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LOGGERHEAD MARINE LIFE CENTER JUNO BEACH, FLJUNE 2012–PRESENTSea Turtle Rehabilitation Volunteer• Assist veterinary staff with procedures (including blood analysis, X-ray, and antibiotic treatment)• General maintenance of tanks (including water quality testing and pump function), equipment maintenance, cleaning, and sterilization• Educate facility guests regarding general facts on loggerhead, green, leatherback, Kemp’s ridley, olive ridley, and hawksbill sea turtles, as well as general facility procedures• Direct handling, food preparation, and feeding of sea turtle patients weighing from 3 ounces to 300 pounds• Educate facility guests regarding specific histories of sea turtle patients (hatchling to full grown adults); averaging 13 non-hatchling turtles onsiteGUMBO LIMBO BOCA RATON, FLJUNE 2011–SEPTEMBER 2011FAU Elasmobranch Research Volunteer• Direct handling, food preparation, and feeding of sharks and rays• General care for shark and ray experiment subjects, as well as guest interaction and education (with emphasis on environmental conservation and facts on Florida shark and ray species)• General maintenance of tanks (water quality and pump function) and equipment, logging relevant data, cleaning, and sterilizationEDUCATIONFLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, HARBOR BRANCH FORT PIERCE, FLSEMESTER BY THE SEA JANUARY 2013 –MAY 2013• Intensive marine studies program• Student researcher in Ocean Discovery Cruise: collected data, formulated hypothesis, analyzed data and created a scientific poster for presentation concerning planktonic migration patterns in the Gulf of Mexico

Listed skills include Marine Biology, Research, Painting, Chemistry, and 14 others.