Kaitlyn Mayberry
SciTech Services, Inc.
Aberdeen,MD
1
Certification
7
years of professional experience
Experienced laboratory animal professional specializing in animal healthcare and clinical support. Skilled in surgical assistance, treatment administration, and providing compassionate care. Proficient in handling diverse laboratory animals, including rodents, rabbits, and primates, with expertise in socially housing cynomolgus macaques and African green monkeys.
Work History
Veterinary Technician III
2 Years 1 Month- Reviewed and revised SOPs to align with vivarium procedures, enhancing operational clarity.
- Attended Pre-Protocol Support Meetings and Leaders Meetings, relaying critical information to staff to ensure compliance and awareness.
- Comprehend protocols critical end points to report to Principal Investigators (PI) to reduce any animal welfare concerns.
- Receiving incoming animals from multiple vendors and performing health checks and procurement procedures to ensure healthy animals for research needs.
- Collaborated with veterinary residents to enhance animal care practices.
- Planned and managed food enrichment calendar, ordering necessary supplies for all species to support optimal animal welfare.
- Provided a standard of excellent care in compliance with federal, state and local laws, regulations, and guidelines to include the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Welfare Act and Regulations, Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) AVMA Guidelines for Euthanasia of Animals, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) regulations, and AAALAC International policies.
- Demonstrates knowledge and experience safely operating equipment commonly used in laboratory animal facilities. Examples include cage washers, dental machines, autoclaves, sterilizing foggers and purified air powered respirators (PAPR).
Veterinary Technician I
10 Months- Executed various injections on multiple species to ensure health and compliance with treatment protocols.
- Maintained veterinary treatment records for all animals from arrival through protocol completion to ensure accurate tracking and compliance.
- Provides regular and emergency medical care to all animals at the Institute.
- Administered proper clinical treatment as directed by the Veterinarian (Topical, PO, IM, SQ, IV, ID, IP, IC).
- Administered proper clinical treatment (Topical, PO, IM, SQ, IV, ID, IP, IC).
- Maintains veterinary treatment records for animal use from date of arrival until protocol completion.
- Collects and prepares all diagnostic samples for testing.
- Delivered comprehensive care to laboratory animals, including routine and emergency interventions, euthanasia, and husbandry.
Animal Care Technician III
11 Months- Attended pre-protocol planning meetings (PPM) and post-approval protocol meetings (PAPM) to coordinate animal care support for the animal protocol.
- Demonstrates expertise as a trainer for all animal species at the Institute in regards to their husbandry.
- Assumed responsibilities of Lead Husbandry Technician during their absence to ensure continuity of care.
- Analyze and assess facility needs for supplies, training and data, including ordering supplies and tracking inventory.
- Attend weekly Leader’s Meetings with other key staff members to discuss topics of importance for the week ahead.
- Demonstrates expertise as a trainer for all animal species at the Institute regarding to their husbandry.
- MD 21010
Animal Care Technician II
2 Years 6 Months- Daily animal rounds, post-surgical animal health assessments, temperament and behavioral of non-human primates for social housing, vivarium sanitization, animal movement within the vivarium, collecting, census,generating cage cards, preparing/administering treatments to animals
- Monitored animal health and behavior, documenting abnormalities for veterinary review.
- Performed cage sanitation, bedding changes, and facility housekeeping to maintain vivarium standards.
- Prepared feed, water, and enrichment supplies according to species-specific care requirements.
Cagewash Technician
5 MonthsEducation
High School Diploma
Skills
Medication administration
Intravenous catheterization
Emergency care
Surgical assistance
Anesthesia monitoring
Aseptic techniques
Animal restraint
Behavior assessment
Environmental enrichment
Surgical preparation and assistance
Veterinary surgical support
Certification
Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) July 16, 2021
Laboratory Animal Technician (LAT) April 26, 2024
Timeline
Veterinary Technician III
SciTech Services, Inc.
09.2024 - CurrentRead More
Veterinary Technician I
SciTech Services, Inc.
11.2023 - 09.2024Read More
Animal Care Technician III
MPF Federal. U.S. Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Aberdeen Proving Ground
12.2022 - 11.2023Read More
Animal Care Technician II
MPF Federal. U.S. Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense Aberdeen Proving Ground
06.2020 - 12.2022Read More
Cagewash Technician
Venesco, LLC.
01.2020 - 06.2020Read More
Aberdeen High School
High School Diploma
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