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Theodore Tilkin

Commack,NY

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Aquarist/Lead Aquarist

Long Island Aquarium
04.2022 - Current
  • Oversees collection of animals ranging from Sand Tiger Sharks, Jellies, marine and freshwater fish and more.
  • Manage our team of Aquarist as they perform daily prep and animal husbandry tasks.
  • Assisted with maintenance of life support for systems and helped build new habitats.
  • Managed acquisition of new animals and coordinated with other facilities about transactions.
  • Conducted staff interviews and managed our college intern program.
  • Coached employees through day-to-day work and complex husbandry/life support problems.

Aquarist II/Intern Coordinator

Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center
06.2018 - 04.2022
  • Provide primary care and animal husbandry for a collection of amphibians and marine/freshwater fish species
  • Clean, dive and maintain habitats and life support systems
  • Help design, plan and build projects ranging from exhibits/habitats to aquaculture systems and educational interactions
  • Tests water quality and works alongside vet staff to treat illnesses
  • Oversaw college intern program, mentoring and training of interns to work along side aquarist with daily tasks and projects.
  • Worked on ornamental aquaculture projects to raise different species of fish, invertebrates and amphibians

Laboratory Manager

Southampton High School
06.2021 - 10.2021
  • Southampton High School has a unique aquaculture and marine wet lab with over 25+ species of animals that need to be care for daily.
  • Performed animal husbandry tasks for the wet lab from water changes, daily diet prep, and water quality.
  • Worked with the teacher and students with different research projects related to the wet lab and its animals.
  • Kept laboratory in compliance with applicable guidelines and laws.

Education

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies

Suffolk County Community College
Selden, NY
05.2018

Volunteer

Walt Whitman High School-(September 2020-May 2021)

  • Helped students with research projects pertaining to the coral aquaculture lab and taught standard husbandry and aquaculture skills.

Certification

  • PADI Open water Scuba

Timeline

Senior Aquarist/Lead Aquarist

Long Island Aquarium
04.2022 - Current

Laboratory Manager

Southampton High School
06.2021 - 10.2021

Aquarist II/Intern Coordinator

Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center
06.2018 - 04.2022

Associate of Arts - Liberal Arts And General Studies

Suffolk County Community College

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