Robert Hucik
Chief Technology Officer at ABBYY
Austin, Texas, United States
About Robert Hucik
Robert Hucik is Chief Technology Officer at ABBYY. Location: Austin, Texas, United States.
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 2,000+ restaurant locations → M&A Expertise: Led technical due diligence for strategic acquisitions (Midigator acquired by Equifax) LEADERSHIP JOURNEY: Currently CTO 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)
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Additional experience
Senior Vice President, Engineering | Head of Global R&D
ABBYY
Started April 2025
Education
- B.S., San Diego State University
- Information Systems, West Valley Junior College