Chamindranath Basnayake Email & Phone Number

Sri Lanka

2008 – 2009 Unit Manager – New Technology & Convergence2007 – 2008 Assistant Manager–New Technology Development2005 – 2007 Specialist – Technology & VAS Planning2002 – 2005 Engineer – Technology & VAS Planning 2002 – 2002 Engineer – Research and DevelopmentTechnical Experience•Project implementation experience on Value Added Services including SMS, Push- To-Talk, USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data), USSD based Call-Back for Roamers, Personal In Call Service, Personalized Ring Back Tone Service, Illegal Call Blocking System (ISUP STP), Instant Messaging & Presence Service (IMPS), GPRS, 3G based services and IVR (Interactive Voice Response) based systems.•Preparation of technology road map for products •Planning and development of new VAS products or enhancements of existing products and related technical infrastructure when and where it is necessary.•Work closely with other business units for preparation of solution RFPs, RFQs, RFIs and evaluate responses.•Fundamental understanding of IN and CAMEL.and experience in working with Sun Solaris and Red Hat Linux operating systems for SS7 based services.Business Experience•Manage and lead cross-functional teams to roll out new products on time and end to end project management from concept, evaluation, procurement, testing and commissioning through to handing over to operations team.•Actively involved in business case development and budget planning for new services/products with corporate planning team.•Preparation of SLA’s, business proposals (techno-commercial) and negotiations with international/local entities.•Divisional budgeting and Business plan preparation, Liaising with vendors, business negotiation and commercial project management.•Develop product presentations and conduct training programs to marketing, customer service staff and provide pre sales technical consultancy to sales teams.

Technical/Management Experience• Java based server side application development, mainly on designing and developing a software toolkit to create and manage Internet communities for Telstra Australia. • Responsible for use case analysis and design of application architecture using Rational Tools, supervised developed unit test cases.

Technical/Management Experience• O&M and administration of LAN, WAN and PABX systems.• Vendor negotiation and subsequent installation, configuration and maintenance of WAN for connecting Mobitel head office and branch offices.• Involved on analysis, design, development and implementation of Mobile Billing System, with focused involvement on Mobile Service Centre, Job Sheet Management and Job Costing System modules.

Msc, Information Engineering

Beng, Electrical & Electronic Engineering