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Scott Wasser

Scott Wasser

Souderton,PA

Summary

A product management professional with 17 years of experience building payment technology geared towards card present and e-commerce environments both domestically and globally.

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Director, Retail Solutions

Ingenico
Alpharetta, PA
05.2023 - Current
  • Developed and implemented comprehensive strategies to improve operational processes and organizational efficiency.
  • Managed and mentored a team of Solution Engineers that served as the technical point of contact for payment integrations and new product introduction for major retailers spanning across the US, Canada, and Mexico.
  • Established a system for tracking and monitoring complex customer environments that enabled automated notifications around vulnerabilities and key product expiration dates.
  • Represented the organization at industry events to identify emerging trends and market changes.
  • Managed software releases and the contents therein to align with customer and business priorities.

Founder & CEO

FreeStylus, LLC
Green Lane, PA
05.2020 - Current
  • Identified a problem during the first 2020 lockdowns that the public was concerned about touching public surfaces.
  • Envisioned a disposable stylus as a mechanism to eliminate direct contact with payment device and kiosks.
  • Developed a way to produce a disposable stylus that was eco-friendly for less than $0.01.
  • Engineered a touch-free dispenser to have the disposable stylus available to the public in a sanitary way.
  • Launched a website and built out sales and marketing material.
  • Negotiated key reseller partnerships that could sell and distribute the product at scale.
  • Moved 20 million styluses in 6 months from launch date, primarily in the election space.

Director, Product Management

Clover Network, Inc.
King of Prussia, PA
10.2021 - 05.2023
  • Navigated a crypto-adverse organization and led the charge to develop a plan for cryptocurrency acceptance that could benefit our product and our merchants. Successfully launched payments over the Lightning Network with Strike in early 2023.
  • Represented Clover as the Cryptocurrency SME within Fiserv's Crypto Steering Committee
  • Oversaw the integration of PayPal acceptance into Clover's ecommerce products.
  • Managed a team of offshore engineers to deliver Multi Currency Pricing and Dynamic Pricing solutions for a better cross-border online shopping experience.
  • Worked with a team to migrate 65k merchants from an acquired gateway partner to Clover's gateway by identifying all feature gaps and building out feature parity within Clover's suite of products.

Associate Vice President, Product Management

FreedomPay
Philadelphia, PA
11.2017 - 11.2020
  • Built out the Product Management organization and defined the operational procedures.
  • Trained, supervised and reviewed performance of 8 product managers who oversaw FreedomPay's payment offerings in the ecommerce, card present, and merchant tooling space.
  • Managed relationships with major card brands and acquiring platforms to ensure the platform remained compliant with industry rules.
  • Communicated all product releases and enhancements to internal and external parties through release notes and training.
  • Worked with merchants to identify their needs and where our product needed to go to be impactful and useful to their operations.

Director, Quality Assurance & Systems Integration

FreedomPay
Radnor, PA
12.2015 - 10.2017
  • Published and maintained all API documentation for FreedomPay's wide range of integration pathways.
  • Established relationships with 300+ POS systems and e-commerce developers to help them navigate through a successful integration.
  • Built an automated company wide alert that would notify all members of the organization when a new integration was finalized.
  • Held training with our technical support team to ensure a proper knowledge transfer of the completed integrations.
  • Participated in pilot programs to ensure the successful transition to a live environment post integration.

Quality Assurance Lead

FreedomPay
Radnor, PA
08.2013 - 11.2015
  • Built out test scripts (manual & automated), test plans and pass criteria for all payment product offerings, including: Payment Gateway, Micros/Oracle middleware, Loyalty Program, Payment Terminal middleware, e-Commerce tools, Private Label, and Merchant Portal
  • Served as testing lead on EMV certifications with US and Canada processors
  • Operated on a special project team that was able to obtain the coveted PCI P2PE certification from the PCI Council which led to massive organizational growth for the next decade

Technical Support Engineer

FreedomPay
Newtown Square, PA
06.2005 - 07.2013
  • Operated on a small team of 2 to support FreedomPay's closed loop stored value offering.
  • Performed installations of stored value readers and kiosks across various systems, including Micros, Agilysys, NexTep, and others.
  • Trained staff on how to operate the FreedomPay stored value system and access reports.
  • Responded to tech support tickets and distributed cases within the support queue.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Religion & Philosophy

Geneva College
Beaver Falls, PA
05.2011

Websites

Certification

Master Certificate in Software Testing - 2014

Agile Scrum Master Certification - 2016

Timeline

Director, Retail Solutions

Ingenico
05.2023 - Current

Director, Product Management

Clover Network, Inc.
10.2021 - 05.2023

Founder & CEO

FreeStylus, LLC
05.2020 - Current

Associate Vice President, Product Management

FreedomPay
11.2017 - 11.2020

Director, Quality Assurance & Systems Integration

FreedomPay
12.2015 - 10.2017

Quality Assurance Lead

FreedomPay
08.2013 - 11.2015

Technical Support Engineer

FreedomPay
06.2005 - 07.2013

Bachelor of Arts - Religion & Philosophy

Geneva College

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