Maíra Simeone is currently pursuing a Didactic Program in Dietetics at the University of Northern Colorado with a 3.88 GPA. She holds several certifications including ServSafe Instructor and Certified Dietary Manager. Her professional experience includes serving as the Director of Dietary Services at Golden Living Centers where she manages the department and supervises kitchen staff. Previously she worked as a Senior Quality Control Technician at Jackson Family Wines performing quality assurance tests. She has research experience studying cardiovascular disease and nutritional evaluations.

1. MAÍRA SIMEONE Santa Rosa, CA 95409
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maira.simeone@hotmail.com
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EDUCATION
University ofNorthern Colorado Completion expected by December/2016
Didactic Program in Dietetic (DPD). GPA:3.88
State University ofCampinas (UNICAMP) – Brazil 2011
Post-Baccalaureate,Clinical Nutrition Specialist. GPA: 4.0
Federal University ofViçosa (UFV) – Brazil 2008
B.S. Nutrition. GPA: 2.8
CERTIFICATION ANDLICENSES
 ServSafe Instructor and Examination Proctor (No. 2530843) 2016 – 2019
 ServSafe Food Service Manager Certification (No. 13824473) 2016 – 2021
 Certified Dietary Manager and Food Protection Professional by the Certifying Board for
Dietary Managers (No. 282968) 2015 – 2019
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Director ofDietary Services 03/2016 – Present
Golden Living Centers,Sonoma, CA.
 Responsible for the screening and monitoring of patients for case referralto the RDN.
 Manage the Dietary Department by supply ordering, budgeting and quality assurance.
 Supervision and training of kitchen staff.
Senior Quality Control Laboratory Technician 06/2012 – 03/2016
Jackson Family Wines, Santa Rosa, CA.
 Quality control assurance in the wine production, pre and post bottling.
 Bottling and production audits for the monitoring of desired parameters.
 Performance of chemical and microbiological analysis related with wine production.
 Member of the company’s Wellness Program Committee, assisting with the program planning,
coordination, activity implementation and promotion.
Harvest Laboratory Intern 10/2011 – 02/2012
Jackson Family Wines, Santa Rosa, CA.
 Monitoring of primary and secondary wine fermentation
 Routine laboratory analysis involved with wine fermentation and production.
Resident Dietitian 03/2010 – 03/2011
State University of Campinas, Brazil
 Educational and professional program.
 Responsible for the evaluation of anthropometric, biochemical, clinical, and dietary parameters
to assess the nutritional status of hospitalized patients.
 Nutrition counseling and education regarding the patient’s health issues and diet restrictions.

2. Management Dietitian (Foodservice) 2009 – 2010
Social Industry Service (SESI) – Brazil.
 Responsible for the management with menu planning, cost control, inventory, supply orders,
training and monitoring of employees.
 Supervision and quality control.
Professional Development – Curricular Internships 2008
 Foodservice Management - Training held at a Nestlé factory facility, Brazil.
 Clinical Nutrition - Training held at St. John Baptist Hospital, Brazil.
 Community Nutrition - Training held at a Family Health Program center, Brazil.
Research Experience and Extracurricular Internships
Lead researcher (Stipend recipient) 2007 – 2008
Federal University of Vicosa - Cardiovascular Disease Project
 Responsible for the planning and development of a health program for cardiovascular diseases
prevention and control, including writing the project and submitting for grant approval.
 Developed and implemented educational group sessions and events for health promotion.
 Advised diet-related concerns, such as,weight loss and cholesterol reduction, illness prevention
and treatment by healthy eating habits.
Research assistant 2007 – 2008
Federal University of Vicosa - Study involving the nutritional evaluation of city bus drivers.
 Evaluation of anthropometric, biochemical,clinical,and dietary parameters to assess nutritional
status.
 Planning of special dietary plans for people with specific professions and unique health traits.
Intern 2007
FederalUniversity of Vicosa - Program entitled “Health Promotion and Life Quality Assurance for
Recent Hospitalized Elderly”
 Counseled patients regarding their eating habits, healthy lifestyles and ideal diet to prevent
further health problems or to manage their current health issues.
Research Assistant 2006 – 2007
Federal University of Vicosa - Study for the nutritional evaluation and orientation of elderly in
home care treatment
 Counseling patients according to their current diet, health concerns, diet restrictions and
nutritional needs.
 Instructing elderly patients and their family members about diet and specific food consumption.
SKILLS AND ABILITY
Portuguese: Mother language
English: Fluent oral and written.
Spanish: Intermediary knowledge
French: Intermediary knowledge