Lowre A. Mongo
St. Petersburg,USA
Summary
I am highly qualified, skilled Professional manager that want to work in an organization where my skills and knowledge of the field will be utilized to benefit the service.
Experienced with team leadership and operational management. Utilizes strong organizational skills to optimize workflow and improve team efficiency. Track record of fostering collaborative work environment to achieve collective goals.
Diligent [Desired Position] with proven ability to manage and lead teams effectively. Successfully implemented process improvements that enhanced operational efficiency and team productivity. Demonstrated strong problem-solving and communication skills to drive team success.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
Work History
Supervisor Inventory Management Specialist GS-2010-9/11, Inventory Management Specialist GS-2010-07, Supply Technician GS-2005- 3/4/5
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
12.1990 - 02.2008
- Supervised 24 Sterile Processing Technician, 3 Lead Sterile Processing Technicians from 7am-7am (24 hour).
- Certified Sterile Processing Supervisor /Technician since 2003.
- Ensured the reprocessing of critical and semi-critical RME is performed with high reliability according to manufacture guidelines.
- Ensured that processes and procedures SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure) are in place for reprocessing all critical and semi-critical equipment and are updated.
- Performed quality and performance review on instrument sets.
- Provided orientation, training, and competencies to all staff members according to job specific.
- Maintained sterilization records on the steam sterilizers, sonic washers, high level disinfectant Starred and EVO Tech.
- Ensured the review of equipment instrumentation and make recommendations concerning maintenance or replacement of damage, worn instruments.
- Worked on contracts for repair service.
- Have participated on variety medical facility committees (CPRC for new supplies and new equipment).
- Ensured there were procedures in place to maintain an adequate inventory of instruments and implement alternate plans to locate needed instruments in an emergency, such as back up.
- Assured all work were processed by the end of each shift to assure instruments were ready for early morning surgery.
- Revised and Updated count sheets for Surgery instrument trays.
- Wrote Employee’s Performance Reviews Yearly.
- Coordinated the acquisition of supplies, equipment and services by meeting with vendor representatives, reviewing, approving and submitting requests for supplies, equipment, and other identified needs of Surgical Service and the Operating room. Met with Representatives from various vendors in order to get the best product of surgical grade instruments.
- Liaison between Sterile Processing, Dental, Surgical Service, and other Services throughout the facility that are working with Medical Equipment. Office of the Director, Chief of Staff and other hospitals and medical centers personnel.
- Occasionally Performed as Assistance Chief of Sterile Processing.
- I was responsible for the day-to-day management and coordination of multitude of complex programs, personnel actions, supply requirements, equipment requests, and environmental management activities for the Service.
- Inventory Management Specialist that orders Supplies for Posted Stock.
- Generated Orders to place with a credit card or through EDI.
- Worked as a Supply Technician pulling stock and replenishing supply shelves.
- Highly Skilled in providing above par customer service.
- Oversaw daily operations of the department, ensuring smooth workflow and timely completion of tasks.
- Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Medely Healthcare
04.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with the surgical team, providing timely delivery of sterile equipment during surgeries.
- Played a crucial role in maintaining Joint Commission accreditation through adherence to best practices in sterile processing operations.
- Assisted in reducing surgical delays, swiftly addressing any issues related to missing or damaged instruments.
- Achieved consistent quality outcomes, closely following manufacturer guidelines for reprocessing reusable medical devices.
Lead Certified Sterile Processing Tech
HCA Largo Medical
08.2024 - 04.2025
- Supervise 3/4 contractors and permanent employees on the evening shift
- Work closely with the Surgery Team making sure OR have what they need to continue on going and / or added cases. including loaners or turnovers.
- Process surgical instruments from decontam to steam / or vpro sterilizers. We process endo, all clinics including outside clinics such as wound care.
- Making sure staff are being held accountable for their responsibilities and errors.
- Making sure instruments sets, individual instruments are prepared for the entire day, and for the next case day.
- Turn over instruments throughout the day, improved the percentage of flashed trays.
- Worked all steam sterilizers, VPRO, STERRAD, Trophon, etc.
- Worked decontamination, washers, ultrasonics.
- Worked very close with all departments throughout the facility.
- Created and maintained a weekly work schedule for 2nd shift making sure all job duties are spreaded out equally.
- Working with Robotic instruments.
