Tahia Choudhury Email & Phone Number

United States

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

• Manage portfolio of multiple military and commercial contracts• Proficient in all negotiation aspects including price, Terms & Conditions and lead times.• Knowledgeable in US Government Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations (DFARS)• Lead supplier management initiatives including evaluation of current and existing suppliers for strategic fit, preparing and issuing RFP’s, facilitating the bid evaluation, perform cost analysis techniques in support of proposals and down-selection process.• Maintain compliance with all contracting regulations, industry standards and internal administrative requirements.• Process development and improvement implementation

•Write detailed test plans. Review test cases to ensure all scenarios are covered. Perform User Acceptance Testing (UAT) using ALM testing tool. •Completed several platform upgrades.•Write test cases scenarios and acceptance criteria for requirements in the business requirement document •Find defects, perform root cause analysis, and escalate quality issues for resolution•Track defects and keep a record of workarounds. Provide reports to higher up management.•Played a critical part in lowering the cost to company of the Checkfree Builder Upgrade project and saved 40% by applying my negotiation skills. •Served as the Lead for Real Time Travel Notifications project within OLB (Online Banking Platform).o Worked with our Online Banking vendor, Q2, and multiple internal business units to implement process improvement/member experience enhancement on the Real Time Travel Notifications project.o Achieved a 92% reduction in the volume of manual travel notifications per month over its initial volume of 1K travel notifications per month that were being manually processed by Payment processing through the Co-Op and PSCU systems.•Develop and maintain relationship with our business partner Q2 and Fiserv by improving the internal processes within our Online Banking platform associated with Fiserv products - Billpay and PopMoney to create a user-friendly product •Actively incorporate customer feedback to improve the IOS and Android OLB apps by identifying and implementing features as determined from customer app reviews.•Completed several platform upgrades including Digital Services test case overhaul with over 900 test cases tested through OLB upgrade. Provided resolution to improve member digital experience.• Supported department restructure in 2017, taking the lead on many OLB ticket assignments resulting in reduced outstanding ticket volume and a 50% reduction in OLB average ticket times.

•Tested the individual functionalities of AAFCU Mobile and Online Banking application on various platforms including different browsers, Android, and iOS platforms.•Leveraged ALM tool to design test plan, test scenarios, and test cases to meet business requirement •Brainstormed ideas with stakeholders during project planning sessions to gather requirements to enhance functionalities in the OLB platform that meet business needs to deliver a smooth user experience•Broad experience of working and leading cross functional teams to drive product and development and a demonstrated ability to influence the direction of design based on business needs• Drafted Digital Service request for proposal and worked with various departments• Prepare monthly budget variance reports including the research of balances and posting of necessary accruals• Successfully complete month-end process for ATM cards and Shared Branching activity in a timely manner.• Analyze income and expense for general ledger accounts to track trends month over month• Monitor the processing of invoices and tracking of charges to insure accurate billing by third parties

• Drafted proposals to manage contracts and negotiations.• Collaborated with suppliers on improving quality and alleviate risks and focus on developing supplier performance.• Developed cost saving database to compare pricing proposals between vendors which assisted in reducing material cost and achieved overall saving• Effectively led the relationship of American Airlines with its suppliers in the amount of $28 million.• Negotiated and sold new ideas to internal customers and suppliers with advanced business understanding in project management, commodity market and financial analysis.• Analyzed problems, forecasting methods, and the effectiveness of quality improvement projects• Developed and managed root cause analysis to identify best pricing when requesting for proposal with vendors.• Devised ways and means to maximize commodity buying efficiency and minimize risks.• Implemented purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.• Interacted with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters which often required coordinating between functional organizations• Managed and implemented all policies and metrics to ensure achievement of all saving objectives. Also, determined all performance metrics and provided support to all objectives and collaborated with project managers to reduce all material costs.

•Researched risks and opportunities associated with the additional costs and time of relocating various manufacturing industries into Western China, along the Yangtze River with an emphasis on enrollment rates, poverty level, wage rates, health care policies, and incentives•Informed Cisco’s top management team on possible provinces that may lower manufacturing costs and time associated with transportation of companies in the High Tech Industry •CISCO chose Chongqing