Professional Summary
A Leader Who Delivers
Across Sysco LABS, Pearson, Dialog Axiata, and Virtusa, I've built my career on one principle: delivery excellence at scale. That means coaching teams to think in outcomes, building governance frameworks that scale, and aligning global stakeholders around a common delivery cadence.
I've led 40+ Agile teams, managed 100+ engineers, and driven on-time release performance. I've coached organizations through SAFe transformations, launched dashboards that cut reporting overhead, and delivered $100K+ in operational savings; all while maintaining the trust of C-suite and cross-regional stakeholders.
Experience
Career Timeline
Associate Project Manager
Sysco LABS Technologies · Colombo, Sri Lanka
- On-time release performance across data platform initiatives
- Orchestrated resource planning for 55 engineers across 5 Agile teams
- $50K+ annual operational savings through cost-control optimization
Associate Agile Coach
Sysco LABS Technologies · Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Coached 40+ teams including 7 high-criticality product lines ($76B+ revenue)
- 150+ Agile maturity assessments with 30% improvement in performance baselines
- Facilitated learning for 200+ associates in Agile and delivery frameworks
Senior Team Lead / Scrum Master
Pearson Lanka · Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Delivered multimillion-dollar HigherEd projects with 100% roadmap alignment
- $100K+ annual savings through engineering efficiency programs
- 30% improvement in reporting efficiency using Tableau and Atlassian Suite
Assistant Agile Coach
Dialog Axiata PLC · Colombo, Sri Lanka
- 2,000+ coaching hours across business, engineering, and enterprise portfolios
- Supported Agile-at-scale rollout in 70+ programs
- Reduction in reporting cycles through custom Atlassian and Tableau dashboards
Intern – Technology
Virtusa · Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Developed claims processing app using .NET MVC, Web API, Angular 1.6, MSSQL
- Migrated SCCM/SCOM infrastructure from on-prem to Azure
- Built CI/CD pipelines on TFS for internal business systems
Education
Academic Background
University of Bedfordshire
Luton, United Kingdom
MSc Project Management
Thesis: Impact of Generative AI Applications on Agile Project Delivery Success: A Case Study among IT Professionals within Sri Lanka
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff, United Kingdom
BSc (Hons) Business Information Systems – First Class
Thesis: Best of Sprint Health: A step towards understanding scrum sprint health using analytical techniques in software development environments
Pearson Education
United Kingdom
Higher National Diploma – Computing & Systems Development (Distinction)
Credentials
Professional Certifications
Scaled Agile
Certified SAFe® 5 Agilist
ICAgile
ICP-ENT
Scrum Alliance
Certified Agile Leader® (CAL-O, CAL-E & CAL-T)
Scrum Alliance
Certified Scrum Professional ScrumMaster®
Scrum Alliance
Advanced Certified ScrumMaster®
Scrum Alliance
Advanced Certified Scrum Product Owner®
PMI
CAPM®
PMI
PMI Agile Hybrid Project Pro™
Kanban University
Kanban Management Professional (KMP I & II)
IASSC
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt
IBM
IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner
Atlassian
Agile with Atlassian Jira
Community
Awards & Affiliations
Building and scaling communities. Elevating delivery standards.
Winner 2023 & 2024
SLASSCOM National Ingenuity Award
Best Innovation in Internal Processes, Technology or Framework – All Island
National Champion 2018
Microsoft Imagine Cup
Technology Innovation Competition
Member
British Computer Society
Professional body for IT in the UK
Member
Project Management Institute
World's leading association for project professionals