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Shannon Lamontagne

Melbourne

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Wildlife Veterinary Assistant

South Florida Wildlife Center
08.2022 - Current


  • Adequate animal handling and physical examinations on each patient, which includes hydration, palpation, body score, ophthalmic exams, etc.
  • Administered SQ fluids and injections including IC, IM, IP, wing, leg, and jugular vein, as well as topical and oral medications
  • Assist the doctor with patient progress checks, bandage changes, medicinal administration, and sedation protocols
  • Monitored the patient during surgery by running the ventilator, EKG, Doppler, and fluid pumps
  • Helped with training of new technicians, including the supervision of interns, externs, and volunteers
  • Positioned avian, reptile, and mammals for diagnostic radiographs including: VD, H-View, lateral/dorsal, AP views
  • Experience in creating excel spreadsheets for daily medicinal administration and keeping track of patients updates through WRMD
  • Fostered orphaned animals that needed around the clock care at my household as needed
  • Performed medical diagnostics in house, such as fecal and blood analysis, crop swabs, and lead testing
  • Conducted euthanasia procedures in humanely and compassionately to minimize suffering of patients with poor prognosis
  • Coordinate with the Office Manager in managing inventories and purchasing supplies

Sea Turtle Research Student

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
08.2022 - 02.2023
  • Assisted FAU Marine Lab Sea Turtle Research Scientists by collecting data from the endangered species: green, leatherback, and loggerhead sea turtles
  • Provided full physical examinations of the turtles and ensured they were viable for research and administered medication
  • Conducted research such as studies of nest temperatures and sex ratios
  • Recorded metamorphic data such as weight and measurement of each individual and entered the data into excel spreadsheets
  • Ensured the ph, water salinity, and temperature were accurate for the sea turtles livability

Wildlife Hospital Volunteer

Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
08.2021 - 09.2022
  • Performed adequate handling and provided medical care for patients as well as habitat maintenance
  • Responsible for preparing patient diets, tube feeding, administering medication, and treatment plans
  • Trusted to carry out patients releases after their rehabilitation
  • Identified patients upon intake, and worked with the public to safely transfer the animal

Wildlife Rehabilitation Volunteer to Intern

South Florida Wildlife Center
04.2021 - 07.2022
  • Worked as rehabilitation team prepping diets, cleaning and preparing patient-occupied habitats
  • Maintained over 12 aviaries and enclosures, for opossums, squirrels, raptors, tortoises, etc.
  • Trusted with the release of different species
  • Completed a safe animal handling class
  • Nursery volunteer performing gavage and syringe feedings, including stimulating of small mammals to ensure they pass stool every fifteen minutes
  • Worked with the technicians in the clinic on animal handling, feeding, treatment, etc

Wildlife Rehabilitation Technician

Hawai’i Wildlife Center
10.2023 - 12.2023
  • Evaluation and stabilization of native Hawaiian wildlife patients such as endangered Hawaiian petrels, endangered Hawaiian coots, endangered Hawaiian black-necked stilts, wedge-tailed shear waters, etc.
  • White tern soft release research collaboration with Honolulu Zoo
  • Feeding white terns and recording behavior through different platforms
  • Using a scope to identify banded birds by HWC
  • Trusted with transporting seabirds with HWC van
  • Hard and soft releases
  • Waterproof tests, for pool required patients
  • High volume seabird intakes daily
  • Performing flap tests for flight abilities
  • Taking wing chord measurements
  • Treating ICU patients in the setting of Feather and Fur Animal Hospital
  • Federal banding with DOFAW for reports

Volunteer Surveyor

Pacific Rim Conservation
10.2023 - 12.2023
  • Wedge-tailed shearwater survey on Ke'ena Point State Park
  • Hiking to each plot and finding the radius for surveys
  • Counted burrows or surface nests within the radius
  • Recorded observations such as number of eggs, number of chicks, signs of predators, apparently occupied burrows, etc.

Farm Technician

Zen Elite Equestrian Center
03.2024 - Current
  • Ensured optimal animal health by administering vaccinations, providing proper nutrition, and monitoring for signs of illness
  • Kept pens, stalls and farm equipment clean and sterilized to support animal wellbeing
  • Positive reinforcement with medical behavior training
  • Performed oral medication and SQ fluid injections on animals including waterfowl, poultry, rabbits, felines, etc.
  • Trusted with daily bandage changes and hydrotherapy

Field Technician Volunteer

Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission
01.2024 - Current
  • Completed a personal watercraft waiver
  • Monthly wading bird and shorebird surveys using watercrafts
  • Assisting biologists with setting wood duck boxes to prepare for nesting season in the Everglades National Park
  • Rebating trail cameras for Everglades mink surveys
  • Completed appropriate biology survey reports for each project

Education

Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, FL
12.2022

References

Dr Charlotte Cournoyer: South Florida Wildlife Center Medical Director, cacournoyer94@gmail.com, 401-862-5266


Madison Luce: SFWC Wildlife Rehabilitation Technician, madisonluce99@gmail.com, 719-930-2248


Rachael Sitzer: O'ahu Wildlife Rehabilitation Manager, rachael@hawaiiwildlifecenter.org, 973-864-7788




Timeline

Farm Technician

Zen Elite Equestrian Center
03.2024 - Current

Field Technician Volunteer

Florida Fish And Wildlife Conservation Commission
01.2024 - Current

Wildlife Rehabilitation Technician

Hawai’i Wildlife Center
10.2023 - 12.2023

Volunteer Surveyor

Pacific Rim Conservation
10.2023 - 12.2023

Wildlife Veterinary Assistant

South Florida Wildlife Center
08.2022 - Current

Sea Turtle Research Student

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center
08.2022 - 02.2023

Wildlife Hospital Volunteer

Busch Wildlife Sanctuary
08.2021 - 09.2022

Wildlife Rehabilitation Volunteer to Intern

South Florida Wildlife Center
04.2021 - 07.2022

Bachelor of Science - Biological Sciences

Florida Atlantic University
Shannon Lamontagne