Joselyn A Castillo
San Antonio,TX
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Animal Technician
University of Texas Health Science Center
01.2018 - Current
- Maintain barrier and non barrier marmoset colony located at Texas Research Park.
- Daily health checks, census, weight data and monthly urine, fecal, and blood collections.
- Provide training in animal handling and procedures for current and or new research personnel.
- Assist PIs and animal vivarium with research protocols.
Direct Care Staff
Regency Community Services, Inc
07.2016 - Current
- Serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in residential setting.
- Provide transportation for consumers.
- Ensure the rights of the consumers, treating them with dignity and respect.
- Complete all documentation.
- Know and comply all company policies/guidelines.
- Conduct all matters in a professional and mature manner.
- Ensure a safe and clean living environment.
- Model and enforce all needs of consumers by 'leading by example'.
- Attend all in-services/training as scheduled.
- Assist/monitor all self-medication passes and the performance of delegated tasks.
- Encourage and support consumers to be active in community events, outings, and opportunities.
- Ensure diets are followed.
VRT 1 Marmoset and Tamarin Group
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
06.2015 - 07.2016
- Provide training in animal handling and procedures for new research personnel.
- Conduct daily animal health checks for animals to include daily census, observing animals for indications of poor health or injury, and conditions of animal housing.
- Reports and takes steps to treat or correct any deficiencies noted.
- Assist principle investigators and institute staff with animal research protocols.
- Perform intensive care, nursing care and skills for laboratory animal research.
- Assist with (or performs independently with training) invasive medical/surgical procedures.
- Perform postoperative recovery care for animals.
- Recognize need for emergency measures and advanced life support.
- Perform basic preoperative preparation of animals to include clipping and scrubbing of surgical sites.
- Monitor basic animal vital signs to include taking temperature, pulse, and respiration rate before surgery, during surgery, and during recovery from surgery.
- Perform animal anesthesia induction, preoperative monitoring, and recovery.
- Recognize changes in patient condition indicative of complications.
- Perform supportive administrative duties as needed (e.g. medical records review, supply purchase requests, etc).
- Perform euthanasia and necropsy of laboratory animals as required.
- Perform basic laboratory procedures (e.g. fecal analysis, urinalysis, PCV, etc.).
Animal Attendant 2
University of Austin ARC
09.2014 - 06.2015
- Animal species work: mice, rats, marmoset.
Animal Attendant 1
University of Austin ARC
06.2013 - 08.2014
- Animal species work: mice, rats, mouse lemurs, marmoset.
Direct Care Staff
Regency Community Services, Inc
01.2013 - 12.2014
Animal Technician/Lab Manager Marmoset Group
University of Texas Health Science Center
06.2007 - 12.2012
- Administer anesthetic agents, intramuscular and intravenous injections under appropriate supervision; perform basic veterinary technical procedures such as recording temperature, pulse and respiratory rates during surgery.
- Inspect animals daily as assigned and confers with PI and attending veterinarians concerning daily health care of animals.
- Mix special diets for animals as prescribed by attending veterinarian or protocol.
- Maintain list of necessary supplies and drugs, reporting needs to PI/supervisor.
- Maintain daily routine clinical records for facility; maintain individual time records; prepare monthly billing for time and supplies.
- Conduct and direct a wide variety of experiments and responsible for the evaluation and interpretation of the data obtained.
- Responsible for the development of new or improved techniques and procedures.
- Responsibilities include collecting, evaluating, interpreting and documenting research data to accomplish the objectives of complex scientific experiments and research projects.
- San Antonio, TX
Animal Attendant 2
University of Texas Health Science Center
04.2005 - 06.2007
- Animal husbandry work on predominantly rodents and naked mole rats.
- This position was the start of my primate exposure to marmoset and tamarin species.
- New PI came on board and TRP was the start of new marmoset colony in bio bubble/SPF environment.
- San Antonio, TX
Animal Attendant
PPDG, BAMC, Fort Sam Houston
03.2004 - 04.2005
- Daily census of vivarium, health checks, husbandry animal care.
- Provide assistance to veterinarians, vet and animal care staff for all animal procedures when needed.
- Ensure to follow updated SOPs and all training protocols.
- San Antonio TX
Animal Attendant 1
University of Texas Health Science Center
08.2001 - 03.2004
- Provide responsible work in the care, feeding, and transportation of laboratory animals and the maintenance of associated facilities.
- Responsibilities include preventing infection and/or disease in the animal colony by careful cleaning and disinfecting of equipment and facilities, care in feeding and handling of animals, and close observation of animal behavior.
- Provided animal husbandry in quarantine, isolation, biohazard, or barrier-sustained areas, which requires specialized handling techniques.
- Transported animals to and from various locations on and off campus in motor vehicles owned by the Health Science Center.
- Transports animals, bulk feed, and bedding material within the facility.
- Maintained storeroom stock of feed and supplies and inspected animal rooms for sanitation, proper operation of watering devices, and condition of animals.
- Must be able to respond to emergency situations.
- San Antonio, TX
Timeline
Animal Technician
University of Texas Health Science Center
01.2018 - Current
Direct Care Staff
Regency Community Services, Inc
07.2016 - Current
VRT 1 Marmoset and Tamarin Group
Texas Biomedical Research Institute
06.2015 - 07.2016
Animal Attendant 2
University of Austin ARC
09.2014 - 06.2015
Animal Attendant 1
University of Austin ARC
06.2013 - 08.2014
Direct Care Staff
Regency Community Services, Inc
01.2013 - 12.2014
Animal Technician/Lab Manager Marmoset Group
University of Texas Health Science Center
06.2007 - 12.2012
Animal Attendant 2
University of Texas Health Science Center
04.2005 - 06.2007
Animal Attendant
PPDG, BAMC, Fort Sam Houston
03.2004 - 04.2005
Animal Attendant 1
University of Texas Health Science Center
08.2001 - 03.2004