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I have 20+ years experience maintaining freshwater and marine aquariums of various sizes. This includes cleaning tanks, performing water changes, testing water parameters, cleaning and replacing filters, ensuring correct habitats for each type of fish (gravel, live plants, etc.) My love for this animals is beyond words. I have set up and established habitats for all my personal animals including fish, reptiles, small animals, and birds. I've educated my friends and family on proper husbandry for diverse animals.Certified Professional Canine Nutritionist (CPCN)Pet Care Professional / Nutritionist I am self employed in animal care and pet sitting. I manage all aspects of animal husbandry for a variety of species including fish, reptile, small animal, dog, cat, and other exotics with a focus in pet nutrition

Operations Specialist-Animal Care Passionate about animal welfare and health by ensuring that proper animal care and husbandry was being provided for all companion animals and aquatic life including new arrivals and those set up in quarantine. Fed species apropiate diets and gave hourly health checks. Maintained systems that support aquatic life and animal habitats. Filed animal incident reports as needed and logged weekly water testing parameters on aquatic systems. Accepted and acclimated weekly live animal deliveries including birds, small animals, reptiles, insects, and aquatic life. Administered medications following strict protocols dispensed by veterinarians. Cleaned and organized both wellness and isolation rooms following proper protocols for health and safety. Executed merchandising strategies with a primary focus in companion animals and aquatic life. Stocked merchandise, updated pricing, cleaned fish and animal departments. Processed register transactions and interacted with guests. Worked efficiently and effectively in close partnership with the sales team to meet the needs of guests and their pets.

I was responsible for all of the animal departments. My primary duties for included monitoring water quality and temperature, water changes, sump/filtration maintenance, removal of algae in tank systems, cleaning tanks, designing habitats, observing animal behavior, and preparing and distributing food each day. I handled intake of new arrivals and administrating necessary medication to sick animals under veterinary authorization.

Assisted Library's patrons, located requested materials and provided strong customer service. Catalogued materials and developed a music archive database. Utilized Excel to respond to clients' inquiries. Maintained and inventoried music. Checked out materials according to established procedures.

Communicated and interacted with clients either via email or by phone resulting in strong customer service. Conducted daily inventory of supplies and maintained medical equipment. Obtained and recorded patients case history from clients. Acted as liaison between veterinarians and technicians.

Fed and watered animals. Maintained animal enclosures including aquariums. Handled new arrival animals and followed animal quarantine protocols. Administered medicine and took care of animals in quarantine. Assisted store guests throughout various departments. Helped guests with shopping needs and educated new owners on animal husbandry and care. Stocked and maintained supplies and placed orders online. Carried out and catalogued diagnostic water tests for all aquariums.