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Salem, Oregon, United States

Salem, Oregon, United States

M.S. Animal Science graduate seeking full-time employment in related field that offers management and training initiatives programs.

Portland, Oregon

Educate guests on animal welfare and conservation; assists guests with questions.

Oregon City, Oregon

Teach children and teens fundamentals of horse-back riding and principles of equine behavior and care. Train horses on ground etiquette, flatwork and over fences.

Scotts Mills, Oregon

Manage and care for 80 exotic and domestic hybrid felines. Identify and communicate abnormal behaviors to animal care team. Create training initiatives for new behaviors and modifying aggressive, anticipatory, and stress behaviors. Create and implement protocols for staff and interns. Organize and direct innovative projects with recycled/repurposed materials.

San Luis Obispo, California

My research focused on the welfare of Holstein and Jersey dairy cattle and calves via integrated enrichment to improve the expression of natural behavior by assessing cognitive learning. I am passionate about behavioral influence on cognition and its relationship to developmental success in animals.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Manager of the Cal Poly Animal Behavior Research Enterprise. I was responsible for overseeing two unrelated, concurrent research projects that focused on Animal Behavior and Welfare in dairy calves and cows. Lead a team of undergraduate students in safe work habits and farm protocol. Taught students humane low-stress animal handling, calf halter-breaking, training fundamentals and proper data collection protocol. Other duties included scheduling, supervising activities and heading weekly meetings.

San Luis Obispo, California Area

Lecturer for Animal Science class #363, a required course for undergraduate students. Created course curriculum, assignments, exercises and exams. Implemented active learning techniques/activities to promote participation and student-to-student interaction. Conducted my classroom as a safe environment, where students felt comfortable to challenge themselves and participate. Advised students in academic and professional etiquette. Responsible for performing an end-of-quarter student reviews with feedback.

San Luis Obispo, California

Maintained laboratory equipment, cleanliness of laboratory space and stocking/inventory. Trained students to use, clean and store laboratory equipment. Collected, processed and stored BHBA samples, Hobo data logger information, fecal-metabolite samples and dry matter samples.

San Diego, Ca

Internship at the San Diego Zoo as an avian keeper/trainer. Daily tasks included enclosure cleaning and maintenance, vegetarian and carnivorous diet preparation, basic mark training, assisting head trainer with live free flight shows, stress-free handling and transportation of animals. Responsible for the upkeep and sterilization of travel crates, daily food and water monitoring and backstage show preparation, animal release and securing. Learned the importance of positive reward based training programs, low-stress environment and handling practices, and avian behavior. Worked independently cleaning enclosures, meal prepping, feeding out diets, transferring avians from enclosure to travel crate and backstage during free-flight shows.

San Diego, Ca

Internship at the San Diego Zoo as a Reptile Keeper. Daily activities included maintenance of enclosures, vegetarian and carnivorous diet preparation, administration of necessary vitamins and medication and guest education.Responsible for a string of animals consisting of tortoises, iguanas and various species of amphibian. Assisted keepers with training crocodilians, alligators and monitor lizards. Assisted keepers with feeding nonvenomous snakes, chameleons, amphibians, crocodilians, and Komodo dragon. Worked independently in areas containing venomous lizards and snakes. Learned proper restraint of different reptilian and amphibian species, low-stress handling, basic nutrient requirements and living conditions for multiple species. Adhered to all safety protocol practices.

Master'S Degree, Animal Behavior And Ethology

Bachelor'S Of Science, Animal Sciences