Experience

University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine

• United States
• Veterinary Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Risk Analyst (Researcher 4)

  • Jun 2021 - Present

• Research Professional 1

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2021

  - Aids in risk analysis, research and outreach engagement to prepare livestockproducers for animal disease emergencies and develop continuity of businessstrategies- Engages in research support including study development, literature review,manuscript writing, and grant writing- Conducts data entry, data cleaning, and descriptive analysis of literature-basedand field-based data- Provides project coordination and administrative tasks to support the projects



Avian Suites

• United States
• Veterinary Services

• Avian Care Specialist

  • Oct 2015 - Jun 2019

  - Performed husbandry tasks for the birds boarded at the facility including, but not limited to: feeding, watering, cage cleaning, providing social interaction, weighing, administering medications, etc. - Maintained cleanliness of building and biosecurity and disinfecting of all bird rooms - Exercised customer service with clients and provided education on bird husbandry and behavior - Continued education in current bird behavioral, physiological, and epidemiological research to provide the best avian care possible Show less



Mississippi Market Natural Foods Co-op

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Meat Department Service Team Member

  • Nov 2016 - Mar 2017

  - Maintained and actively improved knowledge of organic standards and other livestock marketing terms in order to educate customers - Maintained and actively improved knowledge of alternative livestock system used to grow the animals and animal products sold within our department in order to educate customers - Efficiently coordinated with team members to achieve production and marketing goals set for our department - Maintained and actively improved knowledge of organic standards and other livestock marketing terms in order to educate customers - Maintained and actively improved knowledge of alternative livestock system used to grow the animals and animal products sold within our department in order to educate customers - Efficiently coordinated with team members to achieve production and marketing goals set for our department



University of Minnesota Cornercopia Student Organic Farm

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Poultry Husbandry Intern

  • Apr 2014 - May 2016

  - Assisted in the daily husbandry (including watering, feeding, conducting enclosure maintenance, and making welfare decisions), processing, and keeping welfare conditions up to IACUC standards of pasture raised broiler flocks consisting of 200-300 birds - Assisted in other aspects of the organic farm including the planting, weeding, and harvesting - Assisted in the daily husbandry (including watering, feeding, conducting enclosure maintenance, and making welfare decisions), processing, and keeping welfare conditions up to IACUC standards of pasture raised broiler flocks consisting of 200-300 birds - Assisted in other aspects of the organic farm including the planting, weeding, and harvesting



University of Minnesota Raptor Center

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • May 2015 - Dec 2015

  - Prepared research proposal, conducted brief literature review, and completed study report in the form of an Honors Thesis for the UMN Honors College capstone requirement - Created data set from TRC clinic patient files - Conducted descriptive and statistical analysis of data set using R - Prepared research proposal, conducted brief literature review, and completed study report in the form of an Honors Thesis for the UMN Honors College capstone requirement - Created data set from TRC clinic patient files - Conducted descriptive and statistical analysis of data set using R



University of Minnesota Extension

• Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Apr 2014 - May 2015

  - Prepared research grant proposal for Johnson Research Internship Grant - Assisted in husbandry processing of poultry flock used in study for first 12 weeks of study and ensured all proper IACUC protocols were followed during the production of the birds - Conducted lab analysis of carcass fat and moisture content and managed data set - Assisted in statistical analysis and lead the writing of the final report Final Report: Kaitlyn St. Charles, Greg Schweser, Wayne Martin. “Analysis of lean/fat carcass ratio comparing two different broiler breeds raised in two different production systems” In: Evaluating Food Safety and Health Impacts of an Alternative Poultry Production Model. 2015. Unpublished report. University of Minnesota Extension, St. Paul, MN USA Show less