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Skills

  • Adobe PhotoShop
  • Media Master Professional
  • CorelDraw
  • Watercolor
  • Knowledge of skeletal structure for large species
  • Superior organizational skills
  • Posture and mounting consultation
  • Surface sampling
  • Adherence to standard for workplace safety
  • Handling hazardous materials safely

Work Experiences

  • Achieved Outstanding Service Award for excellence in preservation technique.
  • Sold art at local markets, including mosaics and drawings, and set pricing based on raw material and labor costs, as well as customer demand.
  • Achieved near-perfect anatomical accuracy rate in initiative.
  • Collaborated with the entire development team in a fast-paced and creative environment.
  • Achieved a 66% cost-saving.
  • Communicated updates and concerns to the appropriate team members and managers in a clear and concise manner.
  • Applied proper storage techniques for hazardous materials.
  • Assisted with legal compliance by maintaining accurate records of every intake of wildlife specimens, meeting all state regulatory requirements in Columbus.
  • Assisted in developing life-sized habitat dioramas, collaborating with the design team to build realistic environmental backdrops and contributing to increased visitor engagement by 45% at Raleigh.
  • Collaborated with conservationists.

Summaries

  • ServiceNow and Jira experts with exceptional interpersonal skills.
  • Looking forward to taking on a new challenge with a successful team.
  • Multilingual and fluent in Spanish and Mandarin, with a strong grasp of cultural differences.
  • Motivating leader who has built and managed category teams in the past.
  • Process and system have a proven track record.
  • Adaptable and motivated, with a strong work ethic and the ability to thrive in either a team-based or individually motivated environment.
  • Excellent presentation skills and a commitment to customer satisfaction that never wavers.
  • Taxidermist Assistant is a hardworking and dependable Taxidermist Assistant who excels at data analysis and project management.
  • 4 years of experience preparing specimens.
  • Process improvement Committed to identifying and leveraging opportunities for growth, with a proven ability to build effective teams.

Accomplishments

  • Performed minor skeletal repairs during taxidermy assembly projects, ensuring accurate anatomical alignment integral to high-value showcases.
  • Tracked and maintained inventory of essential chemicals and supplies, reducing unnecessary reorder cost overruns by 59% and preventing project delays.
  • Assisted the lead taxidermist in the preparation and arrangement of full-body mounts for system, successfully completing 14 projects within strict client deadlines.
  • Created detailed sketches of proposed taxidermy positions for client review, cutting back project dispute occurrences by 32%.
  • Contributed to the preparation of custom diorama environments, including vegetation, soil, and terrain features to ensure authenticity of the client's requested setting.
  • Hosted educational sessions on proper display lighting techniques to better showcase the natural hues and textures of taxidermy work in various environments.
  • Collaborated with taxidermy artists to implement enhanced posture rendering methods, shortening client approval cycles by 17 weeks.
  • Trained new hires on proper skinning, fleshing, and tanning techniques, achieving full certification rates for 16 team members within 2020.
  • Successfully preserved process specimens, aligning skeletal structure and tension across the musculature to match realistic poses, thus attracting 3% more interest from clients.
  • Researched and developed new montage methods to improve mount air circulation, increasing artifact storage longevity by 30% in climate-controlled conditions.

Affiliations

  • Active contributor to local conservation group procedure, assisting with exhibit mounts for education and awareness on species preservation.
  • Collaborated with initiative on research in preservation science, focusing on sustainable materials and tanning alternatives.
  • Member of the American Institute for Conservation (AIC), focusing on professional conservation techniques for natural history specimens.
  • Member of the Custom Wildlife Diorama Designers Association, sharing expertise in sculpture and environmental backdrops.
  • Volunteer member of the Wildlife Rehabilitation Association, assisting with species rehabilitation and ethical reintroduction into the environment.
  • Member of Wildlife Conservation Society, contributing expertise in realistic wildlife diorama construction for educational exhibits.
  • Contributing exhibitor at the framework, presenting innovations in large-scale habitat diorama presentation.
  • Affiliate of the Ethically Sourced Materials Coalition, advocating for sustainable and respectful sourcing of wildlife specimens.
  • Participant in biodiversity conservation projects hosted by standard, contributing mounted displays for educational purposes.
  • Completed internship with the Natural History Museum's Taxidermy Workshop in 2015, specializing in diorama building and specimen restoration.

Certifications

  • Soft Tissue Modeling for Taxidermists (Sculpting School or Certification Program)
  • Historical & Decorative Taxidermy Studies (Certified Instructor Program)
  • Google Certified Professional Cloud Architect
  • Certificate in Animal Restoration Competitions 2015 (Wildlife Preservation Guild)
  • Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS)
  • Association for Project Management (APM)
  • Advanced Bone Cleaning and Preservation Techniques (Professional Workshop)
  • SAP Certified Application Associate
  • State Department of Natural Resources Compliant Permit Guide License (DNR)
  • US Fish and Wildlife Service Permit Compliance Training

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