Anell Pratt
Dominican Republic,Santo Domingo DN
Summary
Resourceful Project Manager with 17 years of experience in the Medical Device Industry. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple projects and priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to fulfill team objectives. Attentive to detail, skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to meet company goals.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Principal Project Management Specialist
Medtronic
Santo Domingo, DR
07.2019 - Current
- Project manager leading cross-functional teams to plan, build, and manage world-class product transferences & relocations, product integrations and business diligence while Identifying plans and resources required to meet project goals and objectives.
- Achieved project deadlines collaborating with multifunctional teams, vendors, and contractors to manage performance and deliver expected outcomes in 90% of cases.
- Modified and directed project plans to meet organizational needs, avoiding service disruptions in more than 5 bussines operations with prioritization and rapid response plans.
- Wound closure product transfer, achieving cost savings of U$1.2M.
Sr. Project Engineer
Medtronic
Santo Domingo, DR
01.2016 - 06.2019
- Lead sub-workstreams for transfer projects to other facilities and integrations following approved SOPs utilizing project management tools, obtaining U$14.8M in cost savings.
- Develop solutions to complex problems using computer- and logic-based methods. Provide project management support and guidance to manufacturing, procurement, supply chain, and other facilities, to execute cost, capacity, or manpower analysis.
- Controlled engineering activities to maintain work standards, adhere to timelines and meet quality assurance targets.
- Educated Stakeholders on project progress and plans through public presentations and community discussions.
- Planned and implemented large-scale process and product engineering changes to achieve team objectives.
- Calculated risks during project development and managed risks throughout projects.
Project Engineer
Covidien
Santo Domingo DR
01.2009 - 12.2015
- Lead multifunctional teams as well as resources in coordination with different departments and external suppliers.
- Planned and managed engineering projects and continuous improvement programs to reduce labor and costs, achieving U$714K in savings.
- Completed equipment Validation activities (IQ, OQ, SQ, PQ) while providing safe working conditions, staying on budget and meeting project deadlines.
- Determined and scheduled priorities as required to progress engineering work.
- Reviewed progress controls for project quality assurance, health and safety.
- Monitored metrics during project execution to maintain compliance with planned costs, schedules and goals.
CAPA and Special Products Engineer
Covidien
Santo Domingo, DR
06.2007 - 12.2008
- Managed Bill of materials, configuration, and validation of customized suture products supporting Soft Tissue Portfolio for more than 110 products.
- Analyzed processes, products, operations, and statistical data to establish root cause of quality issues and develop opportunities to improve assembly operations of Sutures plant in Dominican Republic effectively managing 43 investigations with an overall 92% effectiveness rate.
- Participated in continuous improvement of operations, making recommendations to improve process output based on specifications.
- Provided technical direction of system development methodologies to support improved technical performance.
- Evaluated change order requests in response to out-of-scope work activities and developing field conditions.
- Supported leaders throughout decision-making and launch by providing regular compliance reports to drive process improvement and corrective measures.
Process Engineer
Tyco Healthcare
Santo Domingo DR
08.2006 - 05.2007
- Reviewed processes, identifying areas that required improvement. Qualified over 20 pieces of equipment and managed over 50 production cells simultaneously.
- Collaborated with other disciplines to address operating issues, support rapid recovery, and minimize service disruptions in 5 production lines.
- Developed documentation, diagrams, and specifications to meet project requirements and regulatory standards.
- Created process simulations to test operational outcomes without inducing service disruptions.
- Coached newly hired employees and interns while observing progress and delegating tasks.
- Interfaced with specific area teams to verify correct application of technical details.
- Provided technical assistance to CAPA Engineers when issues arose.
- Monitored and analyzed data from processes and experiments.
Education
MBA - Management And Productivity
Universidad Pro Educacion Y Cultura, UNAPEC
Santo Domingo, DR03.2012
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Instituto Tecnologico De Santo Domingo, INTEC
Santo Domingo, DR04.2006
Skills
- Managing Multiple Projects
- Project Management
- Risk Management & Mitigation
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Continuous Improvement
- Change Management Process
- Process Development and Implementation
- Cross-Training Skills
- Corrective & Preventive Actions
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Certification
- Project Management, Kepner Tregoe.
- Green Belt, Covidien.
- Internal Auditor Leader, ISO 13483:2003, INTRAS.
Timeline
Principal Project Management Specialist
Medtronic
07.2019 - Current
Sr. Project Engineer
Medtronic
01.2016 - 06.2019
Project Engineer
Covidien
01.2009 - 12.2015
CAPA and Special Products Engineer
Covidien
06.2007 - 12.2008
Process Engineer
Tyco Healthcare
08.2006 - 05.2007
MBA - Management And Productivity
Universidad Pro Educacion Y Cultura, UNAPEC
Bachelor of Science - Industrial Engineering
Instituto Tecnologico De Santo Domingo, INTEC
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