Spent 10 days providing assistance around the farm in keeping piggery sheds clean and ensuring the pigs are constantly fed. Husbandry practices were performed to keep up with industry best practices. The business is a commercial piggery that is generally used for research and also selling pigs for meat sales.

The University of Sydney, Mayfarm Piggery

Student Intern

May Farm Road, Brownlow Hill NSW, Australia

Animal Husbandry

Animal Breeding

Cleaning

Animal Feed

Management of Pigs

Animal reproduction

Internship - Student Intern

Spent 5 days providing assistance around the farm to care for the studs and mares in multiple paddocks. Horses were looked after for the purpose of selling them for racing or to other farmers.

Chanteclair Park

Responsible for creating weekly content across social media platforms including blogs, and subscriber newsletters. Developing content for current and new followers to educate the public about the benefits of a fresh foods diet for dogs.

Lyka Pet Food

Content Marketing Assistant

Camperdown

Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Advanced Studies (Animal Veterinary and Biosciences)

The University of Sydney

Spent 1 week assisting around the centre in preparation for the annual Ocean Care Day Festival. Helped different divisions of the Northern Beaches Council to perform their day-to-day activities such as performing Asset Protection Zone (APZ) Inspections for the Bush Fire team.

Northern Beaches Council (Manly Environment Centre)

Spent 10 days assisting around the farm in the care and husbandry of llamas and alpacas. Helped farm owner with day-today farm work (e.g. clearing weeds around the pond). Socialised with all animals on the farm to ensure they are used to human contact for future visitors.

Alpaca Magic

Spent 6 days across 4 months during the summer to provide assistance during the experimental phases for a PhD student, whose research investigated the applications of virtual fence technology.

The University of Sydney, The Science Dairy Group

Research Assistant

Assisted in developing corporate client’s social media strategy through extensive market research on the latest insights and trends. Developed competitive market audits and created monthly content for clients across corporate industries in Asia. Social media platforms that I’ve worked on include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.

Ogilvy & Mather 

Associate Strategist

Shadowed the Chief Veterinary Medical Officer and the Veterinary Dermatologist who explained different procedures around the hospital. Supported the veterinary nurses around the hospital with in-patient duties.

Michelle Chua / Internship - Student Intern

Student Intern

The University of Sydney, Mayfarm Piggery

Progress

Skills