Senior Lead Business Analyst

• Apr 2023 - Present

Associate Manager - Business Consulting

• Feb 2023 - Jul 2023

Lead Consultant - Business Consulting - Olympus Corporation of the Americas

• Nov 2020 - Jul 2023

Olympus Therapeutic Solutions Division which is a part of the Olympus Corporation of Americas is looking at a personalized communication site for their team members wanted to utilize the capabilities of the Microsoft Office 365 environment and use the SharePoint framework to develop a modern site for their use. Working as the Business Analyst for this engagement working with the client to capture the requirements and create a solution which is within the boundaries of Microsoft SharePoint. Olympus Therapeutic Solutions Division which is a part of the Olympus Corporation of Americas is looking at a personalized communication site for their team members wanted to utilize the capabilities of the Microsoft Office 365 environment and use the SharePoint framework to develop a modern site for their use. Working as the Business Analyst for this engagement working with the client to capture the requirements and create a solution which is within the boundaries of Microsoft SharePoint.

Lead Consultant - Business Consulting - Vodafone Global Enterprise

• Apr 2020 - May 2020

Vodafone Group Services is moving away from their current Oracle based Single Sign-On application to WSO2 based Single Sign-on application and introducing all integrated applications to the same SSO environment. I'm working with the UK based business analyst to develop user stories for the development and testing teams based in Sri Lanka and India. Working with the Vodafone stakeholders, WSO2 consultants and Oracle C-IAM consultants to understand elicit requirements to an agile scrum based team with user stories with detailed acceptance criteria, process flows and UI mock-ups where applicable. Show less

Lead Consultant - Business Consulting; Unilever Sri Lanka

• Aug 2019 - Mar 2020

Business Problem - Unilever Sri Lanka embarked on the Firm of the Future project where they identified processes that can be improved via IT integration. 72 IT related process improvements for Supply Chain, Customer Development, Marketing, Finance and HR divisions were identified and Virtusa was contracted to understand the requirements, consult in the best technical approach and develop solutions. SAP developments, e-Collaboration Tools(SharePoint), Robotic Process Automation, Evaluation of Unilever Global Applications and ground up software development is done in agile framework to bring the solutions for the user. Show less

Lead Consultant - Business Consulting; Ipro Tech

• Jan 2018 - Aug 2019

Business Problem: Ipro Engineering is a leading e-Discovery product developer. Virtusa was contracted to work on their key product Ipro Cloud which is a cloud based product of their existing Ipro Desktop application. This was a ground up development that mainly focused on lift-and-shift from the Desktop application to the Cloud application as the first phase and during the interim phases focused on streamlining the work in a more user friendly interface and developing the system around the user.

Technical Business Analyst - Learning Catalytics Current Generation - Pearson Lanka Pvt Ltd

• Mar 2017 - Dec 2017

Business Problem: Learning Catalytics Current Generation (LC CG) is a product designed for instructors in institutes to let student use their own devices to interact and respond to questions given by the instructor. The LC CG product is being transitioned to Sri Lanka where we need to get the proper knowledge transfers on time to fully handle the product bug fixes and enhancements once the transition is completed.

Lead Consultant - Business Consulting - Global Technology Office - RPA Flex

• Dec 2016 - Mar 2017

Business Problem: Brandix Welisara Plant Ordering System operators need to go through multiple documents and systems to come up with the final order sheet which results in numerous human errors and time consumption. To overcome the issues they were face we offered to use Robotic Process Automation tool, RPA Flex which is a VirtusaPolaris in-house developed tool for easy automation of manual processes.

Lead Consultant - Business Consulting; Covance Odyssey PEGA Migration

• Dec 2015 - Apr 2016

Business Problem: Covance is a Contract Research Organization providing drug development and animal testing services in the Healthcare domain. They require their legacy system to be revamped in a way it will offer lower cost of on-boarding clients and to create an intent driven process.

Senior Consultant - Business Consulting; Global Technology Office (GTO)

• Sep 2015 - Nov 2015

Business Problem: Usage increase of the GTO developed code quality and productivity management tool; “InsightLive” and increase the Internal Service Excellence rank of GTO.

