Courtney A Brady
Bunker Hill
Summary
Action-focused Veterinarian Technician supporting care for both large and small animals. Energetic professional with background in animal handling, client interaction, and veterinary medical treatments.
Veterinary professional prepared for role with hands-on experience in animal care, diagnostic procedures, and surgical assistance. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results, ensuring adaptability to changing needs. Proven skills in patient monitoring, laboratory work, and client communication, valued for reliability and efficiency.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Dog Groomer
Furgo Pet Spa
01.2024 - Current
- Providing mobile services, I was able to provide clients with the convenience of having their dog groomed at home. I was also providing ideas, instruction, and a plan for my students to follow and learn from.
- Key Accomplishments:
- Maintained CRM and customer relationships/notes for employees ensuring they were able to understand the dog and client before arriving.
- Trained multiple bathers and groomers in communication, relationship building and grooming
- Groomed aggressive dogs no other salon would take on as clients
- Knowing different style of haircuts, breeds, and hand stripping
- Mobile dog groomer
Veterinarian Technician Student
VCA Emergency / Critical Care
06.2023 - 07.2025
- Providing assistance on medical surgical procedures on cats and dogs. I am assisting the Veterinarian on staff. I run labs, blood work, customer service, proper notes and preparing animals for surgeries or any other procedures
- Key Accomplishments:
- Assisting the Veterinarian with the prep for surgeries and procedures
- Collecting samples, such as blood.
- Running labs with samples we have collected.
- Knowing animal behaviors and signs of illness.
- Have good communication, relationship with my customers
- Handles aggressive pets.
- Placing IVC
- Managing and creating CRIs
- Managing and providing blood transfusions
- Providing care and administering treatment to critical care patients
- Providing a treatment plan for the DVM
Vet Assistant
VCA Surgery Department
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Providing assistance on medical surgical procedures on cats and dogs. I am assisting the Veterinarian on staff. I run labs, blood work, customer service, proper notes and preparing animals for surgeries or any other procedures
- Key Accomplishments:
- Assisting the Veterinarian with the prep for surgeries and procedures
- Collecting samples, such as blood.
- Running labs with samples we have collected.
- Knowing animal behaviors and signs of illness.
- Have good communication, relationship with my customers
- Handles aggressive pets.
Vet Assistant
Banfield
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Providing medical examinations on cats and dogs. I am assisting the Veterinarian on staff. I run labs, blood work, customer service, proper notes and preparing animals for surgeries or any other procedures
- Key Accomplishments:
- Assisting the Veterinarian with the prep for surgeries and procedures
- Collecting samples, such as blood, fecal, urine, ear and skin swabs.
- Running labs with samples we have collected.
- Knowing animal behaviors and signs of illness.
- Have good communication, relationship with my customers
- Handles aggressive pets
Owner, Dog Groomer
TNT DOG GROOMING
01.2018 - 01.2021
- As a company providing mobile services, I was able to provide clients with the convenience of having their dog groomed at home.
- Key Accomplishments:
- After purchasing the business, increased new cliental by 15% over the first year.
- Maintained CRM and customer relationships/notes for employees ensuring they were able to understand the dog and client before arriving.
- Trained multiple bathers and groomers in communication, relationship building and grooming
- Groomed aggressive dogs no other salon would take on as clients
Salon Manager, Groomer
PETSMART
01.2011 - 01.2018
- Along with the managerial duties of paperwork and daily preparation of the salon, I was responsible for overseeing multiple groomers, providing weekly 1:1 meetings and positioning the salon to achieve the highest ratings in the county.
- Key Accomplishments:
- Mentoring less experienced groomers to ensure they had the confidence and tools needed to succeed
- Maintain customer relationships to ensure satisfaction and high return rate
- Problem solving when a customer is less than satisfied with the outcome of their groom
- Create reports for management and responsible for implementing modifications to salon practices
Education
Associate of Science - Veterinary Science
Penn Foster Veterinary Technician
01-2026
Skills
- Patience and empathy
- Animal handling expertise
- Relationship building
- Customer service
- Animal first aidf
- Canine CPR
- Canine behavior
- Animal handling
- Human and animal safety
- Honest and dependable
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Dependable and responsible
- Critical thinking
- Treatment Planning
- Organizational skills
- Animal behavior education
- Treatment documentation
- Injury and illness treatment
- Animal observations
- Medication administration
- Animal examinations
- Treatment administration
- Food intake monitoring
- Illness assessment and treatment
- Disease prevention
- SOP compliance
- Medication documentation
- Multitasking Abilities
- Reliability
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Team communication
- Pet care
- Patient monitoring
- IV catheter placement
- Wound care
- Anesthesia administration
- Laboratory procedures
- Effective owner communication
- Preventive care
- Medical record-keeping
- Euthanasia assistance
- Animal behavior assessment
- Vaccine administration
- Sample collection
- Medical history documentation
- Diagnostic imaging
- Preventative care
- Post operative care
- Physical examinations
- Dental prophylaxis
- Client education
- Animal condition evaluations
- Controlled substance management
- IV medication administration
- Surgical assistance
- Rehabilitation therapy
- Parasite identification
- Animal restraint
- Veterinarian communication
- Radiology techniques
- Nutritional counseling
- Animal examination
- Inhalant anesthesia
- Animal restraint OR animal restraining techniques
- Anesthesia monitoring
- Assessment and diagnosis
- Veterinary standards and procedures
- Basic laboratory tests
- Oral and topical medication administration
- Vital signs
- General anesthesia monitoring
- Physical examination
- Intravenous injection
- X-ray review
- Sanitation protocols
- Medication dispensing
- Patient positioning
- Wound management
- Medical history collection
- Infection control
- Surgical procedures and support
- Euthanasia
- Emergency care
- Suture removal
- Thoracic and abdominal radiograph
- Emergency and preventive care
- Animal behavior observation
- Instrument pack sterilization
- Surgical scrubbing procedures
- Heartworm diagnostic testing
- Medication labeling
- Canine and feline intubation
- Fluorescein stain test
- Lab operations
- Closed-chest CPR
- Intramuscular injection
- Cytocentesis
- Clinical research
- Surgical preparation
- Jugular intravenous catheterization
Timeline
Dog Groomer
Furgo Pet Spa
01.2024 - Current
Veterinarian Technician Student
VCA Emergency / Critical Care
06.2023 - 07.2025
Vet Assistant
VCA Surgery Department
01.2023 - 01.2024
Vet Assistant
Banfield
01.2022 - 01.2024
Owner, Dog Groomer
TNT DOG GROOMING
01.2018 - 01.2021
Salon Manager, Groomer
PETSMART
01.2011 - 01.2018
Associate of Science - Veterinary Science
Penn Foster Veterinary Technician