Maybelline Lopez
Chicago,IL
Summary
A caring and loving animal advocate for as long as I could remember, nurturing animals has always been my passion. Highly motivated and organized leader with strong self-starter capabilities. Works well on both individual and group projects and thrives in group settings.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Surgical Veterinary Assistant
MedVet-Chicago, IL
03.2020 - Current
- Scrubbing in and assisting in surgery
- Sterilizing instruments
- Wrapping instruments
- Assisting in sterile field
- Restraining dogs and cats
- Clipping fur off for surgical margin
- Prepping patients for surgery
- Assisting in blood draws
- Running CBC and Chemistry blood in house
- Taking and submitting radiographs
- Nail trimming
- Expressing anal sacs
- Performing post surgical clean up
- Restocking supplies
- Preparing instruments and supplies for surgery case
Cake Decorator
Mariano's-Chicago, IL
03.2016 - 07.2020
- Kept work area safe and sanitized by washing utensils, tools and counter tops
- Handled phone calls regarding inquiries, cancelled orders and ordering conflicts
- Served bakery customers daily with professional and effective customer service
- Replenished and rotated food items, following correct food cooling and storage procedures
- Developed new products based on seasonal ingredients, holidays and dessert trends
- Weighed, boxed and wrapped bakery products
- Prepared special creams and frostings for cakes and other dessert specialties daily
- Worked with customers to define cake vision based on color, theme, size and price
- Iced and airbrushed cakes and other pastries for customized orders
- Determined quantity of product to prepare for next day operation by maintaining detailed production schedule
Veterinary Assistant (Externship)
Portage Park Animal Hospital & Dental Clinic-Chicago, IL
01.2020 - 02.2020
- Prepared surgery equipment and supplies
- Sterilized instruments and supplies
- Operated autoclave
- Assisted in surgery
- Assisted with positioning of surgical patients
- Folded gowns and drapes
- Preformed post surgical clean up
- Assisted in blood collection
- Prepared fecal flotation solutions
- Animal restraint
- Placed and removed dogs and cats from cages
- Applied dog and cat muzzles
- Expressed anal sacs
- Prepared food and prescription diets
- Labeled and packaged dispensed drugs
- Cleaned and disinfected cages and kennels
- Restocked shelves
- Greeted clients
- Admitted patient
Dog Walker/ Pet Sitter
Marla Mosenson-Chicago, IL
09.2014 - 01.2016
- Monitored animals for signs of disease, illness or injury and communicated concerns to owner
- Mixed and administered special food formulas to individual animals based on their unique dietary needs
- Collected animal waste produced on walks and discarded in trash or approved receptacles
- Followed all pet care instructions including dietary needs and medication regimens, administered medications, as needed
Education
Certificate of Completion - Veterinary Assistant
Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, IL02.2020
Schurz High School
Chicago, IL06.2016
Triton College
River Grove, ILSkills
- Experience in customer service
- Excellent communication skills
- Team building & leadership
- Adaptive and creative
- Full animal-handling capabilities
- Humane animal treatment
- Animal restraining
- Ability to feed animals
- Spanish speaking
- Scrubbing-in
Timeline
Surgical Veterinary Assistant
MedVet-Chicago, IL
03.2020 - Current
Veterinary Assistant (Externship)
Portage Park Animal Hospital & Dental Clinic-Chicago, IL
01.2020 - 02.2020
Cake Decorator
Mariano's-Chicago, IL
03.2016 - 07.2020
Dog Walker/ Pet Sitter
Marla Mosenson-Chicago, IL
09.2014 - 01.2016
Certificate of Completion - Veterinary Assistant
Northeastern Illinois University
Schurz High School
Triton College
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