1. ALEXIS NICOLE THOMPSON
26 Lake Marion Drive, North Augusta, SC 29841
803/522.2155-thompsona92@outlook.com
Objective:
My goal is to gain a position that increases my experience in the zookeeping and animal care fields, and to apply theseskills to
better care of the animals and spread education both nationally and internationally.
Volunteer
Martinez’s Heartsong Spay and Neuter Clinic(Volunteer) August 2016 – Present
 Direct animal care/husbandry Daily observations
 Enrichment Diet Preparations
 Capture/restraint Neonatal care for kittens
 Filing of documents Assistant DogTrainer
Species workedwith
o Cats Dogs
Internship
Billings’ ZooMontana: North America Department (Internship) January 2016 – July 2016
 Direct animal care/husbandry Daily observations/records
 Enrichment Diet preparation
 Assist in medical exams Prepare and administer medications
 Keeper presentations Assist in creating and providing animal training
 Capture/restraint Finished intern project
 Gut rabbits Skill with pressurewasher
 Experience with weed cutter Trained with snake hook
Species workedwith:
o Grey wolves Green iguana
o Bighorn sheep Virginia opossums
o Grizzly bears Chinchilla
o Laughing kookaburra Savannah monitor
o Red-tail boa constrictor Madagascar day geckos
o African giant millipedes Three banded armadillo
o Green aracari Western hognose snake
o Eastern screech owl Sonoran gopher snake
o White’s tree frog Three toed box turtles
o Corn snake Rubber boa
o Tiger salamanders Uromastyx lizard
o Milk snake Leopard gecko
o Chilean rose hair tarantula Ball python
o Madagascar hissing cockroaches Dubia roaches
Additional animals assistedwith in otherdepartments: Amur tigers, red pandas, Canadian lynx, North American beavers,
North American river otters, American mink, bald eagles, great horned owl,
Cleveland’s North Georgia Zoo & Farm: Farm and Petting Zoo (Internship) May 2013-August 2013
 Direct animal care/husbandry Daily observations
 Diet preparation Neonatal care for Nubian goats and whitetail deer
 Assist in animal rehabilitation Assisting visitors/keeper presentations
Species workedwith:
o Huacaya alpachas Llama
o Nigerian dwarf goats Nubian goats
o Miniaturesilky fainting goats Harlequin sheep
o Shetland sheep Miniature teacup pigs
o Zebu cows White tail deer
o Doves Fan Tail Pigeons
o Chinchillas Hedgehogs

2. Additional animals assistedwith in otherdepartments: Amazon parrots, blue & gold macaw, camel, Scottish highland cows,
fennec fox, sugar gliders, chinchillas, hedgehogs, kinkajou, Virginia opossum, red kangaroo, & Bennett’s wallaby.
Education
Bachelorof Science in Biology
Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC,
Graduated December 2015
GPA:3.199; Dean’s List
Life Scholarship
Miscellaneous
 Affiliate of theAssociation of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) - Student
 Trained in proper lab procedures
 Participated in Contemporary Animal Training in theZoological Setting Workshop, 2015 AZA Mid-year Meeting
 Participated Washington Youth Summit on the Environment (WYSE), George Mason University, Washington D.C.
 Qualified in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint and familiar with Excel
References
MelissaBurns Travis Goebel Jeannine Chambers
Head Zookeeper Head Curator Supervisor
North Georgia Zoo ZooMontana Heartsong Spay and Neuter Clinic
(706)-348-7279 (406)-652-8100 (706)-860-9300