Randy Posada

Er Veterinarian

VEG ER for Pets

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VEG ER for Pets has revolutionized pet emergency care with a unique customer experience, a highly trained emergency-focused staff, and on-site advanced diagnostic tools and treatments. Our patients see a doctor right away and you can stay with your pet through every step of the process.

Er Veterinary Scribe

Veterinary Emergency Group · Arizona, United States

Scribe with VEG, documenting patient histories, exam findings, and treatment plans in real time to support veterinarians in delivering accurate and efficient care. Skilled in medical record keeping, client communication, and ensuring smooth clinic workflow.

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine

University of Arizona · Arizona, United States

The University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine focuses on advancing animal and human health through an innovative, student-centered program. This program develops career-ready veterinarians who live healthy, meaningful lives and serve communities and the animals they treat.

Idexx Irepresentative

IDEXX · United States

IDEXX is a global leader in veterinary diagnostics, software, and water testing solutions. The company provides innovative tools such as in-clinic analyzers, reference laboratory services, and imaging technologies that help veterinarians make faster, more accurate decisions. IDEXX is dedicated to advancing animal health and supporting veterinary practices worldwide.

Veterinary Technician

NVA Compassion-First · Dove Mountain Veterinary

Technician at NVA, providing compassionate patient care, assisting with diagnostics and treatments, and supporting veterinarians in delivering high-quality medical services. Experienced in client communication, medical procedures, and maintaining efficient clinic operations.

Research Fellow

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory · Livermore, California, United States

• Received the Lawrence Livermore Lab Foundation/UC Merced Fellowship to intern and study under the Data Science Institute. • Developed a data pre-processing and featurization pipeline to extract graphical, node, and edge data to tabular data. • Executed multiple model training and prediction using Random Forest, Logistic regression, and Neural networks for classification of drug-induced liver injury compounds. Project details pending review by information management. • Interpreted the results and presented key points at the annual Lawrence Livermore Summer SLAM event, which was selected as best presentation by the judging committee among the Data Science Summer Institute 2021 cohort. • Collaborated with senior biologists, bio-informaticists, and data scientists to work on a drug classification and liver toxicity analysis project.

Undergraduate Researcher

McTavish Lab at UC Merced · California, United States

• Programming in R and Python • Reproducible research using git and GitHub • High performance computing • Data curation for the Open Tree of Life project which includes curating dated phylogenetic trees to make scientific data openly available for the community, for education, and outreach. GitHub: https://github.com/Randyposada4 Data Science Projects: • “Bats”: A reproducible data report for the entire phylogeny of the family of bats (Chiroptera). https://randyposada4.github.io/bats/articles/report3.html • Open Tree of Life Project: Constructing a comprehensive, dynamic, and digitally available tree of all life, by synthesizing published phylogenetic trees along with taxonomic data. I gathered and curated published phylogenetic estimates to contribute to the project. Whole tree is available at tree.opentreeoflife.org, my curation work is available at https://tree.opentreeoflife.org/curator/?match=Randy+Posada

Laboratory Assistant

University of California, Merced

• Planned instructional biology laboratory classes for lab experiments ranging from cellular to molecular biology. • Prepared cell cultures, made agar, dilutions, inoculated bacterial strains, and performed independent work. • Assisted faculty while maintaining biosafety protocols in the laboratory prep area and classroom. • Fully trained in Biosafety, Cybersecurity, Compressed Gas, PPE, LHAT, Fire Safety, and laboratory procedures.

Animal Care Specialist

Monte Vista Small Animal · California, United States

• Restrained patients for blood draws, intubation, and IVC placement for Veterinary Technicians. • Aided doctors during veterinary examinations and maintained the patient chart and data up to date. • Assisted medical staff in nail trims, vaccinations, lab work, ultrasounds, c-sections, and radiographs. • Attended to patients’ unique nutritional and medical demands, and updated patient health records. • Ensured that both patients and clients received a positive and comfortable veterinary experience.

Avid Tutor

University of California

AVID is a college and career readiness program that prepares students for success through critical thinking, organization, and academic support. The program focuses on closing opportunity gaps and equipping students with the skills to thrive in higher education and beyond.