Hannah Bendler
Carbondale,IL
Summary
I am seeking placement in a professional wildlife centered working environment where I can utilize and expand my skills to create a solid foundation for my future in the zoological sciences field.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Technician Supervisor
Wildlife Cooperative Lab at Southern Illinois University
04.2024 - 08.2024
- Led herptile, habitat, and small mammal surveys in various giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) and non-cane sites across Southern Illinois’ terrains such as, marshes, dense hardwood forests, and grasslands
- Organized and prepped field equipment
- Formatted game cameras
- Identified and organized collected large mammal game camera footage via Camelot software
- Organized collected habitat data via Microsoft Excel
- Identified collected herptile call data via Arbimon software
Research Technician
Wildlife Cooperative Lab at Southern Illinois University
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Conducted herptile, habitat, and small mammal surveys in various giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) and non-cane sites across Southern Illinois’ terrains such as, marshes, dense hardwood forests, and grasslands
- Prepped and utilized scientific field equipment such as, small mammal track tubes, game cameras, and Kestrel data loggers
- Identified various flora and fauna species
- Utilized Microsoft excel to input and organize collected habitat data
Lab Assistant
Sipes Entomology Lab at Southern Illinois University
02.2023 - 06.2023
- Assisted with various lab duties such as, sorting through back logged insect specimens and assigning professional det labels, participating in previous unfinished pollination research projects, and professionally pinning insect specimens
Veterinary Assistant
Lakeside Veterinary Hospital
03.2022 - 03.2023
- Assisted fellow veterinary professionals with medical treatments and procedures such as, radiographs, ultrasounds, blood draws, and placements of intravenous catheters
- Assisted DVMs and technicians in surgery, and reception staff with secretarial tasks
- Assisted in the triage of emergency patients
- Practiced various methods of animal restraint
- Communicated with clients about patient history
- Maintained cleanliness of the hospital
Shelter Technician
Wright Way Rescue
07.2020 - 07.2021
- Assisted DVMs in performing routine health checks on the shelter animals
- Gave DVMs frequent updates on the medical status of the shelter animals and carried out any requested medical treatments
- Performed medical intake duties on shelter animals which included but were not limited to, administration of vaccines and deworming medications, microchipping, dental age estimation, and checking for any medical issues
- Educated new employees on medical procedures such as, running fecal diagnostics, properly collecting samples for blood cytology, and how to identify and manage skin related ailments
- Practiced strict disease management and proper disease protocols
Veterinary Assistant
Central Hospital for Animals
06.2019 - 12.2019
- Tended to the nutritional and medical needs of the patients staying in the hospital suite
- Daily charting of the hospital patient’s health and providing hospital technicians with routine updates
- Carried out surgical technician duties such as, calculating and administrating presurgical anesthetics, endotracheal intubation, pre-surgical scrubbing, and monitoring patient vitals during and post operation
- Performed canine dental cleanings
- Carried out outpatient technician duties such as, obtaining patient medical history and assisting the DVMs during various medical examinations
- Carried out secretarial tasks (answering phones, checking in patients, filing charts, etc.)
- Maintained cleanliness of the hospital
Education
Animal Science - Zoology Minor
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois05-2025
Associates in Science -
John A Logan College
Carterville, Illinois05.2021
High school or equivalent -
Marion Family Learning Center
Marion, Illinois10.2018
Skills
- Quick problem solving
- High stress environments
- Strong communication
- Time management
- Microsoft office
References
References upon request
Timeline
Research Technician Supervisor
Wildlife Cooperative Lab at Southern Illinois University
04.2024 - 08.2024
Research Technician
Wildlife Cooperative Lab at Southern Illinois University
05.2023 - 08.2023
Lab Assistant
Sipes Entomology Lab at Southern Illinois University
02.2023 - 06.2023
Veterinary Assistant
Lakeside Veterinary Hospital
03.2022 - 03.2023
Shelter Technician
Wright Way Rescue
07.2020 - 07.2021
Veterinary Assistant
Central Hospital for Animals
06.2019 - 12.2019
Animal Science - Zoology Minor
Southern Illinois University
Associates in Science -
John A Logan College
High school or equivalent -
Marion Family Learning Center
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