Ashini Samarakoon Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

Leading and coordinating engineering projects from inception to completion, carrying out engineering duties that include technical advice, feasibility exercises, surveys, investigations, and reports, including work associated with the design and construction of projects/tasks.Highlights * Undertook the detailed design for Havering Road collision reduction scheme.* Leading on Kings Park CPZ scheme - detailed design completed.* Handling minor parking schemes - from the design of the scheme to the advertising stage for the informal consultation.* Assessing planning applications and responding to them from a highways perspective regarding the impact on public highway safety.

Wales, United Kingdom

Key Responsibilities- Prepared teaching support aids, liaised with the team to ensure the lectures fit appropriately into the overallcontext of the programme.- Undertook curriculum related administration including participation in essential programme team liaisonand completion of all administrative requirements.- Assessment, marking of examinations, dissertation supervision and marking, completion of registers,provision of data, student contact and related course administration.- Provided regular guidance/ face-to-face feedback and support to students undertaking dissertations ondifferent research areas and different research methods.

United Kingdom

The role was based on Highway Designing and Traffic Management Services undertaking all aspects of civilengineering/traffic management from feasibility studies to detailed design, preparation of contract documentationthrough to contract management, site supervision, and dealing with customers and traffic engineering.Highlights* IF220 - 20mph Default speed limit (Wales)* Residents parking scheme - Pantygraigwen road, Pontypridd* Road reclassification - B4275, Abercynon* Speed limit change - Rhigos road* Dewi Sant hospital * Strategic project - Crown Hill, Llantwit Fardre - Safer routes in the community Key Responsibilities- Worked as a project manager, which duties involving commissioning resources, planning, monitoring progressand contract management on traffic management projects.- Responded to scheme requests coming from members of the public according to the organizations policies andregulations.- Undertook site investigations, appraisals and designing and producing contract documents, calculations anddrawings using CAD for individual schemes and liaising with other stakeholders.- Prepared permanent and temporary Traffic Regulation Orders for individual requests and schemes along with schedules according to Traffic Regulation Acts and legislations.- Ensured compliance of design work with all statutory requirements including statutory undertakers’procedures and all relevant Design and Safety Codes.- Supervised and monitored work carried out by contractors/consultants with regard to contract requirements in various projects.- Assisted to monitor authorised budget and programme on various projects by updating actual invoice valueson the budget monitoring system.- Undertook cost estimation and procession of purchase orders by liaising with internal departments.- Carried out health and safety responsibilities in accordance with the Division’s Health & Safety Responsibilities document.

Sri Lanka

Highlights* Construction of 100,000 small rural bridges in Sri Lanka project* 2 Mn tree plantation project Key Responsibilities- Attended meetings with different stakeholders and liaised accordingly to achieve the cooperate objectives of the ministry- Undertook pre-planning work including site visits for the implementation of the project ‘Construction of 100,000small rural bridges in Sri Lanka’- Prepared a sustainable action plan by liaising with secretary of the state and other stakeholders including thegovernment’s manifesto.

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Modules:Estimating and Tendering, Quantity Surveying

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Worked at a construction project management software company to support and advise diverse construction contractors on transitioning their company operations to a digital platform using our project management software.Key Responsibilities- Launched project management system implementation tasks and activities for various clients to smooth thedigitalization process according to their organizational policies and practices.- Provided guidance and assistance for software engineers in creating logic that meets the expectations of clientrequirements.- Provided training sessions for clients to help them understand how the software works and how to perform their current work on the project management system.- Enhanced my knowledge on accounting & finance and trained finance department staff to generate monthly andannual profit & loss sheets and balance sheets.- Conducted training programs for site staff on balancing site stocks, transferring equipment and tools, recordingand monitoring equipment’s usage on BOQ items, resource allocation to BOQ items, forecasting materialrequirements daily, weekly and monthly and ordering resources on the digital platform.- Provided guidance for project managers on monitoring each project’s status in terms of costs to stay within thebudget by preparing comprehensive reports through the software.

Diyagama

Key Responsibilities- Liaised with the planning engineer and prepared daily schedule of the site work and gained exposure to filling thequality inspection reports and checklists for site work- Acquired practical experience in using levelling instruments, digital theodolite, and line laser level for levelling and setting out work on site.- Observed how to perform material tests on metals, sand, and cement, slump tests, and concrete cube tests onthe site and how to record data in the laboratory.- Presented the work and Study of assembly drawings to the guests, contractors, and clients using presentationsand on the site.- Observed performing tests such as sieve analysis test, hydrometer test, standard proctor compaction test,Atterberg limits test, unconfined compression test, consolidation test, constant head permeability test, fallinghead test, visual analysis of soil, percolation test, PIT and PDA tests for piling work.

Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Site Engineer at National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Cancer Hospital at Maharagama and Dehiwala Zoological Gardens - Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau, ColomboKey Responsibilities- Executed planning work and designed the network layout for the project of underground installation of fiber optic cables at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka- Obtained experience in bidding procedures including visiting site and recording measurements, preparation of bills of quantities, engineer’s estimates using BSR and HSR, and tender evaluations for maintenance work in buildings,and road work.- Prepared bar bending schedules by reading drawings, and learned to draft plans to demonstrate constructionmethodologies according to different site conditions.- Gained knowledge of handling contractor’s bills and invoices linked with different drawings such as structural and electrical.- Obtained exposure to ensuring quality controlling and monitoring site work as per design drawings on the site.- Utilised academic knowledge to set out a horizontal curve at the entrance of new tiger cages at Dehiwala ZoologicalGardens, Colombo

Master Of Science - Ms, Civil Engineering And Environmental Management

National Diploma In Civil Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering

Physical Sciences