Experience

Behaviol

• Australia
• Entertainment Providers
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder/Executive Director

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Co-Founder, Director and CFO/COO of Behaviol, an online sports entertainment company (www.behaviol.com). We are currently developing a cricket game powered by Artificial Intelligence.



Crystal Property Group

• Real Estate

• Founder/Director

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  Founder and former CEO of Crystal Property Group (https://cpg.lk). In collaboration with a team of experts, I completed a condo-hotel (www.crystal-sands.com) in January 2022 and am developing multiple condo-villas (www.thesix.lk; www.diganacpg.com).



International Scholar Educational Services

• Director

  • Nov 2019 - Present

  Sri Lanka International Scholar is a Sri Lankan based foreign education consultancy provider. My role involves providing strategic advice on developing International Scholar across administration, marketing and overall operations.



EvolvedOS

• Professional Services

• Co-Founder/Director

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Australia EvolvedOS is an Australian owned company providing Australian businesses access to high quality staff, that work remotely. Our focus is to assist businesses grow sustainably with the help of offshore based staff that are highly qualified and experienced, but not yet in Australia. Service lines focus on audit, assurance, data analytics and data science.



The Australian National University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Academic/Visiting Fellow

  • Jan 2012 - Jul 2020

  Canberra, Australia Engaged initially as an academic and subsequently as a Visiting Fellow at ANU's Development Policy Centre. Over 30 blogs and academic papers were published spanning economics, private sector development, migration, mental health and evaluation.



Self Employed

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Evaluation Consultant (ADB/DFAT/UN)

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2019

  UN Migration Agency (2019) - Reviewed and advised the UN Migration Agency on the effectiveness of their data collection processes across over 70 countries. My report fed directly into the Office of the Director General. DFAT (2018) - Led an independent evaluation review for a DFAT funded program and led research on localisation and social procurement. ADB (2013 - 2017) - Led and completed a randomized control trial for the Asian Development Bank that was used, in part, to justify… Show more UN Migration Agency (2019) - Reviewed and advised the UN Migration Agency on the effectiveness of their data collection processes across over 70 countries. My report fed directly into the Office of the Director General. DFAT (2018) - Led an independent evaluation review for a DFAT funded program and led research on localisation and social procurement. ADB (2013 - 2017) - Led and completed a randomized control trial for the Asian Development Bank that was used, in part, to justify a USD 300 million program rollout in the Philippines. Led evaluations for the Bank in the Solomon Islands and Sri Lanka. Engaged as the evaluation advisor, providing advice on all impact evaluations undertaken by the Bank globally (2013-2015). Evaluation training sessions conducted in collaboration with 3IE, Harvard University and ADB staff to partners in Mongolia, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Tajikistan. Show less



Australian Department of Home Affairs

• Australia
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Lead Migration Researcher

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2017

  Awarded funding by the Australian Government's Department of Home Affairs to lead multiple research projects in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Malaysia. Between 4,000 to 30,000 people were interviewed in each country and in most cases, tablet devices were used to collect data. Over 10 different policy and academic papers were published as a result of this work, spanning people smuggling policy papers, migration and mental health.



IFC - International Finance Corporation

• United States
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

  • Sep 2009 - Jan 2012

  Manage and approve Monitoring and Evaluation activities in Pacific Island Countries. Operate throughout the East Asia region as required. Operate as the Monitoring and Evaluation specialist for Access to Finance programs in the East Asia Pacific Region.



Red Cross

• United States
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Evaluation Consultant

  • 2007 - 2009

  Sri Lanka Led country wide evaluation reviews of Organizational Development, Capacity Building, Donor Driven Housing, Hygiene and Disaster Management Programs.



AusAID

• Australia
• Staffing and Recruiting

• Research Officer

  • Nov 2005 - Jan 2006

  Canberra, Australia Undertake research and compile reports for the Chief Economist



ANZ

• Australia
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fund Accountant

  • 2005 - 2005

  Melbourne, Australia



PricewaterhouseCoopers

• 1 - 100 Employee

• Accountant

  • 2000 - 2004

  Final job involved supervising and coaching between five to eight members of staff during a year-end audit.