Gerry P.

Critic
DISC Type : C

Director, Quality Assurance at Tubi at Tubi

San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Overview

Gerry is a seasoned Quality Assurance Director with a history at top tech companies like Tubi and Netflix. He excels in building high-performance QA teams from the ground up and implementing innovative technologies. A graduate of UC Santa Cruz and Stanford, colleagues describe him as an exceptional and motivating leader committed to excellence.

Outside of his technical leadership, Gerry shows an interest in global issues such as climate change. He is a proponent of continuous learning, actively taking courses and certifications to enhance his technical and leadership skills, including Python automation and SQL.

He successfully built and scaled the QA team at Tubi to support smooth releases across more than 25 platforms.

Personality Overview

Precise

Negotiator

Information Seeker

They like to take decisions independently and do not seek others' support often.  Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features. They prefer to analyze logically and value objective facts over emotions.

Topics They Care About

QA Team Building
He has a proven history of building entire quality assurance teams from scratch, as he did at Tubi, focusing on hiring and training.
Test Automation
Emphasizes improving automation in release cycles and has personally taken courses in automated software testing with Python.
Cross-Platform Quality
Has direct experience ensuring release cycles run smoothly and without major issues across more than 25 different platforms.

Media Appearances

Gerry has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2022 - 10-2024
Director, Quality Assurance at Tubi at Tubi
12-2020 - 7-2022
Senior Engineering Manager, QA at Tubi at Tubi
6-2019 - 12-2020
Software QA Manager at Tubi at Tubi
8-2017 - 6-2019
Software QA Lead Engineer at UJET
4-2010 - 8-2017
Senior Software QA Lead Engineer at Netflix

Education

2002 - 2004
B.S. Computer Science from University of California, Santa Cruz
1991 - 1993
Post Graduate from Stanford University

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Insights For Selling To Gerry

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘others just love’ etc.
  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gerry is

  • Proof of ROI, low pricing and objective proof points are the important factors for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gerry

  • They do not mind saying no if they believe that it is the right decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gerry move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Gerry take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Gerry

Personality Compatibility


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