Maintenance Assistant

Ira Goldman

**-** ***** ****** – Queens Village, NY 11427 • Phone: 917-***-**** • Email: ************@***.***

EMPLOYMENT

Wildlife Conservation Society, Queens Zoo - Queens, NY

Wild Animal Keeper, February 1992 – Present

Daily care of birds, mammals, and reptiles in large natural habitat exhibits. Specializations include: domestic farm animal care, exotic animal diet preparation, sea lion training, and snake maintenance. Care of endangered species such as the American bald eagle. Responsible for crowd control and public compliance with the zoo’s rules and regulations.

NYC Department of Parks and Recreation – New York, NY

Senior Zookeeper/Veterinarian Technician, April 1989 – February 1992

Daily care and maintenance of amphibians, birds, mammals, and reptiles in a small collection of mixed exhibits. Diet preparation and feeding. Implementation and coordination of animal exhibits. Sole responsibility for reptile and amphibian exhibits. Responsible for crowd control and public compliance with the park’s rule and regulations.

Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus - Brooklyn, NY

Teaching Assistant, September 1989 – January 1991

Assisted in instruction of undergraduate general biology students in microscopic identification and assisted in making up and grading examinations. Topics included emrbryology, genetics, meiosis, mitosis, plant and animal kingdom taxonomy and physiology.

Crown Motel - Queens, NY

Front Desk, October 1989 – January 1991

Responsible for all aspects of motel operations during my shift.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

NEW YORK STATE, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, DIVISION OF LICENSING SERVICES

Security Guard License - Issued May 2015

NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT, CERTIFICATE OF FITNESS

Category F03 (indoor place of assembly safety personnel) and F04 (temporary indoor/outdoor place of assembly safety personnel) - Issued November 2015

AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION

First Aid, CPR, AED – Issued November 2015

LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY, BROOKLYN CAMPUS, Brooklyn, NY

M.S., Biology Class Requirements completed. Thesis Pending.

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT OSWEGO, Oswego, NY

B.A., Zoology, 1983

QUEENSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Bayside, NY

A.A., Liberal Arts, 1981

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