Care Specialist Facility Manager
Resume:
BARBARA JO WESLEY
Animal Care Specialist and Animal Facility Manager
CONTACT
Marion, Il. BA62959
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN
ANIMAL SCIENCE DEC 1982
Purdue University
West Lafayette, In
Purdue.edu
POST-BACCALAUREATE
Graduate level courses 84-91
Purdue University
University of Wyoming
University of Notre Dame
ASSOCIATES DEGREE
(unfinished) AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AUG 1995-MAY 1997
Vincennes University vu.edu
VOLUNTEER
ICAN canine assistant network, Indy Feral cat spay
Neuter/release program
KEY SKILLS
Organization
Familiar with Vet procedures and medicines
Computer skills
Animal Behavior
Euthanasia
Nutrition
PROFILE
As a professional dealing with laboratory animals and livestock, this zoo keeper and animal scientist is a proven manager of staff, students and volunteers. I Never ask someone to sanitize an area or feed animals if I’m not willing to work beside them. I have an uncanny ability to recognize health or behavioral issues in animals. I believe in the necessity of following state and federal regulations. Although it is an unwelcome fate, euthanasia is a task I have performed dutifully. My scientific training proves I am familiar with logic and critical thinking. As a Head Zoo Keeper in a non-profit zoo, I did my share reports, health logs, purchasing, dietary adjustments and complicated scheduling .
EXPERIENCE
OWNER/MANAGER JAN 1995 TO PRESENT
Pet Guardians In Home Pet Sitting Service Indianapolis, In
Customer service and all office duties: scheduling, data entry, payroll, billing, training, hiring, social media, advertising, budgets. Care for client’s pets: feed, exercise, behavioral enrichment and medication while the owners are gone. Monitor pet health and confer with Vet if necessary. Maintain security of client’s home, deal with alarm companies and police. Maintain confidentiality. Uphold the integrity and professionalism that Pet Guardians has sustained for thirty years.
HEAD KEEPER DOMESTIC ANIMALS (ENCOUNTERS) MAY 1996 TO MAY 1998
Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis, In 317-***-****
Attended the Zoo Management Course offered at the Oglebay Good Zoo Foundation, Wheeling, West Virginia. Supervised keepers, seasonal staff and volunteers. Scheduled daily duties such as cleaning enclosures, feeding animals, training animals, cleaning equipment, providing behavioral enrichment. Monitor activity reports, accompany zoo Vet on weekly health inspections, adjust diets, and report all current information to area curator. Maintain records on breeding. Find off site livestock breeders, monitored pregnancies and assisted in birthing. Scheduled off site educational visits to schools and festivals featuring the Zoomobile and Petting Zoo. Supervised the Zoo Trolley, Pony Rides, Walkabouts and Encounters Building. Found homes for retiring
BARBARA JO WESLEY
Animal Care Specialist and Animal Facility Manager
EXPERIENCE
HEAD KEEPER CONTINUED
animals, researched and purchased replacement stock. Attended livestock fairs and AZA conferences to keep updated on new products and methods in the industry.
LABORATORY MANAGER JUNE 1995 TO MAY 1996
Genetic Models Inc. Indianapolis, In 317-***-****
I researched and purchased the equipment and supplies needed, including a state of the art Blood Analyzer. I assisted in designing and implementing experiments to determine if varying the diets of genetically obese rodents would cause secondary conditions such as Diabetes, Heart Disease, and Athrosclerosis. I collected and analyzed samples, assisted inwriting scientific papers. Assisted in birthing of rodents into sterile environments. These bacteria free animals were shipped to researchers all over the world. Hired and trained lab personnel. Performed microsurgery to implant telemetry devices in rodent aorta to measure heart rate, blood pressure and respiration. Reported findings at weekly staff meetings. Presented research at annual meetings of National Lab Animal Association. Followed regulations Set by FDA, NSF, CDC and Department of Agriculture.
LABORATORY MANAGER SEPT 1993 TO NOV 1994
Progenitor Inc. Athens, Ohio Company purchased by California Biotech firm, and relocated there
For this biotech startup I researched and purchased the necessary equipment, implemented a Quality Control program for the entire company, wrote standard operating procedures for my lab and maintained records for compliance with state and federal regulations. I expanded and stored cell lines given to me by researchers, and provided the stored cell lines for reseachers as requested. I also banked copies of cell lines at an off site facility.
LABORATORY ASSISTANT APRIL 1992 TO JUNE 1993
Abbott Labs Via Manpower Inc. Abbott Park, IL 847-***-****
Tested blood samples and cell lines for the presence of diseases such as Hepatitis C and HIV
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