Laura Rietveld

Laura Rietveld has a diverse work experience that spans over several industries and roles. Their most recent position is as a Software Developer at ImageTrend, where they started in January 2022. Prior to that, they worked as a Long Term Substitute Teacher at Eagan Senior High School from October 2020 to May 2021. Before that, Laura served as an English Teacher at SLP Institute, a private school in South Korea, where they taught kindergarten and elementary-aged students from October 2019 to September 2020.

In 2018, Laura held multiple roles including Teacher Assistant at Bright Horizons from December 2018 to July 2019, Development Intern at COUNTRY Financial® from May 2018 to August 2018, and Research Intern at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities from January 2018 to August 2018.

In 2017, Laura gained experience as a Student at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities from September 2017 to May 2019. During that time, they also worked as a Professional Services Intern at HelpSystems from June 2017 to February 2018, where they learned project management, data visualization, and coding in Automate software.

Beginning in October 2015, Laura worked as a Double Dutch Coach at Independent School District 196, teaching elementary schoolers how to participate in the double Dutch style of jump rope. Laura planned lessons and guided the students through demonstrations at other schools until March 2017.

Laura Rietveld attended Rosemount High School from 2013 to 2017. After high school, they enrolled in Inver Hills Community College and Normandale Community College in 2016 and 2017, respectively, although no degree or field of study information was provided for these institutions. Laura then went on to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science at the University of Minnesota from 2017 to 2019.

In terms of additional certifications, Laura obtained several certifications from LinkedIn. In January and February 2022, they completed courses on C# & .NET programming, Learning C#, Learning React.js, and SQL Essential Training. In February 2022, they also obtained a certification for React: Creating and Hosting a Full-Stack Site. Furthermore, in February 2023, they obtained a certification in Cultural Humility and Agility from LinkedIn.