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Business student focused on finance, data, and startup research

I combine finance training with data analytics and hands-on externship work to evaluate startups and consumer insights.

Work samples

My portfolio highlights a Wells Fargo market risk internship, an HP Tech Ventures deal-sourcing externship, and an active Beats by Dre externship focused on consumer insights and sentiment analysis.

About me

I combine finance training with data analytics and hands-on externship work to evaluate startups and consumer insights.

I am Lamont Joynes, a business administration student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, studying finance. I have experience in risk internships, data and deal-sourcing externships, student government, and residential leadership. I work with Excel, Power BI, data analysis, strategic planning, and public speaking.

Externships

Beats by Dre Data Analytics: Qualitative & Quantitative Insights Externship

In progress

Experience

Mister Sophomore and Mister Senior

Imperial Court · April 2024-Present

Resident Assistant

Umes · July 2024-2026

Corporate & Investment Bank (CIB) - Market & Counterparty Risk Internship

Wells Fargo · May 2026 - Aug 2026

Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

HP Tech Ventures · February 2025-April 2025

Data Analytics: Qualitative & Quantitative Insights Externship

Beats by Dre · June 2025-Aug 2025

Class Vice President

Student Government Association · September 2023

Education

University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Bachelor of Science in Finance · Class of 2027

Skills

Microsoft ExcelData AnalysisStrategic PlanningBusiness CommunicationPublic SpeakingPower BITime ManagementAI ConceptsTeam Leadership

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HP Tech Ventures Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship

An HP Tech Ventures externship focused on sourcing, researching, and evaluating early-stage technology startups.

Overview

The externship work sourced and evaluated early-stage startups and produced due diligence artifacts used to build an investment case. The student assembled a ranked shortlist in Google Sheets, compiled company documents and market and financial data, and produced synthesis reports plus a 3-slide investment memo with a linked summary spreadsheet.

HP Tech Ventures Deal Sourcing & Startup Analysis Externship
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What I've accomplished

I produced a ranked Google Sheets shortlist of five startup candidates, consolidated due diligence materials and synthesis reports, and created a 3-slide Google Slides investment memo with a linked summary spreadsheet.

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Beats by Dre Data Analytics: Qualitative & Quantitative Insights Externship

A Beats by Dre externship on consumer insights and sentiment analysis, focused on combining qualitative feedback and quantitative survey analysis.

Data AnalysisAI & MLPython

Overview

The externship explored methods for extracting consumer insights from survey responses and qualitative feedback. Work included segmenting target consumers, cleaning and analyzing survey data, clustering respondents by sound-priority, and coding open responses. The deliverables comprised charts, segment comparisons, and a mapping of price tolerance to sound-quality preferences.

Beats by Dre Data Analytics: Qualitative & Quantitative Insights Externship

What I've accomplished

I identified five target consumer segments and produced cleaned survey analyses, clusters by sound-priority, coded open-text responses, charts, and segment comparisons linking price tolerance to sound-quality preferences.

Project breakdown

The module brief asked for an Ideal Consumer List. I identified five target segments (college creatives, fitness-focused professionals, urban music fans, WFH tech users, and gift-giving relatives), and described each segment’s age range, interests, motivations, and psychographics.

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I cleaned and analyzed survey data, calculated averages and feature importance, clustered respondents by sound-priority, and coded open responses. The work produced charts, segment comparisons, and recommendations linking price tolerance to sound-quality preferences.

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