HP Tech Ventures Externship via ExternProgram manager with 8+ years in government and nonprofit operations. Managed $1M+ in funding and programs serving 3,000+. MBA, MSc. Now moving into healthcare and tech. Claude is AI and can make
A short collection of projects and tasks from my early work that illustrate practical skills I am developing as I move toward a full-time career.
HP Tech Ventures · ✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
An HP Tech Ventures externship focused on methods for sourcing, researching, and evaluating early-stage technology startups for venture investment.
Program manager with 8+ years in government and nonprofit operations. Managed $1M+ in funding and programs serving 3,000+. MBA, MSc. Now moving into healthcare and tech. Claude is AI and can make
I am Ayanna Shell. I have some work experience and I am at the start of my career journey, exploring opportunities and building practical skills as I prepare for longer-term roles.
Externships
HP Tech Ventures: Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
In progress
Experience
Seasonal Program Director
LADYi Got Skills · 2026 – Present
Adjunct Professor — Social Science
Kean University · 2025 – Present
Financial Compliance Specialist (Consultant)
Daraja of Love Inc. · 2023 – 2025
Executive Administrative Coordinator / Office Manager
Newark Workforce Development Board · 2023 – 2024
Director of Finance & Grant Compliance (Consultant)
TianaGHelpingHandz Inc. · 2019 – 2024
Payroll & Benefits Administrative Coordinator
City of Newark, Finance Department · 2014 – 2017
Program Monitor / Manager (Seasonal)
Newark Youth One Stop Center · 2023 & 2025
Education
National University
MSc, Technology Management
Northcentral University
Master of Business Administration
Kean University
BA, Sociology
Skills
✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
An HP Tech Ventures externship focused on methods for sourcing, researching, and evaluating early-stage technology startups for venture investment.
The externship covered techniques for deal sourcing, market and technology evaluation, and investment memo preparation for early-stage tech startups. The work involved decoding venture theses and applying analytical frameworks to assess startup potential. Deliverables included written analyses grounded in those frameworks.
I distilled venture-investing methods into repeatable steps, applied analytical frameworks to startup research, and produced written evaluations that documented my findings and reasoning.
