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- 1. Ben Hanson 293 High Street — Mystic, Ct — Phone: 401-524-2839 — E-Mail: bhans88@gmail.com Objective • To utilize my educational background and extensive hands-on experience for an opportunity to have a successful, satisfying career with animals. Experience Lead Animal Care Technician-Plum Island Animal Disease Center Plum Island, NY • Assigns daily tasks to animal caretakers and conveys work instructions from the AC Supervisor. • Ensures work is assigned in a manner to prevent possible cross contamination between animal isolation rooms. • Monitors work in progress, and evaluates work at completion. Reports to supervisor on status and progress of work, and any problems that developed. • Orders and monitors inventory of animal feed, supplies, and equipment. • Helps ensure environmental, occupational and safety rules are followed, and that work with animals is conducted as safely as possible. • Determines amounts and types of feed for different animal species, feeds daily, and records on VMR. • Observes daily appearances and behaviors of experimental animals (both sick and healthy), records these in VMR, and reports to higher level employee. • Captures, restrains, holds and positions animals for procedures, examinations, and treatments. • Dispenses and administers medications (e.g. analgesics, anesthetics and antibiotics) and enters into VMR. • Collects blood and other tissues, labels them correctly, and delivers expeditiously to PI. • Euthanizes animals following prescribed protocols. • Dispenses carcasses and body parts following established PIADC safety procedures. • Cleans, decontaminates, and maintains animal wing spaces and cages in accordance with ARB SOPs. Operates autoclaves, pressure sprayers and misters. • Uses appropriate PPE and equipment as described in ARB SOPs to protect self and fellow workers from contamination, infection or injury. • Enters/exits animal isolation rooms and moves between animal rooms in strict accordance with ARB and Safety SOPs to prevent cross contamination.
- 2. 2 Animal Care Technician-Plum Island Animal Disease Center Plum Island, NY June 2014-Present • Responsible for carrying out all husbandry duties required by the contract. • Knowledgeable and able to perform all husbandry duties in accordance with SOPs. • Necropsy experience. • Familiar with the following species; rabbits, mice, pigs, cows, sheep, horses, and goats. • Monitor environmental conditions, as well as perform animal health surveillance. • Technical abilities such as patient restraint, medication administration, sample collecting, monitoring and treating animals, as well as euthanasia. • Maintain animal health logs and animal room records. Animal Keeper - Maymont Foundation Richmond, Va February, 2013-June 2014 • Responsible for food preparation and feeding, cleaning, and enrichment, according to USDA and AZA guidelines of all park and farm animals including but not limited to: American Buffalo, bobcat, American black bears, gray fox, American bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, red- shouldered hawks, black vultures, barred owl, great-horned owls, Cooper's hawk, pygmy goats, Nigerian goats, Sicilian donkey, chickens, and Vietnamese pot- bellied pigs. • Reports any concerns of animal to proper channels along with daily reports of general park maintenance. • Assists veterinarian on visits such as capturing, crating, and transporting animal. • Assists with Education department with programs for school groups from kindergarten through high school. • Maintains upkeep of all exhibits and holding areas throughout year. • Responsible for training and presenting bobcat and otters to public during presentations. • Responsible for removal of unwanted animals on grounds. • Completes daily reports of animal care, observations, enrichment, and work accomplished. • Responsible for inventory of all cleaning supplies of Children's Farm and park animals.
- 3. 3 Farm Manager - Ice Pond Farm Fiskeville, RI 2007-2013 • Assist in the husbandry, showing and breeding of alpacas. • Responsibilities include: halter training, feed and hay analysis, parasite identification and control, breeding and neonatal care, monthly injections, shearing and fiber analysis as well as daily husbandry. Farmhand - Pat’s Pastured East Greenwich, RI 2012-2013 • Processing of chicken, turkeys, and pigs • Feeding and maintenance of animals such as pigs, sheep, cows, chickens, turkeys, and dogs. • Using vehicles such as tractors and work trucks to help maintain animals and pasture. Server - Johnny Rocket’s Cranston, RI 2009-2011 • Provide food service to guests in a timely manner • Clean restaurant and food processors daily • Manage shifts when Managers are not available TV Sales- Best Buy Warwick, RI 2007-2008 • Partner with other employees to ensure customers’ end-to-end needs for are met and that no customer is left not served or underserved. • Provide friendly, fast, and accurate processing for all customer transactions at the front lanes and customer service while providing velocity solutions to customers. • Develop strong relationships with customers by becoming a trusted advisor and partner in assisting them in making technology more functional in their lives. • Utilize all relevant sales tools to assist profitable growth drive and exceed department and individual goals. • Help answer questions and resolve customer issues. • Engage customers using Best Buy Selling Skills while providing fast and friendly processing of all transaction types
- 4. 4 Education • University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI 2009-2012 • B.S. Animal Science and Technology- Environment and Life Sciences • Community College of Rhode Island Warwick, RI 2007-2009 • CCRI Baseball Team • Charlie Wilkes Scholarship Award for academic success, citizenship and active involvement in the Intercollegiate Athletic Program • Eagle Scout Skills • Exotic and Livestock Judging • Birthing/Neonatal Care • Feeding/Nutrition Planning • Environmental Education • Animal Education • Breeding and Genetics • Lab Animal Techniques • Animal Training • Ruminant and Non Ruminant Management • Animal Enrichment