Experience

Wild Birds Unlimited

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sales Associate

  • Jul 2023 - Present



Mission Animal Clinic

• United States
• Veterinary Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Veterinary Assistant

  • Jul 2023 - Present



Monterey Bay Aquarium

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Senior Aviculturist

  • Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

• Aviculturist II

  • Jul 2019 - Dec 2021



Great Plains SPCA

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Behavior Consultant

  • Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

  Began as a Behavior Consultant on the Behavior Team primarily focusing on dogs and cats, helping with community outreach by assisting with the HERO program - offering pet supplies and free consulting services to help move outdoor pets into the home, and keep pets with their families by offering supplies and support. Also filled in on the Behavior Team as needed and gained experience performing canine behavior assessments, adoption counseling, in home and over the phone behavior consulting of issues ranging from but not limited to shy and fearfulness, fear aggression, high arousal, resource guarding, pets having accidents in the home and more. Transitioned into adoptions counseling and behavior consulting - counseling adopters of pets with specific behavior issues that often lead to shelter returns. Throughout my time at Great Plains I also assisted with teaching Basic Obedience dog classes using positive reinforcement, reward based training. Also became familiar with management of animals in shelter and would provide enrichment to all in shelter animals. Very versatile position providing the best welfare to the animals within my care while educating the community about how to have happy healthy pets. Show less



Kansas City Bier Company

• United States
• Food and Beverage Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Packaging and Distribution Assistant

  • Apr 2017 - Aug 2018

  Managing staffing for bottling line, kegging and bottling beer, packaging, cellaring, loading and unloading trucks. Experienced with operating a forklift and electric pallet jack safely. Managing staffing for bottling line, kegging and bottling beer, packaging, cellaring, loading and unloading trucks. Experienced with operating a forklift and electric pallet jack safely.



Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Team Lead

  • May 2010 - Jan 2017

  Worked on the Water's Edge team throughout my time at Kansas City Zoo - started as an intern and quickly worked my way through the ranks to Assistant Team Lead. Helped manage a team of 8 staff and numerous species of animals: polar bears, North American river otters, Trumpeter swans, King, Gentoo, Southern Rockhopper and Humboldt penguins, marine and freshwater fishes and invertebrates. Care for these animals included daily husbandry, food prep, administration of medications, training, enrichment and welfare, management of Life Support Systems. Show less