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Kansas City, Mo, Us

Denver, Colorado

 Master’s project consisting of culturing and displaying tubastrea coral. Project relied on creativity and the use of nontraditional methods, including the creation of automated feeding systems to stay within budgetary constraints. Prepared daily diets for aquarium animals ranging from corals to sand tiger sharks. Maintained water quality and chemistry for aquarium exhibits and holding tanks. Used scuba skills to feed large animals and clean substrate in aquarium tanks and exhibits. Assisted veterinary staff to perform examinations of various aquarium animals. Moved aquarium animals between quarantine tanks and exhibits. Maintained and harvested live food cultures for feeding purposes

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Taught two lab sessions each week for entry level biology class – developing a love of science in two sections of 24 students each semester. Tutored individual students in need of additional instruction. Created weekly quizzes and personalized lectures in order to meet the educational needs and interests of students. Used various assessment tools to monitor student growth and assign grades.

Springfield, Missouri Area

 Scheduled campus tours for high school seniors. Created tour schedules for University Ambassadors. Served as a resource for prospective students and parents – answering admission questions and selling Missouri State University. Scheduled appointments for students with advisors and department chairs. Coordinated interactions between potential scholarship athletes and the athletic department

Springfield, Missouri Area

 Select group of students providing campus tours to parents and students considering Missouri State University for their college education.  Led an average of 12 students and parents on two-hour guided tours of Missouri State’s campus two to three times each week. Organized, memorized and presented facts and statistics about Missouri’s second-largest University. Assisted University President at campus and community events – being the face of Missouri State.

Camden, New Jersey

Maintained water chemistry for both large and small aquarium exhibits – adding elements, completing water changes, and backwashing sand filters as necessary. Moved aquarium animals between exhibits and from quarantine tanks to exhibits. Assisted veterinary staff to perform examinations of various aquarium animals. Helped with daily feeding in aquariums two largest exhibits including the careful feeding of hammerhead and sand tiger sharks. Prepared daily diets for aquarium animals.

Springfield, Missouri Area

 Maintained exhibits for a variety of terrestrial animals. Assisted with renovations of back space for animals not on exhibit. Assisted veterinary staff with medical procedure. Prepared diets and assisted with feedings of zoo animals

Saint Joseph, Missouri

 Inventoried, assigned identification numbers and formatted new computers for teachers and students. Reformatted and updated existing classroom computers with newer software.

Professional Science Master In Zoo, Aquarium, And Animal Shelter Management

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology, General