Azia Houck
Hagerstown
Summary
Dedicated Animal Care Technician with extensive experience at Charles River Laboratories, specializing in animal care and sanitation protocols. Proficient in animal restraint and safety compliance, consistently delivering exceptional care while adhering to regulatory standards. ALAT Certified, currently pursuing LAT certification and enrolled in an online Veterinary Technician program.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Animal Care Technician
Charles River Laboratories
10.2023 - 11.2025
- Enhanced animal well-being by administering daily care and feeding routines.
- Reported signs of illness to veterinary staff, improving animal health monitoring.
- Maintained accurate records, ensuring compliance with animal care regulatory standards.
- Implemented workflow improvements, boosting efficiency of facility operations.
- Animal moves and consolidations
- Animal restraint and hand catching
- Providing environmental enrichment
- Collaborated with research teams to support ongoing studies involving animal subjects, enhancing project outcomes.
- Trained new team members on proper handling techniques and safety procedures in animal care environments.
- Restrained animals safely during exams and procedures.
- Assisted veterinarians with surgeries and treatments, ensuring proper care for animals in need.
- Streamlined inventory management processes for supplies used in daily operations such as food items, medication stockpiles, and maintenance equipment.
- Maintained accurate records of animal care, treatments, and progress, ensuring compliance with regulations.
- Tattoo / animal identification
- Import and exports
- Administering parenteral, injectable and topical medication
- BSL level's 1-3
Front End Manager
Giant Food
03.2021 - 10.2023
- Enhanced customer service by overseeing front end operations and transaction processing.
- Trained team members on effective cash handling and customer engagement techniques.
- Streamlined checkout processes by implementing efficient inventory management practices.
- Analyzed sales reports to identify trends for improved promotional strategies.
- Coordinated staff schedules to optimize coverage during peak shopping hours.
- Monitored cash handling procedures, reducing discrepancies in end-of-day reports.
- Maintained store cleanliness and appearance through effective task delegation.
- Resolved customer complaints promptly to uphold service excellence standards.
Bakery Manager
Giant Food
06.2016 - 03.2021
- Ensured product quality and safety compliance in daily bakery operations.
- Trained staff in baking techniques and exceptional customer service standards.
- Optimized inventory management, significantly reducing waste and improving supply levels.
- Developed new recipes, enhancing product offerings and driving customer satisfaction.
- Coordinated timely ingredient deliveries by maintaining strong supplier relationships.
- Analyzed sales trends to adjust production schedules for improved efficiency.
Education
High School Diploma -
Thomas Johnson High
Frederick, MD05-2008
Skills
- Safety protocols and procedures
- Animal enrichment
- Safety and health precautions
- Vaccine administration
- Safe chemical handling
- Managing paperwork
- Company procedure adherence
- Health monitoring
- Records management
- Animal identification
- Surgical preparation
- Operating [equipment]
- Animal handling
- Animal restraint
- Animal evaluations
- collection and recording
- Time management
- Problem-solving
- Honest and dependable
- Attention to detail
- Multitasking
- Critical thinking
- Excellent communication
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Verbal and written communication
- Human and animal safety
- Team building
Certification
- ALAT - Assistant Laboratory Animal Technician
Timeline
Animal Care Technician
Charles River Laboratories
10.2023 - 11.2025
Front End Manager
Giant Food
03.2021 - 10.2023
Bakery Manager
Giant Food
06.2016 - 03.2021
High School Diploma -
Thomas Johnson High