Experience

Aros (Akademie Reformatoriese Olpeiding en Studies)
• South Africa
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Academic Assistant

  • Feb 2023 - Present


North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Co-ordinator

  • Jul 2017 - Apr 2023

  The main aim of this project is to establish and strengthen nutrition research capacity in Africa. My role and responsibilities as the project manager, includes:• Planning, coordinating and executing assigned projects;• Developing and enforcing research policies and procedures;• Identifying project issues and escalate complex issues to management;• Prepare project documents and research reports for management review;• Budget and expenditure management;• Conducting team meetings to discuss the project status and related issues;• Monitoring project progress regularly and report the same to management;• Prepare progress reports; and• Prepare other articles, technical reports, and presentations. Show less

• Junior Lecturer

  • Jul 2020 - Dec 2020

  Lecturing first year Dietetics and Consumer sciences students (NUTB 121), which is done on an online platform. My role and responsibilities as a junior lecturer, include:• Presenting study units to students;• Setting up of assignments, tests and exams; and• Marking of assignments, tests and exams.In addition to the above, I also revised and updated the module content, assignments and tests

• Junior Lecturer

  • Jul 2019 - Dec 2019

  Lecturing second year Dietetic students on community nutrition (NUTC 222). The module content was presented in a contact session manner.My role and responsibilities as junior lecturer included:• Presenting certain study units to students;• The setting up of assignments, tests and exams; and• Marking of assignments, tests and exams.

• Data Colletion

  • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

  The aim of this study is to evaluate the treatment guidelines, practices and outcomes of complicated severe acute malnutrition in children aged 0-59 months in sub-Saharan Africa. My role and responsibilities, included:• Gathering information from patient files in Potchefstroom Hospital; and• Capturing information obtained into Access (From hard-copy to soft-copy).

• Rural Fieldwork experience (June 2016 , June 2017, July 2018)

  • Jun 2016 - Jul 2018

  I was a member of Philasana, an ongoing study conducted in rural areas of the Eastern Cape. This study’s aim is to determine the main reasons for the high prevalence of SAM (“Severe Acute Malnutrition”) participants in that specific area. My main contribution to the study, included:• Taking the anthropometric measurements of infants (0-24 months), children (older than 5 years) and adults;• Collecting urine samples of both mother and baby (in cases where the mother was breastfeeding, we also collected a breastmilk sample);• Conducting a spot urine test of the mother’s urine sample;• Measuring blood pressure of mothers; and• Testing glucose levels of mothers. Show less

• Master Student

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

  I did my Masters degree in Nutrition. The title of my thesis was "Sodium content of processed foods frequently consumed by children in early childhood development centres in the North-West Province".I'm very passionate about nutrition, especially nutrition during childhood. We have identified a gap in research about what food children frequently consume, and the healthiness of these foods were questionable. Therefore we have continue with this study.

• Laboratory Sodium Analysis

  • May 2016 - Jun 2017

  The aim was to develop and validate the standard operating procedure for testing the sodium content in processed foods. This included comparing the sodium content of processed foods prior to the R.214 sodium regulation targets (2016) to the sodium content in processed foods after the implementation of the R.214 sodium regulation targets in 2016.The same sodium analysis was used in my M.Sc. degree. This is a complex analysis that is seen as one of the most reliable ways to identify the sodium content in most processed foods. Show less



University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

• South Africa
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• External Marker for UNISA

  • Jul 2020 - Nov 2021

  I’m appointed as a marker at UNISA for the Department of Life and Consumer Sciences. My responsibilities include the marking of assignments, tests and exams of the following modules: • NUT 1501; • NUT 2601; • NUT 3701; and • NUT 3704 I’m appointed as a marker at UNISA for the Department of Life and Consumer Sciences. My responsibilities include the marking of assignments, tests and exams of the following modules: • NUT 1501; • NUT 2601; • NUT 3701; and • NUT 3704



Danone

• France
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Nutrition Consultant for Danone

  • Jan 2019 - Jul 2019

  (Nov 2018 – to date part-time) Assisting with the cleaning of data collected during a local project Danone NutriChoices study. By means of a usage and attitude market survey. (Nov 2018 – to date part-time) Assisting with the cleaning of data collected during a local project Danone NutriChoices study. By means of a usage and attitude market survey.



Discovery Group

• Canada
• Mining
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Discovery Foodswitch categorising

  • Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

  The aim was to improve healthy food choices under the general population by developing a mobile application (Foodswitch), which will allow an individual to scan the product in store and be provided with the nutritional information of the product as well as recommend a healthier alternative should one exist. My role was to assist in categorising food products into allocated categories for the Discovery foodswitch mobile application. The aim was to improve healthy food choices under the general population by developing a mobile application (Foodswitch), which will allow an individual to scan the product in store and be provided with the nutritional information of the product as well as recommend a healthier alternative should one exist. My role was to assist in categorising food products into allocated categories for the Discovery foodswitch mobile application.



Dienssentrum Potchefstroom

• Intern Foodservice Management Nutritionist

  • Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

  The Potchefstroom Dienssentrum for the Elderly provides the elderly with one cooked meal per day. They also do catering and fundraising events in order to raise the necessary funds. My role as Intern Foodservice Management Nutritionist, included: • Preparation of meals; • Assisting in the arranging of fundraising events; and • Led some of the catering events. The Potchefstroom Dienssentrum for the Elderly provides the elderly with one cooked meal per day. They also do catering and fundraising events in order to raise the necessary funds. My role as Intern Foodservice Management Nutritionist, included: • Preparation of meals; • Assisting in the arranging of fundraising events; and • Led some of the catering events.



Potchefstroom and Ikageng Clinics

• Intern Community Nutritionist

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  My role as intern community nutritionist, included: • Weighing and measuring of babies; • Administration of deworming and vitamin A supplements for children older than 6 months; • Educating mothers and caregivers on the benefits of breastfeeding; and • Visiting the breastmilk bank as well as collecting of breastmilk for the breastmilk bank. My role as intern community nutritionist, included: • Weighing and measuring of babies; • Administration of deworming and vitamin A supplements for children older than 6 months; • Educating mothers and caregivers on the benefits of breastfeeding; and • Visiting the breastmilk bank as well as collecting of breastmilk for the breastmilk bank.



Department of Health, Potchefstroom

• Intern District Nutritionist

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

  My role as intern district nutritionist, included: • Training of community healthcare workers (CHW); • Visiting clinics; • Auditing of Road to Health booklets; and • Visiting HIV support groups. My role as intern district nutritionist, included: • Training of community healthcare workers (CHW); • Visiting clinics; • Auditing of Road to Health booklets; and • Visiting HIV support groups.