Roger Balbuena

Experience

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  Toast Chicken

  Aug 2012 - Oct 2015

  General Manager

  Responsible for all restaurant operations, achieved management goals of increasing sales and improving overall image, replenished and maintained inventory, prepared sales reports, handled payroll, and responsible for employee scheduling and interviewing and hiring/training/termination. Also managed front of the house by collaborating with staff to ensure timely delivery of meals while creating a positive customer experience, and resolved difficult situations on a daily basis by making quick decisions that satisfied customers while also benefiting the business Show less

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  The Heights Bar and Grill

  Oct 2015 - Jul 2016

  Assistant Manager

  Compiled and analyzed daily reports for food and liquor sales and employee payroll for hours worked and tips received. Also managed employee schedules for approximately 25 staff members, handled inventory for kitchen and dining room, took phone reservations, and anticipated customer needs and closely coordinated with floor and kitchen staff to ensure revenue goals were met

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  Lehman College Foods Lab

  Aug 2016 - May 2017

  Dietetic Food and Nutrition technician

  Assist four professors and students with cooking projects/experiments Conduct inventory and shop for needed ingredients based on each professor’s curriculum

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  Centers Health Care

  Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

  Dietitain Intern

  Food Service Management: Center Health Care Beth Abraham Center, Bronx, NY Enhanced competence in all aspects of food service management including inventory, storage, quantity food preparation, and serving, menu modification, in-service based nutrition education, quantity control, and improvement

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  RiverSpring Health featuring the Hebrew Home at Riverdale

  Oct 2017 - Dec 2017

  Dietitian Intern

  Hebrew Home at Riverdale, Bronx, NY 1Worked with residents with various chronic illness (DM, CKD, CAD, COPD, etc.) and many complex ailments including dementia, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, schizophrenia. Confidently contributed to facility-wide projects using innovative approaches for managing complex patients, identified appropriate nutritional risk of patients, and provided appropriate diet and nutrition education based on established criteria Show less

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  Montefiore Health System

  Apr 2018 - Jun 2018

  Montefiore Moses Campus HIV, Bronx, NY Provided private nutrition counseling and education on topics related to HIV and AIDS, including, but not limited to, food preparation, food safety, weight management, and management of other comorbidities. Assess and communicate nutritional needs to patients of all ages and cultures to improve health outcomes. Show less

  • Dietitian Intern

    May 2018 - Jun 2018

  • Dietitian Intern

    Apr 2018 - May 2018
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  Centers Health Care

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Dietitian Intern

  Centers Health Care Triboro Nursing Home, Bronx, NY Worked with patients on short and long-term care rehabilitation units that included residents with various chronic diseases and other illnesses including dementia, dysphagia, pulmonary dysfunctions, cancer, DM, CKD, CAD, amputations, and pressure ulcers. Completed nutrition assessments, care plans, and gained knowledge and experience in critical care by providing EN support. Implemented changes in nutrition therapy as needed to achieve optimum nutrition status and closely monitored patients for life-threatening feeding complications Show less

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  WIC PROGRAM

  Aug 2018 - Sept 2018

  Dietitian Intern

  Morrisania Health Center WIC Program, Bronx, NY Provided group and one-on-one nutrition education and breastfeeding support to women, created interactive cooking demonstrations for women and children; along with staff, planned and participated in the annual Morrisania Healthy Lifestyles Fair, performed research on ankyloglossia to present to staff and created handouts for the community.

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  Betances Health Center

  Sept 2018 - Oct 2018

  Dietitian Intern

  Betances Health Center, Manhattan, NY Assess patients’ nutritional status, develop plans of care, and evaluate outcomes. Provided group and one-on-one nutrition education to patients of all ages and cultures with various chronic diseases and other illnesses including patients with dysphagia, pulmonary dysfunctions, malnourished, DM, CKD, CAD. Co-conducted weekly educational sessions on diabetes prevention and women’s wellness to avoid/prevent diabetes and improve health outcomes. Show less