Our Team
The people behind CognitoLab's products — building, shipping, and supporting them end to end.
We're a small, senior team — every product on this site was built end to end by people who also ship the code, not just plan it. No hand-offs between "the idea people" and "the build people": the same team designs the system, writes it, and keeps it running in production. That's how we keep moving fast without cutting corners on what we ship.
Who's behind it
Ivan Omelianenko
Founder & Lead Developer
7+ years building full-stack products end to end — from legacy PHP/WordPress systems to LLM-powered platforms. Currently building TavernMind and IntelliDesc, and researching ontology-merging AI agents for a PhD in Systems Analysis.
- TavernMind: Designed and built the platform end to end — backend, AI Game Master pipeline, and real-time multiplayer.
- IntelliDesc for WordPress: Built the original IntelliDesc plugin and its OpenCart and Shopify ports.
Vladislav Rurak
Full-Stack Web Developer
3+ years building full-stack e-commerce platforms — from OpenCart version migrations to 1C:Enterprise integrations and custom loan/credit APIs. Currently working across MyApple and FromFactory, focused on stable, high-performing online stores.