Jessica Lopez
League City,TX
Summary
Funeral service professional with extensive experience in managing funeral arrangements with precision and providing compassionate support to grieving families. Known for a strong focus on teamwork and achieving results in sensitive environments. Reliable, adaptable, skilled in grief counseling and logistical planning. Consistently maintaining adequate scores for the top of the funeral director index as well as The Century Club.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Funeral Director
SCI Forest Park East Funeral Home
Webster, TX
08.2020 - Current
- Coordinate funeral services, ensuring adherence to family requests and regulatory compliance.
- Provide compassionate support to grieving families during arrangements, funeral services, cremation, and aftercare.
- Manage preparation of remains, including embalming, extensive restorative work, color matching, meticulous artistic requests from families.
- Develop and maintain relationships with local clergy and community organizations for service collaboration.
- Efficient and organized attention to administrative paperwork such as filing death certificates, permits, life insurance, military assistance.
Lead Veterinary Technician
The WellPet Center
Katy, TX
03.2012 - 08.2014
- IV catheter placement, venipuncture, running laboratory tests, reading fecal samples, ear cytology, blood smears, assist in surgical procedures by prepping and anesthetizing patients, intubate and extubate, recover patients from anesthesia, take and develop radiographs, surgical instrument cleaning and sterilization, meticulous recording of all patient records.
Lead Veterinary Technician
Banfield Pet Hospital of Houston Heights
Houston, TX
01.2011 - 02.2012
- IV catheter placement, venipuncture, running fecal/blood/urine labs, ear cytology, blood smears, assist in surgical procedures by prepping and anesthetizing patients, intubate/extubate and recover surgical patients, take and develop radiographs, clean and sterilize surgical instruments. Responsible for motivating my coworkers, ordering all supplies and creating employee schedules.
Veterinary
TLC Vet Clinic
Houston, TX
08.2009 - 08.2010
- Prepared vaccines, gathered patient history, venipuncture in canines and felines, perform and read ear cytology, place IV catheters, dress and manage wounds, take and develop radiographs, perform/read bacterial and fungal cultures.
Veterinary Technician
Clear Lake City Vet Clinic
Houston, TX
06.2007 - 07.2009
- Prepared vaccinations, gathered patient history, venipuncture of cephalic, saphenous, and jugular veins in canines and felines, perform and read ear cytology, urinalysis, place IV catheters, prepare patients for surgical procedures, intubate and extubate patients, monitor patients under anesthesia, dress and manage wounds, perform dentals, take and develop radiographs.
Education
Certification - Veterinary Technician
Animal Care Technologies
03-2013
Associate of Science - Mortuary Science
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service
Houston12-2021
Certification - Phlebotomy
San Jacinto Central
Pasadena, TX11-2007
Skills
- Innovative problem solver
- Creative/Artistic
- Computer literate
- Tenacious
- Meticulous
- Conflict resolution
- Analytical thinking
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Restorative art
- Floral design
Timeline
Funeral Director
SCI Forest Park East Funeral Home
08.2020 - Current
Lead Veterinary Technician
The WellPet Center
03.2012 - 08.2014
Lead Veterinary Technician
Banfield Pet Hospital of Houston Heights
01.2011 - 02.2012
Veterinary
TLC Vet Clinic
08.2009 - 08.2010
Veterinary Technician
Clear Lake City Vet Clinic
06.2007 - 07.2009
Certification - Phlebotomy
San Jacinto Central
Certification - Veterinary Technician
Animal Care Technologies
Associate of Science - Mortuary Science
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service