Bio-Data as submitted & certified by the candidate
He obtained a Bachelor of Science of Engineering degree from the University of Peradeniya in 1991, specializing in Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
In 2011 he obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Project Management from the University of Moratuwa followed by a Diploma in Commercial Arbitration in year 2014 from the Institute of Commercial Law and Practice.
Since 1991, he has been working in the Building Construction sector covering MEP services locally and overseas totalling 32 years of experience. His project experience includes several mega projects including Bandaranaike International Airport development project and many other high-rise buildings in and around Colombo. His overseas experience also covers MEP projects in Maldives, East Africa, Middle East, Japan and several other Asian Countries.
In the year 2010 he joined Diesel and Motor Engineering PLC(DIMO) in the Capacity of General Manager, and then promoted to CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER the position he holds to date.
He has served the IESL Council for Six (06) Sessions as Chairman of the Building services Engineering Sectional Committee (BSESC) and in many other standing committees from 2011 to 2022. He has contributed immensely to the Building Services Engineering profession during his tenure in the Council, including development of Charter Criteria and also served in many Professional Review panels. He was also instrumental in supporting revision of New Professional Review Rules Guidelines in 2018.
He is a lecturer to several CPD courses at IESL and also led teams when developing curriculum for CPD courses in Building Services Engineering.
He is a visiting lecturer at University of Moratuwa since 2010 covering course modules related to Building Services in M.Sc. in Building Services Engineering and in M.Sc. in Electrical Installations.
He was a Resource person to Construction Industry Development Authority (CIDA), representing IESL, in developing a Fire Specification SCA/9.
His contribution for the development of a “Building Code” to Sri Lanka is a continuing exercise where a reasonable progress is seen in the past years. The National Building Code is essentially a set of minimum provisions respecting the safety of Buildings with reference to public health, fire protection and structural sufficiency.
During his tenure as Chairman of Building Services Engineering Sectional Committee (BSESC), the Committee won Gold Award to be the Best Sectional Committee of IESL in all six (06) sessions of his leadership, an award continued to be won by the BSESC for the 10th times recently.
Election Statement as submitted & certified by the candidate
During my presence in the IESL Council for 6 years, I have gone through processes and best practices of the Institution that one has to be thorough prior to assuming a responsible position to drive affairs of the Institution.
As Chairman of Building Services Engineering Sectional Committee, I also had the opportunity to serve in various other standing committees of IESL which in turn helped me to understand and contribute towards the development of the Institution and to the betterment of members and the general public.
These learnings and experience gained during my tenure at IESL have made me to apply for the Post Vice President this year in continuing my services to the council and to the profession. Having served in the private sector and currently holding a Chief Technology Officer position in a leading public quoted company engaged in the building services Sector, I am confident, I could immensely contribute to professional development of Engineers and to the profession of Building Construction Industry.
The development of Local/National codes, fast tracking of recognising training places for engineers, CPDs and short courses for membership, progression with foreign chapters are key areas of focus.
