Nexus Maine - July 8
A big meetup, some match-making and more
Hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July! 🇺🇸 Summer in Maine is doing its thing and we cannot wait to see so many of you (over 50 RSPVs so far!) on July 16 for a happy hour co-hosted with Maine Tech at the Cumberland Club! (Signup Here)
We also plan to get in a monthly match-making cadence! A huge shoutout to Sarah Longley for taking the charge here. We heard great feedback about the first round so if you would like to be included, just fill this form out here and you will be connected with an interesting community member!
Lastly, as always, if you know anyone great for this group, please make sure to send them this invite link.
Baxter the moose is dressed up and excited for the Nexus Maine meetup at the Cumberland club. He has gathered with his friends for the evening.
What’s in this newsletter
Nexus Maine x Maine Tech Happy Hour sponsored by Eaton Peabody
Event Highlights
Member Spotlight: Ryan O’Neil
Other Community Updates
Nexus Maine x Maine Tech Happy Hour
Sponsored by our friends at Eaton Peabody Attorneys at Law
Join Maine Tech and Nexus Maine as we co-host a summer happy hour on July 16 from 5-7pm! Eaton Peabody has generously agreed to sponsor this event and will cover food and the first drink ticket for every attendee. We'll be holding the event at the Cumberland Club and encourage you to join for unstructured networking and fun.
Event highlights
July 10: Blue Economy Summer Series: The Future of Maine’s Seafood Supply Chain
July 16: Nexus Maine x Maine Tech Happy Hour @ The Cumberland Club
Time: 5-7pm
July 18: MTI: Maine Accelerates Growth Virtual Meeting
Monthly zoom from 11am-12:15pm
August 27-29: UMaine: Maine Forest Materials WeekÂ
SAVE THE DATE! MTI 25th Anniversary Mixer!
When: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 from 4 pm to 7 pm at USM Abromson Hall
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!
Member spotlight: Ryan O’Neil
“Hi, I'm Ryan!
I build software for Optimization AI, which solves problems like vehicle routing, inventory management, scheduling, and pricing. I'm currently co-founder and CTO of Nextmv (pronounced "next move"), a Decision Ops platform for optimization teams.
Before this, I ran the Decision Engineering departments at Grubhub and Zoomer. We worked on demand forecasting, driver scheduling, and real-time routing. Aggregated restaurant delivery was an awesome way to apply optimization in new ways, and ended up being my dissertation topic.
When I'm not building mathematical models or software, you can find me at a Classical Uprising concert, mentoring at the Roux, or playing the cello. I've worked up a lot of chamber music over the years and am always looking for other musicians to form groups with!
Lighting round:
What brought you to Maine? We were part of the YC W20 batch, in temporary housing in SF. When the pandemic hit, we didn't have a place to return to. We ended up in Maine because I have family here.
Best part of Maine life? Our incredible access to nature, impressive food scene, top-notch classical music, and being near family.
First job? Lots of food service back in the 90s. Burger King, Subway, Papa Johns. Delivering pizza before cell phones existed was a very different experience than it is now.
Currently listening to? Caroline Shaw's "Evergreen" album, Luigi Rossi's "L'Orfeo," and Maya Beiser's arrangements of Philip Glass etudes.
Connect with me if you want to talk about AI, optimization, supply chain, or classical music!
Company: https://www.nextmv.io/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanjoneil/
Email: ryan@nextmv.io
Other community updates
The founders channel has been made public for any relevant members!
Thank you for making this community special, everyone! See you on Slack.
George & Jimmy