Project Manager Quality Assurance

Kerri Kimbrell-Silva

Registered Dietitian

**** **** **** ***, *** 327 SILVER SPRING, MD 20910

951-***-**** CELLULAR

Objective

A challenging and exciting career requiring the application of my

experiences and extensive education while furthering my professional growth

and development.

Qualifications/Strengths

1. Highly self-motivated, team oriented, and dependable leader

2. Strong interpersonal skills/team player

3. Effective and efficient verbal and written communication skills

4. Excellent organizational capabilities

5. Outstanding customer service/interaction

6. Proven dedication and loyalty to employer via work history longevity

7. Proficient in computer technology including ISIS, Windows platform and

Nutritionist Pro

Professional Experience

Independent Consultant/Contractor, Jenny Craig, Inc.,

Carlsbad, CA, 7/10-present

Develop and revise program materials including menus, webpage

content, training content and marketing materials; assist with

research through the development of menus and research client

materials, conduct web testing for research and participate in

conference calls with research company; attend regular

interdepartmental meetings via conference calls to support the

growth of the company; serve as project manager on multiple

projects simultaneously; serve as a nutrition resource for field

staff, Jenny Craig Call Center and Jenny Craig At Home; create

training materials for staff serving clients in North Carolina

and conduct annual audits for Jenny Craig centres that serve

clients in North Carolina to confirm that all North Carolina

Board of Dietetics/Nutrition laws and regulations are met;

perform nutrient analysis of foods and menus using Nutritionist

Pro; prepare weekly project summary reports.

Program Development Manager, Jenny Craig, Inc., Carlsbad, CA,

7/08-7/10

Supervised, evaluated and trained the nutrition technicians;

developed and revised program materials for clients including but

not limited to menus, manuals, cookbooks, webpage content,

training content and marketing materials; assisted with the

development of webisodes by creating content outlines;

participated in regular interdepartmental meetings to support the

growth of the company; served as project manager on multiple

projects simultaneously; directed the enrollment of clients with

specialized health conditions; served as a nutrition resource for

field staff, clients, franchise markets, Jenny Craig Call Centre

and Jenny Craig At Home; acted as project coordinator for

research, created training and program materials for research

clients and staff, conducted conference calls with research

centers, created menus for research clients; performed nutrient

analysis of foods and menus using Nutritionist Pro; prepared

weekly project summary reports and comparative analysis reports

as needed.

Registered Dietitian, Fitwize 4 Kids, Temecula, CA, 1/09-4/09

Presented monthly nutrition seminars about nutrition and physical activity

to members, including children aged 6 1/2 to 15 years old and their

parents on topics such as fast food, portion sizes and the importance of

eating fruits and vegetables; provided food samples to members attending

nutrition seminars; participated in outreach activities to promote

increased member enrollment; provided nutrition expertise to members and

staff.

Interim Senior Nutritionist, County of Riverside WIC Program,

Moreno Valley, CA, 10/07-6/08

Supervised, planned, evaluated and trained paraprofessional staff and

nutritionist for the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food

Program; completed monthly ISIS (WIC) software and staff schedules;

conducted monthly staff meetings; supported and contributed to the

agency's breastfeeding promotion goals by providing counseling and

assistance to prenatal and postpartum clients as well as providing

referrals for further breastfeeding assistance as needed; participated in

monthly/quarterly management and Registered Dietitian meetings; screened

and assessed culturally diverse WIC eligible participants for eligibility;

provided individual education/counseling to low-risk and high-risk WIC

participants utilizing motivational interviewing techniques, including

those participants with special nutritional needs to assure quality

service; participated in the preparation of the necessary records,

reports, and evaluation to promote quality assurance and ensure that the

appropriate procedures were followed according to WIC guidelines; assisted

in collaborative relations with other county programs including family

planning, immunizations and the Sistah Connection/Loving Support Team;

conducted jail inspections.

Nutritionist, County of Riverside WIC Program, Perris, CA, 4/04-10/07

Provided individual education and group education using motivational

interviewing techniques to low-risk and high-risk WIC participants to

assure quality service; supported and contributed to the agency's

breastfeeding promotion goals by educating and assisting prenatal and

postpartum clients as well as providing breast pump instruction and

completing pump loan agreements; completed monthly staff and ISIS

schedules; participated in monthly Registered Dietitian meetings and

inservices; served as supervisor in the absence of the Senior

Nutritionist.

