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6-10 years of experience
Supervised training staff in all daily activities which include: fish preparation, cleaning, show production, training, records, husbandry behaviors and water quality management
- Primary trainer for sea lions and dolphins including: all diet adjustments, husbandry training, show training, enrichment and records
- Learned to develop a detailed step-by-step plan for training new behaviors and utilize it to start, shape, and finish the behaviors with sea lions and dolphins
- Conducted both sea lion and dolphin transports
- Familiar with procedures pertaining to catching, restraining and medically treating marine mammals (including the search and rescue of 12 Hurricane Katrina stranded sea lions and 8 dolphins)
- Involved with behavioral research in cooperation with IMMS and the University of Southern Mississippi
0-5 years of experience
Maintained and repaired indoor, outdoor, aquatic, and dry exhibit areas, regularly requiring use of snorkel equipment.
- Completed physically demanding tasks under a variety of weather conditions
- Provided care and behavioral training for mammal collection, including North American River Otters, Harbor Seals, Algerian Hedgehogs and Sugar gliders
- Extensively researched information on local wildlife in order to present educational programs to visitors on a daily basis
0-5 years of experience
Developed and implemented training plans for new show and husbandry behaviors with California sea lions, harbor seals and Bottlenose dolphins
- Performed primary roles in daily shows and presentations
- Provided daily behavioral enrichment to pinnipeds and cetaceans.
- Participated in husbandry and medical procedures including weigh sessions, blood draws, surgical preparation, post-operative care, vaccinations and physical examinations.
6-10 years of experience
Trained specific behaviors to dolphins, sea lions, and seals
- Conducted animal physicals, blood tests, X-rays, ultrasonic scans, and dental exams
- Administered medicines and replacement fluids
- Maintained animal health nutrition
- Participated in guest relations/interactions
- Performed public educational presentations involving the animals
0-5 years of experience
Cared for and trained Atlantic bottlenose dolphins, North American river otters, Amazon birds and an African serval
- Trained and mentored new staff and volunteers
- Maintained daily husbandry and medical records
- Supervised Environmental Enrichment Program and maintained budget for program
- Conducted water quality tests
0-5 years of experience
- Managed all aspects of animal training and husbandry for 24 Atlantic bottlenose dolphins and 3 California sea lions
- Primary trainer on 5 Atlantic bottlenose dolphins
- Participated in outreach educational programs and taught classes to school groups
- Assisted in animal restraint and transports for medical procedures
- Contributed to data collection for research projects concerned marine mammal communication, cognition, and behavior
0-5 years of experience
Contributed to the total mental and physical health of the animals, including hands-on training, pool maintenance, and diet preparation.
- Utilized operant conditioning techniques to maintain current behaviors and train new ones.
- Participated in mental stimulation activities, physical exercise and husbandry, medical management care, of marine mammals.
- Facilitated educational programs and gave presentations about the animals for visitors to, and volunteers within, the facility.
- Volunteered for the facilities Marine Mammal Stranding Team.
0-5 years of experience
- Provided world class guest service support, and guided guest tours around park for behind the scenes tours.
- Delivered safety briefs for interaction programs, while assisting with the safety of guests during animal programs
- Ran educational conservation interactive area for guests, organizing daily bulletins and delivering educational talking points each day.
- Supported the park in conservation efforts by giving talks with park visitors about marine life education and oceanic conservation.
0-5 years of experience
Hands-on experience in the training of four California sea lions
- Public speaker in shows to educate and entertain guests
- Sort, weigh, and distribute primary reinforcement for daily sessions
- Created an environmental enrichment device, behavior approximation plan, and short lecture relating to animals
- Observed and participated in training sessions
- Assisted in the care and cleaning of land mammal habitats at Six Flags Safari Discoveries
0-5 years of experience
- Performed marine mammal husbandry and exhibit maintenance
- Observed and assisted training sessions
- Shadowed trainers during guest relations
- Created and participated in interactive and environmental enrichment devices for 2.6 Atlantic bottlenose
- Designed and executed a research project involving dolphin respiration counts and environmental factors
0-5 years of experience
- Mentored and supervised 16 personnel
- Designed and implemented training plans for marine mammal systems
- Scheduled training and meetings with calendar
- Organized training and instructed detailed protocol to ensure safety
- Created power point operational briefs for military exercises
0-5 years of experience
Passed rigorous swim test consisting of an underwater breath hold, a two-lap freestyle swim, a dive weight retrieval, and a five minute hands-free water tread all within ten-minute timeframe.
