Nick Klein

About Nick Klein

I am an experienced Hardware Engineer with over 13 years of expertise in post-silicon power and performance validation and tuning for mobile and desktop silicon. Currently, I am a Power and Performance System Tuning Engineer at Intel Corporation, where I lead efforts to enhance battery life, responsiveness, and performance across a wide range of Intel products.I am passionate about leveraging my technical skills and industry knowledge to drive innovation and deliver high-quality solutions. I am always looking for new opportunities where I can contribute to cutting-edge projects and help shape the future of technology.Key Achievements:*) Successfully delivered power and performance validation and/or tuning for Intel® Core™ products from the 6th to the 16th generation.*) Played a pivotal role in the development and implementation of Intel® Dynamic Tuning Technology. Patenting a solution that is now in use at >90% of Intel\'s mobile customers.*) Consistently improved system performance and battery life, contributing to the overall success of Intel’s Client Computing Group. A group which has driven >50% of Intel\'s revenue during my tenure.Select skills and Expertise:*) Power and Performance Tuning*) System Validation and Debugging*) Cross-functional Team Leadership*) Technical Documentation and Reporting*) Extensive hands-on lab experience

Experience

1. Power and Performance System Tuning Engineer System Architecture Engineer

   Intel

   Nov 2020 — Present · Hillsboro, OR, US

   Delivering Power and Performance tuned mobile and desktop products as a part of Intel Corporation\'s Client Computing Group. Our System Tuning team is focused on enhancing battery life, responsiveness and performance simultaneously across an array of Intel products.• Invented a new methodology as a part of Intel® Dynamic Tuning framework that utilizes a pre-trained AI/ML algorithm for managing energy and compute performance that is in use across Intel’s 11th generation and newer products. This has >90% adoption rate with Intel’s mobile customers. • Co-engineered with Microsoft and Internal teams Intel’s Processor Power Management (PPM)tuning for Windows 10 and Windows 11. This ensures Intel’s products are tuned properly in performance and battery life for their market segments. • Initiated the concept of Intel® PPM Provisioning Package and Driver to help ensure PPM consistency across the eco-system.• Ongoing system tuning for next generation or products for PnP. This involves working across the organization and identifying opportunities in FW algorithms, architecture, hardware, and OS. Key deliveries:*) Intel® Dynamic Tuning Technology*) 16th Gen Intel® Core™ products power and performance tuning*) 15th Gen Intel® Core™ products power and performance tuning*) 14th Gen Intel® Core™ products power and performance tuning*) 13th Gen Intel® Core™ products power and performance tuning*) 12th Gen Intel® Core™ products power and performance tuning*) 11th Gen Intel® Core™ products power and performance tuning

Education

• Portland Community College

  AS

  2009 — 2011

• Portland State University

  Bachelor's Degree

  2011 — 2014

Skills

• Computer Architecture
• Testing
• Compatibility Testing
• Electrical Engineering
• Sap
• Oscilloscope
• Pcb Design
• Fpga
• Asic
• Design Testing
• Embedded Systems
• White Papers
• Eeprom
• Microsoft Excel
• Debugging
• Hardware Testing
• Regression Testing
• Assembly Language
• Pcie
• Troubleshooting
• High Performance Computing
• Matlab
• Engineering
• Microprocessors
• Processors
• Microcontrollers
• Digital Signal Processors
• Infiniband
• Analog Circuit Design
• I2c
• Semiconductors
• Red Hat Linux
• Test Equipment
• Power Supplies
• Verilog
• Pspice
• Windows Server
• Hardware
• Vhdl
• Simulations