ASC in the News – May 23, 2012
TWO ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONALS JOIN THE ASC TEAM
TARZANA, CAASC is pleased to announce that two additional professionals have joined the ASC Team: Senior Actuary, Valerie Lopez and pension industry veteran, Mary-Beth Smith.
Valerie Lopez, FSA, MAAA, MSPA, EA, has worked exclusively for actuarial consulting firms for the past 18 years with both large and small plan sponsors. Valerie will be working in ASC’s support area, primarily focusing on Defined Benefit plan issues, including our FASB modules. A graduate of the University of Texas, Valerie has performed Defined Benefit plan work ranging from plan design, implementation, administration, funding, compliance, reporting to plan terminations. “Some of my favorite projects were merger and acquisition projects,” she says.
In her spare time Valerie enjoys hiking and exploring music together with her 5-and-a-half-year-old son. She also loves travelling the world and claims to have an actuarial funny bone. “ I’m thrilled to join ASC. ASC has a great reputation in the industry, and I look forward to a long career here supporting current DB users, ensuring the quality of our system and assisting new users on board!”
“I’m pleased to have an actuary with Valerie’s knowledge and experience join our DB team,” Chief Actuary Diane Storm says. “With her knowledge and industry experience, she will be a great resource to support our users, as well as planning enhancements and new features for our software offerings.”
Alan Gould, President of ASC, agrees “As our name, Actuarial Systems Corporation implies, we are deeply committed to the defined benefit arena, as well as the actuarial calculations needed for many DC plans. We are fortunate to have someone with Valerie’s knowledge and experience on board. Valerie’s efforts will further insure the future of ASC’s DB and other systems.”
Mary-Beth Smith, QKA, has joined the ASC Sales Team as a technical sales consultant. A graduate of the University of Maine, Mary-Beth has spent the last 20 years in the pension industry, and has over 15 years of experience using ASC’s DC/401k and compliance systems. Mary-Beth joined ASC just last month and says, “Thanks to having worked with ASC’s products and staff in the past, I am extremely excited to be here and to work with prospective ASC users!”
Mary Beth resides in Old Orchard Beach, Maine with her husband and 18-year-old son. She’s an avid reader as well as her son’s number one fan out on the field where he plays various sports.
Says Claire May, Director of Sales, “Mary-Beth has valuable knowledge of the pension industry and pension software which, combined with her outgoing personality, is a perfect fit for the ASC Sales Department. We are happy to have her on our team!”
“The moment I met Mary-Beth I knew that she was a natural for our sales team.” Alan Gould, President of ASC, recalls. “Mary Beth has the skills and experience to custom fit our products for a given situation. With over 30 years in this business; we at ASC know that our prospective clients and clients demand someone with Mary Beth’s knowledge when selecting new systems.”
ASC, founded in 1981 and headquartered in Tarzana, CA, has been turning technological developments into opportunities for increased efficiency and profitability for over 31 years. ASC continues this tradition by offering an integrated suite of products including retirement plan software, plan documents and government forms. ASC’s support and development team is comprised of experienced pension professionals who are also technology experts.
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