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Nicholas Petersen

Nicholas Petersen

Virtual Receptionist
Cape Town

Summary

Dynamic professional dedicated to empowering businesses to make informed decisions through the seamless integration of people, data, and technology. Proven expertise in sales development, data enrichment, and clinical appointment setting fosters the ability to cultivate strong client relationships while transforming raw data into actionable insights. Passion for problem-solving and enhancing the significance of data is evident, with a commitment to supporting teams in achieving greater efficiency. Guided by a strong sense of purpose and belief in the power of authentic connections that extend beyond mere transactions.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
9
9
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Virtual Receptionist

AskOsca.com
09.2025 - Current
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by promptly answering and directing incoming calls to appropriate departments.
  • Provided exceptional support during peak call periods through effective multitasking skills while remaining calm under pressure.
  • Reviewed incoming correspondence to identify items of special interest for management and prepared appropriate responses for routine correspondence.
  • Supported office administration tasks such as data entry, document management, appointment scheduling, and email correspondence when needed.
  • I answer incoming calls professionally using the clinic’s script
  • I take detailed messages and forward them promptly
  • I handle high call volumes during busy periods
  • I return missed calls
  • I book, reschedule, and cancel appointments
  • I check clinician availability and manage diaries
  • I confirm appointments via SMS/email (if system allows)
  • I add notes to appointments (e.g., “new patient,” “follow‑up,” “urgent”).
  • I provide information about services, pricing, and practitioners
  • I answer general queries (location, parking, accessibility)
  • I update patient records in the clinic management system
  • I verify contact details and demographic information
  • I capture new patient registrations

Senior Data Enrichment Specialist

AskOsca.com
05.2025 - 09.2025

Enhancing datasets by integrating external or internal information to make them more useful, insightful, and actionable for organizational decision-making

Sales Development Representative

askOsca.com
07.2022 - 05.2025
  • I started in a one year learnership with AskOsca.com in July 2022. I started training to be a Research Analyst. My tasks included:
  • Using the internet to find company information such as company addresses, contact numbers, annual revenue etc
  • Using LinkedIn to find employee information at those companies like job title, contact information as we are researching for potential prospects for the client
  • Using Google Sheets/Excel
  • After the learnership ended in July 2023, AskOsca offered me a permanent contract and I was also granted a new position as Sales Development Representative. I still did a little bit of the tasks that I did when I was research analyst, with a couple of extra tasks:
  • Calling prospects
  • Sending emails to prospects
  • Now the only task I perform is to call prospects in the UK region.

GAP YEAR
11.2021 - 07.2022
  • A time where I could focus on myself spiritually while also looking for new work.
  • I decided to do short courses, find new hobbies all while volunteering at my church.

Waiters Assistant

Harvest Caterers
02.2019 - 10.2021
  • I was a volunteer and worked as a waiters assistant. My daily tasks included:
  • Collecting dirty dishes
  • Serving the food
  • Cleaning up where I could

Assistant Librarian

Cape Town Baptist Seminary
09.2019 - 10.2020
  • My tasks included covering library books in plastic and then placing them back in the library in order of the Dewey Decimal system, helping students to find the books that they need in the library, and checking in and checking out of the library.

Education

Matric certificate -

South Peninsula High School
Cape Town
12-2020

Skills

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Independency

Team player

Communicator

Creativity

Critical Thinking

Active listening

Adaptibility

Negotiation

Leadership skills

Certification

Graphic Design Essentials

Hobbies and Interests

  • I love camping and hiking, as I enjoy the outdoors, in nature.
  • I am an avid reader, and enjoy nonfiction.
  • I have never really traveled before, but I have always wanted to, especially while I am still young Wildlife documentaries is something that I love to watch, besides TV series and movies.
  • I am involved in my church, youth programmes and I enjoy the activities.
  • I love meeting new people and building connections I love to help people learn something new, that I am already experienced in doing.
  • My main hobby is gaming, mainly on console
  • Currently learning Japanese as another hobby
  • I love making wallpapers, pictures or posters, usually on Canva.

Timeline

Graphic Design Essentials

11-2025

Virtual Receptionist

AskOsca.com
09.2025 - Current

The Exodus Story Certificate at Hillsdale College

06-2025

C.S. Lewis on Christianity Certificate at Hillsdale College

05-2025

Senior Data Enrichment Specialist

AskOsca.com
05.2025 - 09.2025

"The David Story: Shepherd, Father, King" Certificate at Hillsdale College

04-2025

Certificate of Outstanding Service and Company AchievementCertificate of Outstanding Service and Company Achievement

09-2023

Certificate of Completion of International Outbound and Inbound Contact Centre Experience

06-2023

Certificate of Outstanding Service and Company AchievementCertificate of Outstanding Service and Company Achievement

03-2023

Sales Development Representative

askOsca.com
07.2022 - 05.2025

GAP YEAR
11.2021 - 07.2022

Certificate of Merit for being a member of the jazz band.

12-2020

Certificate of Merit for being a member of the adventure club.

12-2020

Assistant Librarian

Cape Town Baptist Seminary
09.2019 - 10.2020

Waiters Assistant

Harvest Caterers
02.2019 - 10.2021

Matric certificate -

South Peninsula High School
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