Arielle Duhon

I am a current employee since 2019 with Alpaca Lane Criations located in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, and in pursuit of furthering my professional experience within Alpaca Farming and Farm management. I have found a love within farming and working directly with animals, particularly Alpacas, and find it to be the most rewarding job position I have ever held. It is my goal and dream to further my career within this realm. In my current position with Alpaca Lane Criations I have developed and built upon my many skills and abilities, listed below are a few examples of such:

• Manage overall operations of a 20-acre alpaca farm of over 40 alpacas
• Created marketing plan including opening farm to the public which increased revenue
• Catalog, sort, & manage inventory and created a plan-o-gram for in-store displays
• Train all new hires, through demonstration and explanation of farm work techniques, animal care, and safety regulations
• Created and implemented a STEAM learning presentation for students at Central Middle School located in Edgewater, Maryland, enriching students’ knowledge of alpaca history, genetics, biology and their animal adaptations
• Maintain buildings, barn stalls, yards, and fences for farm operation while working in any weather conditions
• Administer medications for sick and ailing Alpacas that helped restore their health and livelihood
• Assisted in Alpaca shearing, training, breeding, and birthing

• Experienced farmhand with Alpacas, maintaining barns and pastures
• Adept in Alpaca Shearing, breeding, birthing, and medication administering
• Knowledgeable in Alpaca biology and adaptations with experience in enriching customers and students own knowledge of Alpacas
• Proficient in customer service
• Adroit in Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat, Salesforce, and Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Dexterous MAC OS and PC systems
• Marketing and sales techniques increasing farm revenue
• Ability to lead, delegate, train, and mentor staff