Smriti Poddar

Experience

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  Rural Research Training Centre

  Oct 2009 - Oct 2009

  Industrial Visit

  On the 1day industrial visit to the RRTC I observed:- Apiculture- mushroom cultivation- processing of dry spices like turmeric, etc.

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  Amchong Tea Estate

  Oct 2009 - Oct 2009

  Industrial Visit

  This was a 1 day industrial visit, Amchong tea estate in Guwahati specializes in CTC tea. Here, I got deeper understanding of the various steps involved starting from tea harvesting till packaging and how each department works. I was introduced to the steps associated with production & quality control.

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  Parle Agro Pvt Ltd

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Industrial Visit

  On this 1day industrial visit, observed the food processing plant for Appy Fizz, Frooti, etc. Mainly associated with production & quality control department

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  PepsiCo

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Industrial Visit

  On this 1day industrial visit, observed the production and quality control of few food products.

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  Child in Need Institute (CINI)

  Apr 2010 - Apr 2010

  Field Visit

  A one day field visit to CINI involved observing the work done in their various clinics:-Antenatal clinic-Reproductive clinic-Emergency ward-Nutrition rehabilitation clinic-Special Thursday clinicAlong with this a case study of a 1.5years severely malnourished child staying at the Nutrition rehabilitation clinic was done. The mother of the child was interviewed, she came from a lower socio economic group, and did not notice anything serious in the child. I observed that it was challenging for the mother to understand what the child was going through, however she was trying to learn from the experts and follow their instructions. Show less

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  IVORY Kitchen

  Jul 2010 - Jul 2010

  Chef intern
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  Medica Superspecialty Hospital, Kolkata

  May 2011 - Jul 2011

  Dietitian intern

  Learnt to make diet charts for weight loss and different therapeutic conditions along with patient counselling. Case studies too were assigned during this time span, which not just improved my knowledge but also provided me with the best practical experience possible at that level.

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  Jadavpur University, Kolkata

  Jan 2012 - May 2013

  Research Assistant under Dr. Dilip Kumar & Mrs. Lilu Mancha

  I was a part of an independent full time research project with clinical experience on an advanced topic of "Risk Factor Profile of Coronary Heart Disease Patients in a Tertiary Hospital in Kolkata.” This observational study was conducted under the esteemed Cardiologist Dr. Dilip Kumar in Medica Superspeciality Hospital (NABH rated), where I collected & interpreted the data gathered.-155 patients between 41 to 80years of age were interviewed to gain insight into their eating habits and their risk factor profile. - For this study WHO STEPwise adapted questionnaire, three day dietary recall and food frequency questionnaire was made by me.- Eternally grateful to Dr. Dilip Kumar for taking me to regular inpatients rounds with his team, as this exposure to Coronary Heart Disease(CHD) patients in ICU, ICCU & GW helped he understand this topic in great depth.- Independently managed the project and conducted one on one interviews with all the 155 participants. Show less

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  Disha Foundation Kolkata

  Dec 2012 - Dec 2012

  Field Visit

  Volunteer a project with J.D Birla Institute, Food & Nutrition department for Disha Foundation, NGO in Kolkata. Promoting healthy eating and sanitation to children of age group 6-12 years. Conducting interactive workshops on food; cooking, sanitation and hygiene for children and their mothers. The nutritional status of the underprivileged children was assessed by checking their anthropometric measurements and observing any clinical signs & symptoms for any nutritional deficiency. Nutrition counselling, personal hygiene information, importance of healthy food and cost effective high protein recipes was shared with the children and mothers to eliminate malnutrition. Show less

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  The Park Hotels

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  Chef intern

  An internship in the hotel's various restaurant kitchens and bakery like The Bridge, Saffron, and Flury's, gave me an in dept understanding of how different cuisines we love eating are cooked at our favourite places. This in turn helped me understand how one can enjoy there social life while making the right choices and leading a healthy life.

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  Selfcare By Suman Agarwal

  Apr 2014 - Dec 2018

  - Responsible for ensuring active & prospective clients receive the best standard of care and support at the centre. - Key duties included nutrition counselling, sales of healthy food products and nutritional supplements, converting new client leads into active clients as well as heading and managing events like exhibition, etc organized by Kolkata branch.- Responsible for identifying the new business opportunities and achieving program objectives. - Clientele included clients from Tanzania, Kolkata and from other parts of India.- I was responsible for VIP clients like social media influencers, IPS officers, celebrities in the field of healthcare, sports, acting and others.- Built and nurtured positive relationship with the clients.- Served as the key member of Kolkata nutrition team, taken initiatives for growth, sales, marketing and recognition.- Personally managed a weekly caseload of 90-95 clients approximately with in mainly 6 specialty - DM-type 2, CVD, Obesity, hormonal disbalance, pre and post natal diets. Few other specialties that I managed were autoimmune disorders, post-cancer patients, sever GI distress and pediatric clients. Show less - Responsible to lead to projects for Selfcare to increase their clientele and provide right assitance to the clients: * Rush Fitness Studio (main branch), June 2015 - A gym in Kolkata * Dr. Rajeev Agarwal's IVF clinic, Kolkata - I alongside Mrs. Suman Agarwal & Dr. Rajeev Agarwal helped his IVF patients increase their IVF success rate with lifestyle modification and control, management as well as treatment of diseases hindering the process. - Evaluated nutritional status of clients by blood work analysis, physical signs & symptoms and body composition analysis.- Provide nutritional guidance to clients by communicating effectively & help them make appropriate changes in their diet & lifestyle. This facilitates prevention or treatment of diseases like DM, CVD, Hormonal disbalance, thyroid gland dysregulation and obesity.- Advised clients about nutritional supplements & their interaction with other medication and food.- Worked alongside as required, to ensure clinic runs smoothly & efficiently.- Made meal plans and diet chart for pregnant & lactating clients, DM-type 2, Obesity, PCOS, thyroid gland dysregulation, autoimmune disorders and child nutrition.- Coordinated with doctors & other team members to develop medical data base, genetic reports summary, follow ups, help clients achieve their targets.- Supervised and trained co-workers at administrative as well as technical levels.- During this period I promoted and sold highest no. of food products and nutritional supplements at the Kolkata centre. Show less

  • Senior Virtual & Onsite Nutritionist

    Jan 2016 - Dec 2018

  • Senior Nutritionist

    Nov 2014 - Dec 2018

  • Junior Nutritionist

    Apr 2014 - Nov 2014
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  CRM Students

  Mar 2019 - Jul 2019

  Accommodation Support Officer

  - Responsible to act as an on call support for out of hours requirements, liaising with boththe external service support centers and the accommodation management team.CORE RESPONSIBILITIES WERE:- to support the operational function of the Fire Management Plan and to support the team in minimizing unwanted fire call outs in line with national guidelines.- Respond to calls from the fire alarm service support centre to cover pre-alarm investigations, and to provide support in accommodation control or evacuation if required.- Respond to calls from the emergency call out service support centre, to cover call outs for, but not limited to, noise/social complaints, emergency maintenance issues, security issues.My efficiency to respond to critical situations, time management, working under pressure in emergency situations and communication all improved, especially the ability to be a team player with people from different cultures and communities. Show less

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  The Fitness Fund

  Aug 2019 - now

  Owner/ Dietitian