Ranishka Fernando Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Identify and resolve technical issues related to the Klocwork Static Code Analyzer, interfacing directly with end users via email and phone calls.
• Utilize technical expertise to create and configure test environments, accurately reproducing and troubleshooting issues across both Windows and Linux platforms.
• Proficient in debugging code, reading logs, and writing shell scripts to drive effective solution development.
• Trained in MISRA C Compliance, ISO 9001, and ISO 27001, ensuring regulatory compliance, quality management, and information security, fostering effective customer communication and data protection.

Ontario, Canada

• Utilized Kusto Query Language (KQL) and harnessed the power of Azure Log Analytics and Azure Application Insights to develop a custom error-tracking solution.
• This solution promptly detected and resolved a critical production-wide error – service unavailability, that resulted in heightened service reliability, showcasing a significant improvement in operational efficiency.
• Elevated build and deployment processes through Jenkins and Kubernetes, reducing errors by 30% by expertly diagnosing faults, restructuring code, and ensuring a robust system.
• Skillfully documented debugging protocols on Confluence and promoted inter-team cooperation, ensuring minimal disruptions and proactive issue mitigation.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Serve as a role model, resource, and leader for students in a residence community, working with a Residence Manager to create a supportive environment that fostered learning, academic success, and personal growth.

Ontario, Canada

• Spearheaded consolidation of aging servers into a single, larger unit, aligning with cost and reliability goals. Leveraged expertise in load consolidation and hardware/virtual transfers, including VMware and Microsoft.
• Optimized server migration with TCP/IP expertise and memory management. Employed Wireshark, Open vSwitch and Datadog for secure data transfer and smooth 2-server integration, while proactively creating monitoring.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Developed 2D and 3D CAD drawings from hand sketches, verbal instructions and site visits.
• Applied principles of electrical theory to advance and improve product development and efficiency.
• Calculated mathematical formulae to develop and design detailed specifications for components and machinery with computer assistance.
• Designed support structures and electrical drawings using CAD and Autodesk
• Build and maintain customer and supplier/ vendor relationships

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Led the development of circuits and integration of components for Raspberry Pi using Python scripts.
• Conducted tutorials for students to provide academic support in embedded systems and programming.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Led agile-driven resolution of critical 4G/5G test environment issues, harnessing product lifecycle management expertise, resulting in elevated product quality and accelerated time-to-market for 4G/5G Baseband stations.
• Spearheaded the integration of Jenkins, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible, resulting in a substantial reduction in testing time, facilitating swift product deployment, and upholding stringent quality assurance.
• Employed NETCONF to enable rapid network element configuration, enhancing the agility of testing environment setup, and ensuring robust adherence to quality standards during the software testing process.
• Utilized RESTful APIs to integrate and streamline communication between diverse network components, facilitating efficient data exchange and system interoperability.
• Devised Selenium and created JUnit test cases for integration of new baseband station software into the pipeline, boosting CI/CD efficiency and accelerating software delivery.
• Utilized Prometheus and Grafana for real-time analysis, identifying causes for slow processing and minimizing incident response times, optimizing network performance.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Proficiently managed Digital Electronics labs, addressing SPI/I2C protocols, overseeing setups, troubleshooting microcontroