1. REBECCA MITCHELL
5802 NE 21st Amarillo,TX| Mobile: 806-584-8761| RAPIKE07@gmail.com
SUMMARY
Eager to secure employment in an animal care setting. Enthusiastic, self-motivated, hard-
working, goal-driven, service oriented, resourceful, and highly organized individual with
exceptional attention to detail, and excellent communication skills, seeks opportunity to continue
on a path of animal care and conservation.
EXPERIENCE
Petsmart, Amarillo,TX 03/2014 to current
Pet Care Associate
Part of a team dedicated to assisting customers and caring for animals housed in the store.
 Responsible for all opening tasks involving animal welfare
 Tasks included food preparation, animal feedings, habitat maintenance, fish system
maintenance, diagnosing and correcting water conditions of fish system, administering
medications to sick animals, caring for wounds of injured animals, labeling and
quarantining all new animals, caring for animals up for adoption, answering customers
questions or concerns about their pets, helping to diagnose and correct customers
aquarium issues, assisting customers with habitat set up for a new pet, complete pet
sales, occasionally on register.
Amarillo Zoo, Amarillo, TX 03/2011 to 05/2014
Zoo Volunteer
Partner with Lead Zoo Keepers to ensure highest standards of care for all Amarillo Zoo animals.
 Responsible for a variety of tasks including: food preparation, animal feedings, exhibit
maintenance, animal grooming, and interaction with zoo guests
 Design enrichment treats to engage animals
 Ensure supplies are properly maintained and distributed as needed
 Practice proper sanitization techniques to ensure animals are kept in a suitable
environment
 Monitor animals and report abnormal behavior
 Deliver volunteer training to new zoo volunteers
 Assist with zoo events, in order to, educate the public on subjects related to the animals,
the zoo’s conservation mission, and address safety issues in a way that reflects positively
on the zoo
Amarillo College, Amarillo, TX 02/2013 to Current
Testing Lab Assistant
 Proctor exams
 Responsible for monitoring students in testing facility
 Record organization
 Data entry
 Documentation of students exam, homework and quiz grades
 Phone call navigation
 Creating of documents

2.  Assisting students and instructors
EDUCATION
Amarillo College, Amarillo, Texas
A.S. Biology 08/2014