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Nick Ide

Judge · DISC type Dc
Vice President of Software Engineering at Ascend Learning
📍 Olathe, Kansas, United States

Nick Ide serves as the Vice President of Software Engineering for Healthcare at Ascend Learning, where he leads engineering teams focused on creating innovative learning products. He has a history of career progression within the company, rising from a director role. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Iowa State University.

Nick is a vocal advocate for the Kansas City technology community, championing Ascends multi-year sponsorship of Hack Midwest. He is passionate about fostering creativity and collaboration, aiming to bring the innovative and high-energy environment of hackathons into his teams everyday work.

He once described himself as a "visual learner," valuing tools that help create visual representations of project data.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Vice President of Software Engineering
Job Level
Senior
Location
Olathe, Kansas, United States
Personality Overview

How Nick shows up

Quality Focused
Fast But Wary
Generally Skeptic

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They prefer to move quickly, and expect the same from others.

Priorities

Topics Nick cares about

Engineering Leadership
His career shows a progression through multiple engineering leadership roles, and his public posts focus on expanding his leadership team to drive impact.
KC Tech Community
He actively promotes Ascend's sponsorship and his teams' participation in Hack Midwest, Kansas City's largest hackathon, to increase their presence in the local IT community.
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Career

Work history

4-2024
Vice President of Software Engineering
Ascend Learning
6-2019 - 8-2024
Vice President of Software Engineering for Healthcare
Ascend Learning
7-2018 - 6-2019
Senior Director of Software Engineering for Clinical Health
Ascend Learning
8-2017 - 7-2018
Director of Software Engineering
Ascend Learning
8-2014 - 8-2017
Director of Software Engineering
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Media appearances

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Education
1997 - 2001
BS
Iowa State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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