Tracey Kramer Email & Phone Number

Richmond, TX

Houston, Texas Area

Houston, Texas Area

Selected to be the first EL for the Acquisition team for the Americas. This is a high-touch approach to on-boarding and integrating executives brought into IBM through acquisitions.Prepared for the arrival of new executives through Acquisitions across the U.S. Worked with HR Business Development team to understand the details and timeline of the.

Houston, Texas Area

Active Member of the due diligence team for Texas Memory Systems during the IBM acquisition process. Worked with executives at TMS as well as IBM to complete acquisition on time and within budget. HR Partner for the transition team to ensure attrition and retention goals were met. Directed the development of the global HR strategy and new enacted HR.

Served as a one person Human Resources Department. Managed Employee Relations, Benefits, Compensation, Recruiting, New Employee Orientation, Team-building efforts, Compliance, EEOC/Vets-1000/OSHA annual reports.After review of initial needs of the department, developed timeline and spreadsheet to ensure each project was completed in order of urgency..

Developed Employee Manual and reviewed HR files for compliance. Prepared 5500 for 401k plan, Provided assistance in Accounting and A/P and reconcile vendor accounts. Assisted Speech Therapy Office with organization and efficiencies.

Accepted a position with a new firm that was established in 2004 and had minimal Human Resources presence in the first 18 months. Established internet payroll processing through ADP; created Job Description formats for all positions; recruitment, new hire, background checks and orientation process established; due diligence on all employee.

• One person Human Resources Department for 70+ employees. Responsible for bi-weekly payroll processing (ADP), 401k administration, COBRA administration, FSA administration, all insurance coverage, employee relations.
• Created Employee Policy and Procedure Manual. Created Human Resource forms to be used for all employees. Took manual payroll system and converted to a time clock and automated payroll processing through ADP.
• Coordinated annual reviews for all employees. Ensured timely and accurate reviews and salary changes were processed on monthly basis.

• Accurately and efficiently composed/typed memos, correspondence, reports and forms relating to the Administration Department.
• Managed Senior Vice President’s Calendar on daily basis
• Administered and tracked monthly departmental reports
• Administered and tracked various calendars and programs for the Corporate Development Committee
• Maintained files for Corporate Development Departments
• Answered phones, screened calls and took messages for Senior Vice President