Ryan Garrett Collins

5121SE Airport rd Arcadia, Florida

32466
863-990-3324
ryancollins@softhome.net

Objective:

To seek employment in a veterinary clinic that’s team oriented, positive, and highly motivated

Skills and Qualifications:

Ten years of experience in many aspects of veterinary medicine; accustomed to working in fast
paced daytime practices, high stress emergency hospitals, and mixed practices; work well with
others or by myself; excel in client relations and leadership positions, but always willing to get
hands dirty; extensive experience with Idex, Syner-Med, I-stat-8, Co2 lasers, and Medrex
machines; very comfortable performing microscopic analysis; current rabies titers

Experience:

2004-2005 Veterinary Emergency Clinic Pt. Charlotte, Florida

Lead Technician
* Responsible for patient assessment, client relations, cash drawer, MSDS regulations, treatments,
radiology, cytology, fecals, ear smears, blood stains, urinalysis, inventory, pre-surgical preparation,
post-operative care, and continuing education for staff

2003-2004 Peace River Refuge Center Arcadia, Florida

Head Technician
* Responsible for keeping laboratory and medical supplies up to code for state inspections,
breeding population spreadsheets, visual inspections of 1200 animals, drawing blood from all
rhino herds for lab analysis, daily Okapi urine glucose checks, medicating sick animals, field
radiology, collection/incubation of green jungle fowl eggs, monthly/as needed fecal exams, proper
handling/tagging of all newborns, initial hand raising of pygmy hippos, hand rearing of
bushbucks, enclosure maintenance, artificial insemination, Indian Rhino semen collection/storage,
and continuing education

2002-2003 Veterinary Emergency Clinic Orlando, Florida

Emergency Care Technician
* Responsible for patient assessment, client relations, blood smears, fecal exams, urinalysis,
radiology, cytology, pre-surgical preparation, post-operative care, treatments, client discharge,
blood pressure/EKG monitoring, dentistry, and keeping updated/stocked medical supplies

2000-2002 Pet Care Center Wachula, Florida

Lead Technician
* Responsible for after hour emergency calls, radiology, laboratory work, training new staff, pre-
surgical prep, post-operative monitoring, treatments, client relations, controlled medication logs,
medical inventory, patient discharge, continuing education, dentistry, and medical data entry
1998-2000 Veterinary Emergency Clinic Naples, Florida
Emergency Care Technician
* Responsible for after hour emergency calls, radiology, laboratory work, training new staff, pre-
surgical prep, post-operative monitoring, treatments, client relations, controlled medication logs,
medical inventory, patient discharge, continuing education, and reception

1997-1998 Sw. Florida Veterinary Services Lake Suzy, Florida

Technician
* Responsible for treatments, radiology, microscopic differentials, fecals, ear smears, bloodstains,
urinalysis, inventory, pre-surgical preparation, post-operative, care, and kennel duties

1993-1996 United States Army Fairbanks, Alaska

Specialist-Counter Intelligence
110th Military Intelligence Battalion

1992-1993 Mote Marine Laboratory Sarasota, Florida

Elasmobranchtology/Marine Mammal Research Assistant
* Monitoring sharks, skates, and rays; observing feeding behavior and lab projects/feeding injured
marine mammals (dolphins, manatees, and whales); medicating those who had lobo mycosis

Education:

* South Florida Community College: Biology

* Sante Fe Community College: Undergraduate studies
* University of South Florida: Spanish Language Overseas Program (University of Madrid)
* Desoto County High School: Diploma

Awards/Certificates:

North American Veterinary Conference, Principles in Blood Pressure/EKG Monitoring-2005

Principles of Artificial Insemination, White Oak Okapi Research Center-2004
Small Exotic Animal Emergency Care, Wet Lab and Seminar-Dr. Teresa Lightfoot-2002
Diagnosis and Treatment of Otitis Externa/Media-2002
Setup and Trouble Shooting of Synermed Blood Machines-2001
Use of and Maintenance of Co2 Laser and Equipment-2001
U.S. Army-Equal Opportunity Awareness Certification-1996
U.S. Army-Hazardous Material Safety Data Course-1995
U.S. Army-Overseas Service Medal-1996
U.S. Army- Army Achievement Medals-1995, 1996
U.S. Army-National Service Defense Medal-1993
Daughters of the American Revolution, Good Citizenship Medal-1993
Mote Marine Laboratory, Most Knowledgeable Florida Flora and Fauna-1992

Hobbies:

Scuba diving, wildlife rehabilitation, fossil hunting, and volunteering

Further references furnished upon request