Taylor Thoele

Experience

• 

  Douglas-Hart Nature Center

  May 2016 - Aug 2016

  Volunteer

  Built bat boxes/birdhouses to place around the nature center.Mulched the trails.Cut and removed invasive honeysuckle.Pulled weeds and aided in various tasks at their garden.Participated in beekeeping.

• 

  Airport Steakhouse

  Jan 2017 - May 2019

  Hostess/Cashier

  Assigned patrons to tables suitable for their needs and according to rotation so that servers receive an appropriate number of seatings.Maintained contact with kitchen staff, management, serving staff, and customers to ensure that dining details are handled properly and customers' concerns are addressed.Received and recorded patrons' dining reservations.

• 

  Courtyard by Marriott

  May 2019 - Mar 2022

  Guest Service Agent

  Posted charges, such those for rooms, food, liquor, or telephone calls to computers.Kept records of room availability and guests' accounts.Answered inquiries pertaining to hotel services, guest registration, and travel directions, or make recommendations regarding shopping, dining, or entertainment.Greeted, registered, and assigned rooms to guests.Made and confirmed reservations.Assisted in laundry and maintenance of the hotel.

• 

  Treehouse Wildlife Center

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Wildlife Rehabilitation Intern

  Daily cage cleaning and maintenance of work areas and crates.Daily feeding of all resident, orphaned, and injured animals.Participation in animal physical exams and medications.Diet preparation, including diets for raptors and other carnivores.Assisted in animal rescues, releases, and routine veterinary procedures. Communicated effectively with the public on wildlife issues and conservation.

• 

  Loving Paws Pet Clinic

  Aug 2021 - Apr 2022

  Veterinary Assistant

  Interacted with clients regarding animals’ health, concerns, education on treatment protocol and general/medical procedures.Collected specimens from patients for labratory anaylsis for parasites, blood analysis, and culture.Assisted during examinations and surgeries. Kept track of patient’s vital rates.Restrained animals for examination.Dispensed medications as prescribed by the veterinarian.Kept an accurate history of patients.Gave subcutaneous injections to patients. Performed x-rays and ultrasounds on patients. Show less

• 

  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  Research Assistant

  Crop Sciences

• 

  ADM

  Mar 2022 - now

  • Scientist I

    Feb 2023 - now

  • Laboratory Technician

    Mar 2022 - Feb 2023