Résumé
Animal health professional with veterinary technician experience and graduate training in shelter medicine. Skilled in clinical support, animal behavior and restraint, infectious-disease control, population health, policy review, and species-appropriate husbandry. Seeking work that connects clinical practice, shelter operations, exotic-animal welfare, and public policy.
Education
MS, Veterinary Medical Sciences—Concentration in Shelter Medicine · University of Florida · May 2025–August 2026 · GPA: 4.0.
Graduate Certificate, Shelter Medicine · University of Florida · May 2025–December 2025 · GPA: 4.0.
BA, Biology · Rutgers University–Newark · 2015–2020.
Experience
Veterinary Technician · Hoboken Animal Hospital · Hoboken, New Jersey · May 2021–September 2021. Sales Associate · GNC · August 2017–January 2018.
Skills & certifications
Clinical: veterinary technology, animal behavior, husbandry, restraint, welfare, pet care, and infectious-disease control. Research and operations: biomedical science, clinical research, laboratory work, data review, operations, administration, and documentation. Certifications: Fear Free Veterinary Professional, Fear Free Veterinary Professional—Equine, CITI Biomedical Research, and CITI Working with the IACUC—Lab Animal Research.
Research, projects & presentations
My graduate capstone studied welfare risks for invasive reptiles in Florida. I examined how laws and facility capacity affect housing, transfer, and humane euthanasia. The final work included a regulatory matrix, process maps, a welfare-risk framework, and recommendations for animal-care facilities.
Professional development
Fear Free Veterinary Certification Program · Completed September 25, 2023. Fear Free Veterinary Professional Certification Program—Equine · Completed October 30, 2023. CITI Biomedical Researchers—Basic/Refresher · Completed October 28, 2023 · Expires October 28, 2026 · Record 59350806. CITI Working with the IACUC—Lab Animal Research · Completed October 28, 2023 · Expires October 28, 2026 · Record 59350805.
Fear Free Veterinary Certification Program · September 25, 2023
Fear Free Veterinary Professional—Equine · October 30, 2023
CITI Biomedical Researchers—Basic/Refresher · October 28, 2023
CITI Working with the IACUC—Lab Animal Research · October 28, 2023