Nathan Abbott

Nathan Abbott

Strategic Product Wizard

Atlanta, GA
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About

I am a strategic product leader passionate about leveraging emerging technologies like AI to build high-impact digital solutions. My expertise lies in full-lifecycle product management, from crafting data-driven roadmaps to delivering user-centric solutions to complex challenges.

Whether working solo or leading a cross-functional team, I have a proven history of launching and scaling successful web and mobile products for innovative startups and leading media brands.

Skills
Product Management
Rapid Prototyping
User Experience (UX)
AI Coding
Product Strategy
Agile Methodologies
AI Enablement
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Roadmapping
Go-to-market Strategy
Firebase
Tools & Utilities
Ad Tech
Content Management Systems (CMS)
E-commerce

Experience

Founder

NLA Services

April 2025 - Present

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  • Provide strategic consulting and contracting services for a diverse client portfolio across a range of project scopes.
  • Specialize in leveraging AI-driven coding and rapid prototyping methodologies to accelerate development cycles and deliver innovative digital solutions.
AI Coding
Rapid Prototyping
Consulting
Contracting

Director - Products and Technology

Beechwood Publishing LLC

September 2024 - April 2025 (8 mos)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  • Spearheaded a multifaceted volunteer initiative to honor and preserve a family legacy by strategically developing digital and physical product lines, and designing and implementing the project website.
  • Leveraged skills in project management, vendor management, marketing, and publishing to lead a collaborative team, bringing a comprehensive biographical and historical archive to life.
Project Management
Vendor Management
Marketing
Publishing
E-commerce

Product Manager, Games

Cartoon Network

May 2017 - August 2018 (1 yr 4 mos)

Greater Atlanta Area

  • Managed release, development, and marketing priorities for ad-supported products including hundreds of web games and dozens of mobile games.
  • Partnered with internal technology teams to standardize, package, and deliver common components (ads, analytics, SDKs) to streamline new projects and partnerships.
  • Served as a Turner Privacy Liaison, ensuring compliance with GDPR, COPPA and related regulations.
Game Development
Ad-supported Products
SDK Integration
Data Privacy

Product Development Manager, Enabling Technologies

CNN

March 2014 - May 2017 (3 yrs 3 mos)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  • Served as agile product owner for critical production platforms including Alerts & Notifications and Content Services, featuring the NewsGraph Content API and Content Annotation Platform.
  • Drove success throughout the product lifecycle from ideation to launch, including building roadmaps, requirements gathering, stakeholder management, and defining post-launch success metrics.
  • Developed and trademarked the Newsgraph brand and launched CNN's first external developer site.
  • Oversaw numerous consumer product iterations for Windows, Android, and various wearables as interim Product Manager for Mobile and Emerging Technologies.
Product Management
Agile Methodologies
Roadmapping
Stakeholder Management
API Development

Mobile Product Operations Specialist

CNN

January 2013 - March 2014 (1 yr 3 mos)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  • Handled day-to-day operations of dozens of mobile products, including monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting for phone, tablet, and wearable apps.
  • Developed and managed product release and deployment processes, contributing to a higher rate of deployments and decreased time to market.
  • Drove the legal takedown of hundreds of infringing products to protect the brand.
Mobile Applications
Product Operations
Process Improvement
Quality Assurance

Senior Operations Specialist

LSN Mobile

August 2011 - January 2013 (1 yr 6 mos)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  • Developed feature pipelines for hundreds of templated iOS, Android, and Blackberry mobile applications.
  • Managed operational relationships with all ad servers and ad networks, including onboarding and troubleshooting.
Mobile Ad-Tech
Operations Management
Partner Management

Operations Specialist

LSN Mobile

January 2011 - August 2011 (8 mos)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  • Managed production, quality assurance, and submission of more than three hundred mobile applications.
  • Used knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, and CSS to analyze issues and provide detailed issue reports to engineers.
App Store Submission
QA Testing
HTML/CSS/JS

Client Services Coordinator

LSN Mobile

March 2010 - January 2011 (11 mos)

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

  • Managed ad trafficking for local and national clients, optimizing impression delivery and click performance.
  • Developed mobile landing pages, micro sites, and advertisement banners/creatives.
Ad Trafficking
Campaign Optimization
Client Services

Technology Chairman - Alpha Delta Chapter

Sigma Pi Fraternity

August 2008 - December 2009 (1 yr 5 mos)

Auburn University

  • Served as the Technology Chairman for the Alpha Delta chapter of Sigma Pi at Auburn University.
Leadership
Technology Management

Education

Studies in Public Administration

Auburn University

2005 - 2009