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Who we are
Fifteen Reasons, LLC, a privately held startup based in Chicago.
Yan Pritzker—CEO
Yan sets the overall company direction and leads the development team at Planypus, which he co-founded in 2005.
Yan has more than ten years experience in the software industry including leading a successful effort to build an open source quantum computing simulator, working on next generation semantic web technology at IBM’s prestigious Extreme Blue program, and building a distributed messaging system for an airline reservations system.
When he is not conjuring new ideas for Planypus, Yan plays guitar, practices the Brazilian martial art of Capoeira, scuba dives, skis, and climbs mountains. Yan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Email Yan | Visit Yan’s BlogAlex Chizhik—COO
Alex oversees operations in legal, financial, sales, and strategy departments at Planypus, which he co-founded in 2005. He has a history of entrepreneurial ventures, including Cashnetusa.com, a successful online small funds lender, as well as a background in financial consulting and financial modeling from a Big Four accounting firm.
Alex spends his free time playing soccer, volleyball, swimming, hiking, and reading. Alex earned Bachelor of Science degrees in both Accounting and Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Email AlexAlex Antonov—Software Architect
Alex leads Planypus development focusing on infrastructure and integration with third party vendors. He has extensive experience in building back-end, monitoring and management applications in the telecom and travel domains.
When not coding, Alex enjoys playing tennis, hiking, skiing, and traveling. Alex earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science, and a Master of Science degree in Software Architecture from Loyola University, Chicago.
Stan Mazo—Director of Strategy
Stan oversees marketing and business development at Planypus. He has worked for a proprietary trading firm specializing in market-making and has developed strategic solutions for Fortune 500 companies while working for a management consulting company.
Writing, biking, tennis, and the theater occupy Stan when he is not evangelizing about Planypus. Stan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Northwestern University
Anton Mostovoy—Software Architect
Anton is responsible for architecture and development of the user functionality for Planypus. He has extensive experience in the manufacturing, financial, and travel domains as a software developer.
In his time away from the computer, he enjoys traveling, reading, biking, rollerblading, and mountaineering. Anton earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from University of Illinois at Chicago.
Email AntonTatyana Balte – Visual Branding Director
Tatyana is responsible for the brand identity, t-shirts and print materials for Planypus. She has contributed to the Chicago design community through her freelance work, as a Visual Branding designer for TEAMS Design, and is presently a structural and branding designer at Studio One Eleven.
Tatyana earned Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees in Graphic Design and Industrial Design from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Email TanyaLuciano Pouzada – UX/UI Designer
Luciano is responsible for the new planypus interface. He has a good experience as a visual and interaction designer, creating solutions for several major brands in Brazil where he lives. Luciano enjoys creating pleasant user experiences, improving product potential, and solving for user needs.
Luciano earned a Bachelor in Graphic Design from UFPel in Brazil.
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