Research: Human-Technology Collaboration Teaching: Business Process Management, Business Process Excellence, Lean-SixSigma, Operations Management, Innovation Management Supervision: Main Supervisor: Two Masters Theses related to Lean Culture and Industry 4.0 Adoption Coordination: MBA in Management of Technology and MBA in Entrepreneurship, Industrial Relationships

Promotion and Dissemination of research in the areas of Business Process Management, Management of Technology, Industrial Management, and Industrial Decision Science.

Research: Human-Intelligent System Collaboration Supervision: Assistant Supervisor of a PhD thesis on AR for Situation Awareness in AviationTeaching: Human Factors for Operation and Maintenance (MSc)

Dept of Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering (DMIE)Research: Human-Intelligent Manufacturing System Collaboration Lab (H-IMS Lab) under the “Industries of the Future” initiative.Teaching: Human-Machine Interactions, Lean Manufacturing, Asset Management, Human Factors Engineering, Quality and Reliability Engineering, Manufacturing Systems, Product Design and Development, Occupational Health and Safety. Supervision - Nine Masters Theses in Engineering Management Coordination: Outcome-Based Education (First CDIO Initiative in Sri Lanka), Safety Health and Environment PillarMember, Editorial Committee, iPURSE 2021, University of Peradeniya, Editorial, ICLSE 2021

• More than 40 factories and Universities in Sri Lanka and Sweden have received our training and consultancy services. Our clients include MAS Holdings, which is the largest apparel exporter in Sri Lanka. • I developed the new training program “Lean Ergonomics” to support the lean transformations of our clients.• Presently supervising three Master’s projects & two Bachelor’s projects related to productivity improvement.

• In my research on the collaboration of human and intelligent systems, I worked with Saab aircraft support and services Sweden, Luleå Railway Research Centre, Sweden’s innovation agency (Vinnova), and Avery Dennison.• I developed and conducted the Master’s course “Human Factors in Maintenance”.• I worked in the organizing committees, management systems, and web administration of intl. conferences.

• I was responsible for leading and collaborating cross-functional project teams including the New Product Development, Sales and Marketing, Customer Services, Sourcing, HR, Finance, Production, as well as customers and suppliers for quality improvements, met 60% reduction of complaints in four years. • I led the South Asia Customer Services Quality Improvement project that helped the stretched market growth plans in Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh during 2013-2015. • I was the pillar leader for the Quality Maintenance during TPM implementation at the Sri Lanka plant. • I formulated and deployed the 3P strategy (Processes – Problem Solving – People) to promote the quality culture at the Sri Lanka plant. My team won the best site award for quality culture at Avery Dennison. • I maintained the Integrated Management System of ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, and FSC CoC. I successfully upgraded the QMS to ISO 9001:2015 series with a special focus on risk-based thinking. • I managed an annual Opex of approximate USD 150,000, and a team of 50, including five executives.

• I was responsible for implementing the Enterprise LeanSigma (ELS) Best Practices Standards as per the corporate Operational Excellence program, during the time of the new plant acquisitions in Sri Lanka. • Collaborating with senior Lean experts from USA, UK, Norway, and Hong Kong, I facilitated Avery Dennison South Asia region for MDI (Managing for Daily Improvement), A3 / DMAIC Problem Solving, and Kaizen.• I developed KPIs and production incentive systems and facilitated their deployment in the South Asia region. • I developed an optimal production batching solution to meet 12% material savings; the solution is still used. • I redesigned the plant layout with a focus on Lean Inventory to accommodate 15% more production capacity. • I facilitated the setup-time reduction projects in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh plants to improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness up to 30%. • I was also responsible for assisting the South Asia operational leadership for strategic projects such as operations savings, footprint optimization, technology upgrades, and business continuity planning.

• Under the supervision of three Senior Lean Consultants from the UK and Canada, I was one of the twelve Engineers who consulted the client factories to initiate Lean transformations to improve Operational Excellence and business competitiveness during the time of entrance to quota-free global market. • I benchmarked the financial and manufacturing capabilities of three client factories, assisted to develop Lean transformation roadmaps, redesigned conventional assembly lines to modular layouts, and reengineered manual work to improve efficiency by 10- 50%. • I developed a software to simulate different production methods (Fixed line, Skill Centres, Queue Processing, Modular teams), and a Pocket PC software to conduct time studies and follow-up studies. My software were heavily used as Industrial Engineering and Training tools during the Productivity Improvement Project.

• I set up a lab to conduct ergonomics experiments in collaboration with the Sri Lankan apparel industry to improve work postures of work cells, during the early stages of Lean transformation in the appeal sector. • I with another researcher conducted a study on the psychological effects of assembly production lines. The results were useful in redesigning assembly lines with an improved focus on work enlargement and work engagement. The results were presented in an International Productivity Conference in Oulu, Finland.