Clinical Dietitian, Southwest Healthcare System, Wildomar, CA, 10/03-

4/05

Screened, assessed and monitored inpatient nutritional status;

recommended necessary dietary changes and/or advancement to medical

providers for patients; calculated nutritional needs; made recommendations

for patients requiring enteral and parenteral feedings; conducted

outpatient counseling sessions; worked interdepartmentally to promote

optimum patient care.

Registered Dietitian, Indian Health Council, Inc., Valley Center, CA, 1/03-

10/03

Provided nutrition and breastfeeding education to the Native

American population served by Indian Health Council;

conducted cooking demonstrations for local school children,

medical clinic patients and clinic staff; followed specified

budget for cooking demonstrations; served as a member of the

weight loss program team and the prenatal/breastfeeding

education team; facilitated weight loss classes; conducted

outreach activities including community health fairs; worked

interdepartmentally to promote wellness and disease

prevention within the community.

Service Area Manager, American Red Cross WIC Program, San Diego, CA, 6/99-

9/00,1/01- 1/03

Successfully opened, managed and staffed new WIC clinic in Spring Valley,

CA; consistently exceeded monthly contracted clinic caseload/enrollment;

assisted with hiring new staff; supervised, evaluated and trained

paraprofessional and professional staff and dietetic interns; provided

individual and group education to WIC participants on topics related to

nutrition, physical activity and breastfeeding to assure quality service;

supported and contributed to the agency's breastfeeding promotion goals by

serving as the clinic's Certified Lactation Educator and provided

education and assistance to prenatal and breastfeeding clients as well as

breast pump use instruction; served as a member of the chapter management

team and attended regular meetings; participated in the preparation of the

necessary records, reports, and evaluation to promote quality assurance

and ensure that the appropriate procedures were followed according to WIC

guidelines; organized and executed outreach activities promoting WIC

objectives to educate, inform, and recruit potential participants as well

as the general public; maintained high employee retention.

Interim Regional Manager, American Red Cross WIC Program, San Diego, CA,

9/00-1/01

Served as administrator/manager with the same duties as Service Area

Manager simultaneously for two WIC clinics.

Dietitian, American Red Cross WIC Program, San Diego, CA, 7/98-6/99

Conducted low-risk and high-risk nutrition counseling to WIC clients;

instructed nutrition-related and smoking cessation classes to WIC clients;

participated in outreach activities to recruit and inform potential WIC

clients as well as the general public about nutrition and the WIC Program;

conducted off-site WIC clinics to better serve WIC clients with lack of

transportation to permanent WIC clinic sites.

Education/Honors

8. Registered Dietitian, ADA# 866658, American Dietetic Association,

Chicago, IL, 5/99

9. Certified Lactation Educator, University of California San Diego

Extension, San Diego, CA, 6/00

10. Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition, Minor in American Indian

Studies, May 1997, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

11. Master of Science in Human Nutrition, August 2004, University of New

Haven, West Haven, CT

Certificates/Licenses

. Certificate of Training in Adult Weight Management, American Dietetic

Association and Commission on Dietetic Registration, completed June 2009

. Certificate of Training in Childhood and Adolescent Weight Management,

American Dietetic Association and Commission on Dietetic Registration,

completed November 2009

. Food Workers Certificate, FWR No. 30152, County of Riverside, Community

Health Agency, Department Of Environmental Health, expires January 2011

. Certified Weight Reviewer for the state of North Carolina, North Carolina

Board of Dietetics/Nutrition, expires 3/31/2011

. Licensed Dietitian/Nutritionist in the state of North Carolina, North

Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition, license number L003367CR, expires

3/31/2011

. Licensed Dietitian- Nutritionist in the state of Maryland, The Maryland

State Board of Dietetic Practice, license registration certification

number DX3091, expires 10/31/2012

. Certified Food Safety Manager, National Registry of Food Safety

Professionals , certificate no. EX20527403, expires July 6, 2015

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