Experience

Engineering & Built Environment (EBE) - Griffith University
• Australia
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Doctoral Student

  • Apr 2023 - Present


General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

• Sri Lanka
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Lecturer in Civil Engineering

  • Apr 2021 - Apr 2023

  Duties & Responsibilities - Conducted lectures for the following modules: Sustainable Design and Construction, Building Materials and Construction, Fundamentals of Civil Engineering, and Waste Management. - Served as the Coordinator for the Coastal Engineering Module and for the Annual Survey Camp 2022 - Convener for the Centre for Disaster Management Research, a university wide unit which focuses on research and collaborations within the multidisciplinary professionals involved in the Disaster Management - Supervised the Comprehensive Design Project for Final year Undergraduates with the title “Development of a Coastal Reservoir for Kalu River Basin in Sri Lanka” - Supervised the Final Year Research Projects in the field of Environmental Engineering Collaborations - Applications of Citizen Science concepts in Disaster Management with Massey University, New Zealand - Research related to the practices related to Covid 19 among General Practitioners in Sri Lanka with the Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine of University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka Show less



National Water Supply and Drainage Board

• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Oct 2019 - Apr 2021

  Worked in the AFD funded Sanitation and Hygiene Initiative for Towns (SHIFT) Project Responsibilities - Reviewing of Feasibility Studies of the Wastewater Management Systems for Galle, Unawatuna & Kelaniya, Peliyagoda - Reviewing of Preliminary Designs of the Wastewater Management Systems for Negombo & Galle, Unawtuna - Reviewing of Detailed designs of the Wastewater Management Systems for Negombo - Reviewing of Environmental Impact Assessment for the Wastewater Wastewater Management System of Negombo - Reviewing of Prequalification & Tender Documents prepared for the Wastewater Treatment Plant of Negombo - Evaluating the Financial Model prepared under the Policy and Institutional Enhancement Consultancy (PIEC) component of the project Show less



Watercare Engineering (pvt) Ltd

• Structural Design Engineer

  • Apr 2019 - Dec 2020

  Carried out Structural Designs for several Water Retaining Structures in the country - Wastewater Treatment Plant for Atlas Axillia (Pvt) Ltd in Welisara & Peliyagoda - Wastewater Treatment Plant for Alphine Clothing (Pvt) Ltd Madagalle - Wastewater Treatment Plant for Associated Specialty (Pvt) Ltd in Avissawella - Swimming Pool for Go-Go Green Resort Habarana Contributed in preparing an Initial Environmental Examination (1EE) to construct a Clinical Waste Incineration Plant in Akarangaha, Gampaha Show less



National Housing Development Authority

• Sri Lanka
• Government Relations Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Civil Construction Engineer

  • Jun 2019 - Oct 2019

  Worked as a Civil Construction Engineer at the Lavanya Heights Apartment Project in Ragama Sri Lanka. - Mainly involved in following Construction Progress - Inspection & Quality Controlling of Construction Activities Worked as a Civil Construction Engineer at the Lavanya Heights Apartment Project in Ragama Sri Lanka. - Mainly involved in following Construction Progress - Inspection & Quality Controlling of Construction Activities



University of Moratuwa

• Sri Lanka
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jan 2019 - Apr 2019

  Provided the illustrations for a textbook entitled "An Introduction to Design of Steel Structures to Eurocode 3" which is being jointly authored by Mr. Isuru Nanayakkara and Dr. M.T.P Hettiarachchi. The scope also includes the task of proof-reading the text of the book which is inclusive of checking of several design calculations relevant to structural steelwork.

• • May 2017 - Jan 2019

  Worked for the following international projects in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of MoratuwaCABARET (CApacity Building in Asia for Resilience EducaTion)- Involved in identifying gaps in evacuation planning for coastal communities in Sri Lanka using questionnaire surveys and other qualitative techniques supported by statistical analysis software (SPSS) as part of a sandpit activity led by a research team from University of Peradeniya. - Prepared the technical report which evaluates the current context of Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) for Coastal Resilience in Sri Lanka at National level. This report also gives recommendations to enhance the role of Higher Education Institutes in building resilience. - Participated in CABARET steering committee meeting and Workshop held in IHCantabria, Santander in September 2017 and studied national, regional capacity reports and initiated the plans for regional innovation hub. - Participated in CABARET steering committee meeting and Workshop held in University of Peradeniya, Kandy on March 2018 and learned about Upstream – downstream interfaces in Early Warning and involved in research sandpits. - Carried out secondment activities in University of Central Lancashire on July 2018 which involved a synthesis of five regional position papers in the project and developed knowledge in SPSS statistics.ASCENT (Advancing Skill Creation to ENhance Transformation)- Participated in ASCENT training Workshop in Naresuan University, Phitsanulok in November 2017. - Acted as Senior Member of the organizing committee of the ASCENT festival and International Conference organized by University of Moratuwa and University of Colombo in January 2019, Colombo Sri Lanka. MOBILISE (collaborative Multi-agency platfOrm for BuILdIng reSilient communitiEs)- Evaluated the Resilience frameworks in Sri Lanka and identified the elements needed to evaluate Community Resilience Show less



NCD Consultants Pvt. Ltd.

• Sri Lanka
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Trainee Structural Engineer

  • Sep 2015 - Mar 2016

  Worked as a Trainee Consultant Engineer for the following projects - Two apartment buildings for Capital Trust Holdings (Pt) Ltd at Narahenpita and Bambalapitiya constructed by N & A Engineering (Pvt) Ltd. - 500 Bays Five Star Beach Resort for Riverina Resorts (Pvt) Ltd constructed by Sierra Construction (Pvt) Ltd in Moragalla, Beruwala, Sri Lanka. Worked as a Trainee Design Engineer and designed a Water Sump for the Urban Regeneration Project, Colombo constructed by Tudawe Brothers (Pvt) Ltd. Show less