Jan C. Batten has over 15 years of experience as an animal technician. She has a Bachelor's Degree in Animal Science and is a certified Laboratory Animal Technician. She has worked in both research laboratories and veterinary environments, gaining skills in animal care, laboratory procedures, surgical assistance, and customer service. Currently, she works as a pet sitter and dog walker, utilizing skills in animal care, communication, and building trust with clients.

1. JAN C. BATTEN
982 Warren Street  Pottstown, PA 19464  610-324-7445 jlabonte18@aol.com.com
 Over 15 years’ experience as an animal technician
 Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science (U. Pgh.)
 Laboratory Animal Technician (ALAT) certified
 Experience working in both research laboratory and veterinary environments
 Researchlab skills include:
o Care and management of high-volume research animal colonies
o Extensive hands-on experience with research procedures, such as: various
animal surgeries, dosing, tissue collection, blood draws, injections, etc.
o Data collection and validation: Animal behavioral assays, rodent
pharmacokinetics evaluations, contact sensitivity studies, etc.
o Environmental maintenance, including disinfection/sanitation
 Veterinary technician skills include:
o Surgical prep
o Injections
o Euthanizing
o Post surgery care
o Customer interactions: Educating pet owners, answering phones,
coordinating adoptions
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Self-employed
Pet Care Giver 2012 to Present
Trusted pet-sitterand dog-walker for localclientele. Demonstrate trust, reliability. Build rapport with owners
and animals.
Randstad Staffing,Assembly Knoll
Temporary Staffing Oct.2014 to Dec.2014
Responsible for timely prepping of large-scale shipments. Efficiently managed packing, wrapping and
sealing of large shipments, ensuring all boxes were ready for scheduled pick-ups. Demonstrated efficiency,
organizationalskills, individual time management,and attention to detail.
Rockland Immunochemocals,Inc. Pottstown,PA
Animal Technician June 2013 to April2014
Responsible for animal husbandry throughout lab. Collected blood and tissue samples, administered
injections, and performed surgeries/procedures. Worked with large and small animals, including goats,
horses,turkeys,chickens,rabbits,mice,rats,guinea pigs
Montgomery County S.P.C.A.
Perkiomenville,PA
Veterinary Technician Dec. 2011 to Dec.2013
Worked side by side with the veterinarian. Clinical responsibilities included: prepping animals for
surgery, intubating, post-surgery care, administering injections and medications, performing
euthanasia. Administrative responsibilities included: Communicating with pet owners, explaining
medication regimens, educating on post-procedure home care, etc., answering phones, scheduling,

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coordinating adoptions.
Chestnut KnollSr. Living Gilbertsville, PA
Home Care Assistant July 2010-July 2011
Worked directly with elderly residents, providing personal assistance. Responsibilities included:
bathing, dressing, and personal hygiene assistance; meal preparation, light housekeeping and
laundry, facilitating exercise, administering medications, taking residents to medical
appointments.
Melior Discovery, Inc.
Exton, PA
Research Associate Apr. 2005-Feb. 2009
Performed rodent pharmacokinetics evaluations. Performed testing procedures, including: hot
plate forced swim test, colonic propulsiontail test, open field retro orbital eye bleeds, food in-take
studies, contact hypersensitivity studies, LPS-Induced Inflammation studies, micturition studies,
Irwin sebum production studies, acetylcholine writhing tests, oral glucose tolerance tests, PTZ
(pentylenetelrazole) formalin tests. Performed PK injections and blood collection. Reviewed
technical validity of special projects and test results. Entered data using Excel, graphed data using
Prism. Maintained disinfection/sanitation throughout the In Vivo lab
Cephalon, Inc. West Chester,PA
Laboratory Technician Oct. 2001- Apr. 2005
High-throughput animal husbandry- managed mouse and rat colonies in a neuroscience research
laboratory. Conducted behavioral and psychopharmacological assays. Conducted various animal
surgeries, dosing procedures, tissue collection. Performed behavioral assays, including sleep
studies and food studies working with rats. Recorded data using Excel. Created PowerPoint
presentations. Provided support in areas of basic animal care, husbandry, environmental
maintenance, and lab disinfection/sanitation.
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES
Operating Systems: MS Windows, Mac OS
Applications: MS Office, including: Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access. Also:
Prism graphs
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Animal Science, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA (2000)