Mark DiFabrizio
Weyba Downs,QLD
Summary
Exercise Physiology graduate with extensive experience as a personal trainer, registered nurse and karate and youth sports coach. I am good at building relationships and working with clients of all ages and have extensive experience in the planning and delivery of exercise interventions. I have worked with clients with chronic health conditions in the hospital and aged care sector as a registered nurse. I have developed great observational and interviewing skills to effectively create personalised, targeted and enjoyable exercise programs.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
4th Year Clinical Exercise Physiology Student
Murtupuni centre for regional and remote health
Mount Isa, QLD
08.2024 - 09.2024
- Six week placement in student lead allied health clinic.
- Delivering exercise interventions to a diverse population of clients that included: Kindergarten, primary, and secondary-age children; people with disabilities; mental health; drug and alcohol recovery center; healthy aging; cardiac and respiratory rehabilitation; indigenous clients; clients undergoing dialysis; mobility enhancement rehabilitation.
4th Year Exercise Physiology Student
Sunshine University Health and Fitness Clinic
Sippy Downs, QLD
03.2024 - 04.2024
- Six-week placement working with clinical and healthy aging population clients.
- Included assessment, planning, and delivering one-on-one and group exercise sessions.
4th Year Exercise Physiology Student
Sunshine Coast University Hospital cardiac rehabilitation
Birtinya, QLD
03.2024 - 04.2024
- Six-week placement focused on delivering exercise interventions for people who were post-cardiac incident/surgery.
- Responsibilites included building rapport with large group of clients; monitoring blood pressure, heart rate and blood glucose response to exercise; monitoring delivery of exercise programs; running assessments pre and post program which included goal setting and program planning.
3rd Year Exercise Physiology Student
Integrated Rehab Solutions
Noosaville, QLD
03.2023 - 05.2023
- This business specializes in exercise physiology services for a variety of Medicare, NDIS, DVA, and private clients.
- Responsiblities included initial assessments, exercise planning and delivery and note writing.
Personal Trainer
Various locations
Melbourne, VIC
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Worked outdoors, in gyms, and private homes, both for other companies and self-employed, with private one-on-one clients.
- Owned and operated an outdoor personal group training franchise business, Step into Life Port Melbourne, from 2007 to 2009.
- This included sales, marketing, and effective client follow-up.
Registered Nurse
Various locations
01.1992 - 10.2013
- Worked in multiple clinical areas from intensive care, surgical (general and orthopaedics), medical, recovery, coronary care, high dependency, aged care, rehabilitation and nursing homes in Australia, USA, and UK from 1992-2006.
- Worked at Nambour Red Cross Blood Bank, doing donation screening, taking blood products, and managing client recovery post-donation from 2011-2013.
Karate Instructor
Battistello Martial Arts
Malvern East, VIC
01.2001 - 06.2011
- Worked at a karate school as an instructor part-time until 2009, then full-time until 2011.
- Roles included senior instructor, class and curriculum development, instructor education development and delivery, and sales.
- Working with students from 4 years to 75 years old.
Education
Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology - Exercise Physiology
University of The Sunshine Coast
Sippy Downs, QLDCertificate III & IV in Fitness - Personal Training
Australian Institute of Fitness
Melbourne, VIC01-2006
Diploma of Applied Science (Nursing) - Nursing
Monash University
Churchill, VIC12-1991
Diploma of Business Programming - Computer Programming
Interim
South Yarra, VIC11-1999
Skills
- Build great client relationships
- Creative
- Group management
- Active learner
- Exercise delivery
- Positive attitude
Other
2013 - 2020: Stay at home dad to 2 boys which included coaching nippers, soccer, AFL and basketball from ages 6 through to under 16's.
Timeline
4th Year Clinical Exercise Physiology Student
Murtupuni centre for regional and remote health
08.2024 - 09.2024
4th Year Exercise Physiology Student
Sunshine University Health and Fitness Clinic
03.2024 - 04.2024
4th Year Exercise Physiology Student
Sunshine Coast University Hospital cardiac rehabilitation
03.2024 - 04.2024
3rd Year Exercise Physiology Student
Integrated Rehab Solutions
03.2023 - 05.2023
Personal Trainer
Various locations
01.2006 - 01.2011
Karate Instructor
Battistello Martial Arts
01.2001 - 06.2011
Registered Nurse
Various locations
01.1992 - 10.2013
Bachelor of Clinical Exercise Physiology - Exercise Physiology
University of The Sunshine Coast
Certificate III & IV in Fitness - Personal Training
Australian Institute of Fitness
Diploma of Applied Science (Nursing) - Nursing
Monash University
Diploma of Business Programming - Computer Programming
Interim
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