CV Profile No.85697

Experience in the following industries :

• Education, training
• Food-processing industry
• Health, pharmacy, hospitals, medical equipment
• Research and development

Professional experience

• Research Assistant
• NRF-SA, Maseno University
• 11.2021 - 11.2022
• Working as a research assistant with the National Research Foundation South Africa under the Maseno University department of nutrition and health. My roles within the project include: • Data management including data cleaning and entry to an automated database. • Research tool development and review • Collection of qualitative and quantitative data • Direct follow – ups with project beneficiaries • Overseeing of focus group discussions carried out • Implementing nutrition education sessions with project beneficiaries • Development of weekly progress reports

• Nutrition and Dietetics Trainer
• East Africa Institute of Certified studies College
• 12.2020 - 11.2021
• Working as a Nutrition and Dietetics trainer. My roles in the educational institution include: • Training of diploma and certificate students in nutrition and dietetics and community health course units in all modules offered in the respective courses • Supervision of students in research projects • Supervision of students on attachment • Development of teaching and training material • Chairing the departmental defense committee for research projects and business plans • Preparation of schemes of work for units to be taught in the month • Preparation of weekly and daily lesson plans

• Public Health Nutrition Intern
• Ageng’a research and training institute
• 01.2020 - 12.2020
• Trained to get accreditation as a public health nutritionist by the Kenya Nutritionists and dietitians institute. My main roles as a public health nutrition intern were: • Conducting nutrition related research and surveys using ODK • Implementing nutrition policies and programmes such as the Baby Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI) • Coordinating provision of nutrition activities. • Providing nutrition consultancy support to nutritionists in the local community • Developing of nutrition information, education, promotion and communication materials. • Monitoring and reviewing nutrition programs and projects laid out by the institution in the community • Reviewing nutrition guidelines

• Nutrition Intern
• AMPATH (USAID)
• 05.2019 - 08.2019
• Worked as an intern in the nutrition department I managed the nutritional care sero-positive patients to promote healthy and normal life. My main roles in the department were: •Application of behaviour change communication models to promote positive behaviour in the community •Data collection for the organization within the communities that the organization serves •Data analysis and report writing as well as presentation of results to relevant stake holders in meetings •Working in conjunction with other departments such as social work to get to the community and provide nutritional education •Identify defaulters and find them in their homes to counsel them on the importance of maintaining hospital visits at advised times

• Intern
• Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital
• 05.2018 - 08.2018
• I was involved in provision of nutrition care for optimal health and speedy recovery of ill patients both in wards and outpatient service. My roles in the nutrition department included; • Implementing nutrition health programmes such as the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) • Recording and entering nutrition related data to the hospital information system data base. • Providing nutritional education talks to mothers at the MCH clinic on a weekly basis • Giving nutrition talks during hospital CMEs on nutrition related topics • Providing nutrition counselling to patients in wards • Preparing and implementing therapeutic diets for outpatients and inpatients • Providing guidelines on therapeutic diets for existing and emerging diseases for hospital use and home based care and other institutions • Treating and counselling patients using specialized dietetic nutritionally modified products • Implementing the nutrition and dietetic process including screening • Assessing, formulating and implementing nutrition interventions and evaluating outcomes • Providing nutrition support in patient management in health care facilities • Developing and disseminating nutrition behaviour change communication, information, education and communication materials • Collecting and compiling nutrition and dietetic data.