Matthew Abbondanzio
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Designer · Engineer · Educator · Innovator — Dallas, Texas

Matthew Abbondanzio.

I turn promising technologies into products that can be manufactured and sold. Director of Design + Innovation at Greenhill School and Head of Engineering at Blackbox Bio.

35+Patents
$500M+Product revenue
150+Prototypes
● Now

Two jobs,
one practice.

I work end to end: finding the problems people want solved, then designing and building solutions they love, with an eye on the bottom line throughout. Today I do that leading design and innovation at a school, leading engineering at a scientific instrument company, and building software from first idea to shipped product.

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Matthew Abbondanzio
About

I am an innovator who has never stopped learning. Right now, that means mastering AI.

I started at Sensis and E Ink, then spent six years at SC Johnson and led new product development at J.W. Speaker. In 2013 I brought that engineering background into schools, because my father was a teacher and because I love working with students. I have always taught at least one course, because I believe the best engineers can explain what they built.

Every stage of my career began with learning something new: radar and optics, electronic ink chemistry, consumer products, LED lighting, then teaching. Today it is AI. I co-lead Greenhill's campus-wide AI rollout, and I design, build and ship my own AI tools, including TrialsFinder, Element Sports Scheduler, ShroudFox and Squirrel Away.

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© 2026 Matthew AbbondanzioDallas, Texas
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