Aliah Paige
Houston
Summary
Results-driven professional with extensive experience in proposal management. Demonstrates ability to lead teams, coordinate proposal efforts, and produce high-quality deliverables. Known for reliability, adaptability, and collaborative approach that ensures successful outcomes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Proposal Manager
Yokogawa
Houston, TX
07.2025 - Current
- Led proposal development process, ensuring alignment with client requirements and company standards.
- Coordinates technical and commercial proposal activities with sales personnel, legal counsel, technical consultants, project management, project and application engineering personnel, Service Delivery teams, vendors, and proposal department staff.
- Streamlined proposal workflow, reducing turnaround time by 10% through effective project management techniques.
- Manages the preparation of all technical and commercial documentation (defining the most suitable technology and product type(s), financial (e.g. total price sheet, cash flow analysis) and if necessary, project management (quantifies hours of engineering and commissioning) aspects of the bid/estimate/quotation, indicating prices and trading conditions.
- Estimates all costs associated with Yokogawa equipment, software, engineering, subcontractors, vendors, and project execution activities, including identification, evaluation, and estimation of commercial and execution-related risks.
- Leads pricing strategy discussions with sales personnel and supports project execution strategy development with Project or Service Delivery teams to ensure commercially competitive and executable solutions.
- Prepares complete proposal packages, including PA-1 (Price Approval Form), pricing approvals, and supporting commercial documentation for management review and approval, including presentation of proposal materials during Proposal Review Meetings.
- Verifies purchase orders and prepares booking documentation packages for Operations and Finance processing as assigned.
- Manages external services to support bid/estimation preparation, such as translations and governmental approvals and identifies potential risks in the bids, quotations and estimates, and in any related contract agreements across customers/channels.
Commissioning and Production Engineer
Dow Chemical
Victoria, TX
10.2022 - 03.2025
- Evaluate new and existing systems, witness equipment start-up and testing.
- Review design, equipment submittals, operation and maintenance manual, start-up reports, perform pre-safety startup reviews (PSSR) and perform work for mid-size projects.
- Provided technical support to troubleshoot equipment issues, minimizing downtime and maintaining production targets.
- Analyzed data trends from daily operations reports, identifying areas where efficiencies could be improved upon.
- Collaborated on interdisciplinary teams to develop creative, cost-effective solutions for complex projects.
- Streamlined supply chain logistics to minimize production delays, ordering railcars to offload product and monitoring raw material tanks.
- Evaluated vendor proposals for equipment procurement, selecting optimal solutions based on performance requirements.
- Conducted root cause analyses to identify areas for improvement and implemented corrective actions accordingly.
- Identified risk mitigation actions to reduce injuries, accidents, and hazards in production environment.
- Created engineering documentation for manufacturing processes, equipment specifications and change notices through MOC's.
- Streamlined workflows to reduce bottlenecks by 40% and improve overall productivity rates.
- Reviewed project proposals from vendors, selecting the most cost-effective options while balancing required specifications.
- Achieved successful project outcomes by maintaining accurate documentation and meeting strict deadlines.
Field Engineer
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Albuquerque, NM
10.2021 - 10.2022
- Drove reliability improvements of electron microscopes by performing efficient quality repairs and routine maintenance.
- Increased customer satisfaction by 17% by maintaining open lines of communication and addressing concerns promptly and professionally.
- Troubleshoot, evaluated, and developed procedures that are cost-effective and meet user requirements.
- Reduced downtime with proactive maintenance and regular equipment inspections.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop innovative solutions for challenging field problems.
- Created detailed reports on engineering activities and findings.
- Achieved high-quality standards in equipment installation, rigorously adhering to industry best practices and safety regulations.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, TX05-2020
Skills
- Document management
- Compliance monitoring
- Proposal development
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Continuous improvement
- Attention to detail
- Problem-solving abilities
- Team collaboration
Timeline
Proposal Manager
Yokogawa
07.2025 - Current
Commissioning and Production Engineer
Dow Chemical
10.2022 - 03.2025
Field Engineer
Thermo Fisher Scientific
10.2021 - 10.2022
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Prairie View A&M University