Nexus Maine - It's Blockparty Time
Events, Talent, and Spotlights!
On this Veteran’s Day we would like to express our gratitude to all who serve and have served in our armed forces. Thank you!
The Maine community continues to show it’s vibrancy with more new and exciting events popping up everyday - and we are excited to add another to the mix with our not-so-typical happy hour tomorrow. (more on that below).
Have you ever wished that all of the amazing startup resources available to Maine-based founders were neatly collected into a single place? Us too! That’s why we published The Definitive Guide to Maine’s Startup Ecosystem. We encourage you to check it out!
Lastly, as always, if you know anyone great for this group, please make sure to send them this invite link.
A flannel wearing Baxter the Moose delivers a standup comedy set to his woodland friends. Style of Pixar.
What’s in this newsletter
Block Party!
Event Highlights
Jobs & Talent
Member Spotlight: Torie DeLisle
Maine Tech Block Party!
Join us tomorrow at Novare Res. We’ve partnered with Aras Digital to throw a Maine Tech Block Party including…
a standup comedian
a photo booth for free professional headshots
free drinks + apps
unstructured networking
Event highlights
November 12: Aras and Nexus Blockparty @ Novare Res
November 12: Maine JS Meetup
November 13-15: Maine Outdoor Economy Summit
November 13: Blue Ventures Investment Summit
November 13: 3rd Annual Maine Startup Challenge
November 20: Talent Attraction Network: Skills-Based Hiring Talent Practices
December 3: Nexus and Startup Maine Holiday Happy Hour @ Oxbow Brewing
Check out our Events Calendar Link in Notion for more. Are you an event owner? Submit your event here to be added to the calendar!
Nexus Jobs & Talent
Hiring:
Director of Finance & Operations - Wolves Neck Center (Reach out to David Gerber in Slack)
Account Executive - reach out to Drew Barret in Slack)
Sr. Mobile Engineer (iOS) (reach out to Erik Fitz in Slack)
Sr. SWE and other technical roles (reach out to Bo Bergstrom with questions)
ML Engineer and Sr. Full Stack Engineer (reach out to Josh Frank in Slack)
Principal mechanical engineer at Looma Design (reach out to Trevor Ruggiero in Slack)
Entry Level Information Analyst - University of Maine System (reach out to William Notto in Slack)
Looking:
If you’re looking to add amazing talent to your company then check out our page in notion to get connected. Members open to new opportunities
Member Spotlight: Torie DeLisle
Career/Bio overview
Torie is a New Englander at heart, but has in fact lived in 11 states and 2 countries. As a teenager and into her twenties, Torie called Swans Island home, working as a sternman on a lobster boat until graduating from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland with a BA/MA in Drama and Theatre Studies.
Torie has 12+ years of experience in technology business development and custom software project management, along with a smattering of career detours in nonprofit fundraising, theater management and design, education, farming, pastry cheffing, and owning and running a farm-to-table restaurant in Midcoast Maine.
For Aras Digital Projects, Torie is the Senior Manager of Client Experience, which allows her the creative freedom to develop deep relationships with clients and technology partners, look for growth opportunities, and design and manage exceptional digital products.
Why Maine?
Because Maine. Is. The. Best.
Away from the keyboard
Torie and her husband August run a MOFGA Certified Organic farm in Waldoboro, Maine.
Let’s talk
Email: torie.delisle@arasdigital.co
Feel free to reach out with technology questions, crazy business ideas, requests for wedding cakes, or even if you’d like to reminisce about living on Maine islands.
Thank you for making this community special, everyone! See you on Slack.
George & Jimmy
Thank you to our sponsor Eaton Peabody for supporting Nexus Maine. Visit eatonpeabody.com or reach out to fellow Nexus member, Marty Grohman at mgrohman@eatonpeabody.com.