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Lina Rietuma

Lina Rietuma

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Data Science Consultant @ Blend

  • Education

    • Riga State Gymnasium No. 1

      2013 - 2016
      Latvian Secondary School Diploma

      Completed Centralized Exams in Mathematical Analysis (100%), Mathematics (98%), English (90%) and Latvian (80%).

    • Heriot-Watt University

      2020 - 2022
      Master of Science - MSc Data Science

      Grade: First Class with Distinction - 2nd Year courses: Data Mining and Machine Learning (Scikit Learn, Pandas, Numpy, Tensorflow), Biologically Inspired Computation, Industrial Programming (C# and Python), Statistical Modelling (R), Data Analytics & Visualisations (Javascript and Python).- 1st Year courses: AI and Intelligent agents, Data Communication and Networking, Databases and Information Systems, Software Engineering (Java), Discrete Mathematics, Project Management.

    • International Baccalaureate

      2014 - 2016
      International Baccalaureate Diploma 41 out of 45

      Higher Level exams in Economics (7), Biology (6), Chemistry (6), and Latvian (7).Standard Level exams in Mathematics (7) and English (6).

    • The University of Edinburgh

      2016 - 2020
      Bachelor of Sciences with Honours Biological Sciences with Management First Class

      Activities and Societies: Edinburgh University Latvian Society Edinburgh University Karate Club Honours Research Project in Business Management Dashboard Development at Edinburgh Genome Foundry, First Class- 4th Year courses: Analytical Decision Making with Games, Human Evolutionary Genomics, Genetics Library Project, Gene Expression, Synoptic Skills, Genetics Research Project.- 3rd Year courses: Managing Change, Molecular Genetics, Evolutionary and Ecological Genetics, Genomes and Genomics, Developmental Biology, Structures and Functions of Proteins.

    • The Data Lab Academy

      2020 - 2022
      MSc Scholarship Programme Data Science

  • Experience

    • Sainsbury's

      Oct 2019 - Mar 2020
      Trading Assistant

    • TestDevLab

      Apr 2021 - Jul 2021
      Junior QA Engineer

      As the QA intern, I ensured the software quality is maintained by designing test procedures, executing test scenarios, reporting test results, and discovering application bugs. At the end of the placement, I completed the ISTQB exam at Foundation Level to become a certified tester.

    • Edurio

      Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
      Data Analytics Intern

      I performed the initial data exploration and analysis for pupil’s survey in England with more than 40k respondents to find valuable insights and key elements affecting student well-being in schools. My analysis was used as the basis for the report on Pupil Learning Experience and Wellbeing released in November 2021 and a summary of the report was published by the Times.

    • Sumdog

      Nov 2021 - Aug 2022
      Junior Data Scientist

      I supported all areas of business using data mining and analysis tools to draw insights from data and guide informed decision making.I worked primarily in SQL to translate data requests into queries to access relevant data and produce compelling reports in PowerBI to communicate key findings from my analysis and maintain technical documentation for future reference to easily reproduce the results.

    • Blend

      Sept 2022 - now
      Data Science Consultant

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Lina Rietuma
      The Data Lab MSc Scholarship The Data Lab Aug 2020
    • Awarded to Lina Rietuma
      Bachelor of Science with Honours, First Class University of Edinburgh Jul 2020
    • Awarded to Lina Rietuma
      Edinburgh Award (Work Experience) University of Edinburgh May 2018 Awarded for students undertaking part-time work and developing essential skills while completing their studies.