Dmitry Parshkov
Principal Systems Engineer · Systems Architect
Complex hardware-software products · multidisciplinary integration · concept through production
Professional Summary
Systems engineer and architect with 23 years of experience delivering complex physical products from concept through production. Work spans system framing and ConOps, requirements, architecture and interfaces, hardware/software/mechanical integration, prototypes, verification and validation, suppliers and contract manufacturers, design transfer, production readiness, and field problem-solving. I remain hands-on at critical technical interfaces and have also built and led multidisciplinary engineering organizations when programs required scale.
Current direction: Following a completed operating transition in 2026, I am focused on a long-term role building complex systems inside one product organization.
Core Engineering Scope
Professional Experience
Parshkov Inc · Systems Architect & Engineering/R&D Leader (Founder / CEO)
- Owned system architecture and full-lifecycle product realization across robotics, medical sensing, embedded systems, industrial automation, thermal systems, computer vision, connected products, and advanced manufacturing.
- Led programs from feasibility, ConOps, requirements, architecture, interface definition, and risk retirement through prototypes, integration, V&V, supplier/CM execution, design transfer, manufacturing, and customer delivery.
- Worked hands-on across integration and critical software, electronics, mechanical, sensing, controls, prototype, assembly, and test issues while leading specialist teams where deeper subsystem expertise was required.
- Built and led multidisciplinary engineering organizations and operating networks up to 175 people while staying technically involved at critical interfaces.
- Completed the operating transition of selected programs and IP in 2026, concluding that chapter and creating capacity for a long-term role inside a product organization.
Earlier Engineering & Technology Leadership
DP Technologies · Product & Systems Engineering Leader (CEO)
- Led architecture and development of an Android point-of-sale platform that exceeded 250,000 deployed devices; coordinated industrial design, electronics, software, prototyping, certification, and Shenzhen manufacturing.
- Completed a $3.8M IP and product-portfolio transaction with an international cybersecurity company.
Independent R&D Company · Engineering Leader (Founder)
- Built and led a 32-person software and engineering organization combining client delivery, product development, and reusable technology.
Mediasign Publishing · Technology Organization Lead (CIO)
- Grew from leading a 12-developer digital product team to a 42-person technology organization spanning software, infrastructure, business systems, and internal services; integrated core workflows and reduced technology operating costs by 20%.