MONA S. CABRERA, MS, RD
Mission Viejo, CA ***** 714-***-**** *******.**@*****.***
www.linkedin.com/in/monacabrera
PRODUCT SALES SPECIALIST & DIETITIAN CONSULTANT
Results-oriented dietitian with extensive background in healthcare and corporate wellness consulting, coaching and sales. Passionate about supporting individuals to embrace wellness practices through preventative nutritional guidance and education. Skilled public speaker and educator. Proven success in motivational engagement tactics to effectively communicate nutritional science to clients. Demonstrates measurable success in client outreach and support and coaching, resulting in client lifestyle and nutritional change practices and goal attainment. Proven track record in marketing and sales. Outstanding interpersonal, communication skills.
CORE SKILLS
• Coaching/Consulting
• Marketing/Sales
• Public Speaking
• Critical Thinking
• Multitasking
• Communication
• Program Management
• Team Leadership/Supervision
• Self-Starting
• Problem-Solving
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CENTENE CORPORATION, Dallas, TX 2015 – 2019
Dietitian Health Coach
Consulted with individuals in specialized nutrition, weight management plans, disease prevention, and tobacco cessation plans.
• Created and developed engaging lunch-learn programs for presentation to corporate employees.
• Consistently exceeded monthly productivity goals.
• Clinical knowledge reviews consistently exceeded expectations.
• Conducted motivational interviews.
DAVITA INC., Mission Viejo, CA 2008 – 2015
Renal Dietitian
Collaborated closely with the Medical Director and physicians to deliver education and information, providing supporting to patients to meet and exceed their dietary and nutrition goals.
• Reported all monthly outcomes and performance to the Regional Director.
• Assessed clients’ nutritional status to determine the appropriate nutrition intervention and recommendations, documenting all appropriate information in medical records.
• Developed individualized medical nutrition therapies for each patient, including meal plans with nutrient requirements, keeping in mind patients’ specific medical, economic, and living situations.
• Monitored nutritional status, laboratory values, dialysis adequacy, and adherence to diet response to nutrition-related medications and therapy.
• Functioned as a Bone Metabolism Specialist and IMPACT champion.
• Increased patient quality improvement scores from 68% to 82% over a four-year period, with patient workload increasing by 15% during that same interval. MONA S. CABRERA, MS, RD PAGE 2
CAULICURE, Seal Beach, CA 2012-2014
Product Sales Representative
• Optimized product sales, shared product at wrestling events, school districts and booster clubs, conventions, trade shows.
• Increased sales growth by 12 percent every quarter SADDLEBACK MEDICAL GROUP, Laguna Hills, CA 2006 – 2008 Program Coordinator
Initiated and developed weight loss program in collaboration with physicians.
• Responsible for nutritional/meal-replacement sales.
• Presented orientation and information sessions to promote and sell program.
• Successfully expanded program participation to 250 participants in two years.
• Maintained 50% retention for long-term weight loss maintenance during the entire two-year period.
• Optimized service procedures to increase customer satisfaction.
• Implemented strategies to increase program effectiveness.
• Prepared monthly reports for upper management, including profit and loss (P&L) and sales trends.
• Developed and recommended policies and procedures for program evaluation.
• Monitored employee work and developed improvement plans. ROBEKS, Costa Mesa, CA 2006 – 2008
Business Owner (Franchise)
Responsible for store management, marketing, sales, customer service, and employee supervision, hiring, and development.
• Monitored processes and procedures to ensure compliance with all standard regulations.
• Supervised sales and sales goals.
• Conducted successful marketing campaigns.
• Increased year over year (YOY) gross sales by 30%.
• Scheduled weekly inventory and vendor deliveries.
• Managed and supervised employees.
EDUCATION
Master of Science, Nutrition, 1997
California State University, San Jose, CA
Bachelor of Science, Biology, 1993
University of California, Irvine, CA
AFFILIATIONS, CERTIFICATION, AND LICENSURE
Certified Lactation Educator
University of California, Los Angeles, CA
Renal Dietitian Practice Group (DPG)
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Registered Dietitian CA, FL, UT, VT