Matthew Adona
Portland
Summary
Compassionate Veterinary Technician leverages strong clinical judgment and 16 year industry history to deliver top-quality care. Empathetic professional with strength office administration, medication management and pet owner relations.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2007
2007
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Music Manager
Numbskull Productions
Ventura
07.2010 - Current
- Addressed business risks through assessments and mitigation strategies.
- Determined departmental financial needs and developed budgets for expenditures.
- Eliminated resource waste through monitoring and improved controls.
- Managed daily workloads by organizing schedules and delegating tasks.
- Positioned and assembled equipment for events and demonstrations.
- Approximated lighting and exposure to improve photo quality.
- Arranged transportation, location reservations, food and entertainment for events.
- Maintained knowledge of event schedules, prices and promotions.
- Tracked event costs and operated within preset budgets.
- Collected fees, commissions and other payments, according to contract terms.
- Developed contacts with individuals and organizations, and applied effective strategies and techniques to ensure clients' success.
- Sent samples of clients' work and other promotional material to potential employers to obtain auditions, sponsorships and endorsement deals.
- Scheduled promotional or performance engagements for clients.
Lead Veterinary Technician/Lead Veterinary Technician and educator /Casual Relief Teacher
Halsey East Animal clinic
Portland
09.2025 - 03.2026
Relief veterinary technician
Mt. Tabor Animal hospital
Portland
10.2023 - 02.2026
- Assisted veterinarians during examinations and surgical procedures.
- Monitored patient vital signs and recorded medical histories.
- Administered medications and vaccinations to animals as directed.
Lead Veterinary Technician and educator /Casual Relief Teacher
City Pets Veterinary Clinic
Portland
10.2023 - 08.2025
- Supervised daily operations of veterinary clinic staff and procedures.
- Trained and mentored junior veterinary technicians on best practices.
- Assisted veterinarians during surgeries and medical procedures.
Care Giver
Kern County Animal Services
Bakersfield
03.2023 - 03.2025
- Delivered empathetic, compassionate and person-centered care to all patients.
- Performed basic housekeeping tasks for safe living environment.
- Offered care and companionship to homebound clients with mental or physical limitations.
Lead Guitarist
The Bridge Bible Church
Bakersfield
01.2022 - 03.2025
- Fit music to unique styles and purposes with skilled alterations and improvisations.
- Delivered memorable solo performances by expertly preparing and practicing pieces.
- Honed expertise instrument performance quality through diligent mastery of technique.
- Developed roles for musical productions and employed talents to complete presentations.
- Mastered pieces by consistently practicing alone and with performance group.
Veterinary Technician Supervisor Educator
Legacy Education
Bakersfield
07.2020 - 03.2023
- Administered medications, immunizations and microchips to small animals.
- Helped veterinarian during medical and surgical procedures.
- Communicated with pet owners to determine and document medical histories and reason for visit.
- Assisted veterinarians and scientists in biomedical research.
- Performed emergency procedures by controlling bleeding, resuscitating with oxygen and doing external cardiac massage.
- Collected samples for lab tests to help diagnose complicated medical conditions.
- Maintained medical records, drug logs and other legally required documentation for animals under care.
- Calculated medication dosages and provided dosage instructions to clients.
- Inserted IV catheters and monitored anesthesia, ventilators and fluid therapy.
- Supported adherence to American Animal Hospital Association guidelines to retain facility certification status.
- Drove student engagement with diverse instructional tools and supplemental activities.
- Helped students gain field experience with coordinated OTJ training.
- Managed full series of one-day continuing education courses for industry professionals.
- Covered course concepts, delivering outlined material through lectures and tutorials.
- Recorded student grades and progress to provide feedback and evaluate program performance.
- Created and improved courses based on student feedback or changing educational requirements.
- Administered standardized tests to evaluate student learning and progress against objectives.
- Used remote learning platforms to reach wider range of students and individuals unable to attend in-person classes.
- Increased testing performance through rigorous preparation and practice.
- Partnered with colleagues to identify and implement strategies to improve student learning outcomes.
- Taught course material to students using mixture of lectures, assignments and discussions.
Emergency Veterinary Technician
Animal Emergency and Urgent Care
Bakersfield
07.2017 - 07.2020
- Secured and inventories pharmaceuticals, equipment and supplies.
- Minimized risks to animals and staff by regularly cleaning and sterilizing instruments, equipment and materials.
- Restrained animals and shaved body areas in preparation for surgeries.
- Delivered emergency first aid care, emergency resuscitation or other life-saving procedures.
- Maintained detailed patient records with diagnostic tests and treatments.
- Supported animal dental needs with quality cleaning and polishing teeth.
- Organized rooms, supplies and instruments for surgeries.
- Addressed symptoms and underlying conditions by administering medications, serums and other treatments.
- Helped diagnose and treat animal health problems with physical assessments and laboratory tests.
- Assisted with examinations by collecting temperature, pulse and respiration data.
- Administered anesthesia to animals and monitored animals' responses to anesthetics for accurate dosage adjustments.
- Approached and solved problems with initiative and sound judgment.
