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RASHANA SHANELLA
RASHANA SHANELLA

Career

Learn more about Rashana’s career journey harnessing skills and experiences across the fields of E-Commerce, Entertainment, and EdTech.

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Career Journey

Rashana has cultivated a diverse career, working with top global companies like Tesla, Amazon, and NBC Universal. With roles spanning investment banking, technical product management, and robotics, she combines strategic insight and technical expertise to drive innovation and success.

Program Manager II at

Amazon

Feb 2023 - Present

Technical Program Manager at

Amazon Robotics

Jul 2022 - Dec 2022 · 6 mos

Product Manager at

Tesla

Jan 2022 - May 2022 · 5 mos

Research and Strategy Analyst at

NBC Universal

Sep 2021 - Dec 2021 · 4 mos

Technical Product Manager at

Discovery Inc.

May 2021 - Aug 2021 · 4 mos

Community and Growth Manager at

GetSetUp

Apr 2020 - May 2021 · 1 yr 2 mos

Investment Banking Summer Analyst at

TN Capital Advisors

Jul 2020 - Aug 2020 · 2 mos

Accounting Operations and Finance Intern

High Ridge Brands

Oct 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

Academia

Rashana’s academic journey has been marked by groundbreaking research and a passion for education. From contributing to public health safety protocols to developing innovative STEM courses, she continuously seeks to bridge theory with practical, real-world applications in her field.

Adjunct Instructor at the University of Connecticut

  • Rashana started teaching as an Adjunct instructor at her Alma mater in 2023. She teaches a First Year Experience, a 14-week curriculum she designed to bridge gaps between the classroom and the workforce.

STEM Enrichment Instructor at Snapology

  • Applying a play-based learning model to teach STEM based concepts to 30+ elementary students on a weekly basis
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Emerging Technologies Researcher at Operations Information Management Innovate Lab

  • Developed a 3-credit course on Emerging Technologies to measure the impact of virtual reality on student learning outcomes.

Data Research Student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

  • Worked for the summer at a Nerusocieince Lab studying the impact of ageism on worms with similar biology to humans known as, Caenorhabditis Elegans.

Laboratory Research Student at Columbia University of Public Health and Sciences

  • Conducted research measuring fungi contamination on interventional cardiology personnel to examine health risks. Experimental findings led to a new safety protocol for New York Presbyterian Hospital to improve staff hygiene.