Michael Merly Menendez
Miami
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Lead
PBL Research Project- Exotic Pet Husbandry
08.2024 - Current
- As the project lead, I maintain group focus and vision, ensuring we work efficiently.
- As a research team, we monitor, care for, and modify our animals' enclosures to develop the best possible environment for them.
- Managed and cared for 14 exotic pets, each with their own particular needs and requirements.
- The goal of our research is to develop new, better ways to care for our animals, in coordination with the Everglades Foundation Civil Action Project. Educating students, youth, and the general public on safe and environmentally conscious pet husbandry.
Kitchen Volunteer
the Chapmen partnership
Homestead
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Volunteered at the Chapmen partnership homeless center continuously roughly 5 times a year
End of Year Research project
Fairchild Tropical botanical gardens
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Worked with FTBG to conduct an end of year Research project on the Parasitic infection rates of monarch butterflies in coordination with the University of Georgia’s Odum school of Ecology on a broader study of Monarch butterfly health
Football Offensive linemen
Sunnyland devils football team
01.2021 - 01.2022
- 2 season stint as an offensive lineman for an extracurricular football team
- This role gave me strong cooperation skills as well as experience in team maintenance and team moral management
Clinical veterinary intern
Miami Dade county animal Services veterinary clinic
Homestead
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Played a supportive role in the day-to-day upkeep of operations at the Homestead Miami Dade animal services spay and neuter veterinary clinic for 30+ plus hours
Animal enrichment volunteer
Miami Dade county animal Services
01.2022 - 01.2024
- Monitored, cared for, and enriched 300+ cats and dogs for over 50+ hours
Education
Honor's High school education -
Biotech Richmond Hights High school
Richmond Hights05.2025
Skills
- Animal care
- Veterinary procedures
- Team collaboration
- Data analysis
- First Aid/CPR
- Fluent in English
- Rudimentary Spanish
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Canva
- Photoshop software
- Leadership
- Teamwork
- Collaborative skills
- Effective communication
Languages
English, Spanish
Timeline
Project Lead
PBL Research Project- Exotic Pet Husbandry
08.2024 - Current
End of Year Research project
Fairchild Tropical botanical gardens
01.2023 - 01.2024
Kitchen Volunteer
the Chapmen partnership
01.2022 - 01.2025
Clinical veterinary intern
Miami Dade county animal Services veterinary clinic
01.2022 - 01.2024
Animal enrichment volunteer
Miami Dade county animal Services
01.2022 - 01.2024
Football Offensive linemen
Sunnyland devils football team
01.2021 - 01.2022
Honor's High school education -
Biotech Richmond Hights High school
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