Meet the team that makes it happen.
Team

Adam Lehde

Co-founder / Business Development Get to know Adam

Professional bio

Prior to founding Happen Technologies, Adam spent his career building mobile apps and managing software projects for national brands including Mazda, Hyundai, Anheuser-Busch, National Car Rental, and more.

A little about me

I have a passion (maybe an obsession) for improving everything I encounter. Whether this is guiding a product team to a bigger, better vision or smoking 6 racks of baby-back ribs, I look for EVERY opportunity to make it better. I love it. I have an amazing wife and two rambunctious (but wonderful) boys. Oh, and ADHD is a superpower. If you disagree, let’s talk.

Interesting fact

Hmm & Sugarfire Smokehouse once named a sandwich after me. No matter what happens in my future, THAT was my moment of fame. :)

Mykola Tarchanyn

Co-founder / Development Operations Get to know Mykola

Professional bio

Before Happen Technologies, Mykola cut his teeth in the consulting world before joining National Car Rental, where he met Adam. He then went on to find his niche in the healthcare space where he assisted multiple startups, eventually becoming a key player in building the #1 telehealth solution on the market.

A little about me

Having an applied math background, I like it when the numbers match and estimates come true. I get some jokes from the team about questioning everything, but in the end I rest knowing the pieces will fit together. I love traveling. I’ve been to 12 countries and still can’t wait to visit the next one.

Interesting fact

I’ve always been obsessed with German cars, but after almost 10 years in the US, I couldn’t resist buying myself a Mustang and supercharging it. The horsepower will never compete with my beloved Porsches, but this voice in my head quickly fades over the sound of that V8.

Joe is a Chicago native with a love for the mountains. In a former life, he was a college music professor and composed music for various Fortune 500 companies. Joe enjoys meeting new people and trying new whiskeys. He lives in Brentwood with his wife, two children, and the family mutt. He can quote Ace Ventura from start to finish and perfectly fold a fitted sheet.

Joe

Head of Strategic Partnerships

Julia leads Quality Assurance efforts on a very large development project for one of our earliest clients. She is passionate about exploring the outdoors, traveling and snowboarding in the mountains. Her cat is equally passionate about interrupting Zoom calls.

Julia

Quality Assurance Engineer

Viktor is a Senior/Lead engineer at a California based fin-tech company. In his spare time, he throws full grown men around like child’s play. 🙂 He is a very decorated mixed martial artist and a proud military veteran. For the record, his cat has won more awards in the past year than he has…

Viktor

Backend Engineer

Igor is a solution architect and a wizard in a multitude of technology stacks. He leads the technical portion of many client Discovery Phases. Igor enjoys cracking jokes about “the night he took Mykola and Adam out to party.”

Igor

Solution Architect

Stepan heads up user experience and design for the innovation department at a global real estate company where he works on prototypes and early market products for new lines of business. He is a sucker for live music, quality mustache wax, and human centered design.

Stepan

User Experience Designer

Zoriana is an experienced full-stack engineer onboard at our European-based client specializing in the vetting, processing and hiring of technical team members for top-tier companies worldwide. She has been dancing in a Ukrainian Folk Ensemble for 20+ years and spends her free time simplifying algebra expressions. (Ya, we don’t get it either!)

Zoriana

Fullstack Engineer

Khrystyna’s childhood dreams of fashion design lead her to a career in UX where she designs mobile apps and web platforms for a variety of industries. Though she tries to keep it on the down-low, she actually began her technical path with a CS degree in a pursuit of a career in AI before making the switch to user experience.

Khrystyna

User Experience Designer

Larysa is an experienced Business Analyst well versed in product management and discovery. She works on some of our Project-based engagements helping clients identify areas of opportunity in their future products and acts as a liaison between them and our development team to make sure all requirements are properly documented and then developed.

Larysa

Business/Product Analyst

Vlad manages a dedicated team for one of our St. Louis based agency clients. He is passionate about teamwork, effective communication and personal growth. In his spare time he is currently pursuing his PMP certification and some additional educational goals.

Vlad

Project Manager

Sasha is a full-stack developer at one of our local agency clients. He specializes in responsive websites that look great on any and every device. Sasha believes that great design can have a transformative impact on businesses and the individuals that interact with them.

Sasha

Full-stack Web Developer

Alexander is a full-stack web developer that enjoys bringing ideas to life through code. He views each project as an opportunity for personal growth. Alexander enjoys seeing software come to life to expand business capabilities and streamline processes, ultimately helping people live more efficient lives.

Alexander

Full-stack Web Developer

Joe

Head of Strategic Partnerships

Joe is a Chicago native with a love for the mountains. In a former life, he was a college music professor and composed music for various Fortune 500 companies. Joe enjoys meeting new people and trying new whiskeys. He lives in Brentwood with his wife, two children, and the family mutt. He can quote Ace Ventura from start to finish and perfectly fold a fitted sheet.

Julia

Quality Assurance Engineer

Julia leads Quality Assurance efforts on a very large development project for one of our earliest clients. She is passionate about exploring the outdoors, traveling and snowboarding in the mountains. Her cat is equally passionate about interrupting Zoom calls.

Viktor

Backend Engineer

Viktor is a Senior/Lead engineer at a California based fin-tech company. In his spare time, he throws full grown men around like child’s play. 🙂 He is a very decorated mixed martial artist and a proud military veteran. For the record, his cat has won more awards in the past year than he has…

Igor

Solution Architect

Igor is a solution architect and a wizard in a multitude of technology stacks. He leads the technical portion of many client Discovery Phases. Igor enjoys cracking jokes about “the night he took Mykola and Adam out to party.”

Stepan

User Experience Designer

Stepan heads up user experience and design for the innovation department at a global real estate company where he works on prototypes and early market products for new lines of business. He is a sucker for live music, quality mustache wax, and human centered design.

Zoriana

Fullstack Engineer

Zoriana is an experienced full-stack engineer onboard at our European-based client specializing in the vetting, processing and hiring of technical team members for top-tier companies worldwide. She has been dancing in a Ukrainian Folk Ensemble for 20+ years and spends her free time simplifying algebra expressions. (Ya, we don’t get it either!)

Khrystyna

User Experience Designer

Khrystyna’s childhood dreams of fashion design lead her to a career in UX where she designs mobile apps and web platforms for a variety of industries. Though she tries to keep it on the down-low, she actually began her technical path with a CS degree in a pursuit of a career in AI before making the switch to user experience.

Larysa

Business/Product Analyst

Larysa is an experienced Business Analyst well versed in product management and discovery. She works on some of our Project-based engagements helping clients identify areas of opportunity in their future products and acts as a liaison between them and our development team to make sure all requirements are properly documented and then developed.

Vlad

Project Manager

Vlad manages a dedicated team for one of our St. Louis based agency clients. He is passionate about teamwork, effective communication and personal growth. In his spare time he is currently pursuing his PMP certification and some additional educational goals.

Sasha

Full-stack Web Developer

Sasha is a full-stack developer at one of our local agency clients. He specializes in responsive websites that look great on any and every device. Sasha believes that great design can have a transformative impact on businesses and the individuals that interact with them.

Alexander

Full-stack Web Developer

Alexander is a full-stack web developer that enjoys bringing ideas to life through code. He views each project as an opportunity for personal growth. Alexander enjoys seeing software come to life to expand business capabilities and streamline processes, ultimately helping people live more efficient lives.

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