Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Awards
Relevant Volunteer Experience
Timeline
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KAREN LECUYER

Clermont,FL

Summary

New York State Licensed Veterinary Technician with a passion for animals looking to fulfill a lifelong dream of working at Walt Disney World's Animal Kingdom.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Laboratory Assistant

St. Lawrence Health System-Potsdam, NY
12.2021 - 05.2022
  • All aspects of Lab Assistant duties i.e.; Process in-house laboratory specimens, collect specimens from hospital floors, separate and deliver to respective Laboratory Technicians, process and ship national reference laboratory specimens, input requisitions and doctors' orders, problem resolution pertaining to specimen discrepancies, answer phone calls, monitor departmental inventories, perform daily system checks.

NY State Licensed Veterinary Technician

Canton Animal Clinic-Canton, NY
07.2018 - 11.2021
  • All aspects of Veterinary Technology for a mixed practice with large and small animal concentration
  • Including but not limited to; surgery preparation, assisting and monitoring, care of hospitalized patients including neonatal patients, phlebotomy, radiology, pharmacy, assessing patients as they come into the clinic for sick or wellness visits as well as traveling to farms and stables to assist the DVM with large animal health and wellness concerns, CBC and blood chemistry panels, patient restraint, hospice and end of life care as well as humane euthanasia
  • Fear Free Certified

NY State Licensed Teaching Assistant

Massena Central School District-Massena, NY
11.2005 - 06.2019
  • Collaborated with teachers on how to best address students needs with respect to assignments, test preparation, homework, etc
  • Tutored students in English Language Arts, Science, Math, History, and Reading
  • Managed the In-School Suspension/Out-ofSchool Suspension room to maintain students academic placement when the Superintendent deemed disciplinary action was warranted.

Education

Associate in Veterinary Technology -

Penn Foster College
Scranton, PA
01.2018

Some College in New York State Teaching Assistant -

SUNY Canton
Canton, NY
08.2013

Skills

  • Animal nursing care; wellness, critical, ICU, palliative, end of life
  • Animal restraint; large, small, reptile, exotic
  • Medical imaging; radiograph, ultrasound, CT
  • Surgical experience; site preparation, catheter placement, ET tube placement, vital sign monitoring
  • Anesthesia administration and monitoring
  • Phlebotomy
  • Medication administration; PO, IV, IM
  • Laboratory experience; microscopic evaluation, fecal floatation, urinalysis, blood smear, cytology, process and prepare specimens
  • Triage; on site, phone, chat
  • Anatomy and veterinary terminology
  • Customer service
  • EMR systems
  • Microsoft office, word, excel, google docs, google drive

Certification

  • Fear Free Certified, 07/01/18, Present
  • BLS, ACLS Certified, 01/01/19, Present
  • NY State Licensed Veterinary Technician, 07/01/18, Present
  • NY State Licensed Teaching Assistant, 06/01/09, Present
  • First Aid Certification
  • CPR Certification

Awards

Summa Cum Laude, 01/01/18, Graduated Summa Cum Laude from Penn Foster College

Relevant Volunteer Experience

Chase Animal Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservatory

Webster, FL 33597


2024 - present


Duties include:

  • Work with multiple unique species of mammals, birds and reptiles.
  • Hands on experience with critically endangered primates including Ruffed Lemur and Cotton-Top Tamarin
  • Socializing and exercising animals
  • Training
  • Cleaning animal pens and habitats
  • Feeding and food preparation
  • Enrichment

Timeline

Laboratory Assistant

St. Lawrence Health System-Potsdam, NY
12.2021 - 05.2022

NY State Licensed Veterinary Technician

Canton Animal Clinic-Canton, NY
07.2018 - 11.2021

NY State Licensed Teaching Assistant

Massena Central School District-Massena, NY
11.2005 - 06.2019

Associate in Veterinary Technology -

Penn Foster College

Some College in New York State Teaching Assistant -

SUNY Canton
  • Fear Free Certified, 07/01/18, Present
  • BLS, ACLS Certified, 01/01/19, Present
  • NY State Licensed Veterinary Technician, 07/01/18, Present
  • NY State Licensed Teaching Assistant, 06/01/09, Present
  • First Aid Certification
  • CPR Certification
KAREN LECUYER