CRYSTAL MURPHY
Walls,USA
Summary
Professional with extensive experience in animal husbandry and veterinary technical support within research environments. Responsibilities included monitoring animal health, performing routine husbandry tasks, and adhering to Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures. Demonstrated proficiency in various technical procedures such as drug administration, anesthesia, and necropsies, while maintaining accurate records for compliance with USDA and CDC regulations . Developed and reviewed multiple SOPs, contributing to operational efficiency and safety standards in laboratory settings.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
RBL Lead Animal Tech
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN
05.2022 - Current
- Perform routine animal husbandry duties and monitor daily health and welfare to maintain quality and health of animals.
- Handle, transfer and distribute animals, supplies and waste as needed to and from work area(s).
- Perform physical environment housekeeping duties and production operations according to Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and/or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Maintain recordkeeping pertaining to equipment operation, animal studies , usda animals or supply area inventories.
- Strictly follow all procedures necessary to maintain the isolator and/or barrier room barrier
- Operate equipment and use supplies according to safety guidelines.
- Perform all job-related duties in accordance with company safety procedures
- Technical support (ear tagging, ear notching, microchipping , IP injections, sub q injections, oral gavage dosing, weighting animals, scoring animals according to score sheet and necropsies)
- Animals I have worked with in ABSL 3 research: mice, rats and hamsters.. I’ve had some training with ferrets.
ABSL-2 Animal Husbandry
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tn
02.2022 - 05.2022
- Perform routine animal husbandry duties and monitor daily health and welfare to maintain quality and health of animals.
- Handle, transfer and distribute animals, supplies and waste as needed to and from work area(s).
- Perform physical environment housekeeping duties and production operations according to Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and/or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Maintain recordkeeping pertaining to equipment operation, animal or supply area inventories. Strictly follow all procedures necessary to maintain the isolator and/or barrier room barrier.
- Operate equipment and use supplies according to safety guidelines.
- Perform all job-related duties in accordance with company safety procedures.
- Worked with ferrets and mice.
RBL Lab Animal Tech II
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, Tn
01.2016 - 02.2022
- Executed routine animal husbandry tasks to ensure optimal health and welfare of animals.
- Managed handling, transfer, and distribution of animals, supplies, and waste efficiently.
- Conducted housekeeping and production operations in compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs).
- Maintained comprehensive records for equipment operation and inventory management.
- Strictly adhered to protocols for isolator and barrier room maintenance.
- Operated equipment and handled supplies according to established safety standards.
- Provided technical support, including ear tagging, microchipping, and administering injections.
- Gained experience with mice, hamsters, and basic training in handling ferrets.
LACU Animal Husbandry
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Memphis, TN
06.2013 - 01.2016
- Perform routine animal husbandry duties and monitor daily health and welfare to maintain quality and health of animals.
- Handle, transfer and distribute animals, supplies and waste as needed to and from work area(s).
- Perform physical environment housekeeping duties and production operations according to Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs) and/or Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Maintain recordkeeping pertaining to equipment operation, animal or supply area inventories. Strictly follow all procedures necessary to maintain the isolator and/or barrier room barrier.
- Operate equipment and use supplies according to safety guidelines. Perform all job-related duties in accordance with company safety procedures.
- Perform all other related duties as assigned.
- Animals I have worked with in BSL1 and BSL2: Chickens, dogs, pigs, neonates, frogs, rats and mice.
LACU Cage Wash
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
12.2011 - 06.2013
- Performing all phases of cage wash duties in support of husbandry personnel. Duties include, but are not limited to, dumping soiled bedding and prewashing cages, loading/unloading cages into tunnel washer, loading/unloading racks, carts, & other items into rack washer, ensuring temperature sensitive strips are run through each washer and placed in logbook, autoclaving cages and accessories, ensuring temperature sensitive card is run with first load in autoclave daily, and general housekeeping of the cage wash area as well as shared duties with husbandry staff of common areas.
- Receiving basic husbandry cross-training.
Pet Care, Grooming, Walking
Memphis, USA
01.1998 - 01.2011
- Cleaned horse stalls and fed horses.
- Provided care for, walked and bathed pets for clients.
- Cleaned dog pens and changed water and food.
- Administered medicines for sick pets on a scheduled basis.
Education
ASSISTANT LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN (ALAT) -
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE
01.2017
GED -
HORN LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
Horn Lake, MS12.2012
Skills
- Communicate with PIs of the RBL
- Provide veterinary technical services and support on various studies conducted at the RBL, including drug treatments (oral gavage, intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, retroorbital injection) and assistance with intranasal and inguinal infections, anesthesia with isoflurane and ketamine/xylazine, program microchips, microchip (mice, rats and hamsters), daily measurements and clinical scoring, necropsies (brain perfusion, lung harvest, cardiac puncture, etc)
- Randomize animals for studies and ensured animals were placed into appropriate cages for the PI
- Maintained USDA daily measurement records for hamsters
- Performed weekly and monthly QC checks for the Molecubes CT imager and ECHO imaging system
- Author of two SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedure) and department reviewer of more than five SOPs
Timeline
RBL Lead Animal Tech
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
05.2022 - Current
ABSL-2 Animal Husbandry
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
02.2022 - 05.2022
RBL Lab Animal Tech II
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
01.2016 - 02.2022
LACU Animal Husbandry
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
06.2013 - 01.2016
LACU Cage Wash
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
12.2011 - 06.2013
Pet Care, Grooming, Walking
01.1998 - 01.2011
ASSISTANT LABORATORY ANIMAL TECHNICIAN (ALAT) -
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL SCIENCE
GED -
HORN LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
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