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Skills

  • Pet condition and history gathering during check-ins
  • Delivering high standards of cleanliness in animal facilities
  • Problem resolution
  • Project organization
  • Organization
  • Adoption coordination and event management
  • Delivering presentations on pet welfare to community groups
  • Budgets
  • Business operations
  • Partnering with local shelters and rescue organizations

Work Experiences

  • Achieved a Excellence Award+ rating for cleanliness and hygiene.
  • Achieved results over 9 months.
  • Conducted intake interviews with new clients, noting detailed health concerns, dietary restrictions, and behavioral patterns, improving customer onboarding success by 50%.
  • Administered daily medications as prescribed by veterinarians, ensuring 100% adherence to dosage schedules for over 16 animals.
  • Collaborated with the veterinary team to assist in surgeries, ensuring sterile protocol was followed and maintaining a 78% success rate in post-surgery recoveries.
  • Restocked supplies and rotated items to keep operations running smoothly and prevent perishable goods from expiring.
  • Collaborated with behaviorists to implement training techniques, drastically reducing aggressive tendencies in 10 rehabilitated dogs.
  • Gave standard and category medications to animals in treatment on a regular, scheduled basis and kept track of any changes in their health.
  • Contributed to faster recovery times by 74% days.
  • Contributed to faster homing times at metric.

Summaries

  • Adept at implementing individualized health and dietary plans, contributing to a 77% improvement in overall animal wellness across varying species.
  • Animal Assistant with expertise in administering medications.
  • Committed to the dogs' well-being and the owners' peace of mind.
  • Recognized on a regular basis for outstanding performance and contributions to the Miscellaneous industry's success.
  • Ambitious and dedicated to improving adoptive outcomes through managing exercise regimens and personalized animal care plans, improving client and pet satisfaction rates.
  • Animal Assistant with 8 years of hands-on experience in wildlife rehabilitation, successfully handling 18 species and facilitating a 29% release rate back into the wild.
  • Achieved an 16% increase in client satisfaction scores.
  • Competent Animal Assistant with experience meeting the needs of a variety of animals, such as system and standard.
  • Develops and maintains loyal client relationships while establishing and maintaining long-term trust with animals in care.
  • In standard settings, conscientious about providing top-notch care to protect and serve every animal.

Accomplishments

  • Tracked dietary changes and responsiveness post-surgery, documenting data that contributed to a 49% faster recovery time for 17 patients.
  • Monitored newborn litters of puppies/kittens, ensuring they thrived under care protocols, resulting in a 61% survival rate at the facility.
  • Provided socialization and playtime for shelter animals, facilitating faster adoption rates by improving their behavior and interaction with adopters.
  • Collaborated with team of 11 in the development of initiative.
  • Led 15 enrichment sessions, improving physical health and mental well-being in a facility housing 11 animals on a daily basis.
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
  • Ensured 100% compliance with sanitation and safety standards during daily cleaning routines in a facility that cared for 4 animals.
  • Coordinated with a local rescue organization to foster 16 medically challenged animals, helping rehome 54% of them within 2018.
  • Utilized positive reinforcement training to correct behavior issues, reducing behavioral returns by 29% across 8 adopted pets.

Affiliations

  • Herpetologists' League (HL)
  • Zoo and Aquarium Association (ZAA)
  • International Wildlife Rehabilitation Council (IWRC)
  • American Medical Informatics Association
  • The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)
  • International Council of Nurses
  • Society of Human Resource Management
  • American Marketing Association
  • American Society of Safety Professionals
  • International Association of Administrative Professionals

Certifications

  • Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)
  • Certified Equine Sports Massage Therapist
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Zoological Medicine & Wildlife Health Certificate Harbor & Co.
  • Wildlife Rehabilitation Certificate
  • Advanced Canine Fear and Aggression Training Certification
  • Feline Training and Behavior Specialist Accreditation
  • Animal-Assisted Therapy Certification
  • Certified Professional Dog Trainer (CPDT-KA)
  • Fear Free Shelter Program Certification

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