Customer Service Technician
Resume:
Marvis Turner, R.V.T., L.V.T.
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Objective
To acquire a position in veterinary research where I can provide support and improve the lives of research
models. To work as part of a team that enriches and strives to advance the quality of medical research.
Qualifications
• Over five years in research colony management, and laboratory animal medicine and husbandry.
• Over twenty-two years of experience in the field of veterinary technology to include: lab animal
restraint; blood collection; SQ, and IM injections; clinical hematology and chemistries (e.g., heartworm
test, in-house chemistries, CBC, FELV/FIV test); radiography; surgical patient preparation and
postoperative care; ECG; dental prophylaxis.
Education
Associate of Arts in Veterinary Technology (June 1988)
Essex Community College, Baltimore, MD
Tidewater Community College (60 credit hours)
Virginia Beach, VA
Old Dominion University (90 credit hours)
Norfolk, VA
Employment History
SoBran, NIH/NIAID, Bethesda, MD February 2009 - October 2010
Animal Caretaker 1
Contact: Crystal L. Thomas, Facility Veterinarian, 301-***-****
Duties: Performs animal husbandry and animal assessments daily for colony animals from 3 different institute;
maintain animal room health and equipment logs and forms for 6 investigative groups; consistently perform
160+ cage changes daily; assess breeding colony and maintained the health status of animals to be weaned;
detect and report health issues and illness in all colony animals.
April 2007 – Jan 2009
Work unrelated to veterinary medicine. Contacts available upon request.
Chesapeake Veterinary Referral Surgery, Annapolis, MD October 2006 – March 2007
Receiving Technician
Contact: Sally Strange, 410-***-****
Duties: Customer service including new patient admissions and making appointments.
Technician duties included: performing initial physical exams; blood collection to perform complete blood
counts and serum chemistry; radiography; assisting surgeon with pre-operative patient restraint; and general
preparations for admissions.
June 1994 – September 2006
Work unrelated to veterinary medicine. Contacts available upon request.
R.O.W. Sciences, Rockville, MD 1993 - 2004
Research Technician
Duties: Administered test articles to rats and mice, recorded food and water consumption, body weight, and
reproductive data, conducted physical exams, tested environmental conditions, verified completion of study
data in compliance with Government Laboratory Practices, assisted study director with reports and quality
assurance audits, trained other technicians.
John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 1990 - 1992
Registered Veterinary Technician
Duties: Conducted behavioral pharmacological experiments with baboons including maintaining
tether/vest/swivel systems with indwelling IV or IG catheters.
Cat Hospital at Towson, Towson, MD 1989 - 1990
Registered Veterinary Technician
Duties: Assisted in surgical procedures including pre and post surgical care, performed dental cleanings,
administered medication, sterilized surgical instruments, ordered hospital supplies, processed radiographs.
Essex Dog and Cat Hospital, Baltimore, MD 1986 – 1988
Veterinary Technician
Duties: Similar to duties at CHAT.
References
Dr. Victor Sorgen
1609 Eastern Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21221
Dr. Marvin O’Connell
Essex Dog and Cat Hospital
1609 Eastern Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21221
410-687-111
Jack Stewart, R.V.T., Director of Veterinary Technology Program
CCBC – Essex
7201 Rossville Blvd.
Baltimore, MD 21237
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Christine Cochran, R.V.T., Technician Manager at Humane Society or Harford County
2201 Connolly Rd.
Fallston, MD 21047
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