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Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

Lead fin-tech mobile application, infrastructure, and cyber security projects.• Deliver large complex infrastructure, custom development, and software SaaS implementation projects, managing a portfolio of complex initiatives that span one or multiple lines of business for diverse clients.• Ensure on time, on budget projects by delivering predictable and reliable cost estimating, management and forecasting for portfolios of projects.• Efficiently manage end-to-end project delivery, estimate overall project costs, plan schedules, and manage resources.• Analyze industry trends and competing products for strategic planning.• Drive system design and deliver future-proof APIs for enhanced performance.• Implement Agile methodology focusing on microservices (Java, Spring-boot).• Coordinate technical solutions for assigned projects and engage in vendor assessments.• Plan and coordinate SIT, UAT, performance testing, VAPT, source code reviews, DB hardening scans.• Monitor progress, escalate issues as necessary, and ensure smooth production deployments.

Hong Kong Sar

Successfully led e-commerce web and mobile apps, payments, security, compliance, KYC and AML projects.• Map out comprehensive project management plans for projects.• Clearly define and communicate roles, responsibilities, objectives, commitment, deliverables, schedule, critical path, and risks.• Lead technical teams and coordinate with cross-functional teams in distributed locations (Bangkok, Malaysia, Philippines, and Hong Kong).• Reduce project costs by 15% through careful resource allocation and vendor negotiations.• Increase sprint goal achievement by 15% through leadership and optimization.• Increase project team productivity by 30% through regular performance tracking and setting agile metrics.• Achieve a 95% on-time project continuous delivery rate through strict timeline management and proactive risk assessments.• Establish a risk management plan for identifying and reviewing potential risks and mitigation actions.• Cover requirements gathering, analysis, design, development, construction, delivery, integration, migration, testing, commissioning, and maintenance services.• Provide support in troubleshooting SIT, UAT, DR/BETA, and production issues.• Coordinate the application of fixes for issue resolution.

Canada

• Gather requirements, organise product backlog and prioritise features for the ePassLive, an online sales ticketing platform.• Suggested process and feature improvements, wrote user stories and detailed acceptance criteria and led a project team to complete a project on time, within budget, and with an overall customer satisfaction score of 90%.• Carried out functional and QA testing and ran User Acceptance Testing (UAT) on a new product release.• Monitor issues on site and database performance and help to find out issues with the developers on Google Cloud.• Analyzed information flow between the Moneris, credit/debit card payment gateway and the ePassLive e-ticketing platform to resolve a critical issue, saving any lost sales.

Sri Lanka

• Evaluated the organization and chose the most suitable agile scaling methods, utilizing the Scaled Agile Framework for enterprises. This transitioned the company from traditional waterfall project management to agile project management.• Provided guidance and coaching to the team as they embarked on their agile journey, assisting the organization in effectively managing their work, including handling the product backlog.• Established a set of agile software development processes by facilitating key activities such as sprint planning, daily stand-up meetings, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.• Accomplished the delivery of a booking system, mobile application, and ERP system worth $1 million for Sterling Automobile, Sri Lanka's largest automobile service provider, all within a remarkable 6-month timeframe.• Ensured the readiness of the system and the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) environment by closely collaborating with the team and stakeholders. This collaboration facilitated UAT execution and change request management, ultimately leading to the successful on-time system delivery.

Sri Lanka

Head B2B eCommerce, Logistic and Procurement projects in Oracle and led banking projects.• Successfully managed B2B eCommerce projects over US $1 ml in Oracle and provided leadership for digital banking projects.• Provide business and technical consultation on creating bespoke web and mobile application solutions.• Communicate with key stakeholders to obtain required data and secure stakeholders' buy-in for recommended solutions.• Improved performance of the technical team for M.SaaS., resulting in a {15%} increase in project delivery efficiency.• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocation schedules.• Responsible end-to-end project implementation and coordinating post implementation support.• Address production incidents and coordinate investigations to provide immediate resolutions to recover disasters.• Plan out end-user training and system demos based on customer demand and pre-signed agreements.• Work closely with Sales and Pre-Sales to progress new opportunities during deal proposal, reviews i.e., demand analysis, demos, tenders, etc.• In charge of technical resource management; i.e., identify skill scarcities, hire resources, identified project and performance based KPIs.

Sri Lanka

• Led as the delivery lead for IT divisions in Sri Lanka, Malaysia, and the Philippines, overseeing project portfolios for 120+ employees with a budget exceeding $5 million. Ensured timely project delivery by coordinating with multiple stakeholders, tracking dependencies, and effectively communicating project status.• Facilitated Change Advisory Board (CAB) meetings, meticulously planning, reviewing, approving, and conducting post-CAB follow-ups for changes as part of the change management process.• Successfully introduced Q-Wallet, a new digital payment wallet that offers direct pay options and supports telegraphic transfers from Q-Wallet to external bank accounts.• Provided comprehensive analysis and design for a Microsoft Dynamic CRM system, automating the collection, storage, and management of customer profile data and cases to align with business requirements.• Led the initiation, planning, execution, and closure of the $2.5 million QNET World Plan (WP) mobile application project. The application served as a virtual office with an e-Store and various tools for users to manage financial transactions and track sales progress.• Localized mobile applications for India and Turkey following the successful rollout of the QNET WP project.• Pioneered and launched the "QNET Carnival" event-based mobile application for the company's annual VCON event. During the event, 70% of attendees utilized the QNET Carnival App for their transactions.• Implemented new commission regulations for all business ventures within QNET and supported the development of a real-time IR commission and level (rank) tracking dashboard. The launch covered QNET World Plan, Malaysia, India, Singapore, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Europe regions.• Migrated all QNET and QBuzz public sites from the .NET platform to WordPress (an Open-source platform) and provided training to business users on content management.

Level 4 And 6, Tisara Plaza, #135, Dutugemunu Street, Colombo 6

• Led the collection, analysis, management, and documentation of business requirements for enhancing HRIS and Skill Soft systems, collaborating with Northgate Information Solutions (UK-based HRIS Company) and Skill Soft (USA-based educational company).• Served as a functional consultant, providing support to HR and employees regarding the functionalities of the HR system.• Established Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for Customer Support, incorporating metrics like average resolution time to determine suitable SLA benchmarks.• Facilitated data migration by populating data migration templates and successfully transferring data into both test and development environments.• Designed and executed an employee engagement and customer satisfaction survey, overseeing its implementation, analyzing the collected data, and delivering comprehensive presentations to executive management.

506 Kaduwela Rd, Thalangama 10115

Gathered requirements from ~50 internal stakeholders for ~10 core banking systems (CBS) and ~15 Digital Banking solutions, and documented a total of ~2000 requirements in BRD/BRS and FRS documents.Analyse risks on possible solution options and provide statistical data to the management by calculating metrics and running simulations, meeting the deadline by working extra hours.Established guidelines for banking compliance by studying relevant documentation and synthesizing the information.

2 Floor, Scanwell Building, 67/1, Hudson Road, Off, Perahera Mawatha, Colombo 3

Support drafting product specifications, and release notes.Support finalizing product demonstration presentations, videos and user manuals.Support the organization on product launch events, and help demonstrate products to clientsSupport to organise graphics, and events for hSenid Business Solutions and SLASSCOM as part of my internship.

Bachelor Of Information And Communication Technology With Honors, Ict

Master Degree In Business Management, Business Administration, People Management, Strategic Management

Secondary Education

Activities and Societies: Art Society, Astronomical Society, Humanities Society, Cadet - 3rd NCC Battalion