Los Angeles, California, United States
I put my heart into my passions and that just happens to include wildlife preservation, conservation and education. I've interned and volunteered at multiple wildlife refugees, game reserves and zoo's because waking up and doing what I love everyday is an amazing feeling! With my experience, I am able to care for and work with a plethora of different species, spanning multiple age ranges in different terrains and environments.
Feeding, cleaning and medicating critically endangered iguana species (Cyclura Collei and Cyclura Lewisi) at San Diego Safari park.
Observes the nutrition, psychological and environmental health of wetland, ranch and woods species to ensure accurately prepared medication distribution, feeding and cleaning needs while noting any significant variances in ZIMS Develops and mentors volunteers, docents and interns to ensure they are well educated and prepared to facilitate accurate information about the animals Facilitates in-depth keeper talks with various public audience sizes and demographics for zoo camps, and other events, to inform people about intriguing and factual animal information Assembles and implements a variety of enrichment opportunities for the animals to encourage natural behaviors and stimulate their psychological health. This allows us to record the interest or avoidance of the provided environmental change and adapt new tactile and optical opportunities for the animals to interact with and stimulate their minds Animals Cared for include: Red Pandas, Collared/Chacoan Peccary, Parma Wallaby, Turkey Vulture and Capybaras, Goats, Navajo-Churro Sheep, various chicken breeds, Turkey, Zebu, Red Ruffed Lemurs and Giant Anteaters
Created and adapted a scaled distribution processes that contributes to 20%+ of company yearly revenue Leads all responsibilities in the reptile habitat including monitoring environmental and wellness irregularities and implementing appropriate solutions Assess colonies of feeder insects such as Mealworms, Superworms, and Dubia Cockroaches to ensure ~5% month increase in volume for animal consumption Constructs a weekly wellness plan for an array of diverse animals with a range of temperaments and personalities Organizes, transports and handles the aforementioned animals at K-12 schools, libraries and other events for hands on educational animal outreach programs with a variety of under privileged kids Manages 80% of customer transactions ensuring accurate payment to company
Monitored habitat maintenance and care, highlighting my organizational skills Established diet plans for a plethora of animals, providing enriching options to keep them at optimal health Created enrichment opportunities for African Elephants and Spotted Hyena for guests to experience a display of their natural behaviors, leading to an enhanced understanding of the animals Acted as African Elephant SME and provided information consumable to diverse backgrounds and age groups about elephant diet, social structure and habitat to educate about the necessity of conservation
Created efficient receipt and processing flows for assembling and distributing online retail products in the warehouse which allowed the company to quickly meet customer demand and increase revenue month over month by 3% Oversaw labeling and bottling production quality checks and inventory demand planning to mitigate bottlenecks and delayed fulfillment