About
I am a responsible individual motivated to obtain a stronger academic background in the veterinary field to gain experience in both medicine and management. Flexible and creative in resolving complex problems. WHAT I CURRENTLY DO: Full-time Associate Veterinarian. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE: I have worked as a veterinary assistant at a few different veterinary hospitals and learned various types of treatment plans, diagnostic methods, different ways to deal with aggressive animals, and educating clients regarding the health of their pets. I have worked at an animal shelter learning how to be efficient and quick as far as helping animals recover from surgery and assisting veterinarians with administering medications to very sick patients. I have worked as a research assistant in a bladder cancer research lab at Anschutz Medical Campus. This experience allowed me to amplify & extract DNA from mice tails in order to understand various gene expressions and work under highly-qualified post-doctora…
Experience
Associate Veterinarian
Animal Dental Clinic · Aurora, Colorado, United States
Present
Small Animal Surgery Technician
Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital · Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Veterinary Student Extern
Nashville Veterinary Specialists + Animal Emergency · Nashville, Tennessee, United States
2 week externship completed with the Surgical specialists and team at Nashville Veterinary Specialists. Scrubbed into numerous surgeries and assisted a few.
Veterinary Assistant
Loving Family Animal Hospital · Aurora, Colorado
Title: Veterinary Assistant Responsibilities: -Monitoring anesthesia, setting up EKG leads, and working with other equipment during surgery. -Setting up fecal screens, ear/skin cytology, and mite/lice checks. -Running in-house blood work, administering oral and subcutaneous medications. -Going through estimates with clients, explaining pet health, and different options they have for pet care at the clinic -Preparing lab reference sheets and keeping track of all patient medication information. -Working with Cornerstone software, calling clients after appointments, and taking patients to the exam rooms. -Small animal & exotic restraining for the veterinarian or technician to draw blood, examine the patient, clean wounds, etc.
Clinic Volunteer
Humane Society of Weld County
Title: Vet Student Volunteer Responsibilities: - Participate in Trap Neuter Release event offered to members of the Weld County community. - Surgery recovery - Work with feral, barn, and owner-surrendered animals. - Scrub into surgeries to assist the doctors - Monitor anesthesia - Perform physical exams on dogs and cats - Give medications and deworming products to patients needing them
Veterinary Student Extern
VCA Animal Hospitals · Colorado, United States
Completed an externship as a third-year veterinary student at a VCA hospital where I shadowed veterinary doctors and specialists in oncology, neurology, internal medicine, ER, critical care, surgery, dermatology, radiology, and cardiology. I assisted intern doctors on their complex ER and internal medicine cases. I scrubbed into a hemilaminectomy surgery assisting a neurologist and assisted board-certified vet surgeons with mass removals, TPLOs, amputations and more. Discussed differentials and diagnostic options for each individual patient on every rotation.
Veterinary Assistant
VCA Animal Hospitals · Colorado, United States
- Assisted doctors and specialists with physical examinations in rooms with clients. - Worked cooperatively with co-workers and team members to figure out treatment plans for patients in the intensive care unit. - Discussed patient care with clients pre-operatively and post-operatively. - Ran bloodwork and other diagnostics to help the doctor figure out the next plan for sick patients. - Inputting data into medical records, dispensed medications, and assisted with treatments. - Helped maintain a clean, sanitary environment for all staff members, patients, and clients.
Graduate Student Assistant
Colorado State University College of Business · Fort Collins, Colorado Area
I worked as a Graduate Student Assistant for a distinguished professor in the Management Department at CSU's College of Business. Responsibilities: -Grade student papers, projects, and exams. -Edit research papers. -Assist the professor with research in the Entrepreneurial, Management, and Psychology of Business fields.
Research Assistant for Theodorescu Lab
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus · Aurora, CO
Responsibilities: -Experimentation on mice: dissections, humane euthanasia, removal of tumors on organs such as the bladder, spleen, lungs, liver, and lymph nodes -Genotype analysis: performing PCRs, gel electrophoresis, determining location/size of DNA base pairs. -Extraction/Purification of DNA plasmid -Bacterial transformation -Quantitative/data analysis -Maintaining a sterile environment, using proper techniques for scientific research -Organizing/inventory of all materials in the lab such as antibodies, proteins, & cell lines. -Chemical waste safety management
Education
Colorado State University
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Medicine
Colorado State University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
University of Colorado Denver
Bachelor of Science - BS, Biology, General
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