Lina Rietuma

Lina Rietuma has a diverse work experience, beginning with their most recent role as a Data Science Consultant at Forth Point since September 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Sumdog as a Junior Data Scientist from November 2021 to August 2022. In this position, they utilized data mining and analysis tools to support various areas of the business, primarily working in SQL and PowerBI to produce reports and communicate key findings.

Before their role at Sumdog, Lina served as a Data Analytics Intern at Edurio in August 2021. Here, they conducted data exploration and analysis for a pupil's survey with over 40k respondents, providing valuable insights on student well-being. Their analysis was utilized for the report on Pupil Learning Experience and Wellbeing, which received recognition from The Times.

Lina also gained experience as a Junior QA Engineer at TestDevLab from April 2021 to July 2021. In this role, Lina focused on maintaining software quality by designing test procedures, executing test scenarios, and discovering application bugs. Lina completed the ISTQB exam at Foundation Level to become a certified tester during their internship.

To start their career, Lina worked as a Trading Assistant at Sainsbury's from October 2019 to March 2020.

Lina Rietuma has a diverse education history that includes both undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as various certifications.

In 2013, Lina graduated from Riga State Gymnasium No. 1 in Latvia, obtaining a Latvian Secondary School Diploma. Following this, they pursued an International Baccalaureate Diploma and completed it in 2016.

Lina then proceeded to The University of Edinburgh, where they enrolled in a Bachelor of Sciences with Honours program specializing in Biological Sciences with Management. Lina completed this degree in 2020.

Continuing their education, Lina joined Heriot-Watt University in 2020, where they pursued a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Data Science. Lina also attended The Data Lab Academy during the same period through the MSc Scholarship Programme, furthering their understanding of Data Science.

In addition to their formal education, Lina acquired several certifications. Lina obtained the Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Scientist Associate certification from Microsoft in November 2022. In June 2021, Lina earned the ISTQB Certified Tester, Foundation Level certification from the ISTQB® - International Software Testing Qualifications Board.

Furthermore, Lina has acquired multiple certifications from LinkedIn, including "Programming Foundations: Databases" in October 2020, "Java 11+ Essential Training" in August 2020, "Learning JDBC" in August 2020, "Learning Java Applications" in August 2020, "Learning Java" in July 2020, "Programming Foundations: Beyond the Fundamentals" in May 2020, and "Programming Foundations: Fundamentals" in May 2020.

Overall, Lina Rietuma has a comprehensive education history, with degrees in Biological Sciences with Management and Data Science, along with certifications in various aspects of programming and data science.