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Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Ft. Collins, Co

• Work closely with and handle a wide variety of animals• Provide husbandry and veterinary care for animals• Develop training documents, procedures and manage gnotobiotic lab • LAT certified and working on LATG certification• CSU Supervisor Development Program• Experience directing staff and work flow • Cultivate relationships with researchers in order to provide quality service• Provide training for full time staff and students in handling and care of research animals• Assist with animal research activities • Biosafety level 3 trained • Experience working with insects and vector borne diseases at IDRC and CDC• High level of government clearance to work with select agents on University campuses as well as the Center for Disease Control

Wellington, Colorado, United States

• Experience writing protocols and developing final reports• Document protocol amendments and deviations• Assurance that SOPs are followed• Data entry and summarization• Quality control data for reports• Study development (GCP and GLP)• Communicate with sponsors for study design and execution• Maintain invoices, archive study records, test article inventory and maintain sample refrigerator/freezer temperature logs• Order lab/office supplies and vaccines• Assist with animal research activities (data record and sample collection)• Prepare feed ordering and mixing forms for research animals• Calculations and weighing out of test articles according to study design

Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States

• Endangered Species, Avian, Bat surveys• Brucellosis research • Raptor, Prairie Dog and Prairie Chicken population counts• Raptor banding• Wind Farm, Pipeline and Natural gas impact research and observation on wildlife • Collect and record data according to protocols and SOP’s• Documentation of deviations from protocols on approved forms• Project leader, supervised small teams on protocol procedures and safety• Communication with supervisor from remote location to report results• Cultivate and maintain positive relationships with clients and landowners• Assist with final reports and data entry• Garmin GPS, topographical maps, ATV and multiple other devices to access and collect data

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Manage and treat high profile mosquito breeding grounds to limit spread of West Nile in Boulder and Weld counties• Calculate application rates according to area size and mosquito growth stage• Worked independently using GPS and areal maps to access, collect and record data• Monitored CO2 traps

Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States

• Collect and breed native Colorado fish species• Maintain lab equipment and log books• Design habitats, control temperatures and diets of study species• Monitor and record stages of larval development• Performed high powered microscopic dissections to create a morphological key for early juveniles and larvae

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Zoology/Animal Biology

Microbiology/Immunology/Pathology Graduate Program

completed a year of the masters program. Discontinued coursework due to COVID constraints.