John Keells Holdings PLC

SAVP - Head of John Keells Research

Chemfis Industries

Partner / Co-Founder

Island Climate Initiative

Chief Technical Officer

Gliss (Pvt) Ltd

Director / Principal Consultant

AVP - Head of IP, Technology Strategy & Business Development at John Keells Research

Manager - IP & Technology Strategy

Assistant Manager/R&D Scientist - Chemical Engineering

Management Trainee

Lanka Logistics and Technologies Ltd

Project Coordinator

WM Keck Metabolomics Laboratory, Iowa State University

Used GC-MS instruments with ChemStation software to analyze small molecules.
Responsible for producing publishable quality data in a timely manner and maintaining detailed laboratory records.

Laboratory Technician

Iowa State University

Prepared a variety of different polymer adhesives for testing and conducted mechanical tests on repaired poly composite materials using an Instron load cell.

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Organized the first ever Sri Lankan night (Rangana Thaala) at Iowa State University. The event was attended by about 200 students and faculty and also attracted guest performers from other states (NE, IL, OK). Through meticulous planning a small budget was used to pull off an entertaining night.
Chaired monthly meetings and headed a committee of 5.

President - Sri Lankan Student Association at ISU

Taught a one hour recitation for a general Chemistry course
Conducted a three hour science heuristic laboratory
Administered and graded exams
Answered Student questions at the help center for general chemistry
Actively participated in staff meetings

Undergraduate teaching Assistant

Directed a group of new international students through the process of filling out forms
Planned and took them on a tour of the campus (Iowa State University)
Developed leadership skills
Successfully dealt with the challenges posed by language barriers

International Students Orientation Aide

International Water Management Institute

Collected samples of well water in the field and performed water quality tests in the laboratory.
Prepared a report based on results.

Intern

A business development executive with experience in managing and providing leadership to commercially oriented Research & Development projects. Focus on leveraging Intellectual Property to create value for businesses. 

Possesses leadership skills developed within the workplace and other organizations (student, volunteer, etc.)

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