I am Jay Abraham, an employee of . My area of expertise is in software tools for the verification of critical embedded applications. I have over 20 years software and hardware design experience. I began my career as a microprocessor design engineer at IBM followed by engineering and management positions at hardware, software tools, and embedded operating systems companies such as Magma Design Automation and Wind River Systems. I have held vice-chairmanships in IEEE standards committees and have authored and presented at conferences such as the Design Automation Conference, Embedded Systems Conference, International System Safety Conference, IEEE Symposium on Software Reliability Engineering, SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) Congress, and AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics) Conference. I have authored white papers and articles in publications such as EE Times, Embedded Systems Design Magazine, Embedded Technology, Design World Magazine, and other publications. I have a MS in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University, a BS in Electrical Engineering from Boston University, and I am a graduate of the Institute of Managerial Leadership at the University of Texas at Austin. ©