Experience

Quest Payment Systems

• Australia
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contactless Software Team Leader

  • Feb 2020 - Present

  Leading a team of embedded software developers on a range of payment terminals including bare-metal IoT devices and Android devices.Coordinating and managing stakeholder enquiries, ensuring that quality standards and time constraints are achieved.Working closely with CTO and project managers for planning, prioritising and scheduling of the team pipeline.Blending people management skillset with hands-on coding.Leading full lifecycle projects including technical scoping, design and implementation.Experience in people management : Hiring, managing, mentoring, supporting and training new team members.Identify and support training and on the job coaching requirements for team membersManage the day-to-day operations of the team to ensure the delivery of projects on time.Work with the team to identify and implement opportunities for improved processes.Managing team members’ performance, include goal setting and feedback Show less

• Embedded Software Engineer

  • Feb 2017 - Feb 2020

  • Produce high quality software and firmware for embedded and IOT connected devices such as Integrated EFTPOS, Mobile Payments, Mobile POS, Contactless Readers, Unattended Payment solutions, Fuel Tendering solutions, and Bespoke solutions. • Developing embedded software for ARM and MIPS based Microprocessors on Linux and custom operating systems in C and C++.• Experienced in Python scripting and Object Oriented concepts to develop engineering tools. • Experienced in developing complex multi-threaded applications.• Well-versed in EMV Standard and AS2805 : Australian standard and ISO 8583 :International standard for financial messaging of electronic funds transfer.• Specialised knowledge of Contactless / NFC Payment standards, including scheme certifications with VISA, Mastercard, Unionpay, American Express and Discover Global.• Familiarity in all layers of the software stack, from application to low level driver.• Good knowledge of complex systems with multiple software layers and independent software modules running concurrently, involving inter-process communication via message queues.• Good understanding of cryptography, secure key management and integration with HSMs. • Proven success in working with international certification bodies and banks.• Skilled in SQL Server and integrating with complex databases and data manipulation.• Keen on developing modularized, readable and self-documenting code in C for Embedded environments.• Familiarity with low level hardware integration, especially facilitating connecting devices via Bluetooth, WiFi and other wireless protocols.• Familiar with RTOS systems.• Follow agile development processes and continuous integration using Jenkins server.• Keep abreast of relevant industry developments, standards and specifications.• Experience in interviewing, mentoring and training junior team members. Show less



Monash University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Software Research Engineer

  • Feb 2015 - Feb 2017

  Software Engineering and Research for all major mining companies in Australia and overseas through MTI. Develop and maintain custom data analysis software using C++ /C, C#.NET and ASP.NET, WPF and MVVM. Real time mining operations assuring reliability and error handling. Software deployment and implementation on remote mining sites. Implementation and maintaining large volume databases of mining data ensuring high security. Highly skilled in SQL and experienced in SQL database set up and management. Designing and report generation using SSRS and Crystal Reports. Creating and presenting detailed presentations for industrial / commercial customers. Effectively analyse information and produce clear, succinct reports and documents. Prioritize multiple tasks and meet deadlines. Awareness of principles of confidentiality, privacy and information handling. Show less



Elphinstone Weighing Systems

• Australia
• Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Software Engineer

  • Jul 2014 - Jan 2015

  R&D, embedded technology, industrial electronics and software engineering within transportation industry. C++ programming Development of apps for Android OS to communicate with remote devices using Bluetooth, Wifi technologies. Interfacing via RS232 to industrial electronics using HEX Live interaction with industrial electronics SMS/GSM development and configuration with custom build scales and weighing devices Interaction and control of highly sensitive (hot/cold) environmental chamber Interaction and control of load-cell test rigs Research and trouble-shooting/remediating system faults Specification documentation Creating testing methodologies and reporting results Show less



University of Melbourne

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Embedded System Designer / Tutor

  • Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Designing end-to-end embedded systems for hand held game console units.Exposure to complete Product Development Lifecycle.Complex Software architecture design using C/C++.Expert knowledge in using Altium Designer for logic design, schematic capture and multilayer PCB Layout techniques.PCB fabrication and population using Through-hole and surface Mount components.Power budgeting and utilizing battery powered Switched Mode Power Supplies (SMPSU) for power controlling.Firmware development for resistive touch panel screens and variable brightness LCD screens. Show less

• Graduate Engineer (Masters in Engineering)

  • Aug 2010 - Jan 2014

  Problem definition and algorithm solution formulation for complex research problems.Extensive software development in Linux environment in C++ for Electromagnetic modeling of waves inside waveguide structures.Expert in building the THz imaging hardware platform including THz source and detector setups. Expert knowledge of the use of testing equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers and Er-doped Fiber Amplifiers.Creating thorough test plans to debug and verify the simulated results using experiment results. Technical journal paper preparation for global peer-review journals and formal presentations in several international conferences. Show less



Zone24x7

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Embedded Software Engineer

  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2010

  Embedded product development of a commercial high definition, low cost, automated cheque imaging equipment, to be used at point-of-sale (POS) terminals. Designing embedded hardware / software for the highly regulated finance electronics market. Real Time Embedded Software Development for the automated cheque scanner and Magnetic Stripe Data capture. Software Development for PC, microprocessors, microcontrollers and FPGAs using C, C++, C# and Java, VHDL and Verilog. Electronic systems troubleshooting and software debugging using standard test equipment such as network analysers, logic analyzers and oscilloscopes. Thorough testing of the commercial POS terminal units by designing an array of thorough testing methodologies. Formulation of complete technical documentation for the system specifications and concise result presentation. Expert on firmware development for PC - microprocessor communication via USB, USART, RS232 protocols. Real time software applications using Multithreading / multiprocessing Expertise in Object Oriented Programming. -------------------------- Design and development of Linux device drivers for Renesas SuperH based standalone electronic payment solution which included check imaging, thermal printer, MSR and keyboard / LCD based user interface. Cross platform porting of a customized version of standard Linux kernel to a Renesas SuperH processor based embedded platform. Linux kernel level programming including development of the Linux TTY drivers and boot loader development for the Renesas SuperH processor in ‘C’. ------- Extensive knowledge of working with Xilinx and Altera FPGA modules. Highly experienced in typical design tools such as Xilinx ISE and Altera Quartus II and ModelSim simulator. Experienced in ChipScope Pro and the core-generator modules. Well versed in HDL coding languages :Verilog and VHDL. Show less



University of Moratuwa

• Sri Lanka
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Electronics and Telecommunicatoins Engineer

  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2008

  Design and Development of a portable biomedical infusion pump for diseases such as diabetics and Thalassaemia requiring over 3 hours of continuous medicinal injection. Product architecture design of the infusion pump to suit the final target market. Electronic subsystem design for motor control, feedback control, user interface control, alarm system. Multlayer PCB design using Altium designer suite. PCB fabrication, population of though hole and surface mount components, debugging and trouble shooting. Embedded firmware development in C++. Expert knowledge in multi- threading, Touch screen control and LCD screen control. Embedded system and PC interfacing via USB, RS232. Show less



Etisalat Lanka (Private) Limited

• Sri Lanka
• Telecommunications
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Electronics and Telecommunications Engineer

  • Jun 2006 - Mar 2007

  Practical training on implementation and maintenance of 2G and 2.5G mobile communication networks at the Department of Planning and Network Quality. Experience gained in radio network planning and analysis for successful launch of new base stations to expand the coverage of the service provider. Site Surveying and capacity upgrades to the existing base sites. Radio network optimization through statistical evaluation of the call drop rates, interference and network traffic. Radio Network quality testing through Drive testing as well as customer complaint handling. Designing of the Microwave Backbone Structure to assess the available capacity of the current microwave network as well as to improve the efficiency of the same. Show less