Quyen Vu

Experience

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  Orange Coast College

  Mar 2014 - Dec 2016

  • Led healthy and attainable cooking demos• Created menus and recipes for children with special diets• Taught parents of children ages 3 to 5 years old healthy nutrition habits and achievable eating patterns• Drafted lesson plans on various nutrition topics to teach to parents of children under the age of 5• Lesson plans included: reading nutrition labels, cooking demos, MyPlate, milk options and alternatives, benefits of decreasing sugar and processed foods intake, portion sizes, special concerns (obesity, food allergies, and picky eaters), food safety, and meal planning• Assisted with various office tasks and grading of student work• In charge of inventory for nutrition cooking classes and purchasing food for nutrition professors each week • Created aesthetically pleasing nutrition information display boards for educational purposes Show less

  • Head Start Faculty Nutrition Assistant

    Mar 2014 - Dec 2016

  • Nutriton Student Intern

    Mar 2014 - Dec 2015
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  California State University-Long Beach

  Aug 2015 - Oct 2015

  Student Researcher

  • Conducted sports nutrition research with Dr. Michelle Barrack to quantify supplement usage amongst collegiate athletes as well as helped determine what factors contribute to increased supplement use • Collected and organized data from over 300 collegiate athletes and coded data into Exce

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  CHOC Children's

  Nov 2015 - Dec 2016

  Nutrition Student Volunteer

  • Assisted in taking patient orders and assembling food for patients on the tray line, including special diets• Assisted with office tasks, such as organizing employee schedules via Excel

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  Mile Square Surgery Center

  Jul 2016 - Sept 2016

  Receptionist
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  Good culture

  Nov 2016 - Mar 2019

  Brand Ambassador

  • Representative for Natural Products Expo West tradeshow to promote product• Engaged customers inside grocery stores to initiate sales and brand recognition throughout Southern CA• Responsible for independent scheduling with minimal supervision • Responsible for tracking daily sales and inventory of materials to provide to all brand ambassadors

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  Blessed Booch

  Jan 2018 - May 2018

  Food Science Student Intern

  • Produced kombucha—brewing, bottling, and delivering• Collaborated with owner to improve social media and sales and to create new products

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  Priority Nutrition Care Distance Dietetic Internship

  Jan 2019 - Aug 2019

  Dietetic Intern
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  Strategic Group

  Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

  Field Team Member

  • Responsible for promoting product sales and engaging customers to increase brand recognition and loyalty• Track product and sales trends via end shift recaps• Maintained relationships with vendors to minimize issues

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  Beachbody

  Mar 2020 - Feb 2022

  Culinary Nutrition Specialist

  • Developed easy to understand educational materials about programs and products offered using evidence-based nutrition research • Nutrition expert for programs provided through the online nutrition platform• Lead nutritionist responsible for 1:1 counseling with test group participants for new programs released every 2 to 3 months• Managed multiple ongoing test groups and nutrition related projects with strict timelines• Collaborated with the research and development team to review and provide nutrition expertise for all nutrition supplements• Created nutrition labels using ESHA for all company products and recipes for the online nutrition platform, blog, and test groups • Collaborated with the marketing team to review social media and blog posts for accuracy about nutrition claims• Created diverse meal plans and recipes to accommodate food allergies as well as calorie and diet restrictions• Created 10 to 20 recipes for the online nutrition platform, blog, and test groups per month• Responsible for diversity initiative in recipe development Show less

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  Dine Brands Global

  Jun 2023 - now

  Nutrition Manager