ALICIA RICKABAUGH

37 Barfarm Drive, Port Matilda PA, 16870 | adr5205@psu.edu | 814-574-7456 OBJECTIVE To receive a Dairy Manager or Service Specialist position.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

SKILLS Can take blood Artificial insemination- will receive certificate in November Can inject vaccinations TEAM WORK Can work with other farm hands to complete tasks Move and milk cows Clean stalls and feeding LEADERSHIP Lab technician for Dr. Heinrichs a Professor in Dairy Animal Sciences In charge of teaching and leading other undergraduates with research protocols Managing the lab and ensuring it will pass for inspection

EXPERIENCE

FARM ASSISTANT | PENN STATE UNIVERSITY DAIRY | MAY-SEPTMBER 2013 DAIRY BARNS UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802 Fed and Vaccinated Calves Assisted in the Dairy Parlor HEAT CHECKER | DR. PATE, PROFESSOR OF REPRODUCTIVE PHYSIOLOGY| JAN 2012- PRESENT 318 AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND INDUSTRIES BUILDING UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802 Detection of bovine heat cycles Ag Progress Days-Volunteered in the Ag building at the stations of mice gametes and chicken embryos Various education speakers and seminars present their findings of the bovine reproductive system Hands on experience dissecting bovine reproductive tract

FARM ASSISTANT | BARFARM REGISTERED HERDFORDS | SUMMER 2007PRESENT HALFMOON VALLEY ROAD, PORT MATILDA PA, 16870 My job entailed hay bailing, Cleaning stalls, feeding animals, gardening, picking rocks, and building fences. Heat Checker

LAB TECHNITION | DR. HEINRICHS, PROFESSOR OF DAIRY AND ANIMAL SCIENES | OCT 2011-PRESENT 324 HENNING BUILDING UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802 Collected various samples from dairy cows Preformed and analyzed various protocols for PHD students Educated undergraduates how to conduct their own protocols and various protocols for PHD students Examined and dissected calves In charge of managing the lab and preparing it for inspection INDEPENDENT STUDY | DR. HEINRICHS, PROFESSOR OF DAIRY AND ANIMAL SCIENCES | JUNE 2013-PRESENT 324 HENNING BUILDING UNIVERSITY PARK, PA 16802 Effects of whole oats versus pellets on particle size of rumen contents and feces in dairy calves The objective of this project is to determine the degree to which whole oats versus pellets are masticated and digested, by measuring particle size of rumen contents and feces. Collected and analyzed multiple samples Used particle size separator for analysis

EDUCATION

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UNIVERSITY PARK PA, 16802 Major: Animal Sciences (Science Option) Expected graduation date: 12/21/2013 Current GPA: 3.4 Deans list: Spring and Fall 2012, Spring 2013 Related coursework: Techniques in Livestock Reproduction (An Sci 432), Dairy Management (An Sci 310), Advanced Dairy Management (An Sci 410). Study Abroad: Equine Studies (An Sci 499A) in Paris and Normandy, France

COMMUNICATION

Delivered Presentations for various research projects

LEADERSHIP

Labe technician for Dr. Heinrichs Manage the lab and prepare it for inspection Educate undergraduates lab protocols and assays

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