Robert Hucik

About Robert Hucik

I build world-class engineering organizations that transform ambitious technology visions into market-leading products.With 25+ years leading global engineering teams, I\'ve scaled organizations from Series A startups to $10B+ enterprises, earning Distinguished Engineer status at CA Technologies and filing 16 patents (12 issued). My career spans the full technology spectrum: AI/ML, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, identity management, and conversational AI.WHAT I DELIVER:→ Revenue Growth: Drove product sales from $10M to $75M at CA Technologies Security BU→ Technical Debt Elimination: Cleared 4 years of tech debt in 6 months at ConverseNow.AI→ Scale & Exit Success: Contributed to ForgeRock\'s successful Nasdaq IPO and Thoma Bravo acquisition→ Enterprise AI: Architected and deployed GenAI conversational platform running in restaurant locations→ M&A Expertise: Led technical due diligence for strategic acquisitions (Midigator acquired by Equifax)LEADERSHIP JOURNEY:Currently SVP of Engineering at ABBYY, leading R&D for AI-powered document intelligence. Previously held engineering leadership roles at ConverseNow.AI (Conversational AI), Fyllo (RegTech), OutSystems ($10.5B Low-Code), ForgeRock (Identity/IAM - IPO), Midigator (FinTech - acquired), and CA Technologies (17-year tenure from intern to Distinguished Engineer).TECHNICAL DEPTH:AI/ML & GenAI • Conversational AI (ASR/TTS/NLU/NLP/LLM) • Cloud Architecture (AWS/GCP/Azure) • Identity & Access Management • DevSecOps & CI/CD • Cybersecurity • Compliance (PCI, SOC 2, HIPAA, ISO 27001, GDPR)Open to CTO, SVP of Engineering, and VP of Engineering opportunities at companies tackling complex technical challenges.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, Engineering Head of Global R & d

   ABBYY

   Apr 2025 — Present · Austin, TX, US

   Lead global R&D organization spanning AI/ML, intelligent document processing (IDP), OCR/NLP, and cloud platform engineering, driving ABBYY\'s transformation from legacy document capture to AI-powered document intelligence.2. Spearhead product strategy and engineering delivery for ABBYY Vantage, FlexiCapture, and Timeline platforms serving Fortune 500 enterprises in BFSI, Healthcare, and Government sectors.3. Drive competitive differentiation against UiPath and Automation Anywhere through specialized AI document intelligence capabilities and enterprise-grade cloud architecture.4. Own engineering excellence initiatives including DevOps modernization, agile transformation, and compliance frameworks (ISO 9001, GDPR, SOC 2).AI/ML, Document Intelligence, IDP, OCR, NLP, Cloud Architecture, Azure, SaaS, R&D Leadership, Digital Transformation, DevOps, Enterprise Software

Education

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  Mechanical Engineering

  1994 — 1995

• San Diego State University

  B.S., Information Systems

  1997 — 2000

• West Valley Junior College

  Information Systems

  1995 — 1997

Skills

• Business Development
• Software as a Service (Saas)
• Agile Methodologies
• Ollydbg
• Management
• Linux
• Project Management
• Strategy
• Ruby
• Metasploit
• Windows
• Gdb
• Innovation Development
• Mac Os X
• Rapid 7 Nexpose
• Perl
• Apache
• Fortify Software
• Saas
• Due Diligence
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Javascript
• Oracle
• Cloud Computing
• Rational Appscan
• Software Engineering
• Secure Sdlc
• Paas
• Node.js
• Ethical Hacking
• Mysql
• Nessus
• Ida Pro
• Rest
• Information Security
• Ssh
• Application Security
• Enterprise Architect
• Ruby on Rails