03.01.10

Achilles Group hires Noel Wagner

Noel Wagner is starting a new starting a new service for Achilles Group. She is the Staffing and Placement Director for Achilles Group in Houston.  Noel is a Talent Acquisition and HR Professional with a 15 year track record of success in the staffing industry creating and delivering strategic and proactive initiatives.

02.08.10

Achilles Group hires Megan Kahn

Achilles Group hires Megan Kahn as our newest Human Resource Coordinator.

Prior to joining Achilles Group, Megan worked for Texas A&M MSC Administrative Services and supported the Human Resources and Accounting professionals there.  She also worked for Academy Sports & Outdoors as their Human Resources Intern and gained valuable human resources experience in a retail setting.

01.26.10

Achilles Group Director, Stephanie Van Lue's Newest Addition

Achilles Group HR Director Stephanie Van Lue, her husband Jason and two sons, Payton and Noah, are excited to announce that Abagail has entered the world. She was born on Tuesday, January 26th at 12:30PM, she is 6lbs 11 oz.

01.12.10

Achilles Group Celebrates

Achilles Group celebrated with Achilles Group HR Director Stephanie Van Lue and her husband Jason. They are expecting their third child (and first girl) Abigail, in two weeks!!

12.21.09

Achilles Group Director, Sheryl Kovach, Celebrates the Holiday Season

Achilles Group Director, Sheryl Kovach, celebrated the holiday season with our client, Pentagroup. Pentagroup hosts a holiday decoration competition amongst it's teams of collectors. To the right is a picture of Janell, Pentagroup's HR Coordinator, and Sheryl in front of some of the decorations.

12.04.09

Achilles Group Employee Holiday Party

Achilles Group employees and their significant others celebrated another successful year by getting together for the annual holiday party at Sam Houston Racepark! 

12.02.09

Achilles Client Holiday Party

This annual event given to show appreciation to our clients is sure to be extremely successful again this year.  Held at the prestigious Briar Club in Houston, the party is always well-attended and provides our clients the opportunity to network, socialize, and feel appreciated by Achilles. 

11.21.09

Achilles Group Celebrates Hilary Schwanbeck's Birthday

Hillary is working for Achilles Group as a Human Resource Generalist in our Houston office:

• Hope to someday spin a yellow Terrible Towel at Heinz Field.  Go Steelers!

11.05.09

Achilles Webinar in Austin, Texas

Achilles Group hosts an informational on November 5th at 11:30. Garry Meier will present his ‘Small Business Playbook for the New Economy’ highlighting the current affect of the economy on small business and sharing the top ten best practices for small business executives to create wealth and prosper in the new economy. (Find more or attend.)

"One of the best webinars I have sat through in a long time!  I learned so much and it was another sign that I'm doing some of the right things by really pushing my team for "best in breed" performance.  This really got me thinking about further change in our organization to pull out of this recession.  I agree with Garry...not much room out there right now for mediocrity." -Keith Wright, CEO, Sensatronics

11.04.09

Achilles' Client Briar Club

In celebration Sheryl Lyon's new addition, Briar Club shared their excitement with a warm welcome. A big thank you to Richard and Sharon Lareau with the Briar Club.

11.03.09

Hillary Gets Married!

We are happy to announce the wedding of Achilles HR Generalist Hillary Askins to Brent Schwanbeck on October 17, 2009 in College Station, Texas!

10.26.09

Achilles Group Celebrates Bill Bahr's Birthday

Bill is working for Achilles Group as a Human Resource Director in our Houston office:

• Is a Hemingway want to be (except for the drinking)

10.20.09

HR Director Sheryl Lyon's Newest Addition

Lily turned 2 months last week, weighing in at 12 lbs. 7 oz and 23 1/2 inches long.

10.7.09

Wedding Shower for Hillary

Achilles Group celebrate's HR Generalist, Hillary Askins' upcoming wedding to Brent Schwanbeck.

10.3.09

HR Director, Bill Bahr, Gives Back

Bill Bahr, one of our HR Directors, occasionally trades in his "HR cap" for his "captain's hat" as part of 501(c) program called fishingforheros.com.  This program provides free offshore fishing trips to active duty military, police, firefighters and EMC personnel as a way of saying "thank you" for doing the tough jobs that keep us safe. Learn more.

10.4.09

Achilles Grieves the Lose of Landon Smith

Landon Smith was a District Manager for Opal Divine's Restaurant of Austin, Texas.

