Summary
Mikhail Kotelnikov is a seasoned software architect and founder with 19 years of experience building data-heavy, interactive systems and workflow automation platforms. As CEO of StateWalker he leads development of StateWalkerFSM, a browser-based finite state machine engine for designing, visualizing and executing processes, drawing on deep expertise in web runtimes and reusable design patterns. His background spans geospatial platforms, social data graphs and semantic-web research—having architected Mappr's geo-data stack and led ELN and Nepomuk integrations—so he blends strong systems design with practical UX and data transformation skills. Comfortable across backend services, client libraries and containerized deployments, he has repeatedly turned complex domain requirements into production-grade tools and award-winning maps. Based in Paris, he pairs formal scientific training from MSU with entrepreneurial grit, often reusing proven patterns and components to accelerate product delivery.
18 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Moscow School 57
Lomonosov Moscow State University
English, Russian, French