Mara Elise Kowalski

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Registered Veterinary Technician with 7 years of experience across emergency, specialty, and general practice settings in North Carolina. Skilled in anesthesia monitoring, surgical assistance, and internal medicine diagnostics with a focus on exotic and small-animal patients. Reduced post-operative complication flags by 18% at current clinic through a revised recovery-room monitoring protocol.

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Senior Veterinary TechnicianMar 2020 - Present

Triangle Veterinary Specialists, Raleigh, NC

Led anesthesia induction and monitoring for 400+ orthopedic and soft-tissue surgeries annually, maintaining a 99.6% adverse-event-free record over four consecutive years.
Developed and rolled out a controlled-substance log audit checklist adopted clinic-wide, reducing DEA documentation discrepancies from 11 per quarter to zero within 90 days.
Mentored 4 new graduate technicians through a 12-week onboarding program, cutting average time-to-independent-practice from 16 weeks to 11 weeks.

Veterinary Technician IIJun 2017 - Feb 2020

Cary Animal Emergency Center, Cary, NC

Triaged and stabilized an average of 35 critical patients per shift in a 24-hour emergency facility, including trauma, toxicology, and respiratory distress cases.
Performed in-house diagnostics — CBC, chemistry panels, urinalysis, and digital radiography — cutting external lab turnaround time by 62% for urgent cases.
Managed IV catheter placement and fluid therapy for ICU patients, maintaining a catheter-site infection rate of 0.4%, well below the 1.2% national benchmark.

Veterinary Technician IAug 2015 - May 2017

Morrisville Family Animal Clinic, Morrisville, NC

Assisted in 15–20 wellness and surgical appointments daily, supporting a three-doctor practice serving approximately 3,200 active patients.
Implemented a vaccine reminder callback system that improved annual wellness visit compliance from 61% to 79% over 14 months.
Handled client discharge education for post-surgical and chronic-disease patients, contributing to a 4.8/5.0 average client satisfaction score on post-visit surveys.

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Anesthesia Monitoring & InductionSurgical Assistance & Instrument HandlingDigital Radiography (DR) & Ultrasound PositioningIV Catheter Placement & Fluid TherapyIn-House Diagnostics (CBC, Chemistry, UA)Controlled Substance Handling & DEA ComplianceExotic & Small Animal RestraintRegistered Veterinary Technician (RVT) — NC License #RVT-28741Fear Free Certified Professional (FFCP)

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