Experience

Philadelphia Police Department

• United States
• Law Enforcement
• 700 & Above Employee

• Police Hostler

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Provide for the Care and Wellness of the Horses within the City of Philadelphia's Mounted Police Unit. Provide for the Care and Wellness of the Horses within the City of Philadelphia's Mounted Police Unit.



Philadelphia Zoo

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Seasonal Keeper

  • Oct 2018 - Mar 2020

  •Provided routine husbandry for animals in the Zoo's exhibit and teaching collections of KidsZooU. • Prepared and distributed food. • Maintained exhibits/enclosures. • Assisted with keeping animal health and behavior records. • Assisted with animal capture, crating and transfer, animal enrichment and animal training.

• Animal Care Intern

  • Aug 2015 - Oct 2018

  • Worked side by side with KidsZooU Keepers providing routine husbandry for animals in the Zoo's exhibit and teaching collections. • Prepared and distributed food. • Maintained exhibits/enclosures. • Assisted with keeping animal health and behavior records. • Assisted with animal capture, crating and transfer, animal enrichment and animal training.

• Environmental Education and Animal Behavior Intern

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Developed and executed an individual observation project designed to assist the Zoo in gathering information on the behaviors of Hyacinth Macaws. • Participated animal behavior studies on the Zoo’s Cheetahs, Sloth Bear and Red Pandas. • Lead daily talks and interpretation of animal feeding and training demonstrations throughout the Zoo. • Staffed and interpreted “Exploration Stations” located throughout the Zoo equipped with interactive activities and/or bio-facts (skins, skulls… Show more • Developed and executed an individual observation project designed to assist the Zoo in gathering information on the behaviors of Hyacinth Macaws. • Participated animal behavior studies on the Zoo’s Cheetahs, Sloth Bear and Red Pandas. • Lead daily talks and interpretation of animal feeding and training demonstrations throughout the Zoo. • Staffed and interpreted “Exploration Stations” located throughout the Zoo equipped with interactive activities and/or bio-facts (skins, skulls, teeth, etc.) relating to a specific animal and its conservation strategy. • Encouraged visitors to participate, touch, and ask questions that would increase their knowledge of the animals in the Zoo, as well as their environment in the wild.