- Documented, researched and resolved customer service issues.
- Delivered fast and friendly service to handle questions and service complaints.
- Listened to customer requests and specifications and made suggestions to appropriately fulfill needs.
Veterinary Technician
Southwest Veterinary Hospital
Bakersfield
01.2016 - 07.2017
- Assisted veterinarian during medical and surgical procedures.
- Sanitized, restocked, and organized examination rooms.
- Communicated with pet owners to determine and document medical histories and reason for visit.
- Inserted IV catheters and monitored anesthesia, ventilators and fluid therapy.
- Collected samples for lab tests to help diagnose complicated medical conditions.
- Performed emergency procedures by controlling bleeding, resuscitating with oxygen and doing external cardiac massage.
- Assisted with diagnostic tests and x-rays.
- Checked for, removed and replaced outdated supplies following office manager advice.
- Maintained medical records, drug logs and other legally required documentation for animals under care.
- Trained and mentored new veterinary technicians on animal care procedures, facility policies and industry best practices.
Veterinary Technician Extern
Banfield Pet Hospital
Bakersfield
05.2014 - 07.2017
- Communicated with pet owners to determine and document medical histories and reason for visit.
- Administered medications, immunizations and microchips to small animals.
- Helped veterinarian during medical and surgical procedures.
- Estimated care costs, drafted invoices for services and communicated with clients to process payments or develop payment plans.
Veterinary Assistant
Coffee Road Animal Hospital
Bakersfield
06.2007 - 05.2010
- Cleaned, maintained and sterilized animal care instruments and equipment.
- Collaborated with veterinarian, technicians and staff regarding schedule and diagnosis of patients.
- Trained new employees about company policy and procedures.
- Supported veterinarians and technicians with simple and complex veterinary procedures.
Education
Diploma - Agriculture
Highland Highschool
Bakersfield, CASkills
- Animal restraint
- Post-operative care
- Anesthesia administration
- Emergency resuscitation
- Analytical thinking
- Time management
- Leadership
- Promotions coordination
- Business oversight
- Contract negotiation
- Ability to multitask
- Good driving record
- Work planning
- Materials organization
- Internet research
- Good communication
- Positive attitude
- Group balancing
- Rehearsal management
- Written communication
- Curriculum development
- Faculty collaboration
- Technology integration
- Academic material selection
- Behavior improvement
- Classroom management
- Lesson planning
- Assignment grading
- Student support
- Budget planning
- Vendor negotiation
Affiliations
- Numbskull Productions
- The Plan B company
- Fresno Music Meet up
- Vetfolio continuing education
- The Bridge Bible Church
- The Garden Community Church
Certification
- Veterinary Controlled drug license
- Bloodborne pathogens certificate
- CPR certificate through Legacy
- Certificates through Vetfolio, 2021-2023
Community Service
- Streets of Bakersfield - dog event
- The Great Escape Pet Adoption Event, 2023
- The Garden Community Church - The Gate
- Street dog coalition - Church without walls, 2019-2020
Volunteer Experience
- Kern County Animal Services, 03/23, Current, Care Giver, Delivered empathetic, compassionate and person-centered care to all patients., Performed basic housekeeping tasks for safe living environment., Offered care and companionship to homebound clients with mental or physical limitations.
- The Bridge Bible Church, 01/22, Current, Lead Guitarist, Fit music to unique styles and purposes with skilled alterations and improvisations., Delivered memorable solo performances by expertly preparing and practicing pieces., Honed expertise instrument performance quality through diligent mastery of technique., Developed roles for musical productions and employed talents to complete presentations., Mastered pieces by consistently practicing alone and with performance group.
Professional References
- Vanessa Vargas, Head City Clerk, City of Bakersfield, 10 years plus, (661) 889-3461
- Eddy Burgos, Owner / Business, Numbskull Productions, since 1988, (805) 407-6986
- Ruben Valverde, The Plan B company, Since 2020, (323) 603-9935
- Bertha Ledezma, Legacy Education / Omni health, Since 2020, (661) 742-4260
Timeline
Lead Veterinary Technician/Lead Veterinary Technician and educator /Casual Relief Teacher
Halsey East Animal clinic
09.2025 - 03.2026
Relief veterinary technician
Mt. Tabor Animal hospital
10.2023 - 02.2026
Lead Veterinary Technician and educator /Casual Relief Teacher
City Pets Veterinary Clinic
10.2023 - 08.2025
Care Giver
Kern County Animal Services
03.2023 - 03.2025
Lead Guitarist
The Bridge Bible Church
01.2022 - 03.2025
Veterinary Technician Supervisor Educator
Legacy Education
07.2020 - 03.2023
Emergency Veterinary Technician
Animal Emergency and Urgent Care
07.2017 - 07.2020
Veterinary Technician
Southwest Veterinary Hospital
01.2016 - 07.2017
Veterinary Technician Extern
Banfield Pet Hospital
05.2014 - 07.2017
Music Manager
Numbskull Productions
07.2010 - Current
Veterinary Assistant
Coffee Road Animal Hospital
06.2007 - 05.2010
Diploma - Agriculture
Highland Highschool