University of Florida, Mechanical Engineering, Graduated May 2015
Daniel Kleinman is a University Innovation Fellow from the Spring 2015 cohort. After graduating in May 2015 from the University of Florida studying mechanical engineering, Daniel has developed a passion for creating technological solutions to improve our understanding of the oceans and their role in our survival for the future. More than 95% of the world’s oceans remain unexplored, and there are countless discoveries to be made that can have great impacts on the world, advancing the fields of medicine, energy, and more. Following this interest, Daniel has worked as an engineering assistant at The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, served as founder and president of the UF section of the Marine Technology Society (UFMTS), and contributed to multiple underwater vehicle projects at UF, most notably the SubjuGator autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). Daniel has also gained other technical experience as the project leader for the TailGator tailgating robot and performed research under Dr. Carl Crane.
Daniel has also followed a passion for leadership. In addition to being founder and President of UFMTS, he worked his way up through Gator Robotics as the publicity director, treasurer, and finally president for 2013-2014. He also served as the president of Epsilon Lambda Chi: Engineering Leadership Circle, an honors society bringing together the student leaders in the UF College of Engineering. He also serves on the Student Leadership Advisory Board for the UF Engineering Leadership Institute.
After graduating in May 2015, Daniel began work at Bluefin Robotics in Boston, MA as a Marine Operations Engineer and Test Engineer field testing their unmanned underwater vehicles. He worked hands-on with Bluefin’s Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs), performing vehicle operation and maintenance, mission planning and execution, and launch and recovery of the UUVs. He also became a huge Red Sox fan in his time in Boston.
Recently, Daniel moved to San Diego in April of 2017 starting a new position as a Mechanical Engineer for Leidos working on the Navy Base in Point Loma on naval technology. He is currently learning to surf and also coming around to rooting for the Padres.
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Learn more about what Daniel is working on in UF's project pitch video below:
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