- Lowre.mongo@hcahealthcare.com
- Manager : Martin Buehler, martinbuehler@hcahealthcare.com. Fulltime : 40 plus hrs week.
Certified Sterile Processing Tech
Cross Country Healthcare, Travel Agency
02.2023 - 05.2023
- Supervise 8 contractors and permanent employees/ students.
- Worked closely with the Surgery Team.
- Process surgical instruments for OR, Woman’s clinic, Pedi. Department, ER, ETC....
- Making sure staff is being held accountable.
- Making sure instruments sets, individual instruments are prepared for the entire day, and the following day.
- Turn over instruments throughout the day, improved the percentage of flashed trays.
- Worked all steam sterilizers, VPRO, STERRAD, Trophon, etc.
- Worked decontamination, washers, ultrasonics.
- Worked very close with all departments throughout the facility.
- Created and maintained a weekly work schedule for all shifts.
- Manager: Matthew Lynch: mlyn0003@shands.ufl.edu, (352) 263-9585
- Supervisor: Melva Sheppard: (352) 494-8011
- Lead: Cherry (352) 246-0017
Certified Sterile Processing Tech
Cross Country Healthcare, Travel Agency
07.2022 - 12.2022
- Preparation - Assembly of trays in a fast-paced manner while maintaining a delicate, detail-oriented eye on each individual instrument to ensure cleanliness. This area also includes reassembling high priority sets for a quick turnover as well as loaners needed for the next day or even on occasion the same day.
- Decontamination – Decontaminate of a large variety of instruments such as Robotics, Neuro, Orthopedics, as well as a variety of more delicate items such as batteries, cameras and scopes that cannot get submerged or place inside a washer. These items should always get handwashed.
- I am also responsible for Decontamination and proper processing of all Davinci Robotics and Scopes such as GU scopes, EGD scopes and Bronch Scopes.
- At the beginning and end of shift, I maintain a sterile clean environment. On a daily basis, I assembled 30 to 45 trays a night, except when working decontam.
- Manager of SPD: Michelle Morell (Rockledge Regional Hospital). Michelle.Morell@steward.org (321) 987-8854
- Fulltime Hours: 40 +
Certified Sterile Processing Tech/ Lead Tech
AYA Healthcare, traveling agency
11.2021 - 04.2022
- Preparation - Assembly of trays in a fast-paced manner while maintaining a delicate, detail-oriented eye on each individual instrument to ensure cleanliness. This area also includes reassembling high priority sets for a quick turnover as well as loaners needed for the next day or even on occasion the same day.
- Sterilization – running all sterilizers being Steam, Sterrad , 100s, 100nx . Maintaining accurate logs of all loads and test runs on all equipment daily including washers. Ensuring all trays that are needed for early cases are completed and put away before the end of the shift. Ensuring all biologicals have passed and documented properly.
- Decontamination – Decontaminate of a large variety of instruments such as Robotics, Neuro, Orthopedics, as well as a variety of more delicate items such as batteries, cameras and scopes that cannot get submerged or place inside a washer. These items should always get handwashed.
- I am also responsible for Decontamination and proper processing of all Davinci Robotics and Scopes such as GU scopes, EGD scopes and Bronch Scope.
- Director Of Surgery/SPD: Kim Jerger Kjerger@ameritech.net (513) 465-6342. (Naples Community Hospital)
- Fulltime Hours: 50 plus
Lead Medical Supply Tech
Bay Pines Veteran Healthcare
12.2018 - 12.2020
- Lead Supply Technicians working 3:30pm- Midnight.
- Supervisor (Evening Shrift) Takesha Tibbs
- Full time: 40hrs Evening Shrift
Supervisor, CRST
Moffitt Cancer and Surgical Center
10.2019 - 10.2020
- Supervisor over 8 sterile processing tech.
- Run the day-to-day operation of an SPD department of a surgical center.
- Assist in hiring new techs.
- Ensured the reprocessing of critical and semi-critical RME (reusable medical equipment is performed with high reliability according to manufacture guidelines.
- Assist in ensuring there was processes and procedures SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure) in place for reprocessing all critical and semi-critical equipment and are updated.
- Highly Skilled in providing above par customer service.
- Maintained sterilization records on the steam sterilizers, sonic washers, high level disinfectant Sterrad and OER scope HLD.
- Ensured the review of equipment instrumentation and makes recommendations concerning maintenance or replacement of damage, worn instruments.
