Bio-Data as submitted & certified by the candidate
After graduation from Moratuwa University in 1982, I joined Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau as Junior Engineer and rose up to Additional General Manager from 1983 to 2016. During this period I have worked in various projects such as Randenigala Hydro Power project, Mahaweli Raja Mawatha Design office, Upper Kothmale Project Access Roads, Kukule Ganga Project Access Roads, Nuwara Eliya- Piduruthalagala Access road, Design and Build Construction Projects as Construction Engineer, Broadland Project Access Roads, Moragolla Project Access Roads, Project Manager in Palaly Airport Runway Project and as Team Leader of Defence Head Quarters Complex Akuregoda. From 2005 to 2016, I was also in-charge of the Training division of CECB handling all training affairs of all staff. As Training Manager, I was able to introduce soft skills training for all staff categories which yielded massive success. I was also able to give leadership as Management Representative to obtain ISO 9001 Quality standards for CECB.
Given below are some of my achievements –
- IESL Council member from 2012 to 2021 and 2023 as Vice President.
- Council Member and Past Vice President of, Association of Consulting Engineers, Sri Lanka
- Trainer for Soft Skills, capacity building and personality development for SLIDA, Government and Private Organisations, Universities, Armed Forces, Societies and Schools.
- Visiting Lecturer at Engineering Degree and Diploma awarding institutes
- Guest Speaker at various Professional and technical Forums
- Creator of ‘Building Clinic’ concept which became a CSR project for CESC in 2009 and conducted sessions at Techno and all provinces. This has earned lot of credit and appreciation from professionals as well as general public.
- Served as a member of Professional Review Panels and recognition of organaisations for training Engineers for charter
- Designed the cost effective ‘Skeleton Bridge Abutment’ for bridges of Mahaweli Raja Mawatha.
- Recipient of Chartered Engineer excellence Award from the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka in 2014
Election Statement as submitted & certified by the candidate
My Engineering career spans over 42 years of which 34 years at Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau. My involvement with IESL started in 2009 as Civil Engineering Sectional Committee member and later as Chairman. The most important part of my career was dedicated to training and grooming of young Engineers in addition to my Professional affairs. I always try to think differently to come out with ‘out of the box’ concepts, so that the budding engineer can follow suit and look for wider horizon. Being a Trainer, I have conducted programs, on positive thinking, attitude change, personality development, emotion control, Professional Behaviour and Etiquette in addition to Technical Training.
I have trained more than 600 Engineers majority in CECB to groom professionally in their career for the betterment of the profession. In future too, I do hope to contribute in wider scope by sharing my knowledge and experience to enhance the status of Engineers and to support activities that will bring benefits to the Engineering Profession, IESL and the people of this country. IESL should be made more encouraging and attractive place for Engineers for networking, better Senior-Junior Engineer relationship, user friendly facilities, educational and career development environment for young Engineers and for which I am committed. My main objective in life is to help others to go high and reach the apex in their professional and personal life.