James Landon Smith of Austin, passed away in Temple on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009 after suffering a heart attack at the too-young age of 30. He left this life way too soon, but will be remembered with deep love by his family and his many, many friends. The world was Landon's stage and his performance as a loving son and devoted father was incomparable. His ever-present smile could light any room and warm any heart as he made each person feel so special to him. His interests were wide ranging from the antiquities to the events of today. He was equally at home hiking and camping in nature, concocting gourmet treats for family and friends, or accepting the challenge of a video game with his daughter Megan.He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Frances and James Leo Smith and Bess and Robert Max Leetch, and his uncle Robert Max Leetch, Jr. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his daughter, Megan Smith; his sister, Jessica Smith; and his loving companion, Emily Lambie. Also loving nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. Please join us in celebrating James' life by sharing your thoughts and memories with our family at www.mem.com.

9.18.09

Value of Strategic HR

‘Ineffective people = ineffective businesses' , it is that simple, and that complex because every business depends on its’ people to effectively perform as a team to achieve its organizational goals and objectives. Find out more.

9.09.09

Achilles Group's Garry Meier Presents at the University of Texas

Garry Meier, Achilles' President discusses the American Recovery and Investment Act 2009 and its affect of small businesses. Also highlighted is the required actions for the small business executive in this economy. Read more.

See press release.

9.04.09

The Business Case for HR Technology

Charles Bedard explains the business value for including HR Technology into your small business. Discover what percentage of small businesses have implemented a system and learn about Achilles Group's preferred vendors. Learn more.

8.31.09

New Clients

Achilles would like to WELCOME our newest clients! Providence Funeral Homes & Health Care Therapies!

8.31.09

Achilles hires intern Aylen Lira

Aylen Lira will be graduating from Texas A&M University in December of 2009 with a Bachelors of Arts in Human Resource Development and a minor in Business Management. Aylen has recently returned to her hometown, Conroe TX, after having lived in College Station, TX for four years while in school. Other than being involved in many extracurricular activities, Aylen is also a student member of the Society for Human Resource Management in Brazos Valley.  She will be interning here through the begin of December.

8.23.09

Achilles Group Celebrates Sheryl Lyon's Birthday

Sheryl is working for Achilles Group as a Human Resource Director in our Houston office:

• In addition to being a world traveler, likes extreme sports such as multi-day Jet Ski trips, sky diving, and primitive/ backpack camping.  She’s our adrenaline junkie!

• Has three exotic tortoises and a new beautiful daughter!

8.14.09

Sheryl Lyon's is a Mommy

Achilles Group HR Director Sheryl Lyons is excited to announce that her daughter, Lily Madilyn has entered the world. She was born on Friday, August 14th at 2:54PM, she is 8lbs. 4oz and 19.5 inches long.

8.10.09

Importance of Communication with HR

Achilles Group HR Manager, Sandra Sosa conducted a presentation for one of our client's Benchmark.  At Benchmark's national managers meeting, Sandra presented the importance of communicating with HR as their business partner. 

8.10.09

Arkel International Hires John Moore

Achilles Group client, Arkel International recently announced the hiring of John J. Moore. Moore left his position as President of PAE, Inc., a Lockheed Martin Company, in June 2009, to join Arkel International, a 54-year-old business which has performed work globally since the 1970s. In 2003, Arkel became a U.S. Government contractor providing expeditionary construction services which include the delivery of critical power solutions and integrated logistics in conflict, post-conflict and remote, underdeveloped regions of the world.

8.7.09

Global Healthcare Alliance was Recognized

Achilles Group client, Global Healthcare Alliance (Global) was recognized by Houston Business Journal as the 4th Top Software Development company in Houston. Based in Houston, Global Healthcare Alliance (Global) provides medical billing services to healthcare providers and Web-based claims processing software for IPAs and health plans. Learn more.

8.10.09

Boudreaux's Cajun Kitchen Opens New Location

Achilles Group client, Boudreaux's Cajun Kitchen opens a new location Bunker Hill, in August 10, 2009! The new Houston location is located at 1-10 and Bunker Hill!

The concept behind Boudreaux's Cajun Kitchen is simple - prepare great tasting Cajun cuisine made from scratch with the freshest ingredients available, and serve our guests in a quick, friendly, and comfortable environment. Find out more.

7.31.09

New Clients

Achilles would like to WELCOME our newest clients! Floyd's Glass Inc & Extreme Technologies Inc!

