-OBJECTIVES AND SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Motivated and goal-oriented professional seeks position to gain       experience
in a veterinary related position.

  -EDUCATION

Texas A&M University at College Station: August 2005-May 2006
University of Texas at Austin: August 2006-May 2009
    ~Veterinary School Prerequisites completed 
    ~Bachelors Degree of Science in Psychology
    ~Minor in Biology
   
  -RELATED COURSEWORK:

Animal Behavior, Biology I&II,  Biology lab, Principles of   Chemistry I&II,
Chemistry Lab, Genetics, Health Psychology, Organic Chemistry I&II, Organic
Chemistry Lab, Intro to Medical Microbiology and Immunology, General Microbiology
Lab, Biochemistry I&II, General Physics I&II, Laboratory for Physics, Behavioral
Neuroscience, Synaptic Physiology and Plasticity in the CNS, Spanish I &II.

  -PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Companion Care:	February 2008-June 2008
Animal Care Giver
Profile: Care taker for animals whose owners were unavailable
    ~Fed animals
    ~Played with and walked animals
    ~Handled big groups of animals effectively
    ~Maintained households while clients were out of town

Property Tax Service Company (PTS): May 2004/2005-August2004/2005
Front Office Assistant							Profile: Assistant/secretary who helped with office
tasks and client interactions
    ~Communicated directly with clientele while assisting with HR
    ~Performed office tasks such as filing, organizing, copying,  faxing,
scanning, etc.
    ~Set up appointments with current and potential clients
    ~Interacted with clients in the office

  -VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

Animal Trustees of Austin (ATA): January 2008 – Present
Patient Checkout and Veterinary Technician training
Profile: Volunteer for the checkout of patients at the ATA clinic
    ~Care for and carefully maintain patient health after surgery
    ~Give post-op instructions and medications to patient owners
    ~Handle payments
    ~Retrieve patient for owner

Dallas Soup Kitchen: April 2004 – August 2004
Serving Staff
Profile: Volunteer to serve dinner to less fortunate people and their animals in
Dallas, Texas
    ~Served food and drink to people
    ~Gave people food and water for their pets
    ~Interacted with both human and animal recipients
    ~Cleaned up after dinner hours

First United Methodist Church of Coppell: May 2007 – August 2007
General Volunteer 
Profile: Volunteer work for the assistant Pastor
    ~Answered phone calls, filed, organized paperwork, made copies,   sent
faxes, etc.
    ~Reorganized all books in the church library and children’s library
    ~Recycled boxes and old books

  -RELEVANT TRAITS

Love of all animals, knowledge of the behaviors of dogs and many other small
animals, experience handling dogs and other animals in a safe approach, an
understanding of animal emotional needs, responsible, respectful, willing and
curious to enhance learning experiences

  -COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft Office, Microsoft Money/Quicken, Word Perfect, Visual Basic, SPSS	

  -REFERENCES

Professional and personal references available upon request