Jermaine Hoes

I would like to explore the possibility of joining your organization and seeking a position where my skills and experiences are utilized in a manner that will compliment a team environment as well as help me grow as an individual and professional.

Animal Vet Technician II - Js Technology - Rockville, MD

(2023-10)

• Feed, house and handle animals in accordance with institutional, local, and federal regulations.
• Perform animal care with veterinarian oversight which may include specialized drug administration, sample collection, and pre and post procedural care.
• Also to be able to maintain records of treatment.
• Able to perform euthanasia as well as restraining/housing animals.
• Skilled in identifying an animal through ear notch, ear tag, tattoo and or coloring.
• Experience with breeding colonies, sexing and weaning.
• Keeping a daily track of temperature/humidity in designated areas.
• Proficient in tumor measurements/body weights and health scores.
• Capable of injecting/dosing animals through multiple routes.
• Able to bleed through multiple routes, Via tail vein, RO, cardiac, saphenous vein, submandibular.
• Familiar with numerous web software.
• Able to read and follow verbal directions well.

Animal Technician III - Integrated biotherapeutics - Germantown, MD

(2018-02 - 2023-03)

• Supervises 3 sterile processing technicians and the sterile processing department.
• Effectively plans, directs and manages day-to-day operations of areas of responsibility.
• Proficiency in the usage of specialized equipment in both surgical support and patient post-operative care.
• Providing extensive surgical assistance in preparing patients, scrubbing, shaving, acting as a surgical nurse, and operating specific surgical and laser equipment.
• Maintaining a clean working environment to ensure Infectious Disease standards are followed and infection is not spread.
• Handling all medical/biological and infectious waste appropriately.
• Evaluating and modifying protocols to ensure excellent patient care and client service. Ensuring adherence to procedures and work standards; recommending changes.
• General oversight of units. Financial responsibilities include the continuing education budget, staff salaries, supplies, and the fee structure for specialties to insure cost capture, industry equivalence, and supply cost.
• Participating in human resources-related responsibilities, including but not limited to; recruitment and selection process; conducting performance management; ensuring human resources policies and related information are shared with employees; resolution of disciplinary and grievance issues; monthly timesheets.
• Functioning as a working technician for the departments, providing unique internal customer service, surgical support, data collection, and patient care.
• Proficient in performing cancer ID injection using different cell lines.
• Measuring tumor growth as well as lesions with proper usage of a caliper and able to determine the appropriate time to euthanize the animal.
• Knowledgeable of different routes of injections. ID,SQ,IM,Tail Base,IP,TB
• Able to bleed animals by different routes. RO,Submandibular,Tail Vein, Saphenous Vein.
• Have experience working on PK studies, while working closely with PI's/clients in a professional environment.
• Experience in dosing animals by different routes. IP,SQ,PO,IV. Tail Vein.
• ALAT CERTIFIED

Customer Services Laborer - 1800GotJunk - Gaithersburg, MD

(2017-03 - 2018-01)

• Alongside another Truck Team Member, you'll operate the company vehicle (no special driver's license required) on assigned service routes for the day.
• Providing excellent customer service when you're on site to remove the items or give them an estimate that they've requested and educating them on our services.
• Retrieving, transportation, and disposal of unwanted items, responsibly.
• Donate and recycle as much as we can.

Animal Caretaker - Priority One Services, Inc. - Rockville, MD

(2015-08 - 2016-08)

• Assists the contract animal team leader in meeting contractual and CAF. requirements.
• Maintains established performance goals and standards in each animal holding room.
• Fosters a team approach towards completing task on floor and a working partnership with the investigative staff to assure the research requirement are met.
• Daily animal care, feeding, watering, and housing of each animal.
• Twice daily animal health observations of each animal.
• Animal receiving, handing, restraint, sexing, weighing, and euthanasia.
• Changing of cages, pans and racks in accordance with approved change schedule.
• Dispose of waste from the facility following appropriate Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Monthly census and weekly space availability and maintaining facility documentation with accurate research data.
• Sanitation of rooms, corridors, support areas, removal of waste, dirty caging accessories and restocking of supplies.
• Monitoring the environmental parameters of each animal holding room (e.g. temperature/humidity, light cycles, operation of ventilated rack systems, automatic watering systems and HVAC).
• Daily monitoring of birth and weaning's.
• Maintains accurate documentation.
• Responsible to wear (PPE) proper personal protection.
• Perform routine minor maintenance and repair of equipment, i.e. carts rodent racks, including periodic lubrication of casters.

