Lee Stroud

I am a trade-level zoo keeper who employs a grounded skillset, demonstrating a breadth of knowledge on a range of taxa and application of best practice principles in the provision of contemporary animal husbandry. This extends to a keen interest in the design and implementation of animal training programs, exampled by recent work incorporating most positive, least intrusive principles for managing animal health care in kangaroos and wallabies that were adopted by round staff.

I embrace the multi-discipline team approach in a workplace, and offer maturity, motivation and flexibility when collaborating amongst work teams in order to facilitate best outcomes. Recent contract roles spanning multiple teams has facilitated refinement and growth in this capacity, and engage in meetings and conversations through actively listening to colleagues, reflecting on stand points and perspectives in a respectful and effective manner while contributing to team goals.

2017

• St Johns- Apply First Aid
• Emergency evacuation and Fire extinguisher training

2015

• Skid steer loader operations
• ABBS Bird Banding C class
• Padi- Advanced Open Water Diving

2000

• Current Victorian Drivers Licence

• 03/01/21, University of Sydney, Kowari research in the desert rangelands of arid Australia at Clifton Hills station, South Australia, Data collection to facilitate a better understanding of the species and its ecology which involved the use of Elliott traps, restraint and identification of a range of arid species, microchipping Kowari’s, pouch checking, collection of morphometric measurements, tissue and faecal sample collection and camera trap review involving the identification of various arid species.
• 04/01/18, Zoos Victoria, Eastern barred Bandicoot surveys at Woodlands Historic Park, Cage trapping, data collection, health checks and data entry.
• 03/01/17, Birdlife and Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Annual bird survey at Newhaven, NT, Species identification by sight and sound (calls), data entry and site navigation in a remote environment using GPS and Avenza Maps.
• 04/01/16, Australian Wildlife Conservancy, Annual fauna survey at Newhaven, NT, Pitfall, funnel and Elliot trapping, capture, restraint and identification of a range of mammals and reptiles and data collection.
• 05/01/10, Monash University, Assessing the impacts of cane toads on biodiversity at various survey sites within ElQuestro Wilderness Park, WA, Participated in a variety of field survey methods including data and sample collection from animals, camera trapping, sand plot trapping, pitfall, funnel and Elliott trapping, boat surveys on various rivers, snorkelling, spotlighting and noosing reptiles.

• Tammika Stasiak, Life Sciences Coordinator- Birds, Healesville Sanctuary 0408 031 727
• Jason Bell, Life Sciences Coordinator- Presentations Team, Healesville Sanctuary 0427 841 945
• Bruce Pascoe, Life Sciences Manager, Alice Springs Desert Park 0432 746 694