Suranga W.
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Heshan Abayasekera
I worked with Suranga on many projects on a daily basis. He is a Project manager whom you can hand over the project to get the job done with any issues. It's like handing over your prized Ferrari to a car service; he will complete it in due time without crashing it. Many project managers will tell you,
Thilina Pitigala (SAFe®, PMP®, CSM, MIT, MBCS, BSc, SCJP)
I know Suranga very well during his tenure at Rezgateway as a project manager. He is very committed guy and able work in any environment with his knowledge. Skills he possess was really helpful him to be a different person among the others. and the way he handle some critical situations is admirable. The best thing i have seen out of him was, ability of working with different people and working with professional in different levels of the organization which gave him a value addition. Last but not least, i wish him all the very best in his future endeavors and great success in his future.
Heshan Abayasekera
I worked with Suranga on many projects on a daily basis. He is a Project manager whom you can hand over the project to get the job done with any issues. It's like handing over your prized Ferrari to a car service; he will complete it in due time without crashing it. Many project managers will tell you,
Thilina Pitigala (SAFe®, PMP®, CSM, MIT, MBCS, BSc, SCJP)
I know Suranga very well during his tenure at Rezgateway as a project manager. He is very committed guy and able work in any environment with his knowledge. Skills he possess was really helpful him to be a different person among the others. and the way he handle some critical situations is admirable. The best thing i have seen out of him was, ability of working with different people and working with professional in different levels of the organization which gave him a value addition. Last but not least, i wish him all the very best in his future endeavors and great success in his future.
Heshan Abayasekera
I worked with Suranga on many projects on a daily basis. He is a Project manager whom you can hand over the project to get the job done with any issues. It's like handing over your prized Ferrari to a car service; he will complete it in due time without crashing it. Many project managers will tell you,
Thilina Pitigala (SAFe®, PMP®, CSM, MIT, MBCS, BSc, SCJP)
I know Suranga very well during his tenure at Rezgateway as a project manager. He is very committed guy and able work in any environment with his knowledge. Skills he possess was really helpful him to be a different person among the others. and the way he handle some critical situations is admirable. The best thing i have seen out of him was, ability of working with different people and working with professional in different levels of the organization which gave him a value addition. Last but not least, i wish him all the very best in his future endeavors and great success in his future.
Heshan Abayasekera
I worked with Suranga on many projects on a daily basis. He is a Project manager whom you can hand over the project to get the job done with any issues. It's like handing over your prized Ferrari to a car service; he will complete it in due time without crashing it. Many project managers will tell you,
Thilina Pitigala (SAFe®, PMP®, CSM, MIT, MBCS, BSc, SCJP)
I know Suranga very well during his tenure at Rezgateway as a project manager. He is very committed guy and able work in any environment with his knowledge. Skills he possess was really helpful him to be a different person among the others. and the way he handle some critical situations is admirable. The best thing i have seen out of him was, ability of working with different people and working with professional in different levels of the organization which gave him a value addition. Last but not least, i wish him all the very best in his future endeavors and great success in his future.
Credentials
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Agile Project Management
AlisonAug, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Introduction to Advanced Scrum – A Scrum Master Training Course
AlisonAug, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Mastering Advanced Scrum — A Scrum Master Training Course
AlisonAug, 2023- Nov, 2024
Experience
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gowaaa
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Singapore
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Media Production
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1 - 100 Employee
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Digital Project Manager
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Feb 2023 - Present
- Developed project plans that included timelines, setting up an internal Asana board, setting up milestones and follow-up on pending items with the client deliverables, and resource allocation to ensure successful project completion. (AR effects for Meta, Snapchat, Tik Tok and Instagram) - Preparing the slide deck for each client's milestones, gathering client feedback via WhatsApp, and email, and keeping a record. - Following up with the client for any pending items, making sure it's received before the deadline, and managing escalations. - AR effect deliverables for National Gallery SG, NTUC Link SG, giga Grey SG... Show less
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EIGHT25MEDIA
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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100 - 200 Employee
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Project Manager
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Nov 2020 - Feb 2023
- Responsible for using agile project management methodologies throughout the development life cycle, starting from going through the SOW, RAID analysis, design, FRD preparation, coordinating and scheduling the resource allocations (for design, development, BA, data), and final delivery to the US / AU teams. - Single point of contact for both US / AU teams via JIRA, Slack, WhatsApp, and Confluence and provide progress updates or follow-up on special requests and manage client escalations. - Owing 25+ Platinum/Gold and silver maintenance client projects monthly basis while delivering the change requests on time. - In addition, helped to streamline the delivery process of the maintenance pod, which generated additional revenue for the organization - While facilitating internal demo's also involved as a tester to make sure that the team has covered the required test cases before releasing the outcomes to the client. Show less
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i-Context Pty Limited
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Sri Lanka
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E-Learning Providers
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Oct 2018 - Oct 2020
- Responsible for project management throughout the project life cycle, including project initiation (Starting from client Demo / Presenting the Proof of Concept), project delivery, post-implementation review, and project sign-off / handover for UAT - Led the Virtual Academy Cloud and Virtual Academy Mooc products which were the main revenue generators for the organization. - Also Involved in revamping the authoring module to a new version and releasing akazalms (B2C) with SLT you can see the achievements under projects. - Involved in testing the features and making sure the required test cases were covered by the team before relating to the client - Owning the iReach microlearning mobile app and being involved from concept design to its final delivery Show less
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Rezgateway
