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Aspen Welker

Bellingham

Summary

Dog Bather with 9+ years of hands-on experience in bathing, brushing, dematting, nail trims, ear care, and preparing animals for grooming. Demonstrates strong time management, customer relations, and team collaboration while maintaining animal safety and comfort. Eager to deliver efficient care and contribute to a positive client experience, grooming skills and animal-handling expertise to a new team.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Veterinary Assistant

College Way Animal Hospital
Mount Vernon, WA
09.2022 - Current
  • Animal handling (Cats, dogs, exotics)
  • Clinical procedures on large and small animals
  • Routine physicals
  • Blood collection and processing
  • Team collaboration
  • Multitasking

Research Assistant II

Altasciences
Everett, WA
09.2021 - 09.2022
  • Clinical procedures on large animals
  • Data entry
  • Team collaboration
  • Microsoft office
  • Animal handling (Canine, NHP, swine)
  • Blood collection and processing
  • Team collaboration
  • Multitasking

Dog groomer

Puget Hound
Bellingham, WA
04.2021 - 09.2021
  • Cleaning and maintaining grooming equipment and shop
  • Domestic dog and cat handling
  • Using high velocity dryers
  • Brushing and dematting
  • Nail trimming and dremeling
  • Ear cleaning and plucking
  • External anal gland expression
  • Training new hires on bathing, nail trims, ear cleaning, and ear plucking
  • Basic clipper work
  • Basic scissor work
  • Scheduling, checking in, and checking out clients and their pets

Dog Bather

Amber's Grooming Salon
Pullman, WA
09.2019 - 03.2021
  • Domestic dog and cat bathing/handling
  • Handling high velocity dryers
  • Ear cleaning and plucking
  • Nail trimming and dremeling
  • External anal gland expression
  • Cleaning and maintaining grooming equipment/shop
  • Training new hires on bathing, nail trims, ear cleaning, and ear plucking
  • Basic clipper work
  • Basic Scissor work
  • Scheduling, checking in, and checking out clients and their pets

Dog Bather

Andie's Grooming Salon
06.2017 - 09.2017
  • Domestic dog handling
  • Domestic dog bathing in a high-volume grooming salon
  • Handling high velocity dryers
  • Bathing and preparing dogs to be groomed
  • Ear cleaning and plucking
  • Nail trimming and dremeling
  • External anal gland expression
  • Cleaning and maintaining grooming equipment/shop
  • Scheduling, checking in, and checking out clients and their pets

Education

Bachelor of Science -

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID
12-2021

Veterinary Technician

Penn Foster
03-2026

Skills

  • Time Management
  • Team Collaboration
  • Animal Care
  • Customer Relations
  • Problem Solving
  • Bathing
  • Brushing and dematting
  • Nail trim
  • Ear plucking
  • Anal gland expression
  • Animal Handling
  • Animal grooming

Timeline

Veterinary Assistant

College Way Animal Hospital
09.2022 - Current

Research Assistant II

Altasciences
09.2021 - 09.2022

Dog groomer

Puget Hound
04.2021 - 09.2021

Dog Bather

Amber's Grooming Salon
09.2019 - 03.2021

Dog Bather

Andie's Grooming Salon
06.2017 - 09.2017

Veterinary Technician

Penn Foster

Bachelor of Science -

University of Idaho