Jordan Handy
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Summary
Experienced systems administrator and project manager with a demonstrated history of working in the IT
industry. Skilled in Product Management, Web Development, and Cloud Solution Architecture. Strong
support professional with a Bachelor of Computing (Honours) focused in Computer Software from
Queen's University.
Core Competencies
Web Programming
Object-oriented programming
Remote work
E-commerce
Stakeholder Relations
Project Management
Communication Skills
Leadership Skills
Problem Solving
Critical Thinking
Strategic Planning
Cloud Services
Cross functional Collaboration
Analytical Skills
Organization
Time Management
Project Scope & Requirements
Work Experience
Sears, Canada (March 2017 – October 2017)
Point-of-Sale Administrator / Technical Analyst
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Integral part of the POS replacement project team, and systems analysis in migrating from mainframe
to cloud, with the existing point-of-sale
Lead trainer for Beta-test associate store training on the new POS platform
Created training documentation, using Google Sites
Main contact for vendor management, communicating vendor requirements, documenting change,
testing requirements, and tracking defects
Technical analysis of software products
QA, testing of new software project, and product testing
Business analysis, leading to noticeable improvements in business process, and execution
Oversee Sears’ POS operations with popup shops and retail locations, to ensure effective operation
Written requirements documentation, and process flow diagrams
POS software architecture security analysis, and lockdown procedures, including operating system
and network hardening
Writing technical support documentation to assist end-users and stakeholders
Project Manager (March 2017 – September 2017)
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Management of the Sears Popup Shop from implementation, to execution, resulting in a successful
increase in awareness of the Sears brand
Shopify expertise was used to deliver a critical deliverable, acting as a subject matter expert within
the organization
Oversee the proper training for Popup shop associates, to ensure proper business practices, and a
refreshing customer experience
Managing the product lifecycle of products both coming in, and heading out of, the popup shop,
ensuring a smooth lifecycle
Managing the data analytics of data collected by the popup (sales data, customer data, marketing
data, etc.), showing an improvement in brand reception, exposure, and customer engagement
Jordan Handy
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Shopify (January 2016 – February 2017)
Support Lead
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Incident Response, mitigation, and management, working remotely
Developing training programs and presentations to hone customer service skills
Respond to merchants, regarding escalated queries
Interfacing directly with the training team developing new training programs for incoming customer
service representatives, leading to marked improvement when handling customer service calls
Interfacing directly with the Better Business Bureau, helping to decrease the overall load of escalated
queries by helping customers see more transparently into Shopify’s practices
If necessary, engaging law enforcement, in the instance that customer’s threaten to bring harm to
themselves, or may pose a threat to the company
Customer Success Guru
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Act as a consultant for new users to our platform, looking to create their own online store, working
remotely
Help current merchants maintain their business, and help to ensure its profitability, leading to an
increase in year-over-year subscriptions on the platform
Acted as a point of contact on Shopify’s forums, in addition to being a standard Customer Success
Guru. This led to customers having a secondary, alternate outlet for airing their concerns, and asking
their questions
Acted as a resource for new incoming Customer Success Gurus. This allowed for Shopify’s standard
of service be able to be passed down to incoming employees.
Tutor Doctor (September 2015 – Present)
Tutor
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Assisted students with guidance in various subjects, including math, science, and English
Helped create a noticeable improvement in student performance, and increased enjoyment of
studying and homework completion
Minacs Worldwide (July 2015 – January 2016)
OnStar Subscriber Support
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situations. Customer retention and sales
Incident response management -- handling escalated queries, taking the initiative to giving customers
the best service
Best Buy, Canada (May 2015 – July 2015)
Counter Intelligence Agent
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Customer service, support, and technical computer assistance, working with the Geek Squad, helping
clients make effective purchases on service plans, and new hardware
Helping customers effectively choose the best service plan for their Geek Squad protected products,
and helping customers choose the best future-proof technology options available to them
Jordan Handy
c: - | e:- | Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-handy
Education
Queen’s University (September 2012 – June 2015)
Bachelor of Computing,
Bachelor of Computing (Honours) – Computer Science
Certifications
Amazon – AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate
CompTIA – CompTIA A+ ce Certified
Google – Google Analytics Certified, Google
AdWords – Shopping Certified, Certified G Suite
Administrator
Technologies & Languages
DataDog
Tableau
Amazon AWS
Google Cloud
Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Government of Ontario – Licensed Ontario
Private Investigator
Hubspot – Certification in Inbound Marketing,
Inbound Sales, and Email Marketing
Salesforce – Certified Administrator
Salesforce CRM
Oracle NetSuite ERP
StiboSystems STEP
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Java, C#
Volunteer Experience
Queen’s University Orientation Week
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Helped organize and supervise events for incoming students to the university CFRC Radio
Helped with radio programming, and outreach for the campus station
Queen’s Project on International Development
Technology Director
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Helped with marketing and planning two annual conferences to raise awareness about international
development, to the surrounding high schools
Developed the website for the school organization, which now serves as the hub for the organization,
to date, and the conference landing page
Projects
Sears Canada Point-of-Sale Replacement Project (2017)
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Worked to replace Sears’ current point-of-sale systems with newer hardware, and a newer software
stack. Served as subject-matter-expert, QA tester, and analyst for the new solution
Sears Canada #wevechanged Popup Shop (2017)
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Management of the Sears Popup Shop from implementation, to execution, helping to increase brand
awareness