Danton Klein

Hi, I'm Danton Klein

Computer Engineer

🇺🇸 US

University of Florida ECE Graduate seeking a career as an RTL Design Engineer

About Me

About Me

I’m an aspiring RTL design engineer with a Master’s in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Florida. I specialized in RTL design with an emphasis on development for FPGAs, with my coursework and projects tailored to it. My true passions in computer engineering are any topics related to computer architecture and accelerator design. When I’m not spending time learning and developing hardware you can find me going to the gym, exploring live music in Miami, or learning guitar.

Check out my latest work

I've worked on a variety of RTL Design projects. Here are my most relevant ones.

6 Stage Pipeline RISC-V Cpu

6 Stage Pipeline RISC-V Cpu

SystemVerilog-based implementation of a RISC-V CPU core with a 6 stage pipeline and various pipeline optimizations

SystemVerilogRTL DesignComputer ArchitectureStatic Timing Analysis

Work Experience

  • Microsoft

    Microsoft

    Electrical Engineering Intern

    Tested and improved the shielding of the XBOX Wireless Headset to bring electrical emissions to FCC specification. Automated Excel data collection with VBA scripting, saving technicians on average 2 hours per week. Drafted new test procedures to enable future aeronautical-grade device testing



  • UF SHREC Lab

    UF SHREC Lab

    Research Assistant

    Implemented pipelined Notch filter on an FPGA in SystemVerilog to filter ambient noise from a lightning detection system, improving usable data efficiency by 40%. Developed C++ programs for characterizing performance and scalability of different accelerator architectures.



  • Motorola Solutions

    Motorola Solutions

    Electrical Engineering Intern

    Analyzed voltage timing characteristics of communication busses for the new FPGA on the APX Consolette Main Board revision to identify and diagnose issues in functionality. Performed microprocessor functionality testing for the new main board of APX Mobile O2 and O7 control heads



  • Motorola Solutions

    Motorola Solutions

    Electrical Engineering Intern

    Worked within the Current Products Engineering group to maintain and update two-way radios regarding end-of-life part replacement. Operated instrumentation including waveform generators, signal analyzers, and radio test sets to test radios’ operation characteristics and to prepare them for mechanical and electrical stress testing. Conducted GPS testing for a new GPS IC for the APX 4500, APX 6500, and APX 8500 mobile radios by gathering fix values at different temperatures

Education

  • University of Florida

    University of Florida

    Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering

    Aug 2023 - May 2025

    Focused on FPGA Design, Computer Architecture, Hardware Security, and VLSI Design.

  • University of Florida

    University of Florida

    Bachelor of Electrical Engineering

    Aug 2020 - May 2024

    Focused on digital design and embedded software engineering. Graduated with honors.