Mariel Platas
Director of Food and Nutrition Services
Poneto,IN
Summary
As a highly proven skilled food service professional, I am seeking a company that will invest in me as I in them, to positively augment, enhance, refine, and strengthen the company. Where my talents, skills, handwork, dedication, and integrity are supported. I focus on prioritizing and completing multiple tasks simultaneously, while maintaining an energetic, organized, and professional work environment for all. Strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational, and communication skills. I continuously strive to maintain excellence, consistency, commitment, teamwork, success, and fun!
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
DIRECTOR OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICES
Morrison Healthcare
Bluffton, IN
12.2025 - Current
- Leads a hospital's clinical dietetics and culinary operations.
- They oversee patient meal programs, retail dining, and medical nutrition therapy, ensuring menus, safety standards, and therapeutic diets comply with regulatory requirements.
- Manages daily operations for patient meal delivery systems, hospital cafeterias, catering, and vending services.
- Ensures the department maintains strict compliance with The Joint Commission, CMS, and state/local health department codes.
- Monitors patient satisfaction data and establishes clinical outcome measures to drive service enhancements
- Bluffton Regional Medical Center
GENERAL MANAGER
Starbucks
Fort Wayne, IN
09.2024 - 12.2025
- Oversee daily operations, ensuring high standards of customer service based on policies, procedures, missions and values, uphold financial and inventory performance and ability to analyze data.
- Leading a team in a high-volume store by managing staff and maintaining a consistent schedule.
- A heavy focus on product quality and month to month innovations.
- Hiring, training, coaching, and creating a positive work environment.
- Maintaining companies’ loyalty to sustainability.
- Increasing retail sales and product promotions.
- Compliance with all safety regulations and quality standards.
- Community engagement and volunteer work.
CATERING DIRECTOR
Creative Dining at University of Saint Francis
Fort Wayne, IN
08.2022 - 09.2024
- My responsibilities involved staff management, interviews, meeting with vendors, scheduling, ordering, inventory, billing, cost control, client relations, menu preparation, and to ensure compliance with health and safety standards and food safety regulations.
- Oversee preparation for events working alongside my team.
- Train, supervise, and motivate team.
- Hiring and training.
- Work under high-pressure situations while managing my team effectively.
CATERING DIRECTOR
Parkhurst Dining at Taylor University
Upland, IN
08.2019 - 08.2022
- I oversaw a team of 20, scheduling, organizing, ordering, inventory and the details of each catering as well as supervise my team as they work the events.
- I planned banquets, Presidential events, and other social or business functions; supply food and other services.
- Consult with clients to plan and determine event requirements, including number of guests and menu.
- Discuss menu choices and associated costs with clients.
- I collaborate with the chef regarding special items to be added to the menu.
- Oversee preparation of the venue for the event.
- Set up and arranges tables and chairs, serving stations, lines, tableware, service utensils, and other service ware.
- Ensure the venue is clean and that food is handled in a sanitary manner.
- Collect payment information for billing department as specified in contract as invoices are created.
- Address problems or complaints concerning food or services provided.
- I assist with scheduling and planning of other aspects of the event, including decorations, flowers, photographer, music, or entertainment.
- Perform other related duties as required.
DINING SERVICE MANAGER
Texas Roadhouse
Marion, IN
10.2013 - 08.2019
- Fast paced dining in charge of 55 staff members as well as inventory, numbers, metrics, operations and high-pressure situations.
Skills
- Health promotion
- Partnership building
- Nutrition expertise
- Wellness programs
- Food safety compliance
- Sanitation standards
- Menu development
- Allergen training
- Menu Development
Education
Associate’s - Art History
01.2006
Bachelor’s - Nutrition and Applied Science
01.2026
Online Expected graduation
Certification
- Servsafe Certified 2/2031
- Certified Food Safety Professional 11/2030
- Certified Dietary Manager (CDM) in progress expected 8/31
- CFPP Certified expected 8/31
- Alcohol Permit 6/2027
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
DIRECTOR OF NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICES - Morrison Healthcare
12.2025 - Current
GENERAL MANAGER - Starbucks
09.2024 - 12.2025
CATERING DIRECTOR - Creative Dining at University of Saint Francis
08.2022 - 09.2024
CATERING DIRECTOR - Parkhurst Dining at Taylor University
08.2019 - 08.2022
DINING SERVICE MANAGER - Texas Roadhouse
10.2013 - 08.2019
- Bachelor’s, Nutrition and Applied Science
SUNY Orange - Associate’s, Art History