- Assure case carts were completed 1 to 2 days ahead of schedule.
- Communicate daily huddles to assure case carts were completed, along with instruments being ready for all cases. Sometime having to borrow from the main hospital.
- Manager: Jennifer Course
- Full time: 40hrs +
Supervisor Inventory Management Specialist
West Palm Beach Veteran Hospital
09.2012 - 12.2018
- 2003 Certified Sterile Processing Technician.
- Ensured the reprocessing of critical and semi-critical RME (reusable medical equipment is performed with high reliability according to manufacture guidelines.
- Assist in ensuring there was processes and procedures SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure) in place for reprocessing all critical and semi-critical equipment and are updated.
- Performed quality and performance review on medical instrument sets.
- Provided orientation, training, and competencies to all staff members according to job specific.
- Maintained sterilization records on the steam sterilizers, sonic washers, high level disinfectant Starred and EVO Tech.
- Ensured the review of equipment instrumentation and makes recommendations concerning maintenance or replacement of damage, worn instruments.
- Worked on contracts for repair service.
- Have participated on variety medical facility committees (CPRC for new supplies and new equipment).
- Ensured there are procedures in place to maintain an adequate inventory of instruments and implement alternate plans to locate needed instruments in an emergency, such as back up.
- Assure all work are processed by the end of shift to assure instruments are ready for early morning surgery.
- Assist with Writing Employee’s Performance Reviews Yearly.
- Assist with Conducting Fact Finding for disciplinary Action or not.
- Highly Skilled in providing above par customer service.
- Series & Grade: GS 2010-11/6
- Chief of Service: Roderick Farmer
- Fulltime: 40hrs Day Shrift
Supervisor Medical Supply Technician (SPS)
West Palm Beach Veteran Healthcare
09.2011 - 10.2012
- Supervised 6 Supply Technicians working 3pm-11pm.
- 2003 Certified Sterile Processing Supervisor /Technician.
- Ensured the reprocessing of critical and semi-critical RME (reusable medical equipment was performed with high reliability according to manufacture guidelines.
- Ensured there was processes and procedures SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure) in place for reprocessing all critical and semi-critical equipment and are updated.
- Performed quality and performance review on medical instrument sets.
- Provided orientation, training, and competencies to all staff members according to job specific.
- Maintained sterilization records on the steam sterilizers, sonic washers, high level disinfectant Starred and EVO Tech.
- Ensured the review of equipment instrumentation and makes recommendations concerning maintenance or replacement of damage, worn instruments.
- Worked on contracts for repair service.
- Have participated on variety medical facility committees (CPRC for new supplies and new equipment).
- Ensured there are procedures in place to maintain an adequate inventory of instruments and implement alternate plans to locate needed instruments in an emergency, such as back up.
- Assured all work were processed by the end of shift to assure instruments were ready for early morning surgery.
- Revised and Updated count sheets for Surgery instrument trays.
- Wrote Employee’s Performance Reviews Yearly.
- Conducted Fact Finding and conduct disciplinary Action.
- Grade: GS-2010-9
- Chief of Service: Victor Cid / Sam Brown
- Fulltime: 40 hrs. Evening Shrift
Supervisor Inventory Management Specialist
Bay Pines Veteran Healthcare
10.2008 - 09.2011
- Supervised 7 Supply Technicians working Midnight – 8am.
- 2003 Certified Sterile Processing Supervisor /Technician.
- Ensured the reprocessing of critical and semi-critical RME is performed with high reliability according to manufacture guidelines.
- Ensured that processes and procedures SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure) are in place for reprocessing all critical and semi-critical equipment and are updated.
- Performed quality and performance review on instrument sets.
- Provided orientation, training, and competencies to all staff members according to job specific.
- Maintained sterilization records on the steam sterilizers, sonic washers, high level disinfectant Starred and EVO Tech.
- Ensured the review of equipment instrumentation and make recommendations concerning maintenance or replacement of damage, worn instruments.
- Worked on contracts for repair service.
- Have participated on variety medical facility committees (CPRC for new supplies and new equipment).
- Ensured there were procedures in place to maintain an adequate inventory of instruments and implement alternate plans to locate needed instruments in an emergency, such as back up.
- Assured all work were processed by the end of shift to assure instruments were ready for early morning surgery.
- Revised and Updated count sheets for Surgery instrument trays.
- Wrote Employee’s Performance Reviews Yearly.
