PRAVEENA PENTAKOTA
Calgary,AB
Summary
Results-driven and detail oriented PMP® certified project manager with 9 years of experience with a scientific background. Leveraged diverse national and international experience to foster collaboration for enhanced project success with an unwavering client satisfaction.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Coordinator
Enzene Biosciences Ltd
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Managed 2 high-revenue drug manufacturing and licensing-supply projects by prioritizing and tracking schedule.
- Implemented project tracking system in Smartsheet and received client appreciation for power BI project reports.
- Enhanced stakeholder communication strategies leading to successful resolution of critical project setback thereby saving penalty charges of $16000.
- Assisted with onboarding 3 newly hired interns and coached on task prioritization.
Associate Scientist - Projects
Syngene International Limited
10.2021 - 08.2022
- Successfully delivered 6 drug development client projects in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
- Leveraged past successful collaborations with vendor to negotiate a deliverable timeline resulting in 2 weeks of fast-tracking.
- Devised project plan, facilitated meetings with internal stakeholders and clients, prepared and uploaded project documents on Sharepoint for client review.
- Coordinated meetings with all pertinent parties and set up remote calls using MS Teams, prepared meeting agendas and minutes.
- Liaised between departments to facilitate communication and updated stakeholders on project developments.
Senior Research Associate
Syngene International Limited
10.2017 - 09.2021
- Designed technical workflow for 70 analytical projects, provided project cost estimates and timelines for the same.
- Managed 2000+ sample shipments to client site, maintained inventory of material requirements and material reservations in SAP MM module.
- Promoted to higher designation for contributing towards delivering multiple projects simultaneously with 98% client satisfaction.
- Authored 50+ technical reports and SOPs.
- Scheduled and facilitated meetings between project stakeholders to discuss deliverables, schedules and conflicts.
Research Associate
Jagiellonian University
05.2015 - 03.2017
- Worked on Neuroscience research project in collaboration with 9 research labs across Europe.
- Organized Marie Curie network meeting for ~40 attendees in Kraków, Poland.
- Volunteered in Neuroscience international open day at University of Würzburg, Germany, showcasing research findings to ~200 attendees.
- Collected and analyzed research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations..
Project Fellow
Centre For Cellular And Molecular Biology
03.2013 - 03.2015
- Collaborated with researchers and scientists to design and execute experiments on a day-to-day basis.
- Maintained up-to-date records of research activities and results for future reference.
- Participated in lab meetings and project presentations.
Education
Master of Science - Animal Biotechnology
University of Hyderabad
India10.2012
Skills
- Project management
- Project planning and tracking
- Stakeholder engagement
- Microsoft Power BI
- Microsoft Word
- Excel Spreadsheets
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Project Risk assessment
- Client Interactions
- Data entry
- Administrative Support
- Technical Support
- Document management
Certification
- PMI-PMP® - Project Management Professional
PMP® number 3189301, Dec 2021-Dec 2024
- AXELOS PRINCE2® Foundation certificate
Number GR656102813PP, Aug 2019
ACHIEVEMENTS
Fellowship
Received a competitive European Union Marie Curie Fellowship FP7-PEOPLE- 2012-ITN, Grant no. 316790 from 2015-2017.
Award and Recognition
Project extra-miler award for delivering project under stringent timelines and team effort in 2020 from Syngene International Ltd.
Work Availability
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Quote
Every problem is a gift—without problems we would not grow.
Tony Robbins
Timeline
Project Coordinator
Enzene Biosciences Ltd
11.2022 - 02.2023
Associate Scientist - Projects
Syngene International Limited
10.2021 - 08.2022
Senior Research Associate
Syngene International Limited
10.2017 - 09.2021
Research Associate
Jagiellonian University
05.2015 - 03.2017
Project Fellow
Centre For Cellular And Molecular Biology
03.2013 - 03.2015
Master of Science - Animal Biotechnology
University of Hyderabad
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