Natalie Rasmussen Email and Phone Number

• Keep kennels and facility clean with safe chemicals and disinfectant• Supervise groups to insure safety of dogs• Prepare breakfast and dinner meals and feed out to the appropriate animal• Check in boarding dogs by getting proper information and interacting with owner• Handle credit card and money transactions

• Preparing diets for exotics, carnivores, and hoof stock • Cleaning enclosures of a variety of species • Creating enrichment for species to enhance engagement• Practicing bio-security to keep the animals healthy from unwanted diseases• Learning how to lead a horse inside and outside on its halter• Communicating with others during team meetings every week• Administering medication orally, intramuscular, and subcutaneously • Shifting vervet monkeys, otters, hyenas, cougar and serval cat • Operating zoo vehicles such as a gator to deliver food to animals and tractor • Educating children during field trips• Assisting in the births of kids, foals, and reindeer calves and preparing bottles

• Responsible for pet care management duties and making sure they get let outside, fed, have fresh water, a clean kennel, and fresh bedding• Usage of cleaning chemicals and disinfectants when cleaning kennels that is both human and animal safe • Answer phone calls to take down boarding reservations, grooming appointments, and answering any questions potential clients may have • Office and administrative duties such as customer communications, taking down important pet information, and managing payment transactions

• Performed zookeeper duties such as feeding animals their daily diet, cleaning exhibits both inside and out using the proper techniques and chemicals, making sure exhibits were secured, and getting animals on and off exhibit• Shifted animals such as giraffes, zebras, and other African hoof stock• Created a wide range of enrichment for various animals• Learned how to target train giraffes using operant conditioning • Observed animals’ behavior, eating habits, etc. to make sure they were behaving normal and noted anything abnormal• Created various enrichment • Performed keeper talks to visitors and answered their questions• Operated zoo vehicles such as a Gator and a truck• Helped prepare diets in the Commissary