David Smith

Experience

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  Chef Du Jour Catering

  Jan 2006 - Aug 2009

  Catering Assistant

  • Extensive collaboration with chef and coworkers; developed persistence in being sociable and polite with clients and coworkers while under pressure. • Recognized for quickly learning new skills and assignments; following detailed instructions.• Multitasking and time management skills crucial in food preparation, delivery and serving.• Reputation for going beyond what is expected to make clients happy as situations would permit and for reliably filling in for coworkers shifts. • Worked a changing schedule with different hours and duties each day ranging from meal preparation, delivery and serving to ingredient shopping, refueling vehicles, equipment maintenance and doing inventory checks. Minder weergeven

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  Curry College

  Feb 2010 - Jan 2012

  Grounds Crew - Buildings and Grounds

  • Would assist in setting up/ breaking down bleachers, moving tables chairs etc. from one building to another for gatherings or events.• In spring would operate lawn mowing equipment, saws, gardening shears, grass/ fertilizer distributors and weed-whackers.• In autumn did raking, leaf-blowing of roads/ walkways, disposal of fallen branches and debris, maintained trails.• In the winter would shovel and salt/ de-ice walkways.• Copious amounts of litter pick up. Walked across entire campus property cleaning up parking lots and heavily wooded (sometimes thorny) side areas where wind would accumulate debris. (Area regularly trashed after games, events and college parties over holiday's and weekends). • Got up to go to work at 6am when nearly everyone else on campus was asleep and I would work outdoors regardless of weather conditions to fulfill my responsibility. • I came to appreciate that regardless of what my job responsibilities happen to be at the time I take pride in my work and will aim to exceed expectations. Minder weergeven

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  Kenmont and Kenwood Camps

  Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  Camp Counselor

  • Responsible for supervising campers (early teen age group) and maintaining a safe and fun environment for both them and staff.• Looked after groups of 10 to 12 children in a “bunk”/ wood cabin and got them to and from scheduled activities and meals on time.• Helped manage and diffuse camper concerns, disagreements or potential bullying, provide first aid and escort campers to nursing staff for injury or illness as needed. • Worked as a team utilizing open communication and assisted the activity specialist staff (music, art, rock climbing, primitive camping, firecraft etc.) where possible. • Served as a positive role model at all times while keeping the campers entertained and enabling a constructive but fun atmosphere.• I worked for two back-to-back 1 month long sessions with a different groups of campers. Being a 24-hour job working with kids (had to keep campers in line at night in the bunks) with an hour off each day and a few days off each session it taught me to have a lot of patience. • Time management skills were learned as all activities were based on a set schedule. Minder weergeven

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  Spencer Gifts

  Jan 2011 - Sept 2011

  Sales Associate

  • Responsibilities included working a cash register, restocking / displaying merchandise according to company floor plans, mopping and frequent rounds of the store to maintain displays. • Greeted all customers in a friendly manner to make them feel welcome/ know we are energetic and attentive to discourage shoplifting and would also ask if they would like any assistance while informing of current sales and promotions.• Position required doing some research on own time to familiarize and to become more knowledgeable about offered products to better assist customers. • Positive attitude, sense of humor and friendly demeanor necessary to keep store energy up and lively to attract and maintain youthful customer base. Minder weergeven

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  Museum of Science, Boston

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2013

  Firefly Watch Volunteer

  • Contributed seasonal research data on various species of fireflies identified by their characteristic bio-luminescence patterns (along with the surrounding habitat and environmental conditions) to the Boston museum of science's firefly watch team.• Volunteered because I enjoy making field observations and in the hopes that a larger pool of data for the museums researchers would assist in identifying patterns from environmental conditions and the impact humans land development, pesticides, lawn care etc. have on these captivating summer insects. Minder weergeven

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  Curry College

  Sept 2012 - Jan 2013

  Safety Shuttle Driver; Dormitory Security Desk - Public Safety

  • Assisted building residents with minor dormitory disputes and issues, questions regarding rules and would get them in touch with appropriate authority if further action needed. • Ensured reports and Nextel pager handed in to public safety office nightly.• Performed I.D. and bag inspections at building entrances; kept meticulous records of residents and guests entering between 7pm and 3am.• Reputation for consistent work despite extensive hours and for appropriately handling violations as they arise. • Vigilant for long hours maintaining awareness of building entrance and suspicious behavior (frequently dealt with encounters of individuals who were drunk or under the influence of various substances) to maintain a safe environment in an often volatile college evening setting. • Drove the late night safety shuttle on weekends doing regular rounds across the campus making sure students were safely reaching their destinations regardless of what their attitude or sobriety may be at the time. Minder weergeven

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  Urban Wildlife Rehabilitation Inc.

