GULF BENEFIT CONSULTANTS, INC.
EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT CONSULTANTS AND ACTUARIES
Lynn E. Pyke
Mr. Pyke is President and owner of Gulf Benefit Consultants, Inc. He has nearly thirty years experience as an actuary and benefit consultant, including experience with large regional and international consulting firms. His particular area of expertise is retirement plan consulting for larger corporate clients, involving defined benefit plans, defined contribution plans, and retiree healthcare plans. His consulting and actuarial work includes plan design, actuarial valuations, financial disclosures, annual reporting, compliance testing, plan amendments, benefit calculations, individual benefit statements, cost estimates, contract negotiations, and corporate acquisitions and divestitures. Mr. Pyke has worked on peer review projects for the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and has had extensive experience in developing actuarial software and systems. He has spoken before professional and business groups on various retirement topics and has provided expert witness testimony for Qualified Domestic Relations Orders.
Mr. Pyke received a B.A. in Mathematics from The Pennsylvania State University. He is an enrolled actuary, a member of the American Academy of Actuaries, and a member of the Association of Employee Benefit Planners of New Orleans for which he has served on the Board of Directors and as president.
Audry E. Herbert
Ms. Herbert is an actuarial assistant with experience in defined contribution plans and financial analysis. She received a B.S. in Mathematics from Loyola University New Orleans and attended graduate studies at Tulane University. Her notable credits include preparing statistical analyses funded by the National Science Foundation on various topics including college graduation rates and coronary heart disease.
Pamela R. Reinhardt
Ms. Reinhardt has nine years of experience as an assistant in administrative, actuarial and paralegal matters. She is involved with benefit calculations, annual federal reporting, plan documents and amendments, specialized IRS filings, and other compliance issues. Ms. Reinhardt is a member of the Association of Employee Benefit Planners of New Orleans.
