Jim Parziale is a Lead Embedded Staff Software Engineer with over a decade of experience architecting and delivering safety-critical real-time embedded systems, currently shaping next-generation CardioMEMS firmware at Abbott. He blends deep low-level expertise in C/C++ and RTOS design with modern language experience (including Rust) to improve performance, security, and maintainability across medical device platforms. Jim has led new-technology efforts at multiple OEMs and defense contractors, pairing hands-on development with system-level architecture, cybersecurity requirements, and test/evaluation leadership. He is a practical mentor who regularly reviews code, trains teams, and translates regulatory and security constraints into robust application designs. Based in Reading, MA, he is as comfortable debugging device drivers and boot issues as he is defining application security requirements for life‑critical systems.
10 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BSEE, BSEE at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick
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Jim Parziale - Lead Embedded Staff Software Engineer at Abbott