Hydroficient Externship via ExternI'm a sophomore exploring my career options in technology and startups, eager to learn through hands-on experience.
Explore my journey through various projects and roles that highlight my growth and understanding of the tech industry.
HP Tech Ventures · Aug 2026 · ✅ Verified by Extern
A HP Tech Ventures externship in deal sourcing and startup analysis, focused on techniques for discovering, researching, and evaluating early-stage tech companies.
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Hydroficient · ✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
Build, hack, and defend real IoT infrastructure, then hand your security playbook to an actual company. You’ll launch realistic cyberattacks, from spoofing and replay attacks to unauthorized shutoffs, and implement defenses like TLS and mTLS.
I'm a sophomore exploring my career options in technology and startups, eager to learn through hands-on experience.
I am a sophomore at the New Jersey Institute of Technology, pursuing a Bachelor's Degree. As I embark on my career journey, I am eager to explore various roles and gain insights into different career paths, especially in tech and startups.
Externships
Hydroficient IoT Cyber Defense Externship
In progress
Experience
IoT Cyber Defense Extern
Hydroficient Systems Ltd. · September 2026 – Present
Lifeguard
NL Aquatic Center · June 2021 – Present
E-Commerce Business Owner
Facebook Marketplace · January 2024 – Present
Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Extern
HP Tech Ventures · June 2026 – August 2026
Assistant Swim Coach
Haddon Glen Swim Club · March 2025 – August 2026
Student IT Help Desk Technician
Wagner College · September 2025 – May 2026
Education
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology, Cybersecurity Focus (Transfer Student) · Class of 2029
Wagner College
Skills
✅ Verified by Extern
A HP Tech Ventures externship in deal sourcing and startup analysis, focused on techniques for discovering, researching, and evaluating early-stage tech companies.
The work identified and evaluated early-stage startups against a VC thesis, producing a sourcing spreadsheet, a detailed diligence summary for Martian, synthesis reports on Vitro3D, and a Synergy Report. Deliverables compiled public funding, team, product, market, traction, and competitive data into structured reports and a three-slide investment memo.
I produced a sourcing spreadsheet listing three startups with funding and role summaries, a diligence summary for Martian covering founding, funding, product and traction, synthesis reports on Vitro3D plus a Synergy Report, and a 3-slide investment memo with market estimates and competitor mapping.
✅ Verified by Extern · ⏱️ In progress
Build, hack, and defend real IoT infrastructure, then hand your security playbook to an actual company. You’ll launch realistic cyberattacks, from spoofing and replay attacks to unauthorized shutoffs, and implement defenses like TLS and mTLS.
The work analyzed the Grand Marina's IoT water system, mapping device roles and communication patterns before evaluating threats. The project applied the STRIDE framework to identify threats and produced a threat model report and diagram documenting threats and mitigations.
I produced a STRIDE-based threat model report and diagram for the Grand Marina IoT water system that documented identified threats and corresponding mitigations.
During the Hydroficient externship I analyzed the Grand Marina IoT water system, applied STRIDE to identify threats, and produced a threat model report and diagram that documented identified threats and mitigations.