7.24.09

Hiring A Players: Take Action Now to Upgrade Your Team

In your town right at this exact moment, a comment is being made by a business owner saying “We are not hiring right now.”   

My reply, “But you should be because ‘A’ Players are readily available.” 

The actions and messages companies send their employees in this economy of uncertainty, restructuring, pay freezes and salary reductions dictates how top performers in your organization perceive your company. 

It may be true that employees cannot easily change jobs today in this economic environment, but how your workforce is treated means whether they are fully engaged (engaged employees are on average 25% more productive according to numerous research studies) or whether your employees will jump ship at the first opportunity 6 or 9 months down the road. 
Now is THE opportune time to hire ‘A’ players.   Many firms are distressed and have not done any of the following to retain their top performers:

• Adequately communicated with employees;
• Implemented motivation, employee engagement, and retention programs;
• Changed rewards and incentives to reflect this new economy.

The economy of 2009 and 2010 will be led by the organizations that innovate, adapt to a “Perform” economy, and embrace change.  A Players are needed.  
The following is a brief description of the ‘A Player’ concept according to Brad Smart, author of TopGrading:  

The cornerstone of Brad Smart's TopGrading recruiting and evaluation system is ranking candidates and employees through letter grades. "A" and "B" players are assets; "C" players will kill off your company.  "A Players”are the top 10% of talent available in the marketplace. Defining an "A" player sounds simple, but it is not. The person's skills, motivations, and personality traits  will vary depending on the job description. (Your "C" player in one job could be your "A" player in another.) While all must have rock-solid integrity and a sterling job-performance track record, not all will have to be team leaders or long-term visionaries, though that surely helps. They all must be quick studies.

7.22.09

A Player Hiring Metrics Based on Interview-to-Hire Ratio

How many qualified interviews does it take to hire an ‘A’ player?
Before we discuss the interview-to-hire ratio for top performers please factor in the following two points on why hiring A Players is paramount to any organization’s success today:
#1: It is harder (paradoxically) to hire in the downturn.  (In a downturn, the amount of resumes from C-Players massively increases while the amount of resumes from A-Players remains the same.)

#2: With a 25% success rate for hiring (that’s a 75% failure rate!), 40 people have to be hired and 30 fired to end up with 10 high performers. With 90% hiring success, only 11 people must be hired and 1 fired to get 10 high performers. (source: TopGrading).

Using a common interview-to-hire ratio (which all staffing companies track) of 4:1 and assuming that only 10% of the workforce qualifies as A Players it takes 40 QUALIFIED interviews to hire one A Player. 

The question that then arises is, what is the best way to accurately select an "A" player from the finalists?

Numerous ERE authors have detailed how only interviewing very rarely gets the job done (failure of not using assessments), however the best interviewing and hiring practice that I know of (and the one most Private Equity and Venture Capitals use) is Hiring Best Practices from TopGrading.

7.14.09

Achilles Group Discusses Employer Branding

Clearly, there is direct impact that a strong employment brands has on an organization’s people performance.  The Employer Brand Institute's Employer Branding Global Research study  with 2000+ respondents found that 46% of companies will increase investment in their employment branding this year. Nearly two-thirds of those will focus on career web sites and recruitment marketing.

7.9.09

Baby Shower for Sheryl Lyons

Achilles Group celebrated with Achilles Group HR Director Sheryl Lyons and her husband Vic. They are expecting their first child, Lily, in August!

7.2.09

Achilles Group Discusses How to Become an Employer of Choice

Each year, the Great Place to Work®  Institute produces various Best Companies to Work for lists in the U.S. including FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® in America. To learn more about what makes great place to work? (Learn more.)

7.1.09

Achilles Group Hires Sandra Sosa

We would like to announce the hiring of Sandra Sosa to the position of Human Resource Manager! Sandra will be working on behalf of Achilles Group as an onsite at the Benchmark in Houston, Texas.

Sandra Sosa is a bilingual Human Resources Manager for Achilles Group, where she assists consultants with clients that are predominantly Spanish speaking. She currently handles all labor relations, benefits, compensation, recruitment, retention, training and customer service for Benchmark. (Read more.)

6.29.09

Achilles Group Celebrates Helen Carroll's Birthday

Helen is working for Achilles Group as a Human Resource Director:

• She likes to play with power tools.

• She has been a Girl Scout since 1984!

