Experience

• 

  Scarborough college, university of toronto

  May 1973 - Aug 1974

  Laboratory animal technician

  Provide animal care for teaching and research animals.Maintain the aquatics laboratory.Assist researchers.

• 

  Central animal facility, ontario veterinary college, universty of guelph

  Sept 1974 - Aug 1979

  Laboratory animal technician

  Provide animal care for a wide variety of animals used for teaching and research.Assist veterinarians who were treating animals.Vaccinate random source animals.Worked in the P-3 facility when needed.Maintained the quarantine facility.Was responsible for pound procurement of dogs and cats.

• 

  Hospital for sick children

  May 1977 - Apr 1978

  Research technician

  Study on the effects of Vitamin D on spinal development Administer colour-coded solutions to weaner pigsRecord weight gain and body lengthTake blood samplesStudy conducted at Ontario Veterinary College

• 

  Department of nutrition, university of guelph

  Sept 1979 - Apr 1985

  Animal care technician/teaching assistant

  Provide animal care for teaching animals.Provide animal care for research animals during holiday breaks.Weigh animals and feed experimental diets.Assist students when needed.

• 

  Department of psychology, university of guelph

  May 1980 - Apr 1985

  Research technician/teaching assistant

  Conduct experiments in Animal Learning and Behavior.Program electro-mechanical research equipment.Program and use real time computer system in studies.Maintain and repair electonic equipment.Maintain experimental animals.Observational studies.Assist graduate students with design and conduct of their studies.Instruct undergraduate students on care and handling of experimental animals.

• 

  Veterinary services branch, ontario ministry of agriculture and food

  Mar 1984 - Apr 1984

  Researcher

  Conduct a literature search and review on the status of current research concerning the Welfare of Farm Animals.Prepared and submitted a report.

• 

  Department of psychology, nippissing university

  Sept 1985 - Apr 1986

  Laboratory instructor

  Teach the laboratory section for a course in Neuro-Physiology.Prepare course work.Deliver lectures.Instruct and assist students with the techniques of stereo-taxic brain surgery in rats.Grade laboratory work and papers.

• 

  Department of psychology, university of toronto

  Nov 1986 - Dec 1988

  Research technician/laboratory instructor/teaching assistant

  Conduct Animal Behavior experiments with Burmese Red Jungle Fowl.Maintain the department's breeding flock and manage the incubators to maintain a constant supply of subjects.Program electro-mechanical and electronic equipment to conduct experiments.Set up and use audio-visual equipment for observational studies.Conduct feeding behavior experiments with rats using Morphine, Heroine, Meth-amphetamine and Methadone.Perform stereo-taxic surgeries on rats for drug studies.Design experimental apparatus for behavior studies.Teaching duties: Animal Behavior, Animal Learning. Show less

• 

  Toronto nature centre/animal wranglers-canada

  Aug 1987 - Aug 1993

  Animal care/animal wrangler

  Animal care for a collection of reptiles and amphibiansSetup for a summer educational campRenovate and setup a store for educational products and aidsWork the sales counterRenovate and setup company officeWrangle animals for film, commercials and educationKevin Sullivan/Disney Productions; "Looking for Miracles", "rattle snake" scenesPeacock scenes for a fertilizer commercialRabbit scenes for a department store chainBullfrog scenes for national fast-food chainHandle and demonstrate various reptiles for Hamilton Sportsmen Show Show less

• 

  Sscan technologies, safety supply canada

  Apr 1990 - Aug 1991

  Scott airpac repair technician

  Repair and upgrade self contained breating apparatus manufactured by Scott Aviation.Perform hydrostatic tests on air cylinders as required by Transport Canada.Receive and document items sent in for repairs.Package shipments and prepare Dangerous Goods shipping paperwork.Customer relations.

• 

  Forster's arabians

  Jun 1992 - now

  Owner / manager

  Maintain the family farm and harvest 70+ acres of hay.Daily care for up to 73 horses and ponies, 100+ ornamental pheasants (11 species) and 100+ fancy chickens (24 varieties).Animal Health and farrier careExamine and select animals for purchase at auctions.Prepare and show animals at horse shows.Determine breedings and handle stallions.During foaling season maintain vigils and assist when needed.Hand raise orphaned/abandoned foalsPrepare and submit, stallion reports, breeding certificates and applications for transfer and registration.Used a JCB backhoe and a skid steer to reclaim overgrown pastures and drain seasonal ponds (Farmscaping)Used loader tractors to handle round and large square bales.Customer [email protected][email protected] Show less