- Daily Diet Preparation and feeding sessions for four male bottlenose dolphins and two North American River Otters
- Social and Behavioral Observations
- Conducted dolphin show/programs and river otter shows/programs as show speaker and show trainer
- Record keeping (Water quality, data collection, cleaning/ maintenance)
- Assisted in medical procedures (Blood draw approximations, veterinarian interactions)
- Participated in enrichment sessions with bottlenose dolphins and North American River Otters- Underwater Feeding sessions, Fish from heaven, Environmental Enrichment Devices.
0-5 years of experience
- Selected for USA's most competitive marine mammal training internship, charged with the safety and quality care for over 1500 park guests and 70 animals per day. Won 3 outstanding performance awards for boosting park's guest satisfaction ratings.
- Interacted with park patrons in high visibility dolphin shows, serving 500 guests per day with performances and safely lead individual guests in 1-on-1 animal interactions.
- Presented company's vision on wildlife conservation efforts, including live Q&A sessions from socio-economically diverse guests.
- Trusted with the duties of animal training, diet prep, and medical check-ups for unique physical, behavioral, and social needs.
0-5 years of experience
Cared for and trained multiple Atlantic and Pacific bottlenose dolphins, California sea lions, and Humboldt penguins
- Senior trainer and assistant lead at Dolphin Cove area, which includes: organization of the day, team, training sessions, shows, interactive sessions, and special projects
- Performed in guest interactions and show performances daily
- Trained many husbandry, interactive, and show behaviors to dolphins and sea lions of all ages
- Performed many voluntary husbandry procedures, including: ultrasound, blood, urine, fecal, gastric, blowhole, and semen collections
- Assisted in dolphin and sea lion prenatal care, births, and post natal care
- Participated and assisted in leading animal procedures, animal restraints, and transports as well as working closely with the Veterinary staff
- Accomplished an extensive behavioral project of integrating aggressive bottlenose dolphins into water-work and guest interactions
- Maintained a sanitary and high-standard working area and food preparation/storage area
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for creating training plan and implementing plan in order to train behaviors with collection of California sea lions ranging in ages from juvenile to geriatric
- Responsible for maintaining trained behaviors during training sessions for California sea lions
- Responsible for care and husbandry of California sea lions, along with collection of Cownose rays, a Southern ray, and tropical fish collection
- Assisted veterinarian in medical procedures for both sea lions and stingray collection
- Collected and tested water quality samples as well as trained in exhibit filtration/life-support systems for both sea lion and aquarium
- Took part in enrichment program for sea lion and aquarium collection
- Participated in regular scuba diving for pool cleaning/maintenance
- Assisted with public feeding for stingray touch tank
- Performed daily duties such as record keeping, diet prep, cleaning/facility maintenance for both sea lions and aquarium
0-5 years of experience
- Experienced in all aspects of animal care, training, and husbandry for a large collection of sea lions and dolphins.
- Supervised the care of 15 adult and juvenile sea lions while on relocation at Sea World, Orlando following Hurricane Katrina.
- Experienced in the proper catch and restraint techniques.
- Helped to maintain proper water quality parameters for animal habitats.
- Experienced with public speaking in front of large and small audiences, including all age groups.
