SAMANTHA DORMANDY

Provide senior–level purchasing support for the Procurement & Contracts team within the Financial Administrative Division, of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality(TCEQ).

• Analyzed market trends to inform purchasing decisions and improve cost-effectiveness.
• Developed and maintained relationships with vendors to optimize supply chain efficiency.
• Managed procurement processes to ensure timely acquisition of environmental resources.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to align purchasing strategies with organizational goals.

Served as an Administrative Services Coordinator performing complex administrative functions for the Air Permit Division of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

• Provided and coordinated administrative support for assigned manager(s) and staff
• Tracked travel expenditures, budget, and facilitating the purchase of items.
• Assisted the Division Travel Coordinator by preparing, reviewing, and tracking travel authorization requests and travel payments. Entered travel information into travel databases and travel spreadsheets. Answered travel related questions for Division staff. Maintain travel files for reference and in accordance with record management policies. Assisted with the development of travel processes and procedures. Assisted with training others on travel related topics.
• Aided the Division Public Information Request Coordinator and Records Liaison by assisting with the coordination of requirements relating to program records maintained in the Central File Rooms.

Produced publications for the Victim Services Division and coordinated the annual training academy.

• Researched and developed outreach materials including blog articles,website content, digital research, video scripts, and social media content.
• Designed newsletters, publications,logos, monthly web banners, logos, informational videos and multimedia presentations
• Copywriting/content editing of division outreach materials to reflect changes in legislation
• Design of division publications (brochures, posters, training materials and newsletters), monthly web banners, logos, informational videos and multimedia presentations
• Planned, developed, and conducted research for curriculum to be taught at the annual Texas Victim Assistant Training Academy
• Reported monthly statistics to track performance of grant-funded initiatives and division activities.

Ensured division staff was fully equipped with supplies and
resources needed.

• Managed division's fixed assets to ensure accurate tracking and compliance
• Purchased and distributed the office supplies for the entire division
• Analyzed spending trends to effectively budget supply needs
• Coordinated supply distribution to guarantee division staff had necessary resources.

Preparation of release packets for soon-to-be-released TDCJ inmates,
including required documents for successful reentry into the
community.

• Verified offender identification through the Identification process, with 100% accuracy
• Maintained electronic database, Executed data entry tasks to ensure timely updates of database information.
• Reviewed offender files for discrepancies, contributing to data integrity and compliance.
• Developed new policies and procedures to streamline workflow and efficiency
• Prepared release packets for soon-to-be-released TDCJ inmates, facilitating successful reentry into the community.