Laboratory Animal Technician or Clinical Veterinary Associate or

6790 Singletree Court - Frederick, Maryland 21703 - (240) 529-5092 - fpe433da@we stpost.net Objective: To obtain employment as a Laboratory Animal Technician. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: I'm a Registered Laboratory Animal Technologist with twelve years of progressive experience and a strong background in animal husband ry, pre-post operative care of rodents, rabbits, and Primates. Seven years expe rience as a Senior Husbandry Technician,five years of experience as a Veterinari an Technician and three years of experience as a Study Technician. Excellent co mmunication and interpersonal skills. Willing to relocate. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Bridge Laboratories/Avanza Laboratories - Gaithersburg, MD Animal Study Technician I - November 2007 - Present Operates as head technician for basic studies. Assists in QA audits. Reviews own data and identifies potential problems. Identifies process improvements and som etimes writes SOPs with assistance Performs and records observations and collects other relevant data via data capt ure systems and/or hand generated forms in accordance with GLPs, SOPs and protoc ol on study animals Oversees disposition of test articles, formulated samples, blood samples, and st udy specimens Executes various blood collection and dosing techniques on rodents, rabbits, ca nines and nonhuman primates Administers medicine and treatment according to prescribed instructions Performs basic physical examination on animals; examines incoming animals to det ermine health status and whether or not they meet purchase request specification s Anesthetize and euthanize animals; assists veterinarian with surgery Monitors critical study phases and work with other team members and/or subcontra ctors to ensure that work is completed according to the study plan and within th e established time frames Recognizes deviations, informs appropriately and documents Periodically review study data and prepare summaries for the Study Director and/ or clients as required Performs protocol review in preparation for and attend PI Meetings Reviews study protocols and ensures study tasks and data for pre-clinical resear ch studies are conducted in accordance with established protocols, SOPs, GLPs, a nd other pertinent regulatory requirements Adhere to Laboratory health and safety, Standard Operating Procedures, company p olicies and guidelines and federal and /or local regulation as applicable Priority One Services(National Institute of Health) - Bethesda, Maryland Position: Animal Health Technician IIIa" September 2005 a"March 2007 Supervised 5 Animal Technician personnel Managed the Sentinel Program Administered daily treatments to sick animals on Veterinarian's calendar Prepared Cynomogolous and Rhesus monkeys for surgery Managed and maintained Rhesus and Cynomogolous Primates under anesthesia using a Kiosk anesthesia machine Performed tail clipping on mice for genotyping Conducted monthly inventory of supply usage and up-channeled monthly deliverable s to management Operated Centrifuge, Complete Blood Count and Blood Chemistry machines to aid in diagnosing ailments of animals Operated X ray machine and developed film to assist in diagnosing animal disease

s Conducted monthly inspections of radiation safety ofnecropsy room Conducted monthly inventory of supply usage and up-channeled monthly deliverable s to management Hoffmann La Roche Inc. - Nutley, New Jersey Senior laboratory Animal Technician - September 1998 - September 2005 Provided outstanding animal care / husbandry and accurate documentation which re sulted in no 483s noncompliance citations from Food and Drug Administration Operated autoclave, tunnel washer, and rack washer providing sterilized and sani tized caging and equipment for research animals Water tested Reverse Osmosis watering system Ph and chlorine levels Tattooed mice tails and restrained animals for blood collection or dosing proced ures Monitored and identified early stages of disease in study animals; reported in t imely manner to veterinarian to either treat animal or euthanize reducing pain a nd or distress Worked on Good Laboratory Practice Toxicity studies Performed rodent necropsies EDUCATION: American Association for Laboratory Animal Science Memphis, Tennessee Certificate, ALAT, LAT, LATG, (August 1999, September 2000, December 2001) Essex County College of Newark, New Jersey Associate of Science in Biology/Pre-Medicine Graduated with Honors,June 2005 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Bronze Member of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science