0-5 years of experience
- Announced and performed in year-round sea lion and dolphin shows
- Conducted daily summer dolphin interactions with guests
- Trained behaviors on animal collection
0-5 years of experience
- Trained, maintained and executed proper military training tactics with Bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions
- Maintained necessary husbandry behaviors for health assessments on both dolphins and sea lions
- Proficient at trailering, transporting and driving various large boats. Able to perform any basic maintenance as well
- Ability to scuba dive in various conditions including low light, low visibility and in confined spaces
- Able to communicate efficiently as well as maintain a fun, positive attitude with co-workers
0-5 years of experience
- Worked directly with Harbor Seals and Japanese Snow Monkeys
- Participated in feeding, husbandry, enrichment, and training sessions
- Helped host California Sea Lion show, managed the sound booth, and daily public interactions
0-5 years of experience
- Assisted and observed dozens of training sessions, assisted with voluntary blood set ups
- Trained volunteers on daily animal care tasks including dietary prep, enrichment, and interpreting sessions
- Collected animal location data and entered into record database
6-10 years of experience
Active participant in the transport of 13 Tursiops truncatus to Atlanta, Georgia.
- Responsible for developing and successfully executing the full behavioral conditioning of voluntary husbandry collections, guest encounter behaviors and high energy show behaviors.
- Primary husbandry trainer responsible for maintaining behaviorally voluntary sample collections in Tursiops truncatus including fecal, gastric, blood and exhale.
- Act as Dolphin Encounter Program lead, responsible for the maintenance of guest encounter program with Tursiops truncatus. Includes behavioral maintenance of all dolphin and trainer teams and communication with collaborating departments.
- Act as assistant internship coordinator responsible for assisting with the hiring and education of all animal training interns.
- Act in a leadership role as a primary mentor for assistant trainers, apprentice trainers and interns.
- Opening cast/training team of AT&T Dolphin Tales.
0-5 years of experience
- Performed daily training sessions with dolphins for interactions with guest
- Provided daily husbandry and food preparation for facility
- Assisted in veterinary procedures with both dolphins and sea lions
- Interacted with guest daily doing educational briefings and interaction programs
0-5 years of experience
Maintained husbandry behaviors and performed in shows with marine mammals
- Maintained animal care, maintenance records and inventories for the marine mammal department
- Performed general day-to-day care and feeding of the animals
- Observe animals for signs of illness and injury; assist veterinarian in health care of animals, including treatment, ultrasound and other laboratory tests and procedures
- Formulated and distributed diets based on veterinarian recommendations
- Performed animal immobilization, crating, receiving, isolation, and quarantine activities
0-5 years of experience
Train behavior with a variety of marine mammals, and mentor new employees on all facets of the job.
- Maintain animal behavior and speak in front of large groups of people for shows, educational presentations, public interactions, and animal husbandry.
- Answer all queries from guests.
- Maintain facility cleanliness to meet and exceed all USDA standards.
- Use Microsoft Office for various job duties including writing presentations and creating spreadsheets.
0-5 years of experience
Responsible for the care and well being of Tursiops truncatus and Lagenorhynchus obliquidens
- Interact with and educate guests about Tursiops truncatus in two different immersion programs
- Entertain and perform for audiences in a variety of marine mammal shows featuring Tursiops truncatus, Lagenorhynchus obliquidens, and Orcinus Orca
- Behaviorally condition and maintain complex show, interaction, and husbandry behaviors with Tursiops truncatus and Lagenorhynchus obliquidens including: aerials, water work, recalls, separations, gating, semen, urine, fecal, and weight
- Oversee and educate interns, apprentice trainers, and assistant trainers by teaching them positive reinforcement, operant conditioning, valuable guest interaction skills and showmanship while helping them develop excellent behavioral techniques for animal interactions
- Daily record keeping, habitat maintenance, diet preparation, animal observations, transports and veterinary procedures
0-5 years of experience
- Created and presented education programs
- Developed and coordinated volunteer program
- Trained and cared for aquatic and terrestrial animals
0-5 years of experience
Extensive daily interaction with aquarium guests
- Training and Husbandry of 4.0 California Sea Lions, 2.5 Atlantic Harbor Seals, 0.3 Northern Fur Seals
- Perform public presentations and shows and facilitate animal interaction programs
- Supervisor of animal enrichment program
- Supervisor of Volunteer and Intern program
0-5 years of experience
- Responsible for daily husbandry and training of marine mammals and domestics
- Active committee member for creating and implementing formal public dolphin presentations
- Piloted a graphics committee for the new walrus exhibit and assisted in development of graphics
- Performed daily formal and informal presentations including appearing on a statewide television show 'At the Zoo'
0-5 years of experience
- Preparing diets for Puffins, Penguins, Polar Bears, and Pinnipeds within the aquatic building
- Cleaning all aquatic exhibits
- Training two Harbor Seals and keeping up to date behavior records and training manuals
- Training the sea birds including African Black Footed Penguins and Tufted Puffins
- Monitoring the health and progress of all animals within the aquatics building and discussing medications and procedures with veterinary staff
- Hosting the Sparky the Sea Lion Show
10+ years of experience
- Responsible for training specific behaviors with dolphins, sea lions, and seals, including voluntary collection of blood, physicals, X-rays, ultrasonic and dental exams. Accountable for the administration of medicines, replacement fluids, and physical therapy.
