Lia Swanson

Experience

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  California Polytechnic State University

  Apr 2012 - Oct 2013

  Beef Unit Employee

  Management of client cow synchronization for weekly/ monthly follicular aspiration. Including assisting with collection of ovum from client cow.Managed the synchronization and artificial insemination of outside client cowsManaged the 2012 heifer calving season: oversaw and coordinated six calving groups to ensure all the animals on the enterprise received adequate care and attention pre and post calving in a safe environment conductive to student learning. Monitored the cattle for signs of labor, pulled calves, and monitored the health of mother and calf after birth.Assisted with the Cal Poly Bull Test Enterprise, Cal Poly Bull Test Reproduction Enterprise, Cal Poly Goat Enterprise, Escula Cow/ Calf Enterprise, and with the training of the 2013 calving season managers and enterprise members. Show less

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  Ramini Mozzarella LLC

  Feb 2014 - Aug 2014

  Consultant

  Animal welfare and pasture management consultant to Craig Ramini of Ramini Mozzarella Managed the milking herd of water buffalo including feeding, calf care, calf pen management, milking, and veterinary care of minor injuries

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  Cotati Large Animal Practice

  Apr 2014 - Aug 2014

  Veterinary Assistant

  Assisted veterinarians during appointments and consultations including assisting on house calls Duties included restraint of patients, drawing up and administration of drugs, minor lab work, preparing patients for surgery, assisting with minor surgery, processing cattle, and the preparation for and clean up after appointments Species experience: goats, sheep, cattle (beef and dairy), pigs, horses, and camelids

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  Animal Friends Alliance

  Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

  Offsite/ Mobile Adoptions Coordinator

  Coordinated all mobile adoption events held at offsite locations including preparation of paperwork, materials, management of volunteers, and transportation of all necessary equipment and animals to host locations.Primary Cat Adoption Specialist at mobile adoption events responsible for performing or overseeing all adoptions and communicating contract and post adoptions instructions to adopters.Liaisoned with offsite animal host locations to ensure animals were being taken care of appropriately and that they had the correct animals to fit their needs. Show less

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  ABS Global

  Jul 2017 - Feb 2021

  Embryologist

  Responsible for daily in vitro fertilization media preparation and farm mating scheme.Assisted with the high-volume commercial production of bovine embryos for client transfer and sale.Engaged in improving collaboration and communication within a bilingual team-based environment.Expedited execution of time sensitive procedures to preserve embryo viability during in vitro maturation.Duties included identifying and loading grade 1 and 2 embryos for day 7 and 8 implantation on farm, in vitro fertilization, all activities involved in in vitro maturation up to day 7, cryopreservation of embryos, and identification of viable morula on day 6 for shipment to client farms.Maintained and managed detailed client records on embryo and semen inventory, bull production, and daily production records. Show less

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  IVI RMA GLOBAL

  Apr 2021 - now

  Department Manager

  Duties included semen analyses including concentration, grade, and calculation of total motility of sperm using a Makler counting chamber and morphology, preparation of sperm samples for IVF/ICSI, cryopreservation of sperm including surgically retrieved samples, and preparation of sperm samples for intrauterine insemination.Daily running and maintenance of the Roche Cobas e411 blood analyzer including basic upkeep and trouble shooting.SOP maintenance as well as upkeep of QA, QM, and QC for compliance with CAP and CLIA laboratory regulations for andrology and endocrinology.Application and renewal of laboratory licenses as well as CLIA applications and renewals.Hiring, training, evaluation and competency testing of all andrology/ endocrinology technicians.Managed 7 people in three locations across six laboratories.Facilitated communication between the embryology laboratory, patients, and providers with respect to the andrology and endocrinology laboratories. Show less