Education

• University of Baltimore School of Law
• University of Baltimore School of Law
• Towson University

• Loyola College in Maryland
• Randallstown High School

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Connections

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Industry

Consumer Goods

Websites

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Ray Brusca’s Summary

Mr. Brusca is Vice President of Benefits for The Black & Decker Corporation. The Black & Decker Corporation, a Fortune 300 company, is a worldwide manufacturer and marketer of power tools, door knobs, faucets, and fastening systems. Worldwide, The Black & Decker Corporation has 27,000 employees and annual revenues of $7 billion.

Mr. Brusca has responsibility for the design, compliance, communication, implementation and administration of all welfare and retirement benefits for all U.S. based employees and retirees. This encompasses a welfare benefits plan valued at over $100 million annually (covering 35,000 lives) and retirement trusts valued at over $1.5 billion (providing benefits to 12,000 current retirees; 8,000 deferred vested former employees; and 8,000 current employees). Additionally, Mr. Brusca has responsibility for the PeopleSoft HRIS system, executive perquisite programs, non-qualified deferred compensation programs, employee stock purchase plans, and the review and approval of all employee benefits for 19,000 employees located outside of the U.S. Extensive merger and acquisition experience having participated in over 50 acquisitions and divestitures.

Mr. Brusca is a nationally recognized expert in the employee benefits and executive compensation fields, with a specialty in the area of innovative health benefits design, administration and funding. He serves as a Commissioner on the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission as well as Trustee on the Towson University Board of Visitors.

Mr. Brusca holds a J.D. from the University of Baltimore School of Law (1984) and a B.S. in Political Science from Towson University (1980).

Ray Brusca’s Specialties:

Employee benefits, health care policy, health insurance design and funding, executive deferred compensation, executive perquisites, retirement benefits (pension, 401(k)), HRIS design and implementation

Ray Brusca’s Experience

• Vice President of Benefits

  Black & Decker

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; BDK; Consumer Goods industry)

  October 1989 — Present (19 years 2 months)

• Director of Benefits

  Primerica Corporation (Commercial Credit Company, CitiGroup)

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; C; Financial Services industry)

  December 1986 — October 1989 (2 years 11 months)

• Claims Manager

  CIGNA

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CI; Insurance industry)

  August 1985 — December 1986 (1 year 5 months)

• Attorney

  Raymond J. Brusca, Esquire

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; Law Practice industry)

  February 1985 — August 1985 (7 months)

  My parents raised me with high morals and ethics, so practicing law just did not work out.

• Claims Manager

  CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield of Maryland

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Insurance industry)

  August 1980 — February 1985 (4 years 7 months)

• Teller (Savings Bank of Baltimore)

  Wachovia Bank

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; WB; Banking industry)

  December 1978 — August 1980 (1 year 9 months)

Ray Brusca’s Education

• University of Baltimore School of Law

  Taxation 1988 — 1988

  Attended for one semester for an LLM in Taxation; did not pursue degree further.

• University of Baltimore School of Law

  J.D., Law, August 1980 — May 1984

• Towson University

  B.S., Political Science, February 1977 — June 1980

• Loyola College in Maryland

  Political Science 1976 — 1977

• Randallstown High School

  1973 — 1976

Additional Information

Ray Brusca’s Websites:

• My Company
• My Company
• My Company

Ray Brusca’s Interests:

Golf, cooking, baking, cleaning, woodworking, power tools, charitable fundraising, U.S. history, U.S. politics, mountaineering

Ray Brusca’s Groups:

Towson Univeristy Foundation Board of Directors - 2005 to Present
Towson University Board of Visitors - 2007 to Present
Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission - 2005 to Present
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Board of Directors - 1995 to 2004
National Business Group on Health Board of Directors - 1993 to 2000
Maryland Food Bank
Towson University Adjunct Faculty

•    Linked:HR (#1 HR Group with 70,000 members)
•    Expat Network
•    Order of the Arrow Alumni
•    Towson University
•    Multinational Pooling and Global Benefits
•    Global Insurance Professionals
•    Healthcare Finance News
•    Black & Decker Alumni
•    The Leadership
•    Global Medical Insurance Professionals 180 +
•    Retail Revolution in Healthcare
•    University of Baltimore School of Law

Ray Brusca’s Honors:

1996 The Leadership Baltimore
2007 Organon-Resolve Outstanding Employer Award
1996 Alonzo G. Decker Community Service Award
1998 Pensions & Investments Defined Contribution Investment Education Award - 2nd Place
2003 Silver Inkwell Award of Excellence
2007 Published Study On Fertility Benefits
2008 Published Study On Contraception & The Cost Of Unplanned Pregnancy
2005 & 2008 Published Study On Cost Effectiveness Of Retail Health Clinics

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