MENDY calmly stabilizing cyber environments

I'm glad you brought that up. It's actually both. I grew up in Israel, where my name in English was spelled with a Y on my ID, so for 30 years I was sure I was mendy. When I moved to Canada, I found out my official name on my Canadian ID ends with an I, so for the past 14+ years I've been mendi. I embrace the change and the duality. It fits well with my ambidextrous brain.

yeah, I'm both right-handed and left-handed. My brain is split with no dominant side. It affects my personality and coordination: bad at sports but good at tech, a logical, analytical brain, but also high in emotional intelligence. I think it's what makes me good at both solving deep technical problems while at the same time communicating well with customers and non-technical people. I see myself as the glue between the mathematical thinkers and the fine arts crowd.

yeah, it's what drew me to play the bass, the foundational instrument that sits at the ground of the mix and connects the drums to the guitar. I'm not the solo front-of-stage kind of guy, but also not "the drum machine." I sit somewhere in between. But don't ask me about 5-string basses.

we might get into a heated argument if you think a bass needs more than 4 strings ;)

I'm really both - an introvert that likes weddings, but I don't dance. I do well in social situations, while I mostly recharge on a motorcycle ride in nature.

yes. I don't ride anymore because being a parent increased my awareness of self-preservation for others, but I still hike a lot and camp with my family. We live in the rainforest of the PNW in BC, Canada, and enjoy the outdoors as much as we can (when we're not traveling to other countries, that is).

We have the most amazing variety of trees here. It's brought me to explore my other passions, such as woodworking. I build a lot with red cedar and it's my favorite tree. The Indigenous peoples of this area called it the tree of life, and they really made everything out of it. Being a foreigner to this land, I try to learn more about the ancient culture of this area and work with the local woods.

I'll usually get a Guinness or an Innis & Gunn. There are great breweries in our area, but I dislike the IPA style. It's too hoppy. Give me a Scotch ale any day.

Lagavulin 16.

1000%.

I actually studied philosophy in uni. While not common in the tech space, I find it very helpful to dig deep or take a bird's-eye view of a system. My main inspiration for troubleshooting is the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. I keep going back to it because it really has everything you need to be a creative problem solver, from the boring scientific method approach to blanking your mind and letting hypotheses flow through. I highly recommend it. Come to any problem like it's both your first time (humble) and your 100th time (experienced, wise).