John Ramsay Email & Phone Number

Saskatchewan, Canada

• Responsible for managing the product backlog and its prioritization
• Accountable for developing user stories from collated requirements by collaborating with internal and external customers to align product design and development activities
• Responsible for actively participating in daily scrum, iteration planning meetings and iteration reviews to ensure product team schedules/tasks reflect the prioritized backlogs
• Knowledge and implementation of Agile and SAFe product… Show more
• Knowledge and implementation of Agile and SAFe product management and product owner techniques, tools & principles Show less

• Assign and delegate work within team of Business Analysts / Technical Product Managers
• Review functional documentation and maintain full ownership for quality of team deliverables
• Mentor, guide, develop and train team members.
• Strategically guide the design and solution(s) to meet customer needs.
• Approve the design of solutions in the product lifecycle

• Manage team of developers in order to deliver innovative travel agency applications that emphasize ease-of-use and efficiency
• Ensure technology deliverables meet specified requirements, costs, timelines and quality through liaison with key stakeholders in Project Management, Product Management, Quality Assurance, third parties and other.
• Prepare project plans, requirements documents and technical designs and contribute to coding duties on an… Show more
• Prepare project plans, requirements documents and technical designs and contribute to coding duties on an as-needed basis. Show less

• Responsible for design, coding, implementation and documentation of travel reservation solutions, including web-based applications and desktop software.
• Lead developer during inception/creation/release of Travelport’s Smartpoint point-of-sale, used by Apollo and Galileo travel agents worldwide

• Acted as consultant and developer to Galileo departments and customers (travel agencies) in creating and maintaining websites and software applications that interface with the Galileo GDS via various APIs.
• Created an internet booking engine that allowed consumers to search and purchase flights/fares. Developed using ASP.NET, C# and Galileo Web Services. Integrated banking e-commerce application to allow automated billing.

• Responsible for front end and middleware maintenance/development of departmental websites.
• Oversaw and implemented redesign of main university website (www.usask.ca)

• Acted as liaison between regional product team and sales, support and training departments for internet booking engine and various fares-related products
• Produced product launch plans, product communication, and product training material
• Ensured quality standards were met, managed testing and ensured product sign-off before launch

• Designed, implemented and maintained: website architecture, navigation, graphics, scripting, databases, and user interfaces.
• Responsible for the training and guidance of junior web developers in the department.
• Active in performing usability testing, analyzing website statistics and altering strategies accordingly, and addressing accessibility and cross-browser compatibility issues.
• Designed and implemented various content management systems used to administer online… Show more
• Designed and implemented various content management systems used to administer online information such as course catalogs, course registration information and scholarships & bursaries. Show less

• Involved in all areas of development of web-based applications for the travel industry, from programming and database design to product and project management.
• Managed the e-commerce needs of Canada’s third largest travel agency chain. Products included: a corporate intranet, a corporate website, a client management database, 70 agency websites operating off of one.
• Acted as technical specialist and… Show more
• Acted as technical specialist and co-coordinated implementation of an internet booking engine supplied by an external vendor. Show less

• Managed corporate/leisure accounts, operated computer reservations system for air/hotel/car/cruise reservations, issued travel documents and created marketing material.

College Of Arts & Science, Computer Science Major

Completed two years of degree.

Travel Counsellor Certificate