Tawania Rhone
Animal Care Rodent Specialist
About
To obtain a position in biomedical research utilizing my knowledge, skills, and abilities and promoting growth.
Experience
Animal Care Rodent Specialist - NC State University
(2025-01)
Ensures the well-being of rodents in care, cleaned and maintained equipment, and ensured Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) compliance as well as federal and local regulations.
Animal Care Technician - Inotiv
(2019-01 - 2024-12)
Provided care to laboratory animals, cleaned and maintained equipment and the facility according to SOPs.
Mail Handler - USPS
(2017-01 - 2019-12)
Sorted mail based on zip code and placed in correct area.
Senior Laboratory Animal Technician - GlaxoSmithKline
(2005-01 - 2013-12)
Trained employees in various husbandry and cage wash procedures, performed both research support and animal husbandry duties; husbandry duties include room checks, cage changing, animal equipment maintenance, and documentation of all tasks performed.
Research
Support duties also included administering routine animal treatments as directed by Vets/vet care staff, triaging animal care issues, administering special feed and water, dosing, colony management, and training as requested; also responsible for ordering supplies, feed and PPE, ensuring that facility is kept in inspection-ready state, filing documentation, performing inventory, scheduling work, completing rack orders, checking in imports and exports, performing room checks, checking/correcting documentation, delegating, and submitting work orders.
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Business Administration - Everett University (2005-01)
