NELSON NIEVES-REED
West Palm Beach,FL
Summary
Dedicated Fitness Professional with a decade of experience enhancing member satisfaction and promoting fitness excellence. Expert in maintaining a safe, organized environment and providing personalized support to diverse clientele. Committed to fostering a welcoming atmosphere while ensuring adherence to facility protocols and promoting wellness initiatives.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Manager
North Bridge Fitness
West Palm Beach, Florida
01.2021 - Current
- Designed and implemented personalized training programs for clients with diverse fitness levels and goals, including weight loss, muscle gain and injury rehabilitation
- Conducted comprehensive fitness assessments to evaluate clients' physical capabilities and identify areas of improvement
- Provided detailed instruction on exercise techniques, demonstrating proper form and addressing any concerns
- Advised clients on nutrition strategies to support their training objectives and overall health information
- Stayed updated on current fitness trends, exercise science, and industry best practices to provide the most effective training programs
- Scheduled appointments with clients to initiate memberships and follow up on renewals
- Managed front desk operation, welcoming members and addressing inquiries about services
- Processed membership applications and payments, ensuring accurate record-keeping
- Provided exceptional customer service, enhancing member experiences through personalized interactions
- Maintained up-to-date member records, including contact and payment information
- Oversaw membership records, processing fees in accordance with management directives
- Handled financial transactions for gym services, ensuring accuracy and compliance
Assistant Manager
Ultima Fitness Performance
West Palm Beach, Florida
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Health and safety, observing individuals' typical behaviors and procedures to determine if the practices are safe for the individual and for the company as a whole
- Identifying potential safety hazards in operating floor equipment, and after identifying the problem with the individual, develop a strategy or a plan of action to safely deal with the problem
- Managed all aspects of corporate health and safety programs utilizing SIX SIGMA concepts and methods
- Ensure employees, contractors, and vendor work practices are in regulatory compliance with OSHA, EPA regulations as well as with company standards and policies
- Assisting in the development and maintenance of a safe work environment
- Completing EHS reviews of new/or modified equipment, including completing/completion of ergonomics assessments
- Assist manager in primarily working with health programs, hiring, and training new personal trainers/consultants
- Providing and responsible for teaching and evaluating the trainers' performance
- Providing feedback on their trainers' professionalism, service, and personal training skills as part of that continuous evaluation
- Worked directly with registered health specialists to develop extensive hands on experience and knowledge in all programs
- Perform assessments to identify possible hazards and executed action plans
- Organized, perform and review comprehensive health and safety auditing/inspection programs for the facility
- Expertise in the execution of exercise programs and proper ergonomics, such as positioning, posture and injury prevention
- Improve and manage movement dysfunction and enhance physical and functional abilities
Fitness Director
Achieve Fitness
Norwalk, CT
01.2005 - 01.2018
- Preventing, reduce and eliminating harm, injury or illness in a work environment at all times
- Coordinate incident investigations and managed reporting
- Provided technical advisory services to management, staff and operating employees in matter regarding safety, health and environmental issues
- Led management to incorporate Six Sigma concept to improve communication and production
- Worked closely with Life Fitness, understanding the products and services that they offer
- Helping clients in choosing the correct ergonomic fitness equipment for the office, healthcare, industrial and home
- Improve and manage movement dysfunction and enhance physical and functional abilities for optimal wellness and fitness for optimal quality of life
- Expertise in the execution of exercise programs for proper positioning, posture and injury prevention
- Create tailored fitness programs and exercises for individuals based on height, weight, gender and current level of fitness
- Strong, knowledge of usage and maintenance of free weights, machines, stationary bikes, ellipticals, and treadmills
- Collaborating with physical therapists to design and execute individual programs that increase fitness levels and decrease recovery time
Health Management Director
The Fairfield
01.2002 - 01.2006
- Develop and implement programs designed to improve health in the workplace; focusing on ergonomics and work habits
- Performed inspections to ensure compliance with company policies and safety regulations
- Advertise and promoted the club's amenities by sending resident's information via email and phone calls
- Scheduled, organized, trained and supervised staff
- Carried out health and safety checks
- Providing general maintenance of the facility and cleanliness of equipment by contacting service providers if needed
- Health assessments and fitness consultations, providing instructions in proper training techniques and programs
- Onsite seminars on behavior modification for nutritional guidelines
- Checked inventory and daily gym routines
- Acted as a main liaison between gym and medical services
- Supervising individual assessments, consultations, and exercise prescriptions
Education
Bachelor of Science - Public Health/Health Promotion
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT12-1996
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Housatonic Community College
Bridgeport, CT12-1993
Skills
- Personal training
- Fitness assessment
- Exercise instruction
- Nutrition advice
- Customer service
- Client retention
- Corrective exercise techniques
- Injury prevention techniques
Certification
• TP1 Specialist April 2025
10 hours TPI Level 1 Certification, a comprehensive program for golf, fitness, and medical professionals.
• NPTI of New England, Norwalk, Ct November 2018
500 hours Personal Training Program
250 hours Hands on education
Certification in Nutrition
• NPTI of New England, Norwalk, Ct July 2018
Foundations: Movement and Biomechanics
Components in an ergonomics, environment health
Facilitating Procedures and safety
• ACE/IDEA Certification Personal Training November 1995
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Assistant Manager
North Bridge Fitness
01.2021 - Current
Assistant Manager
Ultima Fitness Performance
01.2019 - 01.2020
Fitness Director
Achieve Fitness
01.2005 - 01.2018
Health Management Director
The Fairfield
01.2002 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Science - Public Health/Health Promotion
Southern Connecticut State University
Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts
Housatonic Community College
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