Robin Höltje


3766 Tupelo, #2902
San Antonio, TX 78229
(210) 349-4520



EDUCATION:

Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA, Veterinary Technician Program.

  • Dean's list

  • Graduated June 2000

  • California Veterinary Technician Exam August 2000


University of Illinois Urbana/Champaign, B. S. in Agriculture, Major in Agricultural Science. Graduated May 1996




WORK HISTORY:

Veterinary Assistant, Adobe Animal Hospital, Los Altos, CA.,July 1996 to June 2000.

  • outpatient services

  • experienced at handling dogs, cats, rodents, rabbits, and ferrets

  • filling prescriptions

  • client education

  • familiar with Ciba Express and Idexx Vet Test

  • radiograpic studies

  • induced and monitored anesthesia for minor procedures

  • venipuncture

  • triage of emergency patients

  • nursing care of hospitalized patients

  • training of new assitants


Animal Care Worker, School of Life Sciences Animal Lab, Burrill Hall, Urbana, Illinois, October 1993 until May 1994

  • daily husbandry care of dogs, rabbits, hamsters, rats, and mice




RELATED EXPERIENCE:

"Mouseketeer" (student helper) for Dr. Lowell Getz in his study of vole and shrew species, Fall 1995, Spring 1996

  • baited and set live traps

  • checked traps and restrained animals for counting


Volunteer Intern at Wolf Park, Battle Ground, Indiana, Summer 1995

  • assisted in foster care of wolf pups

  • helped with animal feeding and enclosure cleaning

  • tour guide, gift shop, park office


Computer skills, comfortable with PC & MacIntosh, email, wordprocessing, AVS