Charitha Deshapriya Email & Phone Number

Colombo, Wp, Lk

Sri Lanka

Stepped into the entrepreneurial landscape as the Co-Founder and CEO of DV Tech Labs, a technology startup. Took on a multifaceted role that encompassed not just leadership but also hands-on involvement in both the product and services arms of the company.Key Responsibilities:- Strategic Leadership: Responsible for the overall strategic direction of the startup, including business planning, revenue modeling, and market positioning.- Technology Partnerships: Actively engaged in building technology partnerships to bolster the startup's capabilities and market reach.- Product Leadership: Led the product arm, overseeing everything from concept to commercialization, ensuring that the product aligns with market needs and business objectives.- Services Leadership: Also headed the services arm, managing client relationships and ensuring the delivery of high-quality services that complement the product offerings.- Team Building & Culture: Created a culture of innovation and agility, essential for a startup to adapt and grow in a dynamic market.- Go-to-Market Strategy: Developed and executed go-to-market strategies for both product and services, including marketing, sales, and customer engagement.

Sri Lanka

Played a pivotal role as the Software Architect at Dygisec, leading the engineering team for Product Triton. Specialized in designing a microservices-based architecture for Triton, a versatile policy engine aimed at measuring cloud system compliance against various frameworks, including standard practices, regulatory compliances, and custom policies.Key Responsibilities:- Microservices Architecture: Spearheaded the design and implementation of a microservices-based architecture for Triton, enhancing scalability and maintainability.- Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborated intensively with both internal and external stakeholders to gather requirements from diverse personas, industries, and regulatory bodies. This informed the creation of a comprehensive product roadmap.- Agile Leadership: Drove the engineering team in alignment with agile practices, ensuring efficient and iterative product development.- Strategic Contributions: Served as a core member of Dygisec's management team, contributing strategic insights for taking Triton to market and revenue generation.- Cloud Partnerships: Established and nurtured partnerships with major cloud service providers, extending the product's reach and credibility.- Regulatory Partnerships: Built relationships with regulatory bodies, ensuring that Triton stays compliant and up-to-date with the latest industry standards.- Vendor Alliances: Forged technology partnerships with vendors to enhance Triton's capabilities and market reach.

Sri Lanka

Served as the Technical Lead and Engineering Manager for WSO2's Open Banking platform, a comprehensive solution developed on top of the WSO2 middleware stack, including API Manager, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Micro Integrator, and Streaming Integrator. Demonstrated deep expertise in tailoring these solutions to meet specific regional requirements, including UK, Berlin, and Australian specifications.Key Responsibilities:- Open Banking Solutions: Designed and implemented open banking solutions using WSO2's extensive product stack to meet various regional specifications like UK, Berlin, and Australia.- Regulatory Awareness: Maintained a keen understanding of regulatory technical standards such as PSD2 (Payment Services Directive 2) and CDR (Consumer Data Right), ensuring compliance in solution architecture.- Project Leadership: Spearheaded the WSO2 Open Banking Accelerator project, aiming to expedite the open banking compliance journey for banks. Responsible for the architecture, development, and leadership of this pivotal initiative.- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Worked closely with cross-functional teams, including development, QA, and business units, to ensure the project's success. Facilitated effective communication and problem-solving across departments.- Team Management & Coaching: Managed and mentored a team of engineers, instilling best practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and excellence.- Partner Enablement: Led a Partner Enablement Program specifically for the WSO2 Open Banking Accelerator, aiming to scale the business via strategic partnerships.- Regulatory Engagement: Actively collaborated with regulators and data standard bodies like OBIE in the UK, ACCC in Australia, and Berlin Group in Germany to stay abreast of the latest requirements and changes in open banking standards.

Colombo

Advanced to Specialist Engineer, taking on additional leadership roles including Team Lead and Scrum Master. Contributed to both the Central Counterparty (CCP) project and the Millennium Exchange product, emphasizing agile methodologies for efficient project delivery.Key Responsibilities:- Served as Team Lead and Scrum Master, facilitating agile ceremonies and ensuring team adherence to Scrum principles.- Continued contributions to the CCP project and later on the Millennium Exchange product.- Oversaw sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospective meetings to optimize team performance.- Collaborated with product owners and stakeholders to prioritize feature development and bug fixes.- Mentored team members in both technical and agile practices, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Millennium Drive, Malabe

Transitioned to Millennium Information Technologies, contributing as a Senior Software Engineer on the Central Counterparty (CCP) project, a clearinghouse solution. Specialized in developing a highly distributed, fault-tolerant, and scalable system using C++.Key Responsibilities:- Lead developer on the CCP project, focusing on creating a robust clearinghouse solution.- Employed C++ to develop a highly distributed system architecture, ensuring fault tolerance and scalability.- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align the CCP project with broader organizational goals.- Conducted code reviews and mentored team members in best practices for C++ and distributed systems.- Managed project milestones and deadlines, ensuring timely delivery of a high-quality product.

Sri Lanka

Advanced to a Senior Software Engineer role, taking on leadership responsibilities while pivoting to software development. Specialized in C++ for feature development in System-on-Chip (SoC) Assembly and RTL Restructuring tools. Led a team of software engineers, focusing on high-quality, efficient, and scalable solutions.Key Responsibilities:- Leadership in the development and implementation of new features in SoC Assembly and RTL Restructuring tools.- Utilized C++ for high-performance computing tasks, ensuring efficient code practices.- Mentored junior engineers, providing technical guidance and best practices in C++ and software engineering.- Managed project timelines and resource allocation, ensuring on-time delivery of features.- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align software development with overall project goals.

Elevated to a leadership role within the same organization, focusing on team building, coaching, and project management in addition to technical responsibilities. Oversaw a team of Verification Engineers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality EDA tool validation through effective mentorship and resource allocation.Key Responsibilities:- Leadership in the development and execution of test plans, ensuring alignment with project goals and specifications.- Implementation of advanced UVM-based verification environments, setting best practices for the team.- Conducted regular coaching sessions to upskill junior engineers in HDLs and verification methodologies.- Managed resource allocation and project timelines, ensuring on-time delivery without compromising quality.- Facilitated cross-functional collaboration between design, verification, and validation teams.- Introduced and enforced code review practices, elevating the team's overall code quality.- Spearheaded initiatives to automate repetitive tasks, increasing team efficiency.

Colombo

Specialized in the validation of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools using rigorous testbenches and simulations. Expertise in Hardware Description Languages (HDLs) such as Verilog, VHDL, and SystemVerilog was leveraged to develop comprehensive verification environments, ensuring both functional and performance integrity of digital circuits and systems.Key Responsibilities:- Development and execution of test plans to validate RTL designs against specifications.- Utilization of UVM (Universal Verification Methodology) to create scalable and reusable verification environments.- Employment of formal verification methods to prove design algorithm correctness.- Conduct of code and functional coverage analysis to ensure comprehensive test scenarios.- Collaboration with design engineers to debug RTL designs and resolve discrepancies between intended and implemented functionality.- Leveraging of assertions and checkers to monitor and flag unexpected behavior during simulation.- Utilization of EDA tools for simulation, synthesis, and timing analysis.

Bsc Eng, Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering

Activities and Societies: IEEE Student Branch, Classical Music Society & University Orchestra, Leo Club

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