- Conducted Fact Finding and conduct disciplinary Action.
- Utilized Maximo, Vista Contract Management system.
- Responsible for the day-to-day management and coordination of multitude of complex programs, personnel actions, supply requirements, equipment requests, and environmental management activities for the Service.
- Highly Skilled in providing above par customer service.
- Joel Morrill / Deborah Moran
- Fulltime: 40hrs Midnight shrifts
Supervisor Inventory Management Specialist (Chief of Sterile Processing and Distribution)
W.G. Veteran Healthcare Salisbury NC
02.2008 - 09.2008
- Supervised 2 Inventory Manager Specialist, 2 Sterile Processing Technician, 1 Supply Clerk, 8 Medical Supply Technician.
- Certified Sterile Processing Supervisor /Technician since 2003.
- Ensured the reprocessing of critical and semi-critical RME is performed with high reliability according to manufacture guidelines.
- Ensured that processes and procedures SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure) are in place for reprocessing all critical and semi-critical equipment and are updated.
- Performed quality and performance review on instrument sets.
- Provided orientation, training, and competencies to all staff members according to job specific.
- Maintained sterilization records on the steam sterilizers, sonic washers, high level disinfectant Starred and EVO Tech.
- Ensured the review of equipment instrumentation and make recommendations concerning maintenance or replacement of damage, worn instruments.
- Worked on contracts for repair service.
- Have participated on variety medical facility committees (CPRC for new supplies and new equipment).
- Ensured there were procedures in place to maintain an adequate inventory of instruments and implement alternate plans to locate needed instruments in an emergency, such as back up.
- Assured all work were processed by the end of shift to assure instruments were ready for early morning surgery.
- Revised and Updated count sheets for Surgery instrument trays.
- Wrote Employee’s Performance Reviews Yearly.
- Conducted Fact Finding and conduct disciplinary Action.
- Utilized Maximo, Vista Contract Management system.
- Coordinated the acquisition of supplies, equipment and services by meeting with vendor representatives, reviewing, approving and submitting requests for supplies, equipment, and other identified needs of Surgical Service and the Operating room. Met with Representatives from various vendors in order to get the best product of surgical grade instruments.
- Liaison between Logistics and Surgical Service, Office of the Director, Chief of Staff and other hospitals and medical centers personnel.
- Chairman of the CPRC (Clinical Product Review Committee).
- Occasionally Acted as the CLO (Chief of Logistics Officer).
- Chief of Logistics: Kathleen O’Leary
- Grade: GS-2010-11
- Fulltime: 40hrs day shrift
Education
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
SAINT PETERSBURG JR COLLEGE
SAINT PETERSBURG FLSkills
- Training and mentoring
- Goal oriented
- Staff management
- Customer service
Accomplishments
- Achieved results by completing several tasks with accuracy and efficiency.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Supervised team of 10 staff members.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Lead Certified Sterile Processing Tech
HCA Largo Medical
08.2024 - 04.2025
Certified Sterile Processing Technician
Medely Healthcare
04.2023 - Current
Certified Sterile Processing Tech
Cross Country Healthcare, Travel Agency
02.2023 - 05.2023
Certified Sterile Processing Tech
Cross Country Healthcare, Travel Agency
07.2022 - 12.2022
Certified Sterile Processing Tech/ Lead Tech
AYA Healthcare, traveling agency
11.2021 - 04.2022
Supervisor, CRST
Moffitt Cancer and Surgical Center
10.2019 - 10.2020
Lead Medical Supply Tech
Bay Pines Veteran Healthcare
12.2018 - 12.2020
Supervisor Inventory Management Specialist
West Palm Beach Veteran Hospital
09.2012 - 12.2018
Supervisor Medical Supply Technician (SPS)
West Palm Beach Veteran Healthcare
09.2011 - 10.2012
Supervisor Inventory Management Specialist
Bay Pines Veteran Healthcare
10.2008 - 09.2011
Supervisor Inventory Management Specialist (Chief of Sterile Processing and Distribution)
W.G. Veteran Healthcare Salisbury NC
02.2008 - 09.2008
Supervisor Inventory Management Specialist GS-2010-9/11, Inventory Management Specialist GS-2010-07, Supply Technician GS-2005- 3/4/5
James A. Haley Veterans Hospital
12.1990 - 02.2008
Associate of Arts - Business Administration
SAINT PETERSBURG JR COLLEGE
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