I'm Mike Elliott, a software engineer working in consciousness studies, based in Salt Lake City. For over 15 years I led engineering teams and departments. Now I work where those two things meet.
Right now I'm moving Psymposia's tech stack to open-source, encrypted infrastructure (you can also find me on their podcast) and working with Josie Kins on various technical projects. For Psychedelia-Stiftung I build websites, like Psychedelia Retreats, and support their research into running ethical, evidence-backed psychedelic retreats.
The studio spun out of elliotec, my consulting practice since 2013, which continues for everything beyond the psychedelic field. Through both I've worked with dozens of companies across many industries and taught for coding bootcamps, online courses, and universities. The studio's full pitch lives at elliodelics.com. I take on a few engagements a year, through either door. The mike is the same everywhere: [email protected] here, [email protected] at the studio.
A non-profit research platform: tens of thousands of peer-reviewed articles on psychedelics, meditation, dreaming, and consciousness exploration, summarized and categorized, plus community forums for researchers, practitioners, and explorers. As far as I can tell it's the largest collection of its kind. I run all of it: product engineering, operations, and outreach.
MA, Psychedelics & Consciousness StudiesUniversity of Ottawa, graduating July 2026
Fieldwork with Yage (Ayahuasca) near Sasaima, Colombia. Practicum with Psychedelia-Stiftung in Germany. My focus is psychedelic critical theory.
Before that
Director of Engineering, ezCater
Led the Product Growth & Demand engineering orgs behind the leading food-for-work marketplace. Ecommerce, mobile apps, machine learning-powered recommendations.
Director of Engineering, Dutchie
Grew an engineering department to 60 engineers across 10 teams through 3 funding rounds and 2 acquisitions, building point-of-sale, payments, and ecommerce for cannabis dispensaries with privacy, compliance, and security as core focuses.
Software Engineering Manager, Nav
Managed the client platform, mobile native, and web teams for a leading small-business financial health product. Data privacy and financial regulation compliance were foundational aspects of the work.
Software Development Lead, Overstock.com
Led an R&D team of 10 and built the mobile ecommerce site and global checkout serving 50 million users and $500MM+ in yearly revenue.
Earlier
Lead web developer at 4Life Research and web developer at Image Tech Solutions, built product sites in Rails and JavaScript and soldered a lot of circuit boards.
Education
MA in Psychedelics & Consciousness Studies, University of Ottawa (2026). BA in Psychology, University of Utah (2012).