Christopher Jayden (CJ) O’Brien
Islington, London
Summary
A dynamic and highly driven individual with vast experience spanning multiple sectors including public, hospitality, charity and private. Currently seeking Business / Sales Development Representative & related opportunities with an organisation that can assist in developing existing transferable practical and academic skills, allowing for opportunity and growth.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Technical Success Executive (Post-Sales Customer Success)
Cortex Tech
London
2025.11 - 2026.03
- Responsible for providing post-sales support to 30+ accounts in order to enhance use of data, commercial inventory, and content management.
- Supervising all videographic and textual learning materials within the Cortex Academy training framework.
- Advising clients in maximising efficiency across the selected product-suite.
IT Technical Salesperson (Apprenticeship)
Pareto
London
2025.12 - 2026.03
- Developed consultative & technical 360 sales fundamentals including lead generation to closing practices.
- Enhanced the skills required for successful pipeline development and objection handling.
- Applied qualification frameworks such as MEDDIC, BANT & MEANSCHATS.
Business Development (Lead Generation)
Maris Interiors
London
2025.07 - 2025.10
- Qualified 100+ new business opportunities within initial three months.
- Consistently surpassed KPI's achieving 166% of monthly target.
- Conducted market research and 200+ outbound calls daily to identity emerging trends and new business.
- Recorded detailed CRM entries from 200+ daily prospecting calls, showcasing engagement strategies tailored for C-suite clients.
- Established relationships with key stakeholders to drive business development.
Education
BA - Business Management
University of East Anglia
2022.09 - 2025.07
A-Levels & BTEC - A Level Economics & Pearson Level 3 BTEC in Applied Science
Highgate Wood Secondary School
2020.09 - 2022.08
GCSE’s - 10 GCSE's
Highgate Wood Secondary School
2015.09 - 2020.08
Skills
- Pipeline development / Lead generation
- Cold calling
- Social selling
- Objection handling
- Sales qualifications MEDDIC, MEDDPICC, BANT & MEANCHATS
- CRM upkeep
- Market research
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills
- Team collaboration
- Great attention to detail
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Resilience
- Leadership
- Strong organisation & time management
- Microsoft 365 suite
Volunteering
- Rough sleepers outreach program
- I actively take part in Islington council’s rough sleepers outreach program by accompanying fellow volunteers and staff on “night walks” aimed at offering varied support to the homeless people we find
- Showcasing care leavers' resilience & achievements photo gallery
- I assisted Islington Council’s social services department in a project showcasing care leavers' resilience and achievements through helping orchestrate a photo gallery event and video presentation in October 2024
- Mount Snowdon charity expedition
- Climbed Mount Snowdon in November 2023 with the University of East Anglia as part of a fundraiser to raise money for underprivileged kids and orphans around the world
Timeline
IT Technical Salesperson (Apprenticeship)
Pareto
2025.12 - 2026.03
Technical Success Executive (Post-Sales Customer Success)
Cortex Tech
2025.11 - 2026.03
Business Development (Lead Generation)
Maris Interiors
2025.07 - 2025.10
BA - Business Management
University of East Anglia
2022.09 - 2025.07
A-Levels & BTEC - A Level Economics & Pearson Level 3 BTEC in Applied Science
Highgate Wood Secondary School
2020.09 - 2022.08
GCSE’s - 10 GCSE's
Highgate Wood Secondary School
2015.09 - 2020.08