James Maina

TowerGold Ventures • Nairobi, Kenya

Working with product team on nutritional content analysis, consumer education, market research, and food safety compliance at a spices company in Nairobi. • Collaborated with the product team to analyze top three common inquiries related to nutritional content, leading to actionable recommendations that enhanced clarity of labeling on packaging materials • Developed educational materials and workshops for consumers to promote healthy eating practices and the nutritional benefits of spices • Conducted market research to analyze consumer dietary trends and preferences which also helped inform product innovation strategies, enhancing nutritional value while maintaining product quality and taste • Helped ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene standards in food products and packaging materials • Processed and maintained invoices for product orders, ensuring accurate financial documentation and timely payment processing • Managed inventory levels to ensure adequate stock of raw materials and finished products, improving operational efficiency

Prolific • Remote

Remote research participant contributing to academic and industry research studies with focus on health, nutrition, and behavioral sciences. • Participated in over 400 academic and industry research studies with a focus on health, nutrition, and behavioral sciences • Contributed to the development and validation of AI and machine learning models by completing tasks used for training healthcare and research datasets • Strengthened understanding of applied research methodologies, digital data collection, and ethical standards in participant-driven research • Enhanced skills in attention to detail, time management, and contributing to evidence-based healthcare innovation

Thika Level 5 Hospital • Kiambu, Kenya

Clinical attachment at hospital in Kiambu focused on nutritional care process, diet therapy, and patient counseling for various medical conditions. • Customized nutritional programs based on the health needs of patients and residents and counsel patients on how to improve their health through diet therapy in line with their specific conditions such as renal, hepatic and cardiovascular disorders and physiological states • Monitoring of the nutritional Care process and evaluated effectiveness of nutrition interventions • Provided information on nutrition intervention to the other members of the health care team and referred clients to other members of the health care team as indicated • Documented all relevant details in client's medical records

Toloka Annotators • Remote

Remote AI data annotation work contributing to AI training projects through labeling and evaluating content and search results. • Contributed to AI training projects by annotating and labeling text, images, and search results according to detailed quality guidelines • Evaluated content relevance, search intent, and result usefulness to improve search engine accuracy and user experience • Performed search query analysis, content categorization, and quality assessments with high attention to detail • Followed strict task instructions, consistency rules, and confidentiality requirements while meeting deadlines • Maintained high accuracy scores through self-quality checks and guideline compliance

Gachororo Community Hospital • Juja, Kenya

Clinical attachment focused on nutrition care planning, workshops on infant and child nutrition, NCDs, and community health programs. • Carrying out nutrition care plan from Nutrition assessment, coming up with intervention plans and monitoring outcomes • Took part in nutrition workshops mainly focused on Infant and Young Child Nutrition, prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and therapeutic dietetics in communicable diseases, mostly TB and HIV/AIDS • Outreaches, community health promotion through public health nutrition programs

Kiawamu Hospital • Nakuru, Kenya

Community health volunteer work focused on health education, data collection, and nutrition supplementation programs. • Health education, mostly on sanitation and hygiene to prevent contamination of food with the aim of reducing dysentery cases (WASH) and Nutrition education • Data collection, both quantitative demographic and health data and qualitative data • Took part in vitamin A supplementation programs, and distribution of other nutrition supplements • Took part in distribution of Supplementary foods