Emily Koch
@emilykoch
Elephant Specialist at White Oak Conservation, focused on elephant management and welfare, with experience training staff and refining protocols.
United StatesWhat I'm looking for
At White Oak Conservation, I work as an Elephant Specialist, drawing on six years specializing in elephant management and welfare. My work in animal care has also included training interns and new employees and developing and refining operational protocols.
Earlier, I worked as an Elephant Keeper and Ungulate Keeper at Wildlife Safari, and as a research technician I collected wildlife and vegetation data and assisted with animal care. I’m interested in applying my animal care and welfare experience, research background, and transferable skills in new industries and professional environments.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Worked as Elephant Specialist at White Oak Conservation.
Worked as Elephant Keeper at Wildlife Safari.
Worked as Ungulate Keeper at Wildlife Safari.
Worked as Daycare Attendant at TAILS A WAGGING.
Worked as Kennel and Daycare Attendant at Northwest Kennels and Daycare.
Used standard vegetation sampling techniques such as DBH, canopy height, basal area, ect. Identified plant specimens to species to measure forage abundance. Collected observational data on deer activity and interactions for hours at a time. Constructed pens made of mesh and hotwire, loaded and transported captive deer in a trailer, assisted in general care of the deer, used telemetry in emergent s
Assisted in the raising and care of white-tailed deer and mule deer fawns, including giving vaccinations, ear tagging, bottle feeding, and various training exercises. Oversaw health of a large adult herd of captive mule deer and black-tailed deer, weighed and ground biomass using a Wiley Mill, collected biomass and forest measurements for future white-tailed/mule deer nutrition project.
New order entry and order confirmation using Khameleon, survey distribution.
Worked as Customer Administrator at Alfred Williams & Company.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Washington State University
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Wildlife Ecology
2011 - 2015
Tech stack
Software and tools used professionally
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United StatesAuthorized to work in
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