Experience

Cebu Ocean Park

• Philippines
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• senior aquarist

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  • Perform water quality tests as required using department equipment (multiparameter quality meter).• Coordinate daily morning meetings for the execution of daily tasks and assignments for aquarist team and coordinate with assistant supervisor, supervisor and Curator on other projects as needed.• Follow and uphold departmental policies and procedures regarding animal care, exhibit maintenance, animal welfare, and treatment plans.• Engage in public feeding presentations and keeper talks with guests.• Involved in assisting with exhibit design, exhibit renovation, and exhibit improvements as delegated by the Aquarium Curator• Help direct care, maintenance and aesthetic upkeep of assigned animal exhibits housing invertebrates, elasmobranches, various tropical fish species and jellyfish.• Husbandry tasks to include performing observational rounds, diet preparation, disease recognition, exhibit maintenance, exhibit repairs, and adhering to quarantine protocols• Manage and assist with animal health physicals and treatments as delegated by the Aquarium Curator and consulting veterinarian staff.• Supervised orientation of new employees. Show less

• Diver/aquarist

  • Nov 2021 - Jul 2022

  • Observed standard operation on scuba diving.• Provide highest possible quality of care to the animal in the exhibit to ensure health of organisms and high-water clarity.• Prepare food and feed organisms based on knowledge and natural diets.• Animal transportation and acclimatization for new environment.• Identify the specimen in the exhibit and equipment.• Observe and recognize medical condition that may require medical treatment



red sea aquarium

• Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

• Aquarist

  • Jan 2019 - May 2021

  • Provide solution to customer aquarium related problems. • Perform tank installation • FISH AND INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS RECEIVING AND QUARANTINE  Provide highest possible quality of care to the inhabitants by ensuring health of organisms and high-water clarity.  Prepare food and feed organisms based on knowledge and natural diets.  Perform proper acclimatization, diagnosis and treatment. • JELLYFISH HUSBANDRY  Provide the required water quality for each jellyfish species to thrive.  Perform food preparation and feeding to ensure their diet is observed.  Observe cleanliness of the area and utensils.  Keep the cultured polyps on their desired parameters for strobilation and budding. Show less



Manila Ocean Park

• Philippines
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Aquarist

  • Oct 2015 - Oct 2018

  • Provide highest possible quality of care to the animal in the exhibit to ensure health of organisms and high-water clarity. • Prepare food and feed organisms based on knowledge and natural diets. • Animal transportation and acclimatization for new environment. • Identify the specimen in the exhibit and equipment. • Observe and recognize medical condition that may require medical treatment. ● PENGUIN AND JELLYFISH BREEDING TEAM LEADER ➢ Daily preparation of food diets based on calculated food amount per-day and food supplement for the animal. ➢ Conduct daily briefing to the on-the-job trainees before and after to ensure the understanding of the animal training procedure and give feedback of the response of animal behavior during the training session. ➢ Implement the Penguin and Jellyfish Health Assessment Procedure and conduct once a month thru visual observation of the physical appearance of the animals to avoid overfeeding or malnourishment. ➢ Communicate the curator of any issue of the animals. ➢ Supervise and train new penguin team member and On-the-Job trainees to make sure that they understand the training procedure and the welfare of the animal. ➢ Provide daily checklist, record of the weight of baby penguins and monthly report. Show less