Nicholas Hyatt
VP Of Engineering at ABBYY
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNicholas Hyatt is a seasoned VP of Engineering with over a decade of experience scaling product and engineering organizations from small teams into high-performing units and driving ARR from zero to multimillion-dollar revenue. He blends hands-on full‑stack development—demonstrated by contributions to the popular Ionic open-source ecosystem and CLI tooling—with strategic leadership that delivered a successful acquisition and integrated post‑acquisition roadmaps. Known as a simplifier and culture-builder, he emphasizes clarity, hiring discipline, and creating environments with exceptionally high eNPS and low attrition. Nicholas has repeatedly launched enterprise-grade SaaS and licensed products, turning technical pivots into rapid revenue growth while preserving engineering morale. Based in Madison, WI, he pairs product-focused intuition with executional rigor to ensure teams both build the right product and build it right.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Github Skills (16)
html10
css10
ionice10
command-line-interface10
javascript10
ionic-framework10
stencil10
ionic10
github-integration10
documentation10
command-line10
cli10
typescript-types9
typescript9
typescripts9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
ionic-team/ionic-docs
Jan 2019 - Dec 2021
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Front-end DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 62 commits, 49 PRs in 2 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Nicholas primarily contributed to the documentation of Ionic's Enterprise plugins and the related documentation website. Their work involved modifying menu structures and page templates to include documentation for various enterprise features such as Identity Vault, Apple Wallet, and others. Furthermore, the user improved the navigation and layout of the documentation site and updated documentation pages.
ionic-team/ionic-cli
Mar 2018 - Aug 2021
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:3 reviews, 38 commits, 20 PRs in 3 years 5 months
Contributions summary:Nicholas primarily worked on enhancing the Ionic CLI, specifically focusing on integrating GitHub repository linking functionality. Their contributions involved implementing features to connect Ionic apps with GitHub repositories, including the ability to select specific branches and addressing OAuth setup requirements. Furthermore, the user made various improvements, such as enhancing the user experience, and fixing bugs, with capitalization consistency, thereby improving the overall functionality and usability of the CLI.
command-line-interfaceioniccli
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