Rebecca Wittek
Sadler,TX
Summary
Pursuing full-time role that presents professional challenges and leverages interpersonal skills, effective time management, and problem-solving expertise.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Vet Tech
Performance Equine Associates
02.2022 - Current
- Caring for patients in hospital, administering meds, doing treatments, keeping an eye on all horses in clinic
- Keeping the clinic organized and clean after surgery, appointments, emergencies etc
- Running blood work, sending off outside labs, unpacking and ordering inventory, keeping the clinic and all the barns stocked with supplies
- Assisting in surgeries like colics, arthroscopies, nervings and more. I did scrub in when needed for emergent cases
- Assisted in surgical procedures with proper preparation and sterilization techniques, ensuring a safe environment.
- Assisting doctors in all appointments, entering tickets, keeping up with all charges to the end if the month.
- Handled challenging animal behavior situations calmly and effectively to ensure safety for all involved parties.
- Contributed to team collaboration through effective communication and cooperation with colleagues.
- Assisted in surgical procedures with proper preparation and sterilization techniques, ensuring a safe environment.
- Efficiently performed lab work, including blood draws, urinalysis, and fecal examinations for accurate diagnoses.
- Training newer technicians in all proper protocol
- Managed appointment scheduling effectively to accommodate urgent cases while maintaining daily workflow balance within the clinic setting.
- Developed strong relationships with clients through excellent customer service skills and genuine compassion for their pets'' needs.
Sales Associate
Cavenders
10.2021 - 02.2022
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
- Pulling and packaging orders.
- Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
- Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
- Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
Rehabilitation Assistant
Equine Aqua Spa & Therapy Center
08.2021 - 10.2021
- Giving medications and changing out bandages
- Exercising, conditioning, and treating horses using the swim lane
- Aquatred, Eurosizer, Nautilus Cold Salt water spa, cold laser, theraplate and others
- Halter Breaking and training owners personal weanlings.
Loper
Lybbert Performance Horses
12.2020 - 08.2021
- Loping and exercising horses
- Tacking up horses
- Turning out horses
- Catching and working with starting 2 year olds
- Helping feed and water if needed
- Grooming and bathing horses for shows
- Being a groom/loper at shows.
Sales Associate
Cavenders
10.2020 - 12.2020
- Built relationships with customers to encourage repeat business.
- Organized racks and shelves to maintain store visual appeal, engage customers, and promote specific merchandise.
- Pulling and packaging orders.
- Handled cash transactions efficiently while adhering to company cash handling policies, ensuring accuracy in all financial exchanges.
- Managed returns, exchanges and refunds in accordance with store policy.
- Prepared merchandise for sales floor by pricing or tagging.
Horse Breeding Assistant
Fossil Gate Farms
05.2017 - 10.2020
- Assistant for breeding including Embryo Flushes, AI, semen collection and shipping, and daily check of pregnant mares
- Feeding and cleaning waters
- Halter breaking and sale prepping foals
- Administering medication, shots and dewormer
- Keeping horses groomed and clean
- Turning horses in and out.
Education
Marcus High School
Flower Mound, Texas06.2020
Skills
- Patient Monitoring
- Surgical Assistance
- Team Communication
- Physical Examinations
- Appointment Scheduling
- Medical record-keeping
- Lab operations
- Time Management
- Organizational Skills
- Stock replenishment
Accomplishments
Trained 9+ BLM Mustangs from wild to willing for various competitions & has placed very well & rehomed all of them to their forever homes.
Timeline
Vet Tech
Performance Equine Associates
02.2022 - Current
Sales Associate
Cavenders
10.2021 - 02.2022
Rehabilitation Assistant
Equine Aqua Spa & Therapy Center
08.2021 - 10.2021
Loper
Lybbert Performance Horses
12.2020 - 08.2021
Sales Associate
Cavenders
10.2020 - 12.2020
Horse Breeding Assistant
Fossil Gate Farms
05.2017 - 10.2020
Marcus High School
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