Katie Langland
Roseburg,OR
Summary
Zookeeper with experience in husbandry, exhibit maintenance, training/conditioning and medical care across a variety of species and taxa. Knowledgeable of standards and animal care requirements at AZA accredited facilities. Always eager to learn and quick to pick up new skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Zookeeper-Village Department
Wildlife Safari
01.2022 - Current
- Performing daily husbandry/animal care and habitat maintenance for a large number of species from varying taxa such as reptiles, birds, carnivores and primates.
- Developing/implementing training plans for a variety of species, both with free contact and protected contact. Experience with training methods including association, shaping, and capturing behaviors.
- Administering topical, injectable and oral (including via gavage) medication under veterinary direction. Working closely with veterinarians to ensure animal welfare is meeting the standards set by AZA
- Experience preparing animals for transport, introducing animals to others or a new habitat, quarantining new animals, and aiding veterinarians in sedation
- Keeping detailed records relating to animal health, medication, enrichment, training, and habitat maintenance both in institution's files and ZIMS
- Serving as Village Enrichment Coordinator to help manage approval of new enrichment items/techniques, monitoring animal behavior, and keeping enrichment logs
- Training interns and new employees on animal husbandry, diet preparation, animal transport, public keeper talks, and record keeping
- Engaging with public in a variety of methods including paid animal encounters, keeper talks, answering questions, and speaking with donors.
Part-time Aquarist I
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
12.2016 - 12.2021
- Maintaining marine aquatic systems including life support components and exhibits
- Caring for living collection of marine fishes and invertebrates including feeding, administering medication, formulating/executing enrichment, transfers/accessions/necropsies, and close observation of animal health
- Overseeing elasmobranch breeding populations, egg development and neonatal care
- Training and overseeing aquarist interns/new aquarists in tank maintenance, life support operation, and fish/invertebrate feeding
- Speaking with members of the public, as individuals and in groups, to educate them regarding living collection at the aquarium
Aquarist Intern
Aquarium of the Pacific
05.2016 - 09.2016
- Performing routine exhibit maintenance including cleaning filter bags and protein skimmers, performing back-washes, water changes, scrubbing exhibit backgrounds and acrylic windows, gravel vacuuming, and stirring sand in sand filters
- Following quarantine and biosecurity procedures at standards meeting with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums approval
- Preparing and feeding diets for a variety of fishes and invertebrates with differing needs/requirements/feeding methods
Aquarist Intern
Oregon Coast Aquarium
01.2015 - 06.2015
- Performing animal husbandry and care including food preparation, tank cleaning, and administering medication (including injection, topical, bath, oral)
- Maintaining life support systems
- Routinely disinfecting equipment and tanks using chemicals such as chlorohexidine, bleach, and iodine
- Performing water quality testing using a Hache spectrophotometer, salinity refractometer, and drip tests
- Cycling newly established systems and culturing bio-filtration bacterium
Education
Specialized Certificate - Aquarium Science
Oregon Coast Community College
Newport2016
Bachelor of Science - Biology
George Fox University
Newberg, OR2013
Skills
- Skills in animal husbandry including feeding, exhibit maintenance, medical administration, and monitoring welfare
- Preparing/designing new systems/exhibits, both in public spaces and for behind the scenes holding
- Familiarity with animal collection techniques, transport, and acclimatization to new exhibits/habitats
- Experience preparing and enacting training plans, both in shaping and capturing behaviors, utilizing operant conditioning
- Maintaining life support systems and equipment for invertebrate, elasmobranch, and teleost species
- Experience with water quality testing and analysis; use of a Hache spectrophotometer, pH probe, dissolved oxygen meter, salinity refractometer
- Keeping detailed physical and digital records of animal care logs, WQ analysis, and LSS maintenance
Accomplishments
- AALSO:Certification as a Level 2 Life Support Operator
- PADI Certified Open Water Diver
- Certified First Aid, CPR, AED Provider
- Past DAN Certified Diving First Aid Provider (Expired 5/2018)
Timeline
Zookeeper-Village Department
Wildlife Safari
01.2022 - Current
Part-time Aquarist I
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium
12.2016 - 12.2021
Aquarist Intern
Aquarium of the Pacific
05.2016 - 09.2016
Aquarist Intern
Oregon Coast Aquarium
01.2015 - 06.2015
Specialized Certificate - Aquarium Science
Oregon Coast Community College
Bachelor of Science - Biology
George Fox University
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