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SalesManager

Lorcan Butler

Bangor,Down

Summary

Cross-Functional collaborator with excellent people management skills to initiate and develop best practice procedures in ECP, GP & HCP engagement as evidenced by 250 presentations in the past 3 years.

KOL Mapping, story-telling and relationship-building with national & international Optometrists & Ophthalmologists, resulting in co-presenting with 6 different regional Neuro-Ophthalmologists across UK & IRL.

Excellent presentation skills at national & international conference/symposia as evidenced by speaking at the European Academy of Optometry and Optics Conference two years consecutively and 5 EMEA countries optometric associations

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience

Work history

Optical Engagement Manager/MSL

The Brain Tumour Charity
Fleet, Hampshire
07.2020 - Current

Highly Clinical field based role, disease state expert in Ophthalmology developing KOL relationships, insight gathering and peer to peer education and engagement.

Project Management Skills- to develop and initiate a strategy to raise awareness of my employer through academic, clinical, commercial channels resulting in 75% penetration rate of UK ECPs in 3 yrs.

Excellent knowledge of current Optometric & Ophthalmological markets and trends in relation to development of MM products and their different USPs.

Established Medical Writer with the creation of 6 different articles, clinical and non-clinical in 5 different ECP industry press magazines in UK, IRL, Australia and USA

Senior Resident Optometrist

Vision Express Opticians
Bangor, Down
06.2006 - 06.2019
  • Strategic development of MM as evidenced by the creation of the 1st MM Clinic in Northern Ireland using M/F C/D CLs as employer not approved for MiSight. Utilizing best-in-class peer reviewed, evidence based practice.
  • Accredited MiSight Practitioner Training completed upon its launch in 2017/2018
  • Create, plan and orchestrate national education events Pre-Registration optometrists in Ocular Disease studies as evidenced by development of Vision Express Pre-Registration nationwide training program. Tutor & Mentor
  • International KOL engagement and relationship-building for International educational platform the World of Optometry where i am currently a Director.

Senior Optometrist

Specsavers Kilkenny
Kilkenny, Kilkenny
03.2005 - 05.2006

Project Leader of in-store multi team events including establishment of training programs, setting KPIs, in-house training, achieving 20% growth in Sales..

Implementing new financial incentives for DD payments in comparison to cash purchases, securing recurring fixed income, 33% performance in 1 yr.

Education

Certificate of Higher Education - Myopia Control

Brien Holden Vision Institute
Sydney, Australia
01.2018

Certificate of Higher Education - Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eye Care

Ulster University
Coleraine, Londonderry
01.2017

Certificate of Higher Education - Dry Eye Management

British Contact Lens Association
London, England
05.2016

Bachelor of Science - Optometry

Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow, Scotland
08.1997

Diploma of Higher Education - Ophthalmic Dispensing

Glasgow Caledonian University
Glasgow, Scotland
08.1995

Skills

  • High-Level Strategic Planning
  • Real World Experience
  • Field Based Experience
  • Client Facing skills
  • Leadership & Mentoring
  • Peer-to-Peer Training
  • Commercial Acumen
  • Knowledge of current Industry Trends
  • Professional Awareness
  • Inter-departmental collaboration

Additional Information

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Power Point

Salesforce

Timeline

Optical Engagement Manager/MSL

The Brain Tumour Charity
07.2020 - Current

Senior Resident Optometrist

Vision Express Opticians
06.2006 - 06.2019

Senior Optometrist

Specsavers Kilkenny
03.2005 - 05.2006

Certificate of Higher Education - Myopia Control

Brien Holden Vision Institute

Certificate of Higher Education - Professional Certificate in Paediatric Eye Care

Ulster University

Certificate of Higher Education - Dry Eye Management

British Contact Lens Association

Bachelor of Science - Optometry

Glasgow Caledonian University

Diploma of Higher Education - Ophthalmic Dispensing

Glasgow Caledonian University
Lorcan Butler