Mary Solheid 10554 170th St. W. Lakeville, MN
55044 | Phone: 612-382-6042 | E-Mail: Solheid5@yahoo.com
Objective
To obtain a position with a foremost company where I can use my skills as a dietetic professional to enhance the lives of
patients by providing excellent nutrition education to meet their individual needs.
Education
University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN
Cumulative GPA: 3.98/4.00
Dean’s List: Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015
May, 2015
BS Nutrition (DPD)
High Distinction Honors
Experience
Dietetic Internship
Aramark Dietetic Intern 40 hrs/week
September 2015-Present
Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN
Preceptor: Julie Juddi, 763-581-1672 may be contacted
 Completed Management Production Rotation
 Participated in staff management activities including applicant interviews, employee evaluations, in-service
staff instruction, budget meeting, in house audits
 Completed all tasks related to food production for retail and patient line business centers
 Planned and implemented retail business event to increase dessert sales. Realized dessert sales increase of
69%; total daily sales increase of 6.4%.
 Organizing the implementation of new program for post consumer waste organic composting
 Currently Clinical Rotation
• Identify patients’ nutritional needs and devise appropriate diet plans
• Oversee patient progress to observe effects of current diet plan
• Change nutritional plans according to observation
• Determine patient needs within restrictions posed by disease or allergies
• Consult with physicians and other caregivers to ensure proper and adequate nutritional healing
Related Volunteer Experience
Volunteer for Hennepin County WIC:
Supervisor: Rolf Anderson 612-348-6143, may be contacted
June 2015-August 2015
 Distributed information detailing procedure and requirements for accurate Farmers Market voucher usage
Internship Minnesota Department of Health:
June 2014-September 2014
Minneapolis Healthy Restaurant Program Part-time, 8 hrs/week
Supervisor: Kristen Klingler, 612-673-2910, may be contacted
 Analyzed nutritional content of 15 recipes from 5 restaurants using MenuCalc
 Suggested alternate menu items or preparation methods of existing menu items to increase nutritional value
 Presented new or modified recipes to restaurant owners and chefs
Volunteer for ISD 194 Department of Student Nutrition Part-time, 8 hrs/week
June 2014-September 2014
Supervisor: Gayle Smalley-Rader, 952-232-2063, may be contacted
 Analyzed nutritional content of all food and beverage items offered on a la carte menu
 Created list of 10 alternate high nutritional items suggested to replace low nutritional value items
 Presented 7 high nutritional value lunch menu recipes including caloric analysis
 Coordinated telephone survey of 50 in-district families to determine cause of decreased school lunch participation
 Collaborated in the composition of 7 survey questions for parents and 5 survey questions for school staff
Volunteer for Prince of Peace Mission Outpost Food Shelf, Part-time, 2 hrs/week
September 2013-Present
Supervisor: Pat Jarvi, 952-898-9311, may be contacted
 Ensured accurate data in patron records
 Assisted patrons in their food shelf selections
Volunteer for Veterans Affairs Medical Center Part-time, 4 hrs/week
August 2014-Present
Supervisor: Heidi Hoover, 612-467-2566, may be contacted
 Calculated calorie counts of daily intake of nutrients
 Provided medical nutrition therapy through patient education on Warfarin and Vitamin K interactions
 Supplied support for Cardiac, MOVE!, and Healthy Teaching Kitchen classes
 Counseled weight-loss patients through Telephone Lifestyle Coaching
 Provided support to Clinical Dietitians
Skills
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Experience using Diet Analysis Plus, MyPlate.org and MenuCalc for nutrient analysis
Extensive customer service experience highlighted by skills including organization, time management, and
professional communication