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David Kay

Energizer · DISC type I
Product Development Leader at Hiya Inc.
📍 Seattle, Washington, United States

David is a technical software product leader at Hiya, specializing in AI and natural language-based products. With a PhD from the University of Washington, he has extensive experience leading R&D and engineering teams at Nuance Communications, driving software that has shipped on billions of mobile devices. Colleagues describe him as a resilient, smart, and collaborative leader.

Outside of his professional life, David maintains strong ties to his alma maters, the University of Washington and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Based on his education and current location in Seattle, he likely follows local and college sports, such as the Washington Huskies and Seattle Seahawks.

He created and managed the product lifecycle of natural language and AI-based text-input and search software that shipped in billions of mobile phones.

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Experience
33 Years
Current Role
Product Development Leader
Job Level
Senior
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States
Personality Overview

How David shows up

Informal
Enthusiastic
Believer

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions. They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are people oriented, friendly and like creating new connections.

Priorities

Topics David cares about

AI-Based Mobile Software
His career at Hiya and Nuance has focused on creating highly profitable, AI-based products for mobile devices, including intelligent keyboards and smarter calling experiences.
Bringing Research to Market
He excels at transitioning research innovations into market-ready products, managing the entire lifecycle from market analysis and development to customer success.
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Career

Work history

6-2019
Product Development Leader
Hiya Inc.
12-2015 - 5-2018
Vice President of Product Development
Nuance Communications
2007 - 12-2015
Sr. Director Engineering and Professional Services
Nuance Communications
11-2005 - 8-2007
Senior Technical Manager
AOL/Tegic
1-2000 - 10-2005
Principal Engineer
AOL/Tegic
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1990 - 1998
MS PhD
University of Washington
1983 - 1988
BS
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

I

Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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