Background
McDermid, John Alexander was born on October 5, 1952 in Whitley Bay, Northumberland. Son of John Alexander and Joyce Winifred (Whiteley) McDermid.
McDermid, John Alexander was born on October 5, 1952 in Whitley Bay, Northumberland. Son of John Alexander and Joyce Winifred (Whiteley) McDermid.
Master of Arts, Cambridge, 1975. Doctor of Philosophy, Birmingham University, 1981.
Research scientist, Ministry of Defense, Malvern, England, 1975-1982;
consultant, South Dakota-Scicon, Camberley, England, 1982-1987;
professor, U. York, England, since 1987. Board directors York Software Engineering. Professor software engineering, technical dir.Brit.
Aerospace Dependable Computing Sys. Centre; director U. Technology Centre, Rolls-Royce.
(Book by McDermid, John, Ripken, Knut)
Fellow British Computer Society, Institution Electrical Engineers. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Royal Aeronautical Society, Council Engineering Institutions, Federation European d'Association National d'Ingenieurs.
Married Heather Mair, March 29, 1980. Children: Alisa Gaynor, Catriona Isabel.