Experience

American Safety Products USA

• CEO/PRESIDENT

  • Sep 2010 - Present

  Founded in 2010 as a wholesale distributor of all types of gloves and obtained large contracts from Safeway, Wal-Mart and Butler (Mr. Clean products). Also developed a customer base of more than 400 small and medium customers such as mechanics, doctors, dentists etc. in the SF bay area. As the CEO, managed all aspects of the company along with 4 sales persons and achieved over a million dollars in sales in the first year itself. Key achievements were, • Safeway - Contract to supply Latex household gloves, latex & vinyl exam gloves, and ear loop masks. • Wal-Mart - Contract to supply nitrile 3g exam gloves. • Butler - Supply of latex HH gloves. • Local 400 customers - Latex & Nitrile exam gloves and latex HH gloves. Show less



LifeStyle Solutions

• United States
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• COO

  • Jun 2002 - Jul 2010

  • Helped to grow a total revenue in 2002 of $6 million to $60 Million by 2010. • Directly responsible in managing and growing the largest accounts which included Costco. • Accountable for all aspects of running and managing a company that owns and operates seven different subsidiaries. Responsibilities included strategic planning and development, profits, sales, production, finance, human resources, training, and security. • Manage a total workforce of 60, which includes all levels of employees. • Oversee a total of 100 products ranging from futons to bedroom sets. • Initiated extensive continuous improvement program for 4 distribution centers. • Manage sales and contract negotiations and profit/loss projections. • Develop and implement procedures necessary to monitor employee performance, providing incentives for excellent work and employee efficiency. • Negotiate financing for capital expenditures relative to infrastructure improvements and directly involved in all acquisition of machinery, real estate and utilities. Show less



Phoenix Industries (now Brandix)

• Director/CEO

  • Jan 1991 - May 2001

  • Accountable for all aspects of running and managing a company that owns and operates seven different subsidiaries. Responsibilities included strategic planning and development, profits, sales, production, finance, human resources, training, Y2K compliance and security. • Manage a total workforce of 750, which includes all levels of employees. • Oversee a total of 66 machines ranging from 15 tons to 800 tons • Initiated extensive continuous improvement program for all seven plants. • Manage sales and contract negotiations and profit/loss projections. • Develop and implement procedures necessary to monitor employee performance, providing incentives for excellent work and employee efficiency. • Negotiate financing for capital expenditures relative to infrastructure improvements and directly involved in all acquisition of machinery and utilities. • Implemented the new fully integrated ERP system in Phoenix Industries and its seven other plants. • Have obtained the ISO (International Standards Organization) 9000 in December 2000. The seven subsidiaries are the following: • Injection Molding – Annual sales volume $12 million dollars, more than 1,000 different products produced. Winner of Lanka Star Award for Manufacturing Excellence in 1993 and 1995 and Merit Award in 1997. • Phoenix Aluminum – Annual sales volume $1.8 million dollars. Focused the company in pioneering non-stick aluminum products in Sri Lanka, gaining 65% for the country’s market share. • Tool Masters – Specialize in mold manufacturing. • Zenith Aluminum – Aluminum Sheet manufacturing plant supplying aluminum sheets to Phoenix Aluminum Inc. • Brushco, Ltd. – Toothbrush manufacturing plant. • Blow Molding Plant – Annual Sales volume of $2 million dollars. 150 different packaging products produced. • Group Distributors – Sales and distribution arm for the six manufacturing plants. 50 sales representatives, 22 agents and 40 direct dealers with 20,000 sales outlets around the country. Show less



Lunuvila Mills

• General Manager

  • Mar 1990 - May 1991

  Responsible for managing a unionized coconut processing plant with a workforce of 200 employees. First to export COCO Peat from Sri Lanka to UK. Responsible for managing a unionized coconut processing plant with a workforce of 200 employees. First to export COCO Peat from Sri Lanka to UK.



Nawaloka Polysacks Ltd.

• Sri Lanka
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Asstistant Factory Manager

  • May 1986 - Mar 1990

  • Joined company as Quality control Manager and left as Assistant Factory Manager. • Assisted in managing a workforce of 800 employees in manufacturing polypropylene poly sacks, thermoforming products (cold ware), decorative mats and PE film. • Joined company as Quality control Manager and left as Assistant Factory Manager. • Assisted in managing a workforce of 800 employees in manufacturing polypropylene poly sacks, thermoforming products (cold ware), decorative mats and PE film.