Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Animal Experience
Accomplishments
Certification
Affiliations
References
Timeline
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Gabriela Savage

Rochester

Summary

Devoted and compassionate animal advocate and caretaker, having extensive experience with a diverse group of animals. Proven efficiency in medical skills, animal husbandry, and knowledge of behavioral science and modification. Driven to improve the health and wellbeing of all animals with a particular passition for horses and large animals.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Animal Handler

Empowered Equines
York
11.2019 - Current
  • Volunteering and work experience (barn sitting) including clicker training, grooming, and feeding horses, also mucking out their stalls.
  • Assisting the vet while she is at the barn. Help with restraint, injections, monitoring and helping to clear chokes, and assisting with dentals.
  • Assisting with fundraising for the barn, and selling our products at fair booths.

Animal Care Technician

Banfield Animal Hospital
Concord
05.2023 - 08.2023
  • Injection safety, handling, and administration
  • PE and history taking
  • Surgical and anesthesia assistant
  • X-ray operation
  • Managed office calendar, scheduled appointment, phone calls, checking clients out and setting re-check appointments.
  • Animal care by maintaining clean cages, work spaces, exam rooms, and the operating room.

Barista/Shift Supervisor

Popovers
Portsmouth
11.2018 - 08.2023
  • I began as a as a busser then I promoted to a barista and then a shift supervisor.
  • I gaine experience experine using an espresso machine, drip coffee, and many skills for pastry preparation including using a torch for creme brule.
  • Daily work included communication with customers, taking catering and cake orders over the phone. Working a s team with the other baristas. Handling money and closing registers.
  • Communication teamwork with coworkers and customers.

Animal Care Technician

Hampshire Veterinary Hospital
Amherst
11.2021 - 05.2022
  • Cleaning dog, and cat kennels, feeding, walking dogs, administering medications PO, IM, IV and SQ.
  • Filling prescriptions.
  • Assisting with X-rays, surgery, and checkups.
  • Alone on weekends taking care of hospitalized/ boarding animals.
  • College job

Barista

Aroma Joe's
Somersworth
11.2017 - 02.2019
  • Making Coffee, lattes, energy drinks, and teas.
  • Cashier.
  • Handling money, closing registers and the store alone.

Animal Handler

York's Animal Kingdom
York
06.2017 - 11.2018
  • Pony rides for kids, camel rides, grooming, feeding, and washing ponies.
  • Communicating with many types of people (kids, adults, from the area, and foreigners).

Education

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - Veterinary Medicine

Ross School of Veterinary Medicine
St. Kitts
05-2027

Pre-Vet -

UMass Amherst
Amherst, MA
07.2025

Pre-Vet -

Becker College
Leicester, MA
05.2021

Skills

  • Teamwork
  • Communication
  • Pet CPR
  • Animal handling and training
  • Physical exam skills
  • Medication administration (PO, IM, SQ, IV)
  • X-ray and surgical skills

Languages

  • English

Animal Experience

  • Horse Dentistry, Assisted a veterinarian in doing a dental check-up on horses.
  • Dog Breeding, Learned how to care for puppies and adult breeding dogs.
  • Dog Grooming, Over 150 hours of grooming experience.
  • Animal Handling, Experience handling various species and breeds of animals.
  • Shadowing in Vet Clinic, Observed routine check-ups and surgeries.
  • Restraint, Learned the basics of animal restraint.
  • Injections, Experience with injections began in high school.
  • X-ray and Surgery, Training in the radiology department.
  • Horse Training, Learned about equine behavior and training.

Accomplishments

  • Ross: made presidents list in four of five semesters and dean’s list for one semester. Gross anatomy teaching assistant and coordinator for all gross anatomy teaching assistants
  • UMass: made dean’s list
  • Becker: made Dean’s list

Certification

  • Bachelors in Veterinary Science

Affiliations

  • GA teaching assistant
  • Member of Equine Club
  • Member of Surgery club
  • Member of Pathology club

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Animal Care Technician

Banfield Animal Hospital
05.2023 - 08.2023

Animal Care Technician

Hampshire Veterinary Hospital
11.2021 - 05.2022

Animal Handler

Empowered Equines
11.2019 - Current

Barista/Shift Supervisor

Popovers
11.2018 - 08.2023

Barista

Aroma Joe's
11.2017 - 02.2019

Animal Handler

York's Animal Kingdom
06.2017 - 11.2018

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - Veterinary Medicine

Ross School of Veterinary Medicine

Pre-Vet -

UMass Amherst

Pre-Vet -

Becker College

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