Sara Wester

***** ***** ***** ** ***:L-*** Renton, WA 98055-8439

•Email: xibvup@r.postjobfree.com •Cell: 425-***-****

A professional Veterinary Technician with knowledge and experienced in multiple species; care giving, handling, and medication administration. Abilities in multi-tasking work in a fast-paced environment, dedication, and detailed oriented.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Veterinary Training:

Avian: Handling-restraint, kennel maintenance, medication administration, lab testing, and radiology.

Canine and Feline: Aggressive animal handling, dentistry, grooming, handling-restraint, kennel maintenance, medication administration, lab testing, pharmaceutical impacts and significance, post surgical care, radiology, surgery assistance, surgical preparation, triage, and vaccination.

Reptile: Handling-restraint, kennel maintenance, lab testing, post surgical care, and radiology.

Other: (e.g. hamsters, guinea pig, ferrets, etc.)

Aggressive animal handling, dentistry, handling-restraint, kennel maintenance, medication administration, lab testing, post surgical care, radiology, surgery assistance, surgical preparation, triage, and vaccination.

Veterinary Technician Skills: able to collect and run blood, fecal, dermal, and parasite testing, anesthesia, animal health care, catheter placement, clinic equipment maintenance, manage in house animal care, performs medical treatment baths, problem solving, surgical procedures, symptom and diagnosis, and to communicate well with the veterinarian(s).

Computer Skills:

MS Office (2003, 2007, and 2010): Created/developed visual reports, e-mail correspondence, and Excel data entry forms.

Chameleon Program - data base program: Created/updated animal profiles, noted both vaccination and surgical records, entered general health notes.

AS-400 - Corporate database program: Created/updated animal license information, adoption contracts, animal redemption information, and maintain animal locations.

SQL- Corporate database program: Created/developed queries for team Leads and Program Managers (PM’s) reporting use.

SAP - Corporate database program: (FI) module Financial Accounting module - Created/updated accounting information, billing codes, invoices, tax information, tax codes, tax adjustments, and account debts and credits information.

Corporate intranet use: online documentation management, Created/updated vendor information, validate/verify product pricing, and inner office communication.

EXPERIENCE

Microsoft Licensing Group – by Arvato Digital Services April 2007 – July 2011

Licensing Contract Processor

Transformed hardcopy High Volume contacts into (MSL) software for Microsoft corporate. Detailed knowledge and experience of contract processes, creating both Enterprise and Select contacts, ensuring rule enforcement, contract rework, and backup processing. Ensured proper Customer Care, and broken contract resolution practices.

Secondary Purchase Order Team Member: Generated purchase orders for new contracts and general orders. Assist Latin America contract team, Government contract team, and outbound mailroom as backup role.

Professional Job Seeker Jan 2007 – April 2007

Professional Job Seeker

Resources used for position seeking: Apple-one Temporary Agency, Monster.com, Reno Gazette Journal.com, and Career Builder.com.

Nevada Humane Society Spay & Neuter Clinic Feb 2006 –Jan 2007

Clinic Veterinary Technician

Managed surgical schedule of animals, surgical records, prepared animals for surgery by performing TPR, MM, gender checks, weighted each animal, and physical examination, surgical preparation, Blood withdrawal for FeLV, parvo and heartworm snap testes, surgical assistance, post surgical animal care and trained new employees. Data entry of medical/surgical notes and vaccination information, notify owners of animal status and release times, sterilized and maintained of surgical, clinic and kennel areas, and conducted general janitorial duties.

Regional Animal Services – by AccuStaff Incorporated Sept 2005 – Feb 2006

Office Assistant

Maintaining daily reports of animal status and notifying owners of their lost pets, processing adoption contracts for new owners, verification ownership, and vaccine information of lost animals, managing country/city licenses of all animals, and processing incoming lost/stay/or surrendered animals. In addition, dispatcher duties of a multi-lined phone system to facilitate animal officer’s job function.

Injured on the Job April 2004 – Sept 2005

Medical Leave of Absence

I sustained an injury while retrieving animal from night-drop holding cage.

Regional Animal Services March 2004 – April 2004

Veterinary Technician

Managed kennel / cages and animals within said area, intake animals into the facility, performed physical examination, recorded all animals’ information into the database, vaccinated animals, medicated animals for URI and parvo, and reported health issues above to the veterinarian.

Kennel Attendant Aug 2000 – Jan 2001

Maintained kennel / cages and animals within said area, reported animals healthcare issues to veterinarian, assisted owners to find their lost pet, new owners finding their new family member, walked/played with the animals, maintained the aggressive ward, placed animals for adoption, released animals to owners old/new, rescued / fostered animals, and assisted veterinarian.

Klaich Animal Hospital Sept 2003 – May 2004

Veterinary Technician

Maintained cages and animals with the clinic, medicated animals, holding-restraint, radiology, pharmaceuticals, assisted veterinarians in examination rooms, prepared animals for surgery, monitored animals in surgery, and maintained a clean /sterile clinic. Managed isolation ward and animals within, laundry, managed clinic equipment, medical supplies in the clinic, laundry, processed animal remains, collected fecal, urine, and skin scrapings to preformed analysis, and general janitorial duties.

A-Plus Animal Hospital June 2000 – Sept 2003

Veterinary Technician May 2002 – Sept 2003

Maintaining cages and animals within the clinic, medicated animals, monitored post surgery animals, holding-restraint, preformed TPR, MM, and weighted each animal for surgery, catheter placement, assisted veterinary with physical examination, collected blood, fecal, urine, and skin scrapings to preformed analysis, learned surgical prepare of animal, dentistry, radiology, lab testing, and pharmaceutical. Assisted veterinarian in surgery, managed medical supplies in the clinic, managed animal food for the clinic, managed isolation ward and animals within, preformed medicated bathes, maintained clinic equipment, assisted veterinarians in examination rooms, assisted groomer, and trained new employees as veterinary technicians.

Kennel Attendant June 2000 – May 2002

Maintaining kennel / cage areas and animals within the hospital, medicated animals, bathed animals, assisted the groomer, and preformed tours of our kennel areas for owners wishing to board their pets, walked / played boarding animals, and intake and release animals to their owners. Reported animal s healthcare issues to the veterinarians, managed isolation ward and animals within, assisted veterinary technicians, maintained clinic equipment, laundry, stocked clinic with medical supplies, and trained new employees as kennel attendants.

Pinion Animal Hospital Sept 2000 – Nov 2000

Veterinary Technician

Maintaining kennel / cage areas and animals within clinic, preformed daily reports of animal status and health, medicated animals, assisted veterinarian in examination rooms and surgical room, holding-restraint, learned radiology, pharmaceuticals, vaccinations, maintained clinic equipment, managed a clean and sterile examination /clinic / surgical rooms, and general janitorial duties.

EDUACTION

PIMA Medical Institute Sept 2011 – Present

Enrolled into the Veterinarian Assistant program, Class of 2012

TMCC, General College Studies Jan 2009- May 2009

Graduated from Proctor R. Hug High School Aug 1995 - June 1999

REFERENCES

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