Zookeeper at Miller Park Zoo (2006-05 – 2026-08)
ZooLab
- Basic husbandry
- Educate guests
- Supervise interns, volunteers, and Junior Zookeepers
- Coordinate education animal collection usage
- Enter data into ZIMS record keeping system
- Maintain stocks and buy and order supplies
- Design and create small exhibits
- Train seals and sea lions
- Train bobcat for thrice weekly fluid injections
- Hand raise mother-rejected snow leopard cubs and tamandua pup
- Coordinate shoot team, qualified on shotgun, hold FOID card
- Appear in live videos broadcast on the zoo's Facebook page and interact with viewers
- Assist in developing protocol for new species to area
- Research and implement daily paid budgie feedings for guests
- Conceptualized WildLights winter holiday event
- Initiated and chaired animal welfare committee
- Prepared zoo for AZA accreditation inspection
- Trained other staff to comply with USDA Plant Pest Quarantine (PPQ) protocols
- Coordinated and transported red wolf pups to North Carolina in order to reintroduce to natural habitat
- Institutional representative to AZA Animal Welfare Committee, as well as some SSP/SAFE programs
- Prepare animal shipments and accompany outgoing animals to airport
Zookeeper at The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore (2000-07 – 2006-05)
Small Mammal House, Chimp Building, Maryland Wilderness, Children's Zoo, and Giraffe Building
- Basic husbandry
- Hand raised mother-rejected chimpanzees
- Gave daily insulin shots to diabetic lion-tailed macaque
- Educated guests
- Supervised volunteers
- Engaged in behavioral management professional development, including chicken training
Zookeeper at Riverbanks Zoo and Garden (1998-06 – 2000-06)
Small Mammals, Riverbanks Farm
- Basic husbandry
- Redesigned and renovated large exhibits
- Conducted after-hours tours of zoo
- Supervised volunteers
Intern at Minnesota Zoo (1997-06 – 1997-08)
Dolphin Area
Intern at Cincinnati Zoo (1996-06 – 1996-08)
Bird House and Cat House
Intern at Rio Grande Zoo (1995-06 – 1995-09)
Education Department
