Jessica Phoenix
Meadowlands,MN
Summary
Reliable and hard working animal care professional. Always ready for any challenge and is a good multitasker. Have a drive to improve the lives of all animals in their care on a daily basis.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Zookeeper
Lake Superior Zoo
06.2009 - Current
- Primary Zookeeper Level III in Barn, Asian & Minn. area.
- Care for Asian and Minnesota species of small mammals, ungulates and birds as well as domestic ungulates and birds.
- Monitor animals for behavioral problems and signs of health issues and report to vet staff and Director of Animal Management as needed.
- Clean and maintain all animal enclosures.
- Prepare and feed out animals' diets.
- Implement training, welfare and enrichment programs.
- Maintain office and kitchen space as well as all back keeper areas and animal enclosures.
- Communicate with maintenance as needed for issues that I can not fix myself.
- Institutional representative for animals in my care with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums(AZA) Species Survival Plan (SSP).
- Research enclosures, diets, health and welfare of animals that we would like to add to my area of care and continue to research for animals currently within my care.
- Learn and utilize proper quarantine protocols for new animals.
- Develop protocols, diets, and enrichments for animals in my care.
- Involved in animal transfers (i.e. transport of animals between zoological institutions)
- Participate in breeding of SSP and other AZA managed species.
- Administering and recording medications.
- Keeping records daily as well as monthly and annually.
- Trained and practiced in proper methods of animals restraint.
- Assist in veterinary procedures.
- Skilled in basic computer use in various software such as Word, Excel, Photoshop, Powerpoint and other layout and organizational software.
- Always looking for new ways to improve upon health and wellbeing of all animals within daily care.
- Cross trained in the Australia building
- Animal Conservation Specialist
- Safety and Conservation committees.
Zoo Keeper Aid
City Of Duluth(Lake Superior Zoo)
01.2001 - 06.2009
- Clean and helped with upkeep of animal enclosures.
- Prepared diets and fed animals.
- Monitored animals for signs of disease, illness, or injury and communicated concerns to keepers.
- Learned basic enrichment, training and animal well fare concepts.
- Learned ins and outs of the zoo keeping profession.
Zookeeper
City Of Duluth(Lake Superior Zoo)
03.2003 - 09.2003
- Cleaned animal enclosures and maintained exhibits as needed.
- Prepared and fed out diets.
- Developed and implemented enrichment plans to keep animals healthy and stimulated.
- Monitored animal behavior and completed visual examinations to identify illnesses, injuries, or potential diseases.
- Supported animal wellbeing by caring for both physical and mental health needs.
Education
Associate of Arts - Photojournalism
Randolph Community College
Asheboro, NC08.2000
Skills
- Animal Training
- Critical Thinking
- Daily Logs
- Dietary Needs
- Animal Handling
- Time Management
- Medication Regimens
- Treatment Administration
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Habitat Cleaning
- Illness and Injury Detection
- Basic Computer skills
Own a hobby farm, Volunteer to monitor Kestrel nest boxes in The Sax-Zim bog
I own a hobby farm where I care for horses, donkey, goats, chicken, dogs, cats, a turtle, snakes, an iguana and a tarantula.
I am a volunteer at the Sax-Zim bog birding area where I help to monitor Kestrel nest boxes annually.
Additional Information
I am the Managing Editor of The Floodwood Forum, a small local newspaper in Floodwood, MN. I am in charge of not only ensuring the paper has all of its content and editing others' stories and the finished paper but also writing stories and taking photographs as needed. I handle financial aspects of the newspaper and update subscriber lists, perform billing and take in payments as well.
Timeline
Zookeeper
Lake Superior Zoo
06.2009 - Current
Zookeeper
City Of Duluth(Lake Superior Zoo)
03.2003 - 09.2003
Zoo Keeper Aid
City Of Duluth(Lake Superior Zoo)
01.2001 - 06.2009
Associate of Arts - Photojournalism
Randolph Community College
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