User:John Purdy

John G. Purdy PROFILE

Summary I.T. business professional with over 30 years in developing business applications. Experienced working on projects in diverse industries, i.e. Telecommunications (Nortel Networks); Information Technology (Hitachi Data Systems, Omega Systems) Mortgage / Loan Origination (First American, Option One) Health Care (Ontario Ministry of Health, South West Hospital); The knowledge I have acquired over the years as a Business Systems Analyst (BSA) and Project Lead, in addition to my experience as a trainer and editor have prepared me to be somewhat of a “hybrid” professional.

Key Professional Experience/Skills  Experienced in the multiple Software Development Lifecycles (SDLC) including Enterprise Unified Process (EUP), Waterfall and Agile (SCRUM)  Experience gathering business / functional / usability requirements  UI/UX Design & Development  Translation of business requirements to technical system designs  Experienced Database Modeler  Content Editing, Preparation of Training Materials and Class Management  Proficiency in performing extensive, complex analysis of business needs, planning and designing of business processes  Ability to: meet deadlines, multi-task, work in high-pressure environments  Ability to communicate effectively and articulate with clarity verbally and in writing  Experience in online education and e-book publishing  Project Cost Estimation  Project Task Dependencies  Work Breakdown Analysis  Time and Effort Reporting  Team Leadership, including SCRUM leadership

Personality Traits  Highly committed  Professional  Pro-active  Hardworking  Dependable  Strong leader  Optimistic  Team-oriented  Organized  Work well under pressure  Flexible  Confident  Minimal supervision required  Confident public speaker and teacher

Education B.A English Literature, McGill University Diploma in Programming, John Abbott College

Training Multiple Webinars on Business Process Modeling, UML, Model Based System Engineering (MBSE) and SYSML.