Payton Powell
Walker,Louisiana
Summary
Highly motivated and dedicated Animal Care Worker eager to learn new areas of the animal world. Familiar with animal behavior principles and proficient in record keeping for animal care support. Organized and motivated employee, eager to apply time management and organizational skills in different environments of the job, including animal care, as well as customer service.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Kennel Technician/Control
Denham Springs Animal Shelter/Control
03.2022 - Current
- Providing a clean and sanitary living space for animals along with meeting the animals’ daily nutritional needs.
- Socializing dogs for potential adopters and providing basic obedience training within the facility (Sit, Shake, Stay, Come when called)
- Rotating dogs in different areas for exercise
- Giving medicines, vaccinations, and drawing blood/fecal samples from dogs for testing
- Maintaining accurate health records of the dogs and their treatments
- Lifting up to 60lbs of food and other necessities
- Going on animal control calls/officer calls
- Develop and implement behavior modification plans for dogs with leash pulling, jumping on people, snapping, etc..
Animal Cruelty Webinar
10.2025 - 10.2025
- Understanding the Essential Investigation tools in collecting evidence
- Understanding in gathering the four different types of evidence (Physical, Testimonial, Demonstrative, and Documentary)
- Showed how to build a solid case
- Being able to have Ethical and Professional responsibility when doing an initial interview
- Improving communication skills
- Improving nonverbal communication (Body language)
- How to do an initial walkthrough of a scene
- How to properly document a scene
Dog Training Lessons – with Larry Benoit
09.2024 - 10.2024
- Teaching the dog how to properly be in a sitting position
- Teaching how the dog to be in a laying down position
- Teaching how to properly recall the dog
- Teaching on how to have the dog in a stay position
- Teaching on how to have the dog in a heel position
Internship
Barn Hill Animal Preserve
11.2023 - 01.2024
- Cleaning habitats for different types of animals.
- Providing the necessary diets for specific animal
- Providing different types of enrichment to the animals
- Doing accurate record keeping to keep the animals up to date.
Janitorial worker
Service Master Clean
Petal, MS
01.2021 - 05.2022
- Swept and damp-mopped hard floors to clean and remove residue or spillage.
- Cleaned and sanitized surfaces and areas of facilities.
- Mixed, used and properly stored hazardous chemical cleaners to reduce risk of injury or illness.
- Reported vandalism or other damage to property to supervisor.
- Inspected facility and grounds and picked up trash or other debris impacting appearance or movement flows between spaces.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Animal Health in Behavior, Wildlife Ecology
Unity College
Unity, ME07.2025
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Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA12.2022
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Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge, LA06.2022
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Pearl River Community College
Hattiesburg, MS05.2021
Diploma - undefined
Petal High School
Petal, MS05.2020
Skills
- Implemented sanitation protocols to ensure compliance with health and safety regulations
- Demonstrated patience and resilience in challenging situations to foster a positive work environment
- Demonstrated proficiency in animal handling techniques and safety protocols
- Monitored patient care activities to support health outcomes Assisted healthcare teams in tracking patient progress and needs Provided timely updates to ensure effective communication among staff
Timeline
Animal Cruelty Webinar
10.2025 - 10.2025
Dog Training Lessons – with Larry Benoit
09.2024 - 10.2024
Internship
Barn Hill Animal Preserve
11.2023 - 01.2024
Kennel Technician/Control
Denham Springs Animal Shelter/Control
03.2022 - Current
Janitorial worker
Service Master Clean
01.2021 - 05.2022
Bachelor's Degree - Animal Health in Behavior, Wildlife Ecology
Unity College
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Southeastern Louisiana University
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Baton Rouge Community College
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Pearl River Community College
Diploma - undefined
Petal High School