John J Demassi

About John J Demassi

I specialize in helping organizations to bring their people, process, tools and technology \"Out of Ad Hoc and Into Maturity\". I make the group more efficient at what they do and more effective in the time that they have to do it. I believe in just enough process and continuous improvements to that process to achieve the appropriate efficiencies. I have deep expertise in outsourcing, including building offshore teams in India, Brazil, Ireland and China. I have significant experience assessing organizations and planning and implementing process improvements.My background includes experience at large and small companies. I have managed groups up to 130 people and budget up to $50 million. Specialties- Diverse background across various industries, verticals and technologies- Successful background building and growing teams and defining organizational strategies to deliver products on time, within budget and with acceptable quality- Managed local, remote and outsourced teams using Traditional and Agile processes- Cross-functional Team Leadership and Process Transformation Leadership

Experience

1. VP Quality and Automation

   Worldpay

   Mar 2024 — Present · US

   In my role as VP Quality and Automation at Worldpay, I evolved the quality assurance and test automation processes into a Community of Practice leading a team of 800+ QA, automation, certification and performance test professionals. Through strategic planning and innovative solutions, we significantly improved product quality and efficiency, resulting in cost savings to our $80M budget and enhanced customer satisfaction.• Implemented automation strategies to streamline testing procedures and increase productivity.• Achieved measurable improvements in quality assurance processes, leading to enhanced product performance and customer satisfaction.• Reduced costs by consolidating tool contracts, adjusting team ratios, aligning E2E to scrum teams and increasing automated testing.

Education

• Boston College

  BS, Physics/Pre-Med

Skills

• Outsourcing
• Requirements Gathering
• Performance Testing
• Test Automation
• Sdlc
• Software Quality Assurance
• Software Development Life Cycle (Sdlc)
• Business Process
• Testing
• Waterfall Project Management
• Leadership
• Business Process Improvement
• Program Management
• Hp Quality Center
• Consulting
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Vendor Management
• Project Planning
• Waterfall
• Software Development
• Scrum
• Quality Assurance
• Agile Project Management
• Agile Methodologies
• Product Management
• Management
• Sql
• Quality Center
• Business Analysis
• Software Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Integration
• User Acceptance Testing
• Requirements Analysis