Brandon Woods
121 Bennett Pond Rd,CT
Summary
Referred to as reliable, punctual, maintain good work ethics, and being a team player by employers and co-workers on any assigned task. When being assigned to a different position, supervisors of different buildings requested to have me be put on their team or work schedule. Valued for being organized, hardworking, dedicated, and always ready to accept a new challenge.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Veterinarian Technician
Priority One Services
11.2022 - 11.2023
- Help private investigator with problems and coordinate with building manager to solve dilemmas.
- Receive messages, shipments, supplies, and deliver them to intended recipient.
- Updated treatment records and contact records for each building.
- Received safety training when operating equipment and when working with hazardous materials: Radioactive, chemical, or biological.
- Distribute medications, perform physical exams, and help veterinarian with extra tasks.
- Notify veterinarian of health issues and perform maintenance on equipment.
- Review standard operating procedures (SOPs) and completed technical request services (TSRs) made by clients.
- Always available to help with emergency cases or last minute call outs.
Animal Care Technician/Floater
Priority One Services
09.2020 - 11.2022
- Receive messages, shipments, supplies, and deliver them to intended recipient.
- Worked with wide variety of animals: rhesus macaques, owl monkeys, squirrel monkeys, rats, mice, rabbits, guinea pigs, and pigs. Never shied away from accepting and learning new responsibilities, and level of care that came with each one.
- Prepared meals, performed and recorded health checks, changed cages, weaned pups, hosed down rooms; performed daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly sanitation for all my rooms according to standard operating procedures (SOPs) of that room.
- Inspected cages to make sure they were spotless, not damaged, had no missing pieces, and that it was ready for immediate use after cleaning. Cleaned and maintained cage wash machinery by making sure ph levels were correct, tanks were drained for removal of debris, calcium build up was minimized, and reported any damages.
- Worked well with all co-workers no matter their background.
Zoo Keeper Aid at Elephant House
Marie Galloway
05.2019 - 05.2020
- Receive messages, shipments, supplies, and deliver them to intended recipient.
- Devoted special emphasis to punctuality and worked to maintain an excellent attendance record, always arrived to work early to start early.
- Prepared daily diets and helped Zoo keepers distribute them throughout the yards and stalls.
- Cleaned the yards and stalls by removing excrement and uneaten food. Cleaned equipment and made certain that all equipment was removed from yards and stalls before elephants were allowed access.
- Cleaned work spaces by wiping down counters and swept floors in kitchen and hay room. Organized hay room by removing partially empty pallets and stacking excess hay bails onto other pallets to make room for future deliveries.
- Informed zoo keepers if we noticed any health problems that the elephants may have been exhibiting. Answered phone calls and relayed messages when zoo keepers were preoccupied.
- Learned and practiced safe working habits regarding transmittable diseases with different animals groups.
- Acted as a Vet Tech so elephants would be more comfortable around strangers during check ups.
- Additionally, I helped the Amazonian building by observing the behavior of the Titi monkeys to make sure they knew their boundaries and did not interact with guests since the monkeys live in a open habitat.
Animal Care Technician
Dr. Chris Carmichael
05.2017 - 05.2019
- Receive messages, shipments, supplies, and deliver them to intended recipient.
- Responsible for taking care of juvenile alligators, Blood pythons, Indian water monitor, Gila monsters, Crested geckos, Burmese pythons, turtles, and tortoises.
- Frequently handled all specimens to observe their physical health and behavior. Also handled them to make sure they were safe for handling during public events.
- When a specimen was too aggressive we handled him often to make him more comfortable with people and eventually tamed.
- During special events on campus or at a museum, I displayed Dr. Carmichael's specimens to the public in a safe, engaging, and educational atmosphere.
- Assisted with lab studies by providing students with equipment they needed and ensuring that the animals were being handled properly and safely.
- Cleaned and sanitized food bowls, water dishes, cages, snake hooks, and anything else that the reptiles came into contact outside of their cages.
- Prepared a wide variety of diets: dicing fruits and vegetables, collecting Madagascar hissing cockroaches, super worms, crickets, and thawing out large rats and mice.
- Trained new technicians and oversaw their responsibilities to make sure they were doing it properly.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Zoo And Wildlife
Bob Jones University
Greenville, SC05.2019
Associate of Arts - General Studies
College of Southern Maryland
La Plata, MD08.2016
Skills
- Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certified
- Microsoft Office Specialist Excel 2016
- Microsoft Word & Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Use of sterilization equipment
- Industrial cage washer
- Daily Animal Husbandry Logs
- Treatment Documentation
- Proficient in reading and analyzing SOPs, ASPs, and SDS for different rooms and buildings
References
- Carlyn Lungmus: Henry Jackson Foundation (cell: 419-787-0153) (email: carlyn.lungmus@gmail.com)
- Dr. Michael Eichner: Animal Program Director (cell: 240-712-9330) (email: michael.eichner@nih.gov)
- Daena Lassiter: Building Manager (work phone: 240-743-1014)
- Marie Galloway: Elephant House Zoo Keeper (email: GallowayM@si.edu)
- Dr. Chris Carmichael: Serpentarium Employer (email: carmichaelspythons@gmail.com)
Timeline
Veterinarian Technician
Priority One Services
11.2022 - 11.2023
Animal Care Technician/Floater
Priority One Services
09.2020 - 11.2022
Zoo Keeper Aid at Elephant House
Marie Galloway
05.2019 - 05.2020
Animal Care Technician
Dr. Chris Carmichael
05.2017 - 05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Zoo And Wildlife
Bob Jones University
Associate of Arts - General Studies
College of Southern Maryland
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