6.22.09

Achilles' Client Waterloo Ice House Opens its Doors in the Hill Country

Waterloo Ice House opened its ninth location this summer at the Shops at the Galleria. Waterloo’s latest venue boasts more than 6,500 square feet of space, free wi-fi, children’s playscape, video games, outdoor patio area and full bar, washer pits and large flat screen TVs. In keeping with tradition of showcasing local music, Waterloo Ice House at the Shops at the Galleria will feature the best of Austin live music. 

Official Grand Opening celebrations will take place June 20th with drink specials courtesy of Tito’s Vodka and Independence Brewery, live music, and entertainment for the kids.  The restaurant officially opens its doors Saturday, June 6th.

“The Waterloo Ice House at the Shops at the Galleria has generated more excitement and requests for information prior to opening than any other Waterloo restaurant in Central Texas,” said Scott Hentschel, co-owner of Waterloo Restaurant Group. “The first Waterloo Ice House opened in 1976, and now the Waterloo family looks forward to serving up the same great food and service to the residents of the Texas Hill Country.” (More Information.)

6.20.09

Achilles Group Attends 2009 Annual SHRM Conference

Read Words of Wisdom from Jack Welch. (Here)

6.19.09

Across the hundred or so companies we work with many are facing crisis in leadership as evidenced by the large number of restructuring and layoffs, lack of hiring and growth, and “frozen” decision making. 

It’s no doubt that effective leadership leads to higher profits. On the HR Marketer Blog Post Stanford Business Professor and organizational expert, Jeffrey Pfeffer, states "Good leaders can make a small positive difference; bad leaders can make a huge negative difference - because they drive people out.” 

According to recent Towers Perrin data leadership does in fact matter, "Favorable views about leadership — the top driver of employee engagement — are down in some key areas. Most notably, the percentage of employees agreeing top management provides a clear sense of direction dropped significantly, to 63% from 71% in the fourth quarter of 2008." 

Makes sense considering the financial services and automotive meltdowns this country has seen in the past two years. HRMarketer’s recent post on employee engagement (and the comments it received) was pretty clear about the fact that good management leads to employee retention, smart business decisions ethical business practices.

And as HRMarketer points out, even institutional investors like private equity firms understand the need for strong leadership. 

-Charles Bedard

6.11.09

Achilles Explains Beneficial Reasons for Workforce Planning & Employer Branding

Many human resource professionals like the idea of workforce planning, but often it gets pushed aside in favor of more reactive work (like filling candidate requisitions). Workforce planning has many benefits, Achilles Group has outlined the basics. (Read more.)

Employer Branding is when your employees, candidates, partners/suppliers, customers, and the community view your business as a ‘Great Place To Work.’ (Read more.)

6.5.09

S.P.J.S.T. Rest Home & Assisted Living 8th Annual Fishing Tournament

Achilles Group was a proud sponsor of SPJST's annual fishing tournament! The fishing tournament started in 2001 as a springtime event to provide entertainment to residents and their families. Achilles Group's HR Director, Tammy McCarty, and VP of Operations, Dan Calvert were able to take part in the tournament. (Find out more.)

6.5.09

Achilles celebrates Kristen McGullion's Birthday

Kristen is an HR Generalist working in our Houston office:

• She is a small town girl, who loves her Labradors and can eat her weight in crawfish!

6.3.09

American Medical ID Creates New Company Slogan

American Medical ID has captured their new corporate identity. Currently CLASP slogan has moved into all aspects of their business. Communication, Learn, Accountability, Speed and Profit Mentality have become what guides the employees at American Medical ID (AMID).These new verbalized values are enhancing the business. With the assistance of Achilles' HR Director, Stan Spaulding, AMID has been able to envision their company values! (Read more.)

5.23.09

Achilles Celebrates Shelley Starr's Birthday

Shelley is working in our Houston office working as the Client Development Manager:

• She has never had a cavity.

• She has been to over 200 concerts!

5.15.09

Tex-Trude Hosts Crawfish Boil

Tex-Trude hosted a crawfish boil on May 15th for their employees and vendors. Stan Spaulding and Ricca Hofer were able to enjoy the wonderful food and company!

Tex-Trude is one of the leading poly and PVS manufacturers in Texas.  They manufacture polyethylene film, polyethylene bags and plastic profile extrusions and have been in business since 1952.  Tex-Trude’s polyethylene film division provides products such as fire retardant tubing for the air duct industry, newspaper bags, small & large in-line bags, converter sheeting and tubing, U.S.P.S poly wrap sheeting and construction film.  The PVC profile extrusion plant provides products created for shower door manufacturers, residential and commercial glass industry, furniture industry and tubing.  (Learn more.)

