Lead Food Data Nutritionist

• Mar 2021 - Present

Regulatory & Scientific Affairs Specialist

• Apr 2020 - Mar 2021

- Regulatory point of contact for the Coffee mate and Nestle Hot Cocoa.- Key stakeholder to successfully launch new products.- Collaborated with marketing, product development, quality, legal, design, among others to successfully launch new products and renovate current products- Nutrition Labeling expert among all regulatory and scientific affairs specialists

Senior Product Compliance and Nutrition Analyst

• Feb 2019 - Apr 2020

• Leader in establishing and managing relationships with key internal and external stakeholders on food and nutrition policy and regulatory affairs to help strategize and market Exclusive Brands (private label) products.• Leader in providing insight on nutrition and wellness trends within CPGs with an emphasis on the natural and organic channel to procurement, package design, and other key stakeholders.• Provide feedback to procurement, product development, and external suppliers on nutrition and ingredient statement to ensure clean label initiatives are met.• Communicate with external suppliers efficiently and effectively to obtain product information required to generate compliant and accurate labels for each and every product based on all FDA, USDA and all other regulatory bodies regulations.• Extremely detail and task oriented with the ability to handle multiple ongoing projects and meet timelines.• Lead efforts to transition my team to the new and more comprehensive Project Lifecycle Management (PLM) system, a MICROS-based system.• Subject Matter Expert (SME) on current PLM system.• Led training and onboarding of three new team members in the past 18 months.• Lead ongoing training and management of team of 7 in conjunction with team leader.

Product Compliance and Nutrition Analyst

• Jan 2017 - Feb 2019

Registered Dietitian and Diabetes Educator

• 2016 - Jan 2017

• Provided comprehensive counseling and education to a variety of patients using current and appropriate nutrition recommendations based on each patient’s health history and goals using standards from the American Diabetes Association and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.

Manager and Key Lead

• 2015 - 2016

• Managed highly perishable inventory by ensuring proper rotation of product and implementing effective sales strategies.• Attentive to small details of operating a large volume retail store.• Ordered and replenished inventory of 3rd party items from UNFI to prevent out of stocks.• Helped determine appropriate inventory of house made food items for the Clarksville location by analyzing prior sales data.• Merchandised products within planogram parameters, but also beyond the scope of plan-o-grams as allowed to maximize sales based on location of product, relevancy, and inventory counts.• Trained front of house staff on customer service, proper procedures, and inventory management.• Provided excellent customer service by assisting shoppers with nutrition and ingredient information and by processing transactions in a quick and friendly manner.• Forecasted daily labor requirements based on sales while staying within the labor budget.

Retail Registered Dietitian

• Sep 2013 - Jul 2015

• Provided complimentary nutrition services at the ShopRite of Greenway Plaza in Yonkers, NY, consisting of grocery store tours, individual and family counseling, product requests and information, health events, cooking classes, nutrition seminars and community programs for local schools and businesses.• Provided individualized one-on-one counseling on a mixture of disease states and for weight management.• Conducted healthy cooking demonstrations.• Engaged in kids-centered cooking demonstrations and lessons for children.• Conducted supermarket tours highlighting special items and programs available at ShopRite.• Provided presentations on a range of nutrition topics to children, adults, and seniors in a variety of community settings (presentations also conducted in Spanish).• Assisted in merchandising of Dietitian’s Endcap and other areas of the store.• Worked with ShopRite managers, as well as United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) representative to introduce new products based on current trends and customer requests.• Engage with customers in all interactions.• Possess extensive product knowledge and knowledge of trends to ensure ShopRite’s health and wellness aisle is up to date and on par with trends to offer a variety of gluten-free, all-natural, and organic items.• Possess extensive time management skills and the ability to work independently and efficiently.

Clinical Dietitian

• Jun 2012 - Sep 2013

• Provided comprehensive nutrition therapy using the Nutrition Care Process to adult and pediatric patients with a variety of diseases, conditions, and co-morbidities in all units, including critical care, with a specialization in adult trauma and surgery. • Integral member of the healthcare team with the ability to communicate effectively with other members of the team, including Medical Residents and Attendings, Nurses, Social Workers, Speech Language Pathologists, and others in order to provide quality care and achieve optimal outcomes efficiently that are consistent with the overall plan of care. This includes attending Continuum of Care Rounds on the Surgical/Trauma Floor, where the dietitian present must be knowledgeable of all the unit’s patients and their nutritional status and be able to provide appropriate medical nutrition recommendations, often including parenteral and enteral nutrition in patients with complex medical problems and injuries.• Wrote recipes for a variety of baby formulas, when diet orders for infants require additional kilocalorie per ounce than what is carried on formulary or when powder only formula is required. • Provided well-organized nutrition related presentations and lectures to a variety of food service staff and fellow dietitians on varying topics.

Dietetic Intern

• Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

Primary Site: Flushing Medical Center, NY, approximately a 300 bed facility• Provided comprehensive nutritional care using the Nutrition Care Process to a variety of patients in critical care, transitional care, long term care, and all types of in-patient units, as well as in the outpatient setting, which include a wound clinic, a dialysis unit, a cancer center, a pre and post-natal clinic, and a general outpatient dietitian’s office, whose population included diabetics, pediatrics, and those seeking weight loss and maintenance. • Created clear and accurate nutrition education materials.• Interfaced with all members of the healthcare team to provide quality healthcare and achieve optimal outcomes.• Assisted in Food Service Management, including Patient Services, Retail and Production. • Completed a comprehensive case study paper and presented to over sixty health care professionals.

Weekend Leasing Agent

• Sep 2011 - Feb 2012

•Maintained daily spreadsheet of available apartments.•Coordinated showings of available apartments. •Ensured apartment applications were completed correctly and in full. •Coordinated lease signing and addendums to the contract when needed.

Administrative Executive Assistant

• Jun 2010 - Sep 2011

• Conducted basic clerical work, such as filing, faxing, opening and sorting documents, placing calls, and taking messages.