Originally located in Colorado at the time of their early SBIR awards, Parallel Consulting subsequently relocated to CA. The firm specializes in applied behavioral research with an emphasis on developing practical software-based solutions for real world problems. Structured around improving public health by translating foundational research into effective products, the firm's principals collaborated with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, a leader in the field of traffic safety, to develop educational technology to improve teen driving safety. Designed to teach skills that most traditional driver training doesnt cover: decision making, effective communication, and using safe driving strategies. More recent work with Southern Illinois University's School of Medicine is tackling improving medical education through advanced learning technologies.