--- title: "Aimsio Employee Feature: Rik Mantel" description: Get to know Aimsio Jr. Business Analyst Rik Mantel. Aimsio is a software company located in Calgary. At Aimsio, we value working hard and playing hard which means foosball, crib, poker and other fun activities. 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The required skills outlined in the job posting matched his abilities perfectly and he was thrilled at the opportunity to join a software startup.  Now, some of his favourite aspects of working at Aimsio are the open, collaborative environment and culture of helpfulness: everyone feels comfortable asking for help, and everyone is willing to help one another. As Rik puts it, “if you need it, you get *a* *lot* of help”.    Rik and Aimsio Marketing Maven Erin making Christmas cookies Rik made his way from Houston, Texas to the University of Calgary approximately five years ago.  The move had quite an impact on his parents. The details are fuzzy, but it seems they have sold all their worldly possessions and are making their way north in a Winnebago.  At least Calgary is accessible without an ocean crossing. If Rik’s previous immigration to Japan had panned-out, his Mom and Pop would have been in for a Pacific adventure. ![Rik Mantel](https://blog.aimsio.com/hs-fs/hubfs/016.jpg?width=376&height=250&name=016.jpg)While we’re on the subject of the Pacific, Rik’s all-time favourite vacation spot, as well as the next place he would like to visit, can both be found there.  He has provided a truly alluring vignette of Auckland, New Zealand: “San Francisco + Seattle + Portland vibes bundled with a British overtone.” What a great description! Definitely sparks an interest in the charming harbour city. Rik has targeted Hawaii as his next destination in his exploration of the South Pacific. Bethells Beach, New Zealand Rik has a passionate interest in anthropology and lists his personal inspiration as pioneering American anthropologist, Ruth Benedict.  Rik describes Benedict as “an amazing intellectual that subverted the male stronghold on academia in the 1920s”. Unfortunately, Benedict died of a heart attack in 1948 but if Rik could time travel, he would go back to the ‘20s to meet her. Want to know more about Rik? Strike up a conversation by asking him about:   - Cooking: Making meals is a relatively recent undertaking for Rik, and to make it even more challenging, he is diving into the world of plant-based eating.   - His dog: Described as a “sheddy shepard mix”, Rik’s dog is pretty laid-back but may go with the flow a little too willingly. - Drawing and photography: Rik likes to take photos on the weekends and he almost enrolled in art school.  A few of his original pieces have been spotted around the office and definitely speak to his talent. That's all for now, folks! 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