Mikhail N. Kondratyev is a geoscientist with over 10 years of experience in structural geology, tectonics, paleostress research, GIS software development, and field work including geochemical sampling, geological mapping, and GPS surveying. He has developed Python and C programs for analyzing tectonic fractures and microcontroller hardware. Kondratyev holds an M.S. in Mining Engineering and has managed field teams and conferences as a junior scientist at the North-East Interdisciplinary Science Research Institute in Magadan, Russia.