SIDALI BENAZOUZ
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Compassionate Senior Animal Technician known for high productivity and efficient task completion. Possess specialized skills in laboratory animal care, surgical assistance, and data collection ensuring top-quality support in research environments. Excel in communication, teamwork, and adaptability, leveraging these soft skills to enhance workplace dynamics and animal welfare.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Animal Technician/ Mosaic Admin Asst ( Temporary)
UC Davis
Davis, USA
04.2023 - 07.2023
- Helped with the design, implementation, and maintenance of Mosaic Animal Management Software
- Provided routine animal care routine, animal laboratory technical procedures and colony operations, and training
- Provided animal care technical support services and study support services to PI to meet research needs
Lab Tech + Mosaic Software - Admin Asst.
Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, USA
09.2021 - 03.2023
- Responsible for the husbandry care of laboratory animals, monitoring and reporting animal health issues
- Helped with the design, implementation, and maintenance of the Animal Vivarium system
- Helped setting up the Mosaic system onto LLU Animal Care Program
- Added, updated, and managed data in the Mosaic system
- Created Mosaic Guide for users
Research Specialist (Animal Care)
City of Hope
10.2019 - 09.2021
- Perform laboratory animal management tasks on Mosaic-Vivarium software
- Responsible for the husbandry care of laboratory animals, monitoring and reporting animal health issue
- Helped maintained breeding records when needed
- Documenting daily animal husbandry activities in a computer database system
- Provided technical services to investigators
- Created video SOP training for all users
Logistic Associate
Amazon, Inc.
El Monte, USA
11.2018 - 05.2019
- Followed to strict safety and quality standards on and off the route and interacted with customers in public using logistic software
- Used app support to follow up on customer requests or problems with solution-oriented approach and assuring delivery of packages to customers
Lab Tech/ Research Associate
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, USA
02.2006 - 02.2018
- Cared for research animals and general husbandry
- Provided and oversee training to summer externs and new staff members
- Helped management updating SOP
- Maintained timely and accurate written documentation and complied with SOP
- Administration of medications, maintenance of breeding records
- Assisted in maintaining mouse colony and performed genotyping and running PCR
- Assisted researchers in perfusion technique and collecting data from experiments
Technology Instructor Assistant
Seattle Public Library
Seattle, USA
09.2004 - 02.2006
- Tutored new users accessing specific ESL software designed to instruct from an ESL format
- Instructed basic computer concepts, set up emails, intro to Web, and PC hardware terms.
- Provided individualized instruction to students in the use of various software programs.
Animal Research Support Associate
SNBL USA, Ltd
Everett, USA
06.2002 - 10.2005
- Performed daily animal husbandry activities with non-human primates and/or rodents
- Performed animal health check, animal handling, feeding and watering, and maintaining room sanitization and operating facility equipment's
- Assisted with data management and record keeping in compliance with SOP
Technology-Volunteer
Neighborhood Association
Seattle, USA
11.2004 - 02.2005
- Provided help to house stay elderly people with computer skills, hardware and software functionality
IT-Support Specialist [Internship]
Seattle Times
Seattle, USA
08.2004 - 11.2004
- Maintained and troubleshoot desktop computers for The Seattle Times staff
- Used Active Directory and Novell; image Ghost, iHeat application
Education
B.S. - Computer Information Systems & International Business
California State University
Los Angeles, CA, US06.2013
Skills
- PC troubleshooting
- Animal laboratory and husbandry
- Knowledge of federal and state laws, policies and regulations relating to research animals
- Windows OS
- Apple
- Google products
- Soft and technical skills
- Mosaic Vivarium (Laboratory Animal Management Software)
- Review and implement standard operation procedures
- Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Publisher, Word)
- Animal Care
- Operating Systems
- Computer Hardware
- Animal Handling
- Help Desk
- Test sample collection
- Effective customer communication
- Proper chemical handling
- Safety protocols and procedures
- Breeding program support
- Recordkeeping
- Animal evaluations
- Managing paperwork
- Sanitation protocols
- Heavy load lifting
- Room decontamination
- Animal restraint
Certification
ALAT
Languages
- Arabic, Fluent
- French, Fluent
- English, Fluent
Timeline
Senior Animal Technician/ Mosaic Admin Asst ( Temporary)
UC Davis
04.2023 - 07.2023
Lab Tech + Mosaic Software - Admin Asst.
Loma Linda University
09.2021 - 03.2023
Research Specialist (Animal Care)
City of Hope
10.2019 - 09.2021
Logistic Associate
Amazon, Inc.
11.2018 - 05.2019
Lab Tech/ Research Associate
California Institute of Technology
02.2006 - 02.2018
Technology-Volunteer
Neighborhood Association
11.2004 - 02.2005
Technology Instructor Assistant
Seattle Public Library
09.2004 - 02.2006
IT-Support Specialist [Internship]
Seattle Times
08.2004 - 11.2004
Animal Research Support Associate
SNBL USA, Ltd
06.2002 - 10.2005
ALAT
B.S. - Computer Information Systems & International Business
California State University
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