Nicolas Johnston
Lexington,KY
Summary
Highly motivated individual with a proven track record in customer service and sales. Adept at building strong customer relationships and identifying unique needs. Possessing excellent communication and interpersonal abilities. Brings a diverse background that allows for flexibility and adaptability to any challenges that may arise.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Sales Team Lead
Proliferation Marketing
09.2023 - 10.2024
- Direct door-to-door sales position presenting products and services such as wireless cable television, home security systems, and fiber optic internet
- Operated a team of 3-6 representatives within assigned territories throughout KY and south-eastern United States
- Cultivated a positive team culture by encouraging open communication channels, celebrating successes, and recognizing individual achievements.
- Interviewed, hired, and trained new representatives and managed individual team goals through performance evaluations
Business Development Associate
Hera Biolabs
01.2023 - 09.2023
- Hybrid role maintaining advanced technical animal and in vivo imaging responsibilities, as well as fully joining the business development team
- Responsible for contract research and proprietary reagent sales for pre-clinical research companies and universities
- Lead generation, prospecting, and client outreach
- Attended national conferences as a vendor and produced marketing materials such as flyers, ads, and posters
- Experienced with multiple CRM technologies, mainly Pipedrive
Research Associate
Hera Biolabs
07.2021 - 01.2023
- Continued most responsibilities as an animal technician/cell culturist in addition to joining the business development team part-time
- Responsible for the application of in vivo bioluminescence imaging studies, development of in vivo imaging protocols, generation and analysis of imaging data
- Prepared and formulated test articles for study dosing
- Competently trained employees on laboratory animal techniques
- Generated and revised existing marketing materials
Animal Technician/Cell Culturist
Hera Biolabs
07.2020 - 07.2021
- Provided daily husbandry of highly immunocompromised laboratory rats and mice
- Practiced sterile technique during handling of animals for tasks such as restraint, cell inoculation, tumor measurement, oral gavage, IP/SQ injections, jugular/facial bleeds, and tail vein injections
- Proficient in rat and mouse necropsies, anatomy, and the collection and preservation of tissue specimens
- Grew and maintained cell culture colonies for the use of sponsor-based studies, R&D, and cell bank expansion
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Biology (Evolution, Ecology, & Behavior)
Transylvania University
Lexington, KY05.2019
Skills
- Team management
- Fluent in Spanish
- Business development
- Lead development
- Objection handling
- Attention to detail
- Laboratory techniques
- Sample collection
Personal Information
Work Permit: Authorized to work in the US for any employer
Languages
Spanish
Timeline
Sales Team Lead
Proliferation Marketing
09.2023 - 10.2024
Business Development Associate
Hera Biolabs
01.2023 - 09.2023
Research Associate
Hera Biolabs
07.2021 - 01.2023
Animal Technician/Cell Culturist
Hera Biolabs
07.2020 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Biology (Evolution, Ecology, & Behavior)
Transylvania University
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