Local Response Team Member LRT - Charles Rivers Laboratories - Frederick, MD

(2011-08 - 2015-05)

• Required to travel between different Charles Rivers Laboratories in and out of state to provide quality services to clients.
• Proficient in cage wash, animal caretaker, animal technician, and Supervisor Role.
• Interaction with clients directly to resolve request, inquiries or issues they have.
• Outstanding communication skills and professionalism to all clients.

Non-Human Primate Technician - Bioqual, Inc. - Rockville, MD

(2008-04 - 2011-07)

During my tenure here with Bioqual during my time here, I have learned a great deal about non-human primates.

• Responsibilities consist of routine bleeding almost every day, routine physicals, inoculations, processing, and shipping specimens such as urine, blood, feces, and vaginal fluids etc.
• I also tattoo animals if necessary.
• I daily check and made sure that the animals maintaining a proper diet by eating a sufficient number of biscuits, fruit and vegetables and fresh water, the animals are inspected for sickness/injuries and taken care of by myself or a veterinarian if needed on a daily basis.
• After the health report is complete steps are taken to file it in the proper area.
• Routine bleeds, physicals, inoculations, processing and shipping specimens.
• Proficient in CFS taps, BAL's, per & post prep, flushes, dosing and removal of abnormalities if possible.
• Documents are filed in our database.
• Assist in necropsy and follow all SOP procedures.
• My performance in this area has always passed.
• Animal housing areas are thoroughly cleaned daily.
• I swept and pressure washed using the appropriate chemicals.
• Area are checked for the temperature and humidity control to ensure that it is properly ventilated.

Animal Technician - George Washington University - Washington, DC

(2004-04 - 2007-07)

During my tenure there with George Washington University, I have learned a great deal.

• Responsibilities consist of maintaining several different species of animals, rabbits, pigs, guinea pigs, cats, dogs, rats and monkeys on a daily basis.
• I handled different kind of hand and mechanical tools used are, weighing machines, measuring devices, forceps, nail clippers, tail clippers, slides for blood and tissue collection, punch tool, mechanical hand-operated instruments (for ear, tail or tattooing).
• Administer injections, medications, sterilizing equipment and preparing laboratory samples.
• Pressure washing machines, temperature gages, thermometers.
• GW has provided me extensive training to care for the animals.
• I ensure that they get the proper diet and fresh water daily.
• I inspected for sickness/injuries and health reports are prepared/submitted daily.
• Updating/Maintaining of animal records.
• Bleedings, tail snips, ear tags, collection, catheter placement and implantation of subcutaneous pumps.
• Routine and random inspections are made by the N. E. I. Transgenic investigators to ensure that proper treatment is being given to the animals.
• My performance in this area has passed.
• Animal housing areas are thoroughly cleaned daily.
• I swept and pressure washed using the appropriate chemicals.
• Area are checked for the temperature and humidity control to ensure that it is properly ventilated.
• Monthly decons are also performed.

Cage wash/Animal Caretaker II - National Institute of Health - Rockville, MD

(2001-04 - 2004-04)

During my tenure there with Priority One housed at the National Institute of Health. I have learned a great deal.

• Responsibilities consist of maintaining several different species of animals I use various hand tools and surgical instruments to work with, rabbits, pigs, guinea pigs, cats, dogs, rats on a daily basis.
• N.I.H. has provided me extensive training to care for the animals.
• I ensure that they get the proper diet and fresh water daily.
• They are inspected for sickness/injuries and health reports are prepared and submitted daily.
• Routine and random inspections are made by the N. E. I. Transgenic investigators to ensure that proper treatment is being given to the animals.
• My performance in this area has passed.
• Animal housing areas are thoroughly cleaned daily.
• I swept and pressure washed using the appropriate chemicals.
• Area are checked for the temperature and humidity control to ensure that it is properly ventilated.
• Monthly decons are also performed.

Hotel Management - Charleston Job Core Center (1997-12 - 1997-12)