SENIOR STUDIO PRODUCTION ANIMAL TRAINER: California (April 2012-Present)• Recent credits include the upcoming release of “Super Buddies”, and previously released “Santa Paws 2, The Santa Pups”. Head Animal Coordinator on “Smitty”, “Ace Ventura Jr.”, and “Beethoven’s Big Break”.• IMDb page: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0248403/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 EAST COAST OPERATIONS MANAGER: Florida (Jan 2005-April 2012)Position closed due to company downsizing.• Managed two facilities providing trained animals for studio productions and the live Animal Actors on Location show at Universal Studios Orlando. • Managed care, enrichment and training of approximately 75 animals at two facilities, including great apes, small primates, marine mammals, reptiles, hoofstock, birds, and small exotic and domestic animals. • Additional responsibilities included studio production requests, script breakdowns, budget estimates, invoicing, trainer scheduling, animal scheduling, animal acquisition, USDA and Fish & Wildlife permits, head studio animal trainer, and supervising all scenes filmed with animals.

MANAGER OF BEHAVIORAL HUSBANDRY: Florida (June 2004-Jan 2005) • Trained keeper staff from all animal collection areas in operant conditioning techniques.• Approved and supervised implementation of animal training plans to improve husbandry, enrichment, and guest experience.• Immediate staff oversight of thirteen keepers with emphasis on animal training for guest entertainment, interaction, and education programs.• Duties included staff recruitment, development, scheduling, training, and evaluation.• Animal collection management, including nutrition, health, behavior, enrichment, record keeping, restraint, and transfers.• Coordinated with other departments, such as, horticulture, maintenance, veterinary staff, and volunteers.PRIMATE KEEPER: Florida (Jan 2003-June 2004)• Keeper for western lowland gorillas, mandrills, colobus monkeys, white-cheeked gibbons, and siamangs. • Responsible for all aspects of daily animal husbandry, exhibit maintenance, observations, informal public presentations, animal training, and enrichment.

ANIMAL PROGRAM MANAGER: Universal Studios Florida (April 2001-Jan 2003)• Managed care, diets, weights, health, training, facility maintenance and environmental and social enrichment programs for all animals housed at the Orlando facility.• Provided quality formal and informal guest interaction and coordinated all special events.• Ensured all USDA and Fish & Wildlife regulations are met. • Made weekly staff schedules, interviewed and hired personnel, provided regular employee evaluations and conducted regular team meetings.• Always worked to improve show quality to ensure maximum guest enjoyment.ANIMAL PROGRAM MANAGER: Universal Studios Japan (Dec 1999-April 2001) • Organized all aspects of the start-up of the Universal Studios Japan animal facility. • Acquired, imported and managed care and training of over 50 animals from multiple countries. • Hired and trained entire staff of Japanese animal keepers and trainers. • Involved in animal facility design.

DOLPHIN TRAINER / MANAGER: Mexico • Hired to co-manage an interactive, dolphin facility.• Trained dolphins and hosted controlled dolphin interaction with guests at three facilities in Mexico.

ANIMAL FACILITY MANAGER: New Jersey (Dec 1998-July 1999)• Co-managed a new branch of Birds & Animals Unlimited to provide trained animals for studio production in the New York area. • Trained animals for studio productions, including the movies, “Girl, Interrupted” and “Return to Me”, the soap opera, “All My Children”, and several national commercials. ANIMAL PROGRAM MANAGER: Universal Studios Hollywood (Feb 1995-Dec 1998)• Managed care, diets, weights, health, training, facility maintenance and environmental and social enrichment programs for all animals housed at the Hollywood facility.• Provided quality formal and informal guest interaction and coordinated all special events.• Ensured all USDA and Fish & Wildlife regulations are met. • Made weekly staff schedules, interviewed and hired personnel, provided regular employee evaluations and conducted regular team meetings. • Trained animals for the live Animal Actors on Location show, as well as movies including “Assassins”, “That Darn Cat”, “Home Alone 3”, and “Pleasantville”, and the sit-com “Frasier”.ANIMAL TRAINER: Universal Studios Hollywood / Florida (April 1989-Feb 1995)• Responsible for animal care, facility maintenance, diet preparation, daily record keeping, and animal health observations. • Trained animals for the live Animal Actors on Location show, as well as, studio productions including “Drop Zone”, “Now and Then”, and “Ace Ventura, Pet Detective”.