Demi Beckham
Construction Contracts Coordinator
Flint,TX
Summary
Results-driven Contract Coordinator with 2 years of experience managing complex contract lifecycles across construction, healthcare, and higher education sectors. State of Texas Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD) skilled in driving public procurement, drafting solicitations, and ensuring strict compliance with state statutes and institutional policies. Adept at cross-functional collaboration to mitigate risk, resolve vendor disputes, and optimize budgetary resources.
Overview
2
2
Certifications
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Construction Contracts Specialist
University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, TX
01.2024 - Current
- Drafts and reviews contracts ensuring compliance with legal and institutional policies.
- Manages contract lifecycle from initiation through execution, maintaining accuracy throughout.
- Coordinates competitive bid processes, including drafting RFP/RFQ solicitations, and evaluating contractor qualifications.
- Creates, changes, and tracks requisitions, purchase orders and purchases.
- Enters payment vouchers for invoices.
- Functions as satellite buyer for department as a Certified Texas Contract Developer.
- Reviews purchases for proper procurement method and federal/state/local guidelines.
- Reconciles departmental and construction project accounts.
- Assists in the preparation of department budgets.
Administrative Associate
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Tyler, TX
02.2023 - 12.2023
- Created, changed, and tracked requisitions, purchase orders and purchases
- Functioned as a satellite buyer for the department
- Assigned maintenance work requests to the correct technicians
- Reconciled departmental accounts
- Assisted in the preparation of department budgets
- Maintained the departments contracts
- Answered phone calls, picked up and distributed departmental mail, and ordered office supplies
- Made travel arrangements for faculty providers following appropriate policies
- Created and handled the office door signage for the campus
- Assisted in budget tracking and expense reporting for departmental projects.
Escrow Assistant, Funder, and Post Closer
First American Title
Spring, Texas
04.2021 - 01.2023
- Reviewed preliminary title commitment to verify vesting, legal description, and clear title requirements
- Obtained information for all invoices and mortgage payoffs
- Scheduled and coordinated times for closings
- Responsible for the disbursement of all refinance and purchase closings
- Performed accounting functions set by each branch and may include; receipt of funds into escrow account, the opening and closing of escrow accounts, requests for wire transfers
- Helped clients with follow up on all escrow transactions
- Handled Post Closing issues as necessary such as; refunds of excess funds, returned checks, outstanding checks, and correction affidavits
- Assisted with customer service and administrative duties related to escrow closings
- Helped with training new employees
Bank Teller
First Financial Bank
Conroe, Texas
09.2019 - 04.2021
- Provided account services to customers including cashing checks, receipting loan payments, depositing checks, and correcting discrepancies
- Answered phone calls and directed them to the correct personnel
- Provided timely customer service in a fast-paced work environment
- Sold cashier's checks and money orders
- Operated and balanced cash recycler daily
- Ran and balanced scanned proof batches
- Balanced ATM and vault as requested
Education
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management
The University of Texas At Tyler
Tyler, TX2018
Associate of Arts Degree -
Kilgore College
Kilgore, Texas2015
Skills
- Exceptional organizational skills
- Procurement processes
- Contract drafting
- Document review
- Contract administration
- Requests for proposals
Certification
Certified Texas Contract Developer
Timeline
Construction Contracts Specialist
University of Texas at Tyler
01.2024 - Current
Administrative Associate
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
02.2023 - 12.2023
Escrow Assistant, Funder, and Post Closer
First American Title
04.2021 - 01.2023
Bank Teller
First Financial Bank
09.2019 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Business Administration - Management
The University of Texas At Tyler
Associate of Arts Degree -
Kilgore College