Assistant Manager and Projectionist, 09/2007 to 08/2011
Rogers Cinema – New London, WI
Managed employees and business by encouraging teamwork, enthusiasm, and good customer service skills. Learned to lead a team to work productively and keep customers happy. Dealt in high pressured situations of mechanical shut downs, power outages, and unhappy customers with ease. Able to work with accounting programs and handle money.
Projectionist, 08/2010 to 02/2013
Rogers Cinema – Stevens Point, WI
Used mechanical means to splice and build film reels and start projectors to play movies. Later learned new digital computer system to play movies. Developed valuable communication and customer service skills.
Zoo Keeper, 06/2010 to 08/2012
Special Memories Zoo – Greenville, WI
Supervised public in zoo setting and gave educational talk on handling of exotic and farm animals using juvenile animal examples in the petting zoo. Also gave informative talks on species facts and conservation efforts in Wisconsin. Prepared meals as well as cleaned enclosures, handled and cared for every animal at the zoo.
Animal Care Staff Employee, 11/2012 to Current
Portage County Humane Society – Plover, WI
Clean, feed and care for underprivileged domesticated animals who were either abused, abandoned or strayed away from their home. Also, train and foster humane society dogs.
Bachelor of Science: Biology, Current
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point - Stevens Point, WI
Biology major
Emphasis in Zoology
Chemistry and Psychology minors
3.41 GPA
Coursework in Applied Biology field courses, Animal Behavior and Learning, Biochemistry, Quantitative Analysis
Undergraduate Research on Bioacoustics in bats and Soundscape Ecology
