Nutrition

ELYSE N. ENGELHARDT

** ****** **** 516-***-**** (H) 516-***-**** (C)

Woodbury, NY 11797 **********@*****.***

EDUCATION

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Old Westbury, NY

M.B.A Marketing, Expected Graduation: January 2011

• Related Coursework: Accounting, Finance, Economics, Marketing, Behavior and Ethics

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Old Westbury, NY

M.S. Clinical Nutrition with Distinction, August 2005

• GPA = 3.94

• Related Coursework: Biology of Nutrition, Nutritional Assessment, Nutritional Pathophysiology, Clinical Theory and Practice, Epidemiology and Biostatistics of Nutrition, Food Supply

• Thesis: The Effects of Delphinidin, an Antioxidant from Blueberries, on Rat Tumor Cells

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NJ, New Brunswick, NJ

B.S. Biochemistry with a Minor in Nutrition, May 2004

• Related Coursework: Biology with Lab, Chemistry with Lab, Organic Chemistry with Lab, Biochemistry with Lab, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Genetics, Biotechnology, Medical Ethics, Calculus I, II and III, Nutrition, French

• Thesis: Purification and Characterization of Ralstonia Picketti, a p-nitrobenzoate

EXPERIENCE

Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Huntington, NY 07/06-Present

Sales Consultant

• Outside sales of hypertension medications, representing the Huntington, NY territory

• Manages own routing schedule and works well with other individuals within POD to continue upward drive of sales

• Delivers sales presentations and details physicians on hypertensive medication to maintain business and assure continued sales

• Plans and manages own budget with money that is allocated, including lunches and speaker programs

• Executes POD meetings as Quarterback

• Successful launch of two new blood pressure medications, including a new class of medication and a combination medication

• Currently ranked in top 50% of the field force for 2009

• Ranked 11/50 for overall sales in NY regions for 2008

• Ranked 5/50 for overall sales in the Boston region for 2007

• Sales Leadership Award and POD of the Year Award for 2007

• Represented the NY Region at the 2009 American Cardiology Conference, Orlando, Fl

• Represents POD as Technology expert

InVite Health, New York, NY/Paramus, NJ 09/05-07/06

Director Of Nutrition

• Inside sales of vitamins and supplements with respect to outside nutritional knowledge

• Nutritional advice and counseling with regard to nutritional knowledge on vitamin and supplement use and diet planning

• Co-Host to Jerry Hickey on WOR 1600, InviteHealth Live Radio.

o Outside nutritional related phone calls with question and answer sessions

o Research studies on particular topics of the day

NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Old Westbury, NY 12/04 to 06/05

Independent Lab Researcher

• Developed a protocol on the synergistic effect of delphinidin and cyanidin (flavonoids) on rat tumor cells (RG2 cell line)

- Cell cultures using aseptic techniques

- Extraction methods of flavonoids, including Solid Phase Extraction

RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NJ, New Brunswick, NJ 5/03 to 5/04

Independent Lab Researcher

• Purification and characterization of p-nitobenzoate reducatase (YH105-Clones)

• Induction and inoculation Ralstoni Pickettii (YH105)

• Performed purification methods on Ralstonia Pickettii which included:

- Ion-Exchange Chromatography

- Gel Filtration Chromatography

- Ammonium Sulfate Precipitation, Magnanese Sulfate/Protamine Sulfate Precipitation

- Immobilized Metal Affinity Chromatography

- High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

- Thin Layer Chromatography

• Utilized Mass Spectrometry, Coomassie Blue method and SDS Gels for Protein Determination of YH105

COMPUTER LITERACY

• Proficient with EXCEL, WORD, POWERPOINT, INSIGHT, Lotus Notes, Siebel and SigmaPlot

• Excellent research skills via the Internet

SPECIAL INTERESTS/SKILLS

• Member of the New Jersey Academy of Science

• Participant in the Annual Nutrition Research Design Competition

• Knowledge of FDA regulations

• Knowledge of managed care/formulary coverage with regard to pharmaceuticals

• Taught at various New York City Schools Nutrition for Science and Health Day

• Certified Red Cross in First Aid, Water Safety and CPR

• Excellent use of laboratory equipment and aseptic techniques

• Working knowledge of laboratory safety, rules, and regulations

AWARDS

• Novartis Sales Leadership Awards-2007

• Novartis POD of the Year Award-2007

• Vanessa Cappellino Memorial Award for Research in Nutrition from NYIT-05/05

• Received two awards from the New Jersey Academy of Science for best presentation in Biochemistry Research and for best presentation for undergraduate/graduate research -04/04

PUBLICATIONS

• Arthritis, InviteHealth Monthly Newsletter- 03/06

References Available Upon Request

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