Higher Education, Contracts Specialist

Mark D. Elvidge

Baltimore, MD

*********@*****.*** 410-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/markdelvidge

SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND EXPERTISE

●Strong organization skills, attention to detail, and thoroughness in the tracking of accurate and consistent data

●Maintains confidentiality, professionalism and strong administrative judgment

●Ability to work well without direction and make decisions independently with minimal supervision

●Ability to thrive in a complex, fast-paced, deadline driven organization, and maintain a high confidential nature of work

●Strong interpersonal skills with proven track record of providing exceptional customer service to faculty, subject matter experts, and administrative staff across multiple institutions within a global network

●Excels at multi-tasking, time management, prioritization of work, and meeting concurrent deadlines

●Ability to think critically and interpret legal and contractual requirements

WORK EXPERIENCE

Laureate Education, Inc.

Legal Contract Manager

Corporate Legal

2018 – 2019

●Manage execution of all components of contracts (ranging from $10,000 to $10,000,000), consulting with Procurement, Business Office, Accounting, HR, Internal Controls (auditors), and budget staff to ensure effective and consistent execution of all components

●Oversee activities related to the contracts process including the creation, review, and approval, monitoring, reporting, and archiving of contracts

●Advise and train staff in contract formulation, administration, negotiation, closure or termination

●Maintain accurate record/database of contracts including tracking submission dates and ensure timely processing of all contracts including contract expiration/renewals

●Verify whether contracted invoices are properly and accurately budgeted and applied; generate and analyze relevant contract, budget, and financial reports

●Provide guidance/oversight to ensure contracts follow University and contractual guidelines and policies

●Provide input to Legal and Internal Controls on process improvements, level of effort required for recurring and non-recurring tasks, and business compliance with established Contract Management policies and procedures

Contracts Specialist

Digital Teaching and Learning

2012 – 2018

●Administered the contract management process and ensure adherence to and compliance with that process; tracked and reported on contracts, amendments, and related documents

●Managed contractor database in Access and produced contract / financial reports including reconciliation reports

●Organized and maintained accurate records including contracts, Master Service Agreements, Nondisclosure Agreements, and Independent Contractor Agreements

●Liaised with Vendors, Faculty, Leadership, Accounts Payable, Rights & Licensing, Legal and HR

●Prepared and approved paper and electronic forms including contractor payments, vendor invoicing, and expense reports for all subject matter experts

●Cataloged boilerplate company agreements

●Conducted annual revision of contracts, forms, and documents

●Responded to customers and key stakeholders by researching contracts to address issues and answer questions

●Coordinated timely and accurate set up of payroll by processing journal entries and cost transfers as needed

●Conducted training for contract management system users and assisted with the continued development of process and systems

Instructional Designer

Product Strategy, Innovation and Development (PSID)

2010 – 2012

●Collaborated with product development specialists, faculty, and subject matter experts to create premier online graduate-level courses in Health Sciences, Management, Technology, and Social and Behavioral Sciences

●Uploaded course content into the learning management system (e-College and Blackboard) using Adobe Dreamweaver and HTML

●Beta-tested online courses for usability and functionality and made recommendations for improvement based on adult learning principles and best practices in instructional design

●Reviewed online media for ADA compliance and technical quality

Credit & Collections Analyst

Bursar Department

2007 – 2010

●Educated student applicants on Title IV guidelines, policies and procedures and guided them throughout the Financial Aid process

●Reconciled billing questions and facilitated financial suspension reports to help determine write off accounts

●Served as team liaison for student-facing departments in various Laureate institutions (Walden University, Kendall College, Santa Fe University, New School of Architecture and Design)

●Mentored new team members and helped develop a training guide for new hires

EDUCATION

●Master of Business Administration (MBA), Human Resource Management

Walden University

●Bachelor of Science (BS), Mass Communications and Business Administration

Towson University

COMPUTER/TECHNOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE

●Proficient with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

●Working knowledge with various student management systems (Onyx, Datatel, Salesforce)

●Intermediate experience using various SaaS (Google Forms, DocuSign, Adobe)

●Online learning platform experience (Blackboard, e-College)

●Proficiency in student information systems (e.g. PeopleSoft, Banner, SharePoint)

●Experience using social media (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS / ASSOCIATIONS

●Member of the National Contract Management Association (NCMA)

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