Product Design & Strategy
Problem framing, requirements decomposition, and concept development that turns fuzzy constraints into a defensible direction.
Available for product design & R&D collaboration
Product Designer · Innovator · Hackettstown, NJ
From rough constraint to validated prototype.
Product Design
I'm Michael Dattolo — a product designer working where advanced manufacturing, robotics, and medical devices meet. I turn ambiguous problems into functional hardware, defensible decisions, and measurable outcomes.
SolidWorks
Autodesk Inventor
Rhino 3D
Grasshopper
ROS 2
Gazebo
5-Axis FDM
Topology Optimization
Python
Raspberry Pi
AutoCAD
Chart.js
By the numbers
3.9
GPA · Integrated Product Design
10+
Case studies shipped
44%
Peak material waste cut
6 yrs
Product Designer (2020–2026)
What I do
Four disciplines, one process — frame the problem, build to test, measure the result.
Prototyping & Fabrication
3- and 5-axis additive manufacturing, CAD, topology optimization, and design-for-fabrication — from scale models to working builds.
Robotics & Systems
Autonomous workflows simulated and validated in ROS 2 / Gazebo, with sensor integration and physics-accurate testing.
UX & Research
User research, comparative usability testing, and dashboard UX — every iteration carries a clear pass/fail hypothesis.
Selected Work
View all projects
EcoPrint — 5-Axis 3D Printing
A multi-axis additive workflow that reorients geometry mid-print to eliminate supports — measured 37–44% less support material across overhang-heavy test parts.
↓ 44% peak support-material waste Read the case study
The M.A.R.T.I.A.N. Bot
An 8-legged autonomous robot that excavates and builds underground Mars habitats from local regolith — topology-optimized and validated end-to-end in ROS 2 + Gazebo.
★ JWU Symposium recognition, 2024 Read the case study
Total Ergonomics™ Micropipette
A user-centered control add-on designed for a lab technician with rheumatoid arthritis. Comparative testing across three prototypes selected a foot-pedal that cut repetitive thumb strain.
3 prototypes · 1 validated design Read the case study
BloominBeds Monitoring System
A Raspberry Pi sensor network with a real-time web dashboard that keeps raised garden beds inside safe growing conditions year-round. Team project, JWU Symposium 2024.
Hardware + dashboard UX Read the case studyRecognition
Work that's been awarded, presented, and put on stage.
JWU Symposium 2024
Recognized for the M.A.R.T.I.A.N. construction robot (Technology & Innovation) and BloominBeds (Creativity & Design).
2nd Place · Sharkfest
Runner-up in JWU's pitch & innovation competition (2022).
BMES Conference
Platform & poster presentations on assistive smart-textile and touch-sensing devices (2022).
Dean's List · 2020–2024
Consistent recognition throughout the Integrated Product Design program.
Let's build
Have a problem that needs a working answer?
I'm open to product design partnerships, technical prototyping, R&D projects, and design-driven problem-solving. Tell me what you're building.