Experience

The Strong

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Manager of Live Collections

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  Maintaining the Strong Dancing Wings Butterfly garden to USDA standards, caring for exotic butterflies, insects, reptiles, birds, reef and freshwater aquaria, and other assorted animals, doing educational presentations for guests and students, assisting the horticulture team in maintaining the plant life of the gardens, training and supervising the Live Collections department staff and Host staff involved in garden duties, assisting in departmental budgeting, guest interaction, design and implementation of new Live Collections presentations and displays, acquisitioning new animals for the Live Collections Department, working with other museum departments to implement new exhibits and activities, creating social media posts to promote the garden, and other tasks as needed. Show less



Clyde Peeling's Reptiland

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Zookeeper

  • Apr 2012 - Jul 2016

  Caring for exotic animals, doing educational shows on and off zoo premises, handling venomous animals, administering veterinary care to animals, curating traveling exhibits, maintaining exhibit life support systems, assisting with landscaping and grounds maintenance, assisting in breeding and rearing of animals including endangered, rare and CITES species, visitor interaction, animal training, training interns and new zookeepers, performing managerial duties, and other aspects of zoological facility work. Animals worked with were primary reptiles and amphibians but included some invertebrates, birds, and small mammals. Show less



York County SPCA

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Animal Care Technician and Customer Service Representative

  • May 2011 - Apr 2012

  Customer service, caring for a variety of domestic animals and exotic pets, providing basic veterinary care, adoption counseling, and client education. Customer service, caring for a variety of domestic animals and exotic pets, providing basic veterinary care, adoption counseling, and client education.