Reliable and punctual Animal Care team member with proven skills cleaning animal areas, coordinating inventory and managing animal needs with care and compassion. Highly organized and hardworking with good communication and multitasking abilities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
LAB ASSITANT
IOWA STATE VETERANIRY
08.2024 - Current
To prepare specimens for testing from animals submitted to the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory for disease diagnosis and research purposes
Preparation of animal samples for diagnostic evaluation includes organizing, centrifuging blood and decanting serum, trimming and homogenizing tissues, processing swabs and feces, making small aliquots of large volume samples
EQUINE CARETAKER
HIGH BRIDGE HORSE FARM
08.2018 - Current
Responsible for picking up after the animals, keeping their stalls clean, caring for the animals by giving them hay, brushing them, and getting them ready before lessons and grooming them afterward.
ACTIVITIES ASSISTANT
07.2021 - 08.2024
Plan, develop, coordinate, and oversee activities of residents in all levels of care, including both group and one-on-one activities.
NURSERY ATTENDANT
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
08.2016 - 03.2020
Responsible for the supervision and care of children during church services and Bible studies; communicate with parents regarding the care of their children, both at drop off and pick up; vacuum, clean, and sanitize nursery room, including all surfaces and toys, on a daily basis.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
05.2026
Associate of Science - Liberal Arts
DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE
05.2024
High School Diploma -
BOONE HIGH SCHOOL
05.2022
Skills
Experience working with animal and desire to learn more about the field of veterinary medicine