4.30.09

Achilles Hires Shelley Starr

Achilles is excited to announce the hire of Shelley Starr. Shelley has 8 years of HR experience with a strong background in corporate HR function including: Training & Development, Workforce Planning, Project Development and Change Management.

Shelley joins Achilles Group from Talent Acquisition Group, with an active employee base of 40,000+ in 25 countries across 6 continents; she worked in their International Human Resource department. (Read more.)

4.29.09

Erwin Distributing Annual Manager's Meeting

Erwin's annual managers meeting was held April 27, 28 & 29th at the local library in Ennis, Texas. Achilles HR Directors, Marsha Lucas & Kelly Shuey, as well as all managers and regional managers came together to go over new promotional items, policy changes, and other issues at hand.

Erwin Distributing also known as Card & Party Factory. Card & Party has over 25,000 items for your next party. Walter Erwin founded Erwin Distributing in 1973 on the principle that independent retailers still have a place in the United States as long as they offer good prices and great customer service. Using this idea as his beacon, in the mid-1990’s he took a small chain of closeout stores and created Card & Party Factory stores.

4.19.09

Achilles Celebrates Keely Mendoza & Marsha Lucas' Birthday

Marsha is a Human Resource Director in our Houston office!              

• Has her own little zoo at home.

• Loves to scuba dive every chance she gets!

4.8.09

Achilles Celebrates Stacey Neiderhofers' Birthday

Stacey is a Human Resource Director in our Houston office!              

• Taught Country Western Dancing 3 nights a week to pay for college.

• Was crowned ‘Watermelon Queen’ in the annual Mississippi Watermelon festival – 2 years in a row!  She could spit seeds further than any other girls in the competition!

4.4.09

Achilles HR Director Volunteers With Turning Point

Achilles Group HR Director, Bill Bahr, volunteers with Turning Point (Paraplegics On Independent Nature Trips).  This organization sponsors adventure outings like fishing, hunting, rafting, skiing, kayaking, skeet shooting, etc. for persons with disabilities.  Initially its focus was on helping paraplegics, but now these events are open to persons with all types of physical / mental disabilities. April 3 & 4 Bill Bahr took his boat out for a great cause! (For more information about Turning Point.)

4.1.09

New Clients

Achilles would like to WELCOME our newest clients! Mustang Engineering Compression & First Surgical Partners!

4.1.09

One of the drivers for buyers of HRO (Human Resource Outsourcing) and HR consulting services is to reduce fixed costs to a per-transaction model. 

Nelson Hall found that buyers of various HR services achieved double-digit savings in services spanning from payroll to comprehensive HRO. They included:

• Payroll produced savings ranging from 15 percent to 30 percent, with an average of 22 percent.
• Benefits administration produced savings ranging from 15 percent to 30 percent, with an average of 26 percent.
• Recruitment process outsourcing had savings ranging from 20 percent to 30 percent, with an average of 26 percent.
• Multi-process outsourcing had savings ranging from 15 percent to 40 percent, with an average of 27 percent.

The majority of Achilles Group clients saves 30 to 60% on their direct and indirect people costs. 

-Charles, Achilles Group Director

3.31.09

American Recovery & Reinvestment Act's Effect on Human Resource/Workforce Issues

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of
2009 includes $19 billion to computerize medical records, a payroll tax holiday for employees, $27 billion for extended unemployment benefits, $3.95 billion for training and employment services under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, and $500 million to address health professions workforce shortages, among HR/workforce related issues.

3.30.09

Skyrocketing Job Bias Claims Reported

Discrimination claims filed with the EEOC are up across all demographics (for example age claims increased by almost one-third).  These numbers are through the end of 2008, and one would expect 2009 to be higher just given the increased # of terminations. Read the full article here.

When anyone files a claim, the EEOC will assess the merits of the claim and investigate it. The investigation process involves interviewing and reviewing documentation.

3.18.09

Achilles Celebrates Stephanie Van Lue's Birthday

Stephanie is a Human Resource Director in our Houston office!              

• I have a pet Goat.  (I had 2, but one died).

• I occasionally spend all day behind a sewing a machine, while watching Fox News and MSNBC.  Am I old enough to do this?

3.3.09

Stacey Neiderhofer is a Proud Grandmother

She is a proud grandparent of 4 Pekingese & Chihuahua mutt puppies. Stacey is a Human Resource Director in our Houston office.   

