VALER I E N. T HO MPSON
*******.*.********@*****.***
*** ******** ****** ***#* Concord, MA 01742
Experience:
- New England Rehabilitation Hospital - Food Aid - January 2013-October
2013
- Macy's Burlington - Sales Associate - October 2012-January 2013
- Andover Animal Hospital – Volunteer Veterinary Assistant – July 2012-
October 2012
- Main Street Animal Services of Hopkinton – Volunteer Veterinary Assistant
- A pril 2012-May 2012
- NECOGG Animal Services - Volunteer Dog Trainer - April 2012-May 2012
- Personal Dog groomer/pet care – Winter 2011 - Winter 2012
- Personal Dog Walker – June 2011-November 2011
- G.M. Thompson & Sons Inc - Deli worker – August 2009-May 2011
- University of Connecticut, Dining Services – Union St Market; August 2007-
May 2008
Education :
-Animal Behavior Insti tute
Laboratory Animal Care, Fall 2013-Present
- Animal Behavior College
Veterinary Assistant, Spring 2011-Fall 2012
Dog Obedience, AKC approved program, Spring 2011-Fall 2012
- Edwin O. Smith H igh school - August 2004-May2008
Certifications/Awards:
-Veterinary Assistant Certification - October 2012
-Dog Trainer Certification - August 2012
-Silver Award - Girl Scouts
Professional Memberships:
- Nathan Hale Ancient Fifes & Drums of the 19 th Connecticut Regiment of
Foot, Incorporated, music section - snare drummer, 2005-present
- Former memberships include:
- S t. Mary Parish, Coventry CT – Youth Group
- G irl Scouts USA, Connecticut – Brownie, Junior, Cadet, Senior Scout
Skills:
- Assisting animal surgery prep
- Animal surgery aftercare/treatment
- Animal overnight care
- Abili ty to organize and establish filing systems
- Organization and time management
- Fast learner
- Register/cashier
- Customer Service
- Computer Skills - Windows Vista and XP; Microsoft Office: Word, Excel,
P ublisher, PowerPoint; In ternet Explorer; Mozilla Firefox; Adobe Reader