Tharaka De Alwis
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Experience
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Care Hires
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United Kingdom
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Staffing and Recruiting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-founder & CTO
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Jun 2022 - Present
Leicester, England, United Kingdom
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DesignBoo
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Sri Lanka
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Director
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Nov 2021 - Present
Sri Lanka
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GRI
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Sri Lanka
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Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Information Officer
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Mar 2020 - Oct 2021
Sri Lanka
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FriMi
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Technology Officer
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Mar 2018 - Mar 2020
frimi labs FriMi is Sri Lanka's first and fastest growing neo bank backed by Nations Trust Bank PLC, which is one of the top 30 listed corporate entities in Sri Lanka. FriMi has a diverse eco system of digital banking applications, payment services and banking operations. As Asst. Vice President / Head of Technology for FriMi, I work with a diverse group of people within the software engineering, banking, payments and Fintech community. Primary Responsbilities Consumer Digital Product… Show more FriMi is Sri Lanka's first and fastest growing neo bank backed by Nations Trust Bank PLC, which is one of the top 30 listed corporate entities in Sri Lanka. FriMi has a diverse eco system of digital banking applications, payment services and banking operations. As Asst. Vice President / Head of Technology for FriMi, I work with a diverse group of people within the software engineering, banking, payments and Fintech community. Primary Responsbilities Consumer Digital Product Roadmap, Strategy and Execution B2B/SME Digital Product Roadmap, Strategy and Execution ITIL/ITSM across all banking technology operations Information security, risk and compliance operations Project Management Office Change Management & Quality Assurance User Interface and User Experience Design Responsible for the IT CAPEX/OPEX and AMC budget Significant Achievements 1. Scaled technology operations throughout a 30% MoM growth period enabling the business to surpass Two Billion LKR Monthly turnover and 100,000+ customer acquisition within first 12 months. 2. Achieving the high performance payment processing benchmark set by the bank COO of <2 seconds transaction time to process and complete InStore merchant QR POS transactions. 3. Complete overhaul and streamlining of Software Product Development and ITSM processes for faster turnaround and higher productivity. Specifically in the areas of Mobile App Development, Project Management, Quality Assurance and Product Strategy. 4. Architected, Developed and Rolled out Sri Lanka's first ever API based transaction processing and deviceless merchant acceptance solution now widely adopted at over 1000+ merchant locations. Show less
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Nations Trust Bank PLC
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Sri Lanka
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Banking
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Vice President Technology
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Mar 2018 - Mar 2020
Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
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DesignBoo
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Sri Lanka
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Director
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Jul 2017 - Mar 2018
Colombo
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RecruitX (Pvt) Ltd
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Sri Lanka
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Staffing and Recruiting
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Chief Technology Officer
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Jul 2016 - Jul 2017
Sri Lanka
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Creation Application
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Aug 2015 - Jul 2016
* Discussing potential projects and their parameters with clients, executives, and software developers. * Planning out the blueprints for software projects, including defining the scope, allocating resources, setting deadlines, laying out communication strategies, and indicating tests and maintenance. * Assembling and leading the project team. * Participating in and supervising each stage of the project. * Ensuring each project stays on schedule and adheres to the… Show more * Discussing potential projects and their parameters with clients, executives, and software developers. * Planning out the blueprints for software projects, including defining the scope, allocating resources, setting deadlines, laying out communication strategies, and indicating tests and maintenance. * Assembling and leading the project team. * Participating in and supervising each stage of the project. * Ensuring each project stays on schedule and adheres to the deadlines. Creating a project budget and ensuring the project adheres to the budget as closely as possible. * Determining and overseeing consistent testing, evaluation, and troubleshooting of all products in all stages of completion. * Tracking milestones, deliverables, and change requests. * Serving as a liaison to communicate information regarding changes, milestones reached, and other pertinent information. * Delivering completed software products to clients and performing regular checks on the products' performance.
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Project Specialist
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Aug 2014 - Jul 2015
Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
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Business Analyst
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Aug 2013 - Jul 2014
26, East Tower, World Trade Center, Colombo
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Digital Marketing Executive
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Sep 2012 - Jul 2013
Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka
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Unilever
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United Kingdom
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Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Trainee - IT Services
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Jul 2011 - Aug 2012
Colombo, Sri Lanka Associate SAP Master Data Management Worked with other resources with the business units, IT staff, and consultant resources in the merging of multiple ERP legacy systems, working on heavy data conversion, and data mapping Building out a Master Data Management repository. Facilitated the data load and syndication.Developed MDM solutions for workflows, de-duplications, validations etc. Developed business requirements around Data Integration, Modeling, Governance, Quality, and… Show more Associate SAP Master Data Management Worked with other resources with the business units, IT staff, and consultant resources in the merging of multiple ERP legacy systems, working on heavy data conversion, and data mapping Building out a Master Data Management repository. Facilitated the data load and syndication.Developed MDM solutions for workflows, de-duplications, validations etc. Developed business requirements around Data Integration, Modeling, Governance, Quality, and other aspects of Data Management Assisted in data migration strategies for importing legacy data into SAP Evaluated data quality in legacy systems and defined cleansing opportunities in legacy data, and defined data quality metrics and measurements Worked with Change Management team and business units on the communication strategy of corporate data governance. Provided documentation in all areas of work Show less
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Education
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Harvard Business School Online
Certificate in Business Analytics, Data Science -
University of Westminster
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Information systems with Business Management -
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Certificate in Business Accounting, Accounting and Finance -
Ananda College
Ordinary Level Examinations