- Monitor the health of the animals and maintain a safe working environment. Maintain health and fitness records. Responsible for pups and calves during and after birth.
- Responsible for all daily activities including food preparation, feeding, administering medication and vitamins, exhibit cleaning and maintenance, and sanitizing animal and food preparation areas.
- Participate in guest relations/interactions and perform public educational presentations.
- Monitor stock room stores; order food supplies for the training and animal care departments.
- Negotiate vendor pricing and develop contracts for food supplies.
- Create monthly staffing calendar and assist management with agendas for staff meetings.
0-5 years of experience
- Maintained records for all aspects of animal management; record daily behavior, health records, breeding and birthing records, training records, water quality records and over all conditions of collection.
- Maintained the health and well-being of all animals in my department
- Administrated daily medications as directed
- Communicated information about the animals with coworkers, supervisors, and veterinarians.
- Announced and performed in animal shows.
- Trainer for animal interaction programs with guests
- Daily face to face customer services with visitors
- Trained and supervised interns.
0-5 years of experience
- Prepared daily food for animals (Fish ID, sorting, weighing)
- Acquired knowledge of and understood USDA protocols and regulations
- Took respirations for dolphins
- Assisted with hydrations for dolphins
- Trained and shaped behaviors in multispecies through positive reinforcement
- Stationed/ gated multispecies
- Gave daily educational briefing to guests before Sea Lion interaction
- Performed daily educational lecture to the public
- Participated in weekly classes and quizzes
- Performed voluntary husbandry behaviors on dolphins, sea lions, and Hawaiian monk seal- blood draw, chuff samples, cryoscopy, artificial insemination, X-ray, nebulizer
0-5 years of experience
- Responsible for the husbandry, training, interactive sessions, and show performances with dolphins and sea lions.
- Preformed educational presentations and entertainment shows of marine mammals.
- Ran interactive programs with animals for visitors.
- Assist daily in show production including set up, music/sound, and working of animals during the show.
- Responsible for diet preparation, medication administration, and upholding the cleanliness and sanitation standards of the facility.
6-10 years of experience
- Provide behavior modification for marine mammals in zoological setting.
- Deliver husbandry procedures to maintain animals' health and breeding programs.
- Perform before large theme park audience in daily entertainment and educational shows.
- Lead small group to develop safe / innovative environmental enrichment for animals.
- Implement safety protocol for coworkers to comply with OSHA regulations.
