Experience

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  Massey University

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Senior Lecturer in Built Environment

    • Feb 2023 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

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  University of Moratuwa

  • Moratuwa

  • Senior Lecturer

    • Aug 2016 - Present
    • Moratuwa

    Senior lecturer and a researcher on disaster management, project management, construction safety and productivity Teaching and Course Material DevelopmentUndergraduate• Department of Civil Engineeringo DE2510 – Responsible Citizenship o CE3142 – Construction Management o CE4342 – Construction Technology o CE4492 – Project Management o CE4640 – Disaster Risk Management • Faculty of Engineeringo MN4150 – Project ManagementPostgraduate• MSc/Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Project Management o CE 5251 – Project Management IIo CE 5275 – Climate Change and Disaster Management o CE 5257 – Constructruction Managemento CE 5256 – Project Management Applications• MSc (Conversion Category) in Project Management (On going)o Module I – Fundamentals in Project Managemento Module II – Project Scope and Schedule Managemento Module V – Project Risk Management• MSc/Postgraduate Diploma in Highway and Transport Engineering o CE5604 – Project Management• MSc/PG Diploma in Water Resources Engineering and Managemento CE5831 - Disaster Risk Assessment, Reduction and MitigationAdministration Roles and Responsibilities • Coordinator - RMIT, Australia – University of Moratuwa, Split PhD Program • Students’ Counsellor – March 2021 to date• Course Coordinator - MSc / PG Diploma in Construction Project Management • Program Coordinator – MSc (Conversion Catogery) in Project Management (Ongoing)• Semester Coordinator (Semester 8) – Department of Civil Engineering• Personal Menetor for 1st year Engineering Students • Senior Treasurer - World University Service (WUS) – 2017 to Date• Staff Adviser – Nature Team, 2018 to date• Exco Member – University of Moratuwa Teachers’ Association (UMTA)• Senior Treasurer - Engineering Faculty Students’ Union, 2017 – 2018• Committee Member of the following Committees at the Department of Civil Engineering - Academic Committee, Planning and Development Committee, Research Promotion Committee

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  RMIT University

  • Coordinator RMIT-UOM, PhD Program & Co-Supervisor

    • Jan 2021 - Present

    Coordinator - RMIT, Australia – University of Moratuwa, Split PhD ProgramCo-Supervisor of following PhD Students• Development of Risk-Based Life Cycle Assessment Tool for Disaster Resilient Critical Infrastructure in Sri Lanka: System Dynamics Approach, R. M. B. S. Rathnayake • Sustainable criterion selection framework for green construction materials utilized in industry applications, A. M. Fernando • A Framework to Investigate the Evacuation Mechanisms of Coastal Communities in Sri Lanka, K. K. C. L. Kanangara • Development of an Analytical Model that Assists the Selection of the Optimum Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Approaches for a Building, R. A. D. V. Rajapaksha • A synthetic textile waste fibre reinforced cementitious composite with improved thermal and sound insulation properties, K. A. P. Wijesinghe

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  International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment

  • Emerald Group of Publishing, UK

  • Editorial Advisory Board Member

    • Jan 2018 - Present
    • Emerald Group of Publishing, UK

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  Postgraduate Institute of Medicine

  • Visiting Lecturer

    • Jan 2019 - Present

    MSc in Military Medicine - Developing capacity to manage disasters and emergencies at institutional levelsPostgraduate Diploma in Health Sector Disaster Management, Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM), Ministry of Health and University of Colombo- Safe Hospital Initiative (Structural & Non-Structural Functional safety)

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  University of Peradeniya

  • Visiting Lecturer

    • Jan 2019 - Present

    Master of Development Practice, Faculty of Arts, Department of University of Peradeniya• Disaster Management (DPR 622)

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  General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

  • Visiting Lecturer

    • Jan 2020 - Present

    MSc in Disaster Risk Reduction and Development• Project Management (DRRD 5223)BSc in Social Sciences, Department of Social Sciences• Project Management (MG 2213)

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  Freelance

  • Reviewer

    • Jan 2018 - Present

    Frequent Article Reviewer of Following International Journals▪ International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction – Elsevier▪ International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment – Emerald ▪ International Journal of Built Environment Project and Asset Management– Emerald ▪ Progress in Disaster Science – Elsevier▪ Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management – Emerald▪ Cogent Engineering – Taylor & Francis▪ Frontiers in Sustainable Cities – Frontiers, Environmental Development – Elsevier▪ SAGE Open – Sage▪ Cleaner Production Letters – Elsevier

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  University of Calgary

  • Teaching and Research Assistant

    • 2010 - Jul 2016

    Courses I have worked as a TA:- ENGG 202 - Engineering Statics- ENCI 471 - Introduction to Project Management- ENCI 693 - Project Engineering Management- ENCI 691 - Fundamentals of Project Management- ENCI 337 - Computer Tools for Engineering Design (Nominated for best Teaching Assistant - Schulich School of Engineering Teaching Excellence Awards - 2012 Fall semester)- ENGG 513 - The Role and Responsibilities of the Professional Engineer in Society (Nominated for best Teaching Assistant - Schulich School of Engineering, Teaching Excellence Awards - 2012 Winter semester)

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  The University of Tokyo

  • Grad Student in Civil Engineering

    • 2007 - 2009

    Pursued masters of science (MSc) degree with Monbukagakusho Scholarship

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  University of Moratuwa

  • Research Asistant and Visiting Instructor

    • 2006 - 2007