Maksims Siskanovs
London,United Kingdom
Summary
A knowledgeable, and adaptable professional with profound interest in the life sciences, as well as extensive hands-on laboratory experience. Possessing an undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in the fields of biochemistry and human molecular genetics, I stand poised to contribute both my academic, as well as practical expertise to life sciences and advanced research. Possessing extensive administrative experience and hands-on customer service expertise, I stand poised to contribute my knowledge and experience to customer-focused and administrative operations.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Junior Consultant
Apartify Homes
London, England
06.2024 - 12.2024
- Client Consultation: Meeting with clients to understand their needs, preferences, and financial limitations regarding property transactions.
- Market Analysis: Conducting market research and analysis to identify emerging trends, property values, and investment opportunities.
- Property Marketing: Creating marketing strategies and promotional material to advertise properties and attract potential buyers or tenants.
- Negotiation: Negotiating terms, conditions, and prices on behalf of clients to secure favourable deals and contracts.
- Client Representation: Representing clients in negotiations, meetings, and transactions with property owners, buyers, tenants, and other stakeholders.
- Customer Service: Providing excellent customer service and support throughout the property buying, selling, or renting process to ensure client satisfaction.
Laboratory Assistant
University of Westminster
London, England
04.2023 - 07.2023
- Scientific Assistance: Assisted MSc researchers with transfection and cell culturing protocols, maintaining 100% sample viability across all trials and experiments.
- Participation & Insight: Participated in master's-level experimental, laboratory procedures, such as: growing and isolating different strains, and types of cancer cells, transfecting and passaging different strains and types of cancer cells. Thus ensuring accuracy and high-quality of the results.
- Quality Control & Maintenance: Utilised both standard, as well as specialised laboratory equipment, and maintained such equipment in full operational condition.
- Organisation: Employed data-keeping and data-storing strategies which are directly pertinent to master's level experimental, and research work.
Administrative Assistant
E10 Homes Estate Agency
London, England
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Liaising & Customer Consultation: Communicating with the clients, assisting and resolving client queries, as well as directing the agency's clients to a suitable agent. Ensuring maximal satisfaction.
- Media Regulation: Regulating and overseeing the agency's presence on social media. Ensuring presence of viable exposure.
- Data Organisation: Organising and maintaining a record of properties which require repairs or extension. Ensuring maximal internal efficiency and operational smoothness.
- Marketing Assistance: Creating social media advertisements of the agency's properties. Ensuring maximal exposure and clientele attraction.
- One-to-One Marketing: Spreading awareness of the agency in the local area, via leaflet advertisement.
Pharmacy Assistant
Catto Chemist
London, England
09.2018 - 06.2019
- Customer Service: Communicating with, assisting and advising the pharmacy's clients. Ensuring 100% client satisfaction.
- Data-Keeping & Organisation: Checking, organising as updating pharmacy's database of medications. Ensuring 100% operational efficiency.
- Quality Assurance: Ensuring pharmacy's medication stock is full, and is list of medications is up-to-date.
- Distribution: Preparing and delivering orders to the clients. Ensuring swift delivery and 100% client satisfaction.
Education
Master of Science - Human Molecular Genetics
Imperial College London
London 10.2023 - 10.2024
BSc (Hons) - Biochemistry
University of Westminster
London 09.2020 - 09.2023
Level-3 BTEC Extended Diploma - Applied Science
NewVIc Sixth Form College
London 09.2018 - 05.2020
GCSEs -
Rokeby Secondary School
London 09.2013 - 08.2018
Skills
- Teamwork: Collaborated with and colleagues students on numerous projects and assignments, in both educational and professional settings, achieving optimal delivery of results and a rise in workplace efficiency
- Adaptability: Adapted to a variety of circumstances by keeping an open-mind on the challenges and new ideas which may arise, thus navigating uncertainty in evolving circumstances
- Analytical Thinking: Analysed and interpreted quality of data obtained in educational and professional settings Used various analytical tools to interpret the data, such as: MEGA, MAAFT, ClustalOmega and RStudio
- Leadership: Managed master's-level students in a laboratory setting, supervising advanced and basic experimental procedures
- Communication: Communicated effectively with clients, as well as experts and students in an academic and professional setting, by presenting the necessary information effectively, using a variety of methods
- IT Proficiency & Literacy: Utilised a variety of analytical software tools to analyse data, in addition to utilising Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) to organise and present data and findings across industries Possess familiarity and experience with utilising RStudios, and other programming tools
- Problem Solving: Utilised across all relevant industries and sectors, in order to effectively deconstruct, analyse and resolve challenges of professional and academic natures, resulting in the increase of overall efficiency and strengthening of interpersonal relations
- Project Management: Conducted and organised a variety of projects in academic and professional settings by collaborating with the designated experts, analysing and adapting the overall outline for such projects, in addition to undertaking the necessary actions to ensure swift and effective execution of the projects
Certification
- NCFE CACHE Level 2 Award in Support Work in Schools and Colleges
- ETCAL L1 Certificate in Personal Social Skills
- ETCAL L1 Certificate in Securing Employment
- ETCAL L1 Certificate in Securing Progression
- ETCAL L1 Award in Personal Resilience and Perseverance
Languages
English
Fluent
Russian
Native
Latvian
Upper intermediate
German
Intermediate
Interests
- Self-Improvement: A general interest, which permeates all aspects of my life, both personal and professional. I always seek to improve myself, in all aspects of my life, by learning skills which are new and intriguing, as well as skills which are beneficial to myself and others.
- Networking: Having participated in numerous, career-oriented networking events at University of Westminster and Imperial College, I've developed this interest as a way to connect with like-minded professionals across various fields, and acquire an understanding of new ideas.
- Psychology: I've developed a vested interest in psychology, which allows me to acquire a better understanding of people, and their behaviours subsequently enhancing my personal and professional relationships.
Timeline
Junior Consultant
Apartify Homes
06.2024 - 12.2024
Master of Science - Human Molecular Genetics
Imperial College London
10.2023 - 10.2024
Laboratory Assistant
University of Westminster
04.2023 - 07.2023
Administrative Assistant
E10 Homes Estate Agency
05.2022 - 07.2022
BSc (Hons) - Biochemistry
University of Westminster
09.2020 - 09.2023
Pharmacy Assistant
Catto Chemist
09.2018 - 06.2019
Level-3 BTEC Extended Diploma - Applied Science
NewVIc Sixth Form College
09.2018 - 05.2020
GCSEs -
Rokeby Secondary School
09.2013 - 08.2018