2.26.09

Achilles Celebrates Sheryl Kovach's Birthday

Sheryl is a Human Resource Director in our Houston office.              

• Former national competitive figure skater (trained by Tara Lipinski’s coach)

• Enjoys karaoke

2.10.09

Achilles Celebrates Dan Calvert's Birthday

Dan Calvert is the Executive Vice President of Operations and works out of the Houston office.   

• Enjoys hunting and fishing of all types
• He and his wife enjoy dancing, two step, waltz and a good jitterbug.
• Amazing cook, both inside on the stove and outside on the grill!

2.06.09

Achilles Group Director Bill Bahr Assists National Cardiovascular Partners With Newsletter

Achilles Group HR Director Bill Bahr provided editorial leadership to assist National Cardiovascular Partners (NCP) in the development and release of NCP’s first newsletter.   Subsequent editions will  be published quarterly as part of NCP’s overall communications strategy for 2009.  The newsletter is designed to be informative and interesting and will be shared with employees, business partners, patients and visitors.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, NCP participates in the development, ownership and management of cardiac catheterization labs and other healthcare facilities. They have built and led teams with extensive experience in cardiovascular programs, ambulatory surgery center and diagnostic center development and management.  The own and/or operate facilities throughout Texas in Houston, San Antonio, Lubbock, and El Paso; and, will soon be expanding operations into Florida, Michigan and Arkansas.

2.05.09

Achilles Celebrate's Stan Spaulding's Birthday

Stan Spaulding is a Human Resource Director in the Houston office.

• Has jumped off bridges, cliffs and tall buildings multiple times… well at least two of the three

• Likes Chihuahuas and egg rolls             

2.02.09

Achilles Hires Kelly Shuey

We would like to announce the hiring of Kelly Shuey to the position of Human Resource Director for our Dallas office! Kelly Shuey has over fifteen years of extensive experience working with multiple field locations or in a corporate environment.  Kelly has worked in a variety of industries to include government contracting, retail, and insurance. (Read more.)              

2.02.09

Achilles Group Client, Boudreaux's Cajun Kitchen Opens New location

Boudreaux's Cajun Kitchen opens a new location in Arlington, Texas on February 2, 2009! Boudreaux's Cajun Kitchen now has two Dallas-area locations open, as well as six Houston locations. The concept behind Boudreaux's Cajun Kitchen is simple - prepare great tasting Cajun cuisine made from scratch with the freshest ingredients available, and serve our guests in a quick, friendly, and comfortable environment. (Find out more.)

1.27.09

Achilles Meets With Zephyr Environment

Bonnie Blam and Tiffany Giles, with Zephyr Environment, present a Health & Safety Overview and discuss their services. Achilles Group collaboration with Zephyr so our clients are offered both Human Resource and Health/Safety services.

Zephyr Environmental Corporation is a health and safety firm offering consulting, training, and data systems services to clients worldwide. Working within multiple industries, we specialize in air & water quality, waste management & cleanup issues, incident management, and workplace & community safety.

Zephyr has offices in Houston, Dallas, Baltimore, and Dubai.  (View presentation)

1.14.09

Achilles Celebrates Reid Luken's Birthday

Reid Luken's is a Human Resource Coordinator in the Houston office.

• Owns a faux snakeskin guitar amplifier. (It goes up to 11)  

1.12.09

Achilles Hires Keely Mendoza

We are excited to announce that Keely Mendoza will be the Bookkeeper for Achilles Group. She handles all day-to-day accounting functions for the company; some of those include accounts receivable and accounts payable. Keely will provide client support regarding any billing issues as well as internal support to the entire Achilles team.

Keely Mendoza was born and raised in South Louisiana then relocated to Houston in June of 1995. She has worked in the accounting industry since 1985 and brings to Achilles valuable experience in the field that she loves. In her spare time, Keely enjoys spending time with family and friends. (Read more.)

1.11.09

Achilles Celebrates Tammy McCarty's Birthday

Tammy McCarty is a Human Resource Director in the Austin office.

• Was disappointed to discover that "The OC" wasn't about compulsive behavior...

• Can change a tire in under 5 minutes

1.06.09

Achilles Celebrates Ricca Hofer's Birthday

Ricca Hofer is a Human Resource Generalist in the Houston office.

• Grew up in the land of lutefisk and fjords (Norway)

• Loves Paris for the art, but thinks its pastries are worth the trip

• Is a connoisseur and lover of ball park "gourmet"