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United States
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Software Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager Scrum Master
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Feb 2016 - Oct 2018
- Mediating the general conflict of goals between the development team (high technical quality) and the product owner (more features) - Holding daily internal and external meetings on progress and facilitating alternatives for different approaches - Assisting the team to get rid of impediments and suggesting new metrics for the team and catalysts for change. - Encouraging and consulting the use of Agile Practices within the development team. - Managing staff to ensure that all milestones are achieved within the agreed time frames, Also involved in a few Payment Gateway and Supplier integrations (Wirecard, Flow cash, Hotelbeds....) - JIRA (Issue status updates, manage backlog items, and track development status using burn-down charts... etc...) - Trello (Product Backlog prioritization) - Slack for internal communications and provide instant updates - Gantter (for planning) Show less
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Bizfab
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Sri Lanka
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Project Manager (Digital, Mobile Apps and Software Products)
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Nov 2014 - Jan 2016
- Single point of contact for all communications between Bizfab (Sri Lanka) and Hello People (Australia – Perth). - Holding Daily / weekly internal and external meetings on progress. - Managing staff to ensure that all milestones are achieved within the agreed time frames. - Ensuring effective quality control processes are in place to monitor deliverables produced. - Maintaining accurate program information to enable accurate records of contract history to be accessed. - Scheduling and monitoring projects using online Project Management tools. Show less
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Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Lecturer - ICT
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Sep 2013 - Oct 2014
Education delivery on Microsoft Office Package, this includes MS Word MS Excel MS Access MS Power Point Education delivery on Microsoft Office Package, this includes MS Word MS Excel MS Access MS Power Point
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agxa
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Sri Lanka
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International Trade and Development
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Manager
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Feb 2013 - Aug 2014
- Accomplishes human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.- Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; and implementing change.- Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; and initiating corrective actions.- Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; and participating in professional organizations.- Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; and exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Show less
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Software Engineer / Business Analyst
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Mar 2010 - Sep 2013
- Determines operational objectives by studying business functions; gathering information; and evaluating output requirements and formats.- Designs new computer programs by analyzing requirements; constructing workflow charts and diagrams; studying system capabilities; and writing specifications.- Improves systems by studying current practices; and designing modifications.- Recommends controls by identifying problems; and writing improved procedures.- Defines project requirements by identifying project milestones, phases, and elements; forming project team; establishing project budget.- Monitors project progress by tracking activity; resolving problems; publishing progress reports; and recommending actions.- Maintains system protocols by writing and updating procedures.- Provides references for users by writing and maintaining user documentation; providing help desk support; training users.- Maintains user confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.- Prepares technical reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; bench marking state-of-the-art practices; and participating in professional societies.- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed Show less
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The Hayleys Group (Hayleys PLC)
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Sri Lanka
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Wholesale Import and Export
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300 - 400 Employee
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Software Engineer
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Nov 2008 - Feb 2010
- Determines operational feasibility by evaluating analysis, problem definition, requirements, solution development, and proposed solutions. - Prepares and installs solutions by determining and designing system specifications, standards, and programming. - Obtains and licenses software by obtaining required information from vendors; recommending purchases; testing and approving products. - Updates job knowledge by studying state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; and participating in professional organizations. - Protects operations by keeping information confidential. - Provides information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing development and service issues. - Accomplishes engineering and organization mission by completing related results as needed. - Develop software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigating problem areas; and following the software development life cycle. Show less
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NIIT Limited
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India
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Education Administration Programs
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700 & Above Employee
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Assistant Lecturer
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Sep 2007 - Oct 2008
- Education delivery on “Fundamental of Programming”, “Networking and Designing” , “SQL Server” and “ VB.Net Sessions “ - Also responsible for updated Student Marks and attendance in the student management system - In addition, provide support to monitor the network and troubleshoot failures. - Participated in various training sessions organized for Network & Design, Visual Studio .Net 2003 and SQL Server 2000 - Education delivery on “Fundamental of Programming”, “Networking and Designing” , “SQL Server” and “ VB.Net Sessions “ - Also responsible for updated Student Marks and attendance in the student management system - In addition, provide support to monitor the network and troubleshoot failures. - Participated in various training sessions organized for Network & Design, Visual Studio .Net 2003 and SQL Server 2000
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Education
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2009 - 2010
The University of Wolverhampton
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) with Honors -
2011 - 2013
University of Colombo
Postgraduate diploma -
2005 - 2007
National Institute of Information Technology
DNIIT - diploma at NIIT -
2008 - 2009
NIIT - Kandy
Customer Care Skill Passport -
1992 - 2005
Kingswood College - Kandy
Primary and Advance education
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