  Aug 2013 - Feb 2014

  Wildlife Care Intern/ Volunteer

  • Thoroughly cleaned and sanitized a variety of wild animal enclosures.• Adherance to strict hygiene standards and precautionary safety measures.• Maintained charts and log documentation for medications and treatments.• Assessed eating habits and behavior to assist in diagnosing illness and monitoring animals recovery.• Preparation of individual animals particular feed and water types/ amounts daily.• Practiced proper workspace safety and awareness to prevent injury to personnel or wildlife.• Species worked with: Squirrels, Raccoons, Foxes, Skunks, Porcupines, Opossums. Minder weergeven

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  Hickory Pet Inn

  Apr 2014 - Jul 2014

  Kennel Staff

  • Restraint and handling of various breeds, sizes and temperaments of dogs and cats.• Administered and recorded prescribed medications. • Husbandry tasks such as exercising, feeding and bathing animals.• Sanitized animal enclosures, bowls, toys and bedding.• Kept track of individual owners special instructions for pets specialty diets or required therapeutic care.• As a side responsibility I also performed crematory duties for the associated veterinary hospital. Required ability to lift animals up to 80 lbs and to assemble ash-containing, wooden memory boxes for owners. Minder weergeven

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  BJ's Wholesale Club

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2015

  • Responsibilities included being knowledgeable/ answering questions about products and/or making pairing recommendations in a polite and courteous manner with a very wide variety of customers.• Sliced deli meats and cheeses to specified thickness and weight according to customer preference and wrapped product in a specific neat and appealing manner.• Restocked, sanitized and reset display cases daily to maintain food-service-level cleanliness and neat, professional appearance.• Disassembled, cleaned and reassembled slicers at close of business and between certain messier products. • Brought in/ labeled/ and inventoried supply load and rotated products so oldest is sold before new to reduce loss.• Mopped up and sanitized and polished all surfaces at close of business. Minder weergeven • Responsibilities included being knowledgeable/ answering questions about products and/or making pairing recommendations in a polite and courteous manner with a very wide variety of customers.• Sliced deli meats and cheeses to specified thickness and weight according to customer preference and wrapped product in a specific neat and appealing manner.• Restocked, sanitized and reset display cases daily to maintain food-service-level cleanliness and neat, professional appearance.• Disassembled, cleaned and reassembled slicers at close of business and between certain messier products. • Brought in/ labeled/ and inventoried supply load and rotated products so oldest is sold before new to reduce loss.• Mopped up and sanitized and polished all surfaces at close of business. Minder weergeven

  • Deli Clerk

    Jan 2015 - Sept 2015

  • Deli Clerk

    Sept 2014 - Jan 2015
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  SoBran BioScience

  Sept 2015 - Jun 2018

  Animal Care Technician I + II

  • Maintained daily records of husbandry tasks, environmental parameters of animal rooms, incoming transfer animals and cage changes.• Inspected each enclosure in assigned rooms for adequate food and water, new litters of pups and flagged cages with sick or injured animals for Veterinary staff.• Weaned young animals that reached proper stage of development and maintained corresponding breeder cage logs. • Performed internal room transfers, export box-ups, colony reduction labeling, ear tag, ear punch and tail tattoo identification per investigator requests.• Exported ear punch and tail snip samples for genotyping.• Monitored select animal weights and/or took caliper tumor measurements (Excel spreadsheets) upon lab requests for certain studies.• Monitoring special and restricted diet/ fasting cages. Notifying Investigators if special H2O levels low (if not stocked in refrigerator) or refilling to specified levels if standing request approved and solution on hand• Trained to perform Intraperitoneal injections and mandibular blood collection.• Operated euthanasia station and disposed of BL2 level biohazardous waste with BL3 safety practices.• Performed routine restocking, sanitation and decontamination of rooms. • Loaded and unloaded autoclave equipment sterilizer and performed routine testing. • Operated water bottle filling station to assist facility running smoothly. • Worked solo on a rotating weekend schedule in addition to typical work week duties. • Occasionally selected as member of team to perform Quality Assessment inspections of other nearby animal facilities. • Species worked with include Mice, Rats, Hamsters, Guinea pigs. Minder weergeven

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  Brigham & Women's Hospital; Center for Comparative Medicine

  Jun 2018 - Jan 2024

  Veterinary Technologist

  • Regular duties include clinical rounds of several research animal facilities and frequently acting as a communications liaison between attending veterinarians, facility management and the lab researchers about their animals health status, study updates, protocol compliance etc. • Use of partners paging system, insight research portal, cloud server-based veterinary team exam logs, phone and Email correspondence. • Isoflurane anesthesia, rodent nail and teeth trimming, fecal Sampling, IP, IV, IM, PO, SubQ injections.• Developed and streamlined a digital animal health exam record system (on REDCap platform) for securely logging detailed records, viewing data analytics/ trends, exporting customized reports, visual graphs and auto-Emails to lab clients. Presented on the program's capabilities at national lab animal research convention in Denver, Colorado. • Attended and presented at scientific journal club meetings. Involved critical thinking, group participation and presenting informative/ thought provoking power-points based on recent scientific publishings to small (4-12 people) groups. • Collaboration between separate nearby facilities veterinary technician teams and the veterinarians for weekly clinical meetings. Think-tank style setting of vet techs and our four veterinarians with the director of the veterinary department to come up with innovative ways to improve procedures and routine tasks, address any issues, identify potential areas for improvement.• Updating standard operating procedure documents to be understandable by all staff without gaps in procedure explanations or confusing jargon. • Responsible for organizing semi-annual colony health surveillance for environmental sampling/ testing of facility caging racks. Minder weergeven

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  REI

  Dec 2018 - Aug 2019

  Retail Sales Specialist

  • Greeted and held conversation with potential customers regarding their outdoor hobbies and interests. • Offered knowledge, assistance and product reccomendations based on their activity level, preffered hobbies and any ongoing sales promotions.• Assessed the condition of customers feet for corrective insole recommendations and took measurements to properly fit hiking boots.• Tasked with familiarizing self with large range of outdoor hobby equipment, camping gear and related services offered by company.• Research and compare stocked products, brands and their features to better enhance knowledge base, reccomendation/ product locating efficiency and customer experience.• Restock and reset displays on large sales floor.• Research stock of product and retrieve/ place order or item hold (based on color and available sizes) to customer specifications. • Managing theft-deterrent devices.• Occasional miscellaneous cleaning tasks (sweeping, operating compactor). Minder weergeven

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  Innovive

  Jan 2024 - Dec 2024

  Animal Husbandry Technician

  • Work independently, traveling between 2-5 various client locations per day on a periodically shifting schedule. • Maintain daily logs of husbandry tasks, environmental parameters of animal rooms, animal imports/ exports, breeders, weaned animals, euthanasias and cage changes.• Ear tagging, ear punch, tattoo and tail snip identification/ genotype sample submission.• Routine animal weight and tumor measurement data collection.• Work in several “Hot” rooms requiring additional radioactivity safety trainings and additional PPE/ monitoring requirements.• Inspect each enclosure in assigned rooms for cage floods, adequate food and water, new litters of pups, flagged/wrote up sick or injured animals for the veterinary staff and performed basic treatments.• Mice weaning and colony management database maintenance through softmouse software. • Sanitation responsibilities, routine decontamination of rooms, restocking of supplies and autoclaving/ sterilization of animal enrichment items.• Regular email/ text communication with managers and client points of contact regarding facility operation, additional task requests, coordinating supply inventory etc.• Assisted in training/ on-boarding new staff to proficiency at client sites. Minder weergeven

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  Choice Fitness

  Dec 2024 - now

  Certified Personal Trainer

  -Performing fitness assessments and body composition scans for potential clients.-Writing custom fitness programs for clients based on their personal goals, level of athletecism and any existing injuries or health concerns.-Providing nutrition and corrective exercise guidance.-Instructing daily group training classes.