Senior Consultant – Project Management (Enterprise Application Group, Apparatus Integration)

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

Integration of Apparatus Lead to Cash (L2C) process to Virtusa’s business process. The main challenge in integrating the two business processes is that Apparatus’s current L2C business process does not align with Virtusa’s L2C process, as Apparatus is an infrastructure services company while Virtusa is a service provide (Consulting).

Senior Consultant; Project Manager & User Engagement Lead (Enterprise Application Group, Mobility)

• Jan 2015 - May 2015

Project Management role includes initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and closing the entire project requirement. The User Engagement lead role comprises of collection of requirements and feedback, create and publicize all communication material, user support, analytics and training the support team.

Consultant – RM & Operations

• Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

ResponsibilitiesLiaise with the heads of Business Units and Project Managers to ratify growth plans and develop resource plans for the business units / company. Managing end to end resource planning and resource fulfillment of the organization by optimizing demand and supply. Assist the Management team to identify trends based on the stipulated metrics to provide inputs for planning. Support the Human Resources team to identify and acquire talent based upon business requirements.

Senior Executive - Resources Management and Operations

• Jul 2013 - Jan 2014

ResponsibilitiesLiaise with the heads of Business Units and Project Managers to ratify growth plans and develop resource plans for the business units / company. Managing end to end resource planning and resource fulfillment of the organization by optimizing demand and supply. Assist the Management team to identify trends based on the stipulated metrics to provide inputs for planning. Support the Human Resources team to identify and acquire talent based upon business requirements.

Manager - Supply Chain

• Oct 2012 - Jun 2013

Overlooking all activities related to purchasing, manufacturing and sales of wood related items such as ceiling planks, school desk and chairs and other wood related items. Also working on Microsoft Access system for purchasing of timber. Overlooking all activities related to purchasing, manufacturing and sales of wood related items such as ceiling planks, school desk and chairs and other wood related items. Also working on Microsoft Access system for purchasing of timber.

Procurement Executive – Indirects

• May 2012 - Sep 2012

Area of work included procurement for all items related to the field of Supply Chain (Green Leaf farmers, Green Leaf Threshing Plant, Primary Manufacturing, Secondary Manufacturing, Logistics and Warehousing), Engineering, Security, Corporate Communication, HR & Employee welfare related purchases. I was also engaged on projects related to creating procurement catalogues for low value items. Area of work included procurement for all items related to the field of Supply Chain (Green Leaf farmers, Green Leaf Threshing Plant, Primary Manufacturing, Secondary Manufacturing, Logistics and Warehousing), Engineering, Security, Corporate Communication, HR & Employee welfare related purchases. I was also engaged on projects related to creating procurement catalogues for low value items.

Junior Executive - Purchasing

• Jan 2010 - Jun 2012

Main area of strategic work include new supplier selection and foreseeing future market trends and take preventive action in procurement. This include e-auctions, new supplier development etc. Main area’s of operational work include negotiating with local packaging material supplier regarding prices and liaising with them for on-time delivery as well as coordinating with internal customers to provide them with their requirements on time. E-Auction System – Implemented an E-Auction system to do online bidding for purchases. Initially conducted an E-auction for corrugated boxes and earned a saving of Rs. one million for a period of one year. Show less

Trainee Buyer

• Nov 2008 - Nov 2009

Main areas of work included negotiation with foreign suppliers regarding price, quality and order quantity ; monitor stock movement and consumption and place timely order on SAP system and follow up of all orders and payments and customs clearance. Nestle Quality Management System (NQMS) - was an active participant in successfully implementing NQMS in the purchasing department of Nestle Lanka PLC Main areas of work included negotiation with foreign suppliers regarding price, quality and order quantity ; monitor stock movement and consumption and place timely order on SAP system and follow up of all orders and payments and customs clearance. Nestle Quality Management System (NQMS) - was an active participant in successfully implementing NQMS in the purchasing department of Nestle Lanka PLC