The Project Login podcast features Mainers working in technology jobs across the state. It is a career-exploration tool and follows an informational interview format.
GOALS:
1. Expose listeners to various technology jobs at Maine companies by people who do the work.
2. Raise awareness of education & training pathways into those careers.
3. Raise aspirations of young Mainers to pursue high-wage, in-demand tech careers.
This podcast is produced by Project>Login. Project>Login is a program of Educate Maine.
Purpose-driven work, career discovery, equity in tech
Topics Discussed:
Hannah Greene:
Registered Apprentice…
Hayden Fielder, a senior from Londonderry, New Hampshire, is soon to enter his fourth year at Husson University. Attracted by the football program and the IT degree, Hayden has excelled both on the f…
Project Login's Program Specialist Shelby Bryant interviews Michelle DeBlois. Michelle is a Maine-based former educator and Founder & CEO of the ReMo App. Michelle also happens to have been Shelby's …
In this episode, Angela interviews Ashley Drexler. Ashley is a Software Engineer II oat Fieldstack in Portland, ME. She shares her education and career pat as well as advice for young people looking…
Meet CTO Trevor Gionet from Omnic.AI
Omnic.AI is a startup based in Brunswick, Maine focusing on developing a community of gamers who are gaining insights to their gameplay via the Forge platform and …
In this episode, Reilly and Shelby chat with Ashley, Technology Compliance Analyst at Systems Engineering. Systems Engineering is based in Portland. Ashley shares how she got into this work and gives…
In this episode, Angela and Shelby chat with Anthony DeBery, the Chief Operating Officer at Garrand Moehlenkamp. Garrand is based in Portland. Anthony shares how he got into this work and advice for …
Just over two weeks ago we hosted a Data Science Exploration Night where students and young professionals heard from three panelists in the field: Jacob Sagrans (Tumblehome, Inc), Rachel Carpenter (W…
Meet Kymberli Bryant ("Kym") in this weeks special episode. Kym is a computer science teacher at Spruce Mountain High School and she is a facilitator for Educate Maine/Project Login, training other t…
Meet Shelby Bryant and Reilly Moncrief this week as you learn about their work on the Project Login team at Educate Maine; how they got here and learn about their education and training pathways. Dis…
Meet Abby Grindle! Abby is a Software Support Specialist at Tyler Technologies. She started out part-time while she was going to college and then accepted a full-time role. Her day-to-day consists of…
This week, Angela interviews ReachMyTeach’s Co-Founders, Jeff Borland and Aidan Blum Levine, and COO Helen Bright-Cohen. ReachMyTeach was created to streamline communication between teachers and a st…
Angela interviews Benny Boas in this week's episode. Benny is the CEO and founder of Upright Education. We learn about Benny's own education and training pathways and what led him to apprentice under…
We had a great conversation about Matt's role(s) at Tyler Technologies. He is a Software Engineering team Manager and the director of the Maine App Challenge. Educate Maine and Project>Login have par…
In this special episode we sit down with Dylan Bulmer at the Foster Center for Innovation at UMaine in Orono. Dylan is a student about to graduate from the University of Maine and is working on so ma…
Erin Bond is a software engineer who works at Mentor Collective coding tools and products to help connect students in higher education with industry mentors. Erin has a background in education and th…
Jacob Bazinet sat down to talk with Project>Login Program Director Angela Oechslie about his role at CGI, his education and training pathways and transitioning from intern to full-time hire.
We talk a…
Excited to introduce listeners to Election Bridge co-founders in this episode. Ackeem Evans and Jermaine Hartsfield, MSOD chat with Project>Login Program Director Angela Oechslie. We met at The Roux …
Tyler Smith is about to graduate from Husson University. Tyler works at Sephone as a lead font-end developer. He is excited to launch his career by helping businesses with marketing and technology ne…