Cindy Smidt

Cindy Smidt

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Science Engagement Officer at Wellcome Connecting Science Public Engagement

  • Education

    • College of West Anglia

      2010 - 2012
      Animal management Distinction

      Activities and Societies: Volunteering in the Small Animal Unit and on the Farm. I obtained an Extended Diploma in Animal Management

    • Anglia Ruskin University

      2012 - 2016
      Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Zoology upper second
  • Experience

    • QD Stores Ltd.

      Nov 2009 - Apr 2011
      Sales Assistant
    • Scampers

      Apr 2011 - Jan 2015
      Pet care advisor

      Advising customers on the following in regards of their domesticated pets:- Nutrition- Behaviour- Grooming

    • Anglia Ruskin University

      Sept 2012 - Jul 2016
      Zoology Student
    • Moreton Hall Veterinary Centre

      Feb 2015 - Sept 2016
      Pet care advisor
    • Greenwillows Associates Ltd

      Aug 2015 - Sept 2016
      Ecological consultant

      - Destructive searches, actively looking for endangered species on a construction site. Completed after an initial survey and initial relocation of species was performed- Placement of longhorn traps with intention to survey water voles- Great Crested Newt surveys: use of bottle traps, torching and netting- Bat surveys: dawn and dusk

    • Sainsbury's

      Jul 2016 - Mar 2017
      Sales Assistant

      Counters assistant - Employed on fish and meat counter, cheese, hot foods, Deli and bakery.

    • University of Cambridge

      Mar 2017 - Dec 2018
      Animal Care Technician

      Caring for Huntingtons diseased mice.

    • Agenda Life Sciences

      Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
      Animal Care Technician
    • Wellcome Sanger Institute

      Feb 2019 - Mar 2022

      Working within a team on Plasmodium Berghei lifecycle. Caring for Anopheles stephensi.

      • Advanced Research Assistant

        Nov 2019 - Mar 2022
      • Animal Care Technician

        Feb 2019 - Nov 2019
    • Wellcome Connecting Science Engagement and Society

      Mar 2022 - now
      Science Engagement Officer
  • Licenses & Certifications