East Windsor, CT 06088 (860) 623-5970 tc10cb65c@westpost.net OBJECTIVE To obtain employment as a Veterinarian Assistant with an organization offering opportunities to learn and grow in my chosen profession. EDUCATION Currently a student of distant learning with Penn Foster. I am working through their Veterinary Technician program, an AVMA accredited program. At the end of my first semester I was able to maintain a GPA of 3.0 while working a fu ll time management job. Graduated from Northern Maine Technical College, Presque Isle Maine, with an Ass ociates Degree in Science, majoring in Drafting Technologies in 1992 with honors and on the Deans List. CAREER STRENGTHS * Work well both independently and in a team setting * 15+ years of customer service experience * Pharmacy experience - reading and filling prescriptions,familiar with DEA stan dards and laws regarding the dispensing of medications, and tracking of controll ed substances * Have practical skills in animal handling grew up on a farm, spent 6 years in 4-H and currently maintain several species of farm and companion animals on our small farm in East Windsor * Well schooled in clerical duties answering phones, filing, and scheduling app ointments FIELD EXPERIENCE * Assisted in a NGT procedure * Assisted veterinarian in cranial x-rays * Have given IM injections EMPLOYMENT HISTORY KAMANS WINES & LIQUORS - East Windsor,CT 06088 1999-2010 * Manager Payroll, bank deposits, ordering products, working with sales represe ntatives, employee maintenance, receipt and payment of business related invoices. Have gained pro ficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and internet searches for industry related information. * Customer service Stocking shelves, checking in orders and putting them away, cashier, assisting customers in product selection and maintaining a clean environment for our cus tomers. BROOKS PHARMACY - East Windsor, CT 06088 1997-1999 * Key Cashier Acted as Assistant Manager of store related jobs from orders, emp loyee maintenance and customer service. * Pharmacy Technician Worked directly with Pharmacist taking phone orders from medical facilities and drop off prescriptions from customers. Assisted in filling prescriptions in bo th pill and liquid format. Assisted in maintenance of pharmacy inventory (organizing medications, rotatio n of medication inventory tracking expiration dates and disposal of expired medications).