DANIELLE BENHAM
*** *** ***** **. *****, TX ***** 972-***-****
abi2lr@r.postjobfree.com
Education
Texas A&M Galveston, Galveston, TX
Bachelor of Science in Ocean and Coastal Resources
. Graduated with Honors: Cum Laude
. Emphasis on coastal ornithology, oceanography, natural history of
vertebrates, natural resources, geology
. Head author in the Student Research Symposium of 2010
Collin County Community College, Plano, TX
2005 - 2007
. Emphasis on biology I, biology II, chemistry I, chemistry II
Work and Volunteer Experience
Lucas Veterinary Hospital
August 2010 - Present
. Position: Veterinary Assistant
. Duties: kennel care, vet and surgery assistance, dentistries
Fort Worth Zoo, Fort Worth, TX - Intern
May 2010 - August 2010
. Position: Bird Keeper Intern
. Duties: Diet preparation, cleaning and maintaining exhibits,
monitoring health, and enrichment
Volunteer Work with the Gulf Coast Bird Observatory September -
October 2009, February 2010
. I assisted bird banders by retrieving the birds from the mist nets
Tutoring for LULAC at A&M Galveston
Fall 2008 - Spring 2009
. I tutored for chemistry and biology
Dallas International Realty Advisors
Summer 2008
. Administrative office duties
Prestige Portraits, Plano, TX
2004 - 2006
. Position: Customer Service Representative
. Duties: Appointment scheduling, order management, and cashier
experience
Prestige Portraits, Plano, TX - Intern
2003 - 2004
. Internship through a commercial photography II class, later became an
employee
. Duties: Appointment scheduling and order management
Field and Lab Experience
Bird surveys
Bird banding
Bird identification
Post Hurricane Ike analysis of beaches
Wetlands delineation
Collected fish using gill nets
Keyed fish
Articulated the skeleton of a common carp
Grain size analysis
Beach analysis
Skills
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Publisher
Adobe Photoshop, Premier, Elements
Adobe Acrobat
ArcGIS
Animal care: cleaning, diet prep., maintaining, monitoring health hand feed
flamingos
Blood drawing, lab work, fecal floatation, taking and developing x-rays
Interests
. Ornithology
. Avian conservation
. Habitat conservation
. Photography
. Writing