About MarketPay
At MarketPay, our goal is to save time and increase the productivity of compensation professionals as they work with salary survey information. Our On-Line Pricing System is a state-of-the-art, web-based application that increases the efficiency of managing your salary survey and benchmark information.
History
MarketPay Associates, LLC was founded in the year 2000 as an independent compensation consulting firm. Staffed by former consultants from the major human resources consulting firms, we provided compensation program design services to organizations in a variety of industries.
In 2001, we launched www.marketpay.com as a portal to the salary surveys we conducted and began the development of our Online Market Pricing System. In 2002, AARP beta-tested the first MarketPay site, and later that year we launched our first production sites for AARP, Freddie Mac, Verizon Wireless, and Inova Health System.
From 2003 to 2011, nationwide implementations of the MarketPay system have grown to over 300 client sites. We discontinued all consulting work and now focus all of our efforts on the development and support of our Online Market Pricing System.
Leadership Team
Our leadership team is comprised of seasoned compensation and systems professionals, each bringing their skill and knowledge to bear on the challenges faced by our clients. The MarketPay brand has been built on the belief that no other market pricing system can match the range of solutions we provide and the expertise and experience of our people.
Mark Avery, President and Founder
has over 27 years of compensation experience - seven in corporate compensation management at Nortel Networks and another seven as a Compensation Consultant with Mercer Human Resource Consulting. Mark manages the MarketPay design, development, marketing and support teams. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics from Chapman University and an MBA from George Washington University.
Mike Bryant, Vice President, Sales & Marketing
has over ten years of HR systems and compensation experience. His focus is on sales and marketing, client relationship management, and system design. Mike previously managed the Salary Management System (SMS), an analytical compensation software at Buck Consultants. He has performed compensation consulting work for clients in a variety of industries, including energy, high-tech, education, healthcare, insurance and pharmaceuticals, managing the delivery of large-scale market pricing projects, stock option valuation plans, salary structure development, job evaluation committees, merit guidelines and incentive plan costing and development. Prior to joining MarketPay, Mike worked with Buck Consultants, Raytheon and the West Group. Mike obtained his Masters degree in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota. Mike is located in Denver and supports clients throughout the US and globally.
Chris Highfield, Vice President, Systems Design
has over 20 years experience as a practitioner and leader in Compensation and HR technology. His focus is on system design, client relationship management, and sales. Prior to joining MarketPay, he was in charge of the compensation outsourcing group for Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. Chris has also worked in the human resources consulting industry for Towers Perrin, KPMG Peat Marwick, and Mellon Financial Corporation (Buck Consultants) where he provided compensation and systems implementation consulting to clients in a variety of industries. Among the types of projects that Chris managed included: compensation plan design, market pricing analysis, pay structure development, internal equity studies, and job documentation development. In the systems role, Chris was responsible for the overall direction of Mellon's compensation software, including the design and development of new features. Chris is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a BS degree in Mathematics and is a member of the WorldatWork Compensation Association. Chris is located in Nashville and supports clients throughout the US and globally.
Sandra Leon, Director of Client Management
has more than 12 years of experience in human resources/compensation. Her focus is managing client management operations and client relationship management. As a compensation practitioner in both public and private organizations, Sandra has worked on projects including compensation plan design, market pricing analysis, pay structure development, internal equity studies, and job documentation development. Sandra holds a Masters degree and two Bachelor degrees from Gonzaga University and is a member of WorldatWork. Sandra is located in Denver and supports clients throughout the US and globally.
Rich Littell, Director of Information Technology
has over 10 years of experience in the Information Technology industry. Before joining MarketPay, Rich worked for various business, financial, government, and manufacturing operations as an IT specialist and manager. In the role of MarketPay's Director of IT, he specializes in system design, development and maintenance. Rich has a Bachelor of Science degree in Management Information Systems with the focus of Computer Science from the University of Wyoming.
Marty Walsen, SVP Operations
is a twenty-year telecom veteran with a background in project management and technical support. Marty oversees all of MarketPay's survey data conversion and audit processes, develops marketing strategies and programs, and oversees MarketPay's internal infrastructure.
Becky Wood, Client Manager & Director of Training
has over 28 years of experience as both a practitioner and consultant in domestic, executive, and international compensation and benefits with private, public and not-for-profit organizations. Her consulting experience has been with Mercer, Aon and Watson Wyatt. As a practitioner, Becky has worked for Coors, US Airways, AvalonBay Communities, The Nature Conservancy and the American Red Cross. She is a senior instructor and co-course developer for the WorldatWork quantitative analysis courses, and has taught with WorldatWork for more than 25 years. Becky has her MBA from the University of Denver, a BS from the University of Rochester, and is a CCP (current). Becky is located in Denver and supports clients throughout the US and globally.