0-5 years of experience
- Conduct daily tests on habitat water quality
- Maintain accurate databases of animal behavior, health records and daily water quality
- Manage water quality supplies and inventory
- Perform daily animal presentations, ensuring guest interactions are fun and educational
- Interact with guests, answering questions pertaining to the facility and animals
- Utilize proficiency with Microsoft Office to maintain accurate water quality data
- Use strong interpersonal skills in a team environment to achieve animal and trainer goals
0-5 years of experience
Research, develop & present educational materials for public presentations
- Perform public training presentations
- Run audio/visual for perform public training presentations
- Train marine mammals
- Husbandry of marine mammals
- Daily care and release of stranded wild marine mammals
0-5 years of experience
- Conducted daily training and husbandry of Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins and a California sea lions
- Lead daily sea lion and dolphin interaction programs
- Played an intricate role in the development of an interactive wade program
- Acted as a mentor for interns and new trainers
- Performed opening duties, which included diet preparations, fish break out, and cleaning
- Utilized public speaking skills in daily educational briefings and classes
- Distributed medications and maintained animal records
- Conducted behavioral ethograms and other research
- Assisted in habitat construction and maintenance
0-5 years of experience
Daily dietary preparation
- Maintaining clean and safe environment for workers and animals i.e. cleaning and water quality testing
- Knowledge of animals and animal behavior modification
- Assist in training sessions and procedures
- Learn and present information about marine mammals in classroom setting
0-5 years of experience
- Collect biological samples and prepare slides for analysis
- Responsible for all aspects of care for multiple species of marine mammals and birds
- Manage guest interactions
- Involved with show development as well the development of a new facility and its educational content
- Involved in molding the social dynamic within a multi species environment
0-5 years of experience
- Primary trainer for 0.1 rescued, neonate bottlenose dolphin
- Responsible for shaping and maintaining voluntary husbandry behaviors and novel cognitive behaviors
- Lead catches for restraints to administer tube feedings and injections
- Conduct assisted feed sessions to condition dolphin to except whole fish through the weaning process
- Responsible for planning daily training and enrichment sessions
- Give educational narratives for public presentations and guest interactions
- Supervise and train a team of volunteers and interns for formula preparation and daily observations
- Assistant trainer for 1.2 resident dolphins; responsible for maintaining established behaviors
0-5 years of experience
- Incorporate use of operant conditioning within training sessions including husbandry and performance behaviors.
- Administer daily medications and vitamins to California Sea lions, Harbor Seals and Grey Seals.
- Assist in weekly veterinary visits through documentation, training or restraining, and sampling.
- Complete daily records regarding animal health, medication or vitamin intake, diet intake, weights, and behavior.
- Daily interaction with guests for better education regarding multiple subjects including husbandry, enrichment, species facts, and training.
- Uphold USDA standards to maintain a clean and safe working environment.
- Work as a team player to provide the ultimate best care for the animal collection.
0-5 years of experience
- Trains and maintains behaviors with species including: sea lions, seals, walruses and otters.
- Assists in facility maintenance, record keeping, enrichment, and diet preparation.
- Participates in our show by acting and interacting with the animals on land and in water.
- Successfully took on the roll of making sure all areas are stocked with proper veterinary supplies.
- Leads animal demonstrations via microphone.
- Cleans animal enclosures efficiently and effectively.
- Monitors and observes animal behavior.
- Interacts with guests and answers questions while giving information about the animals and facility.
0-5 years of experience
Preparation of food and supplements for the animals
- Proper cleaning and sanitizing of facility and animal enclosures
- Water quality testing
- Announcing shows and/or running soundboard
- Public education through question and answer periods
- Counting of money received during photo and fish selling sessions
- Free feeding of dolphins
- Learning of how to perform general behaviors with a sea lion
- Training of new staff on fish house rules and responsibilities
- Animal enrichment through play
- General responsibility for all animals in the park
6-10 years of experience
- Primary handler responsible for care and training of multiple bottlenose dolphins for research and Navy work
- Selected as fish house POC and responsible for maintaining preparation areas and diets per regulations
- Participate in wild dolphin health assessments with NOAA in Barataria Bay, Mississippi Sound, and the Brunswick
- Provide rehabilitation care at Marine Mammal Care Center during heavy stranding seasons
- Provide direction to Assistant Animal Trainers and interns
- Maintain daily records of animal behavior and training
- Conduct husbandry sessions with California sea lions
- Conduct operation and maintenance of a variety of boats
- Supervise and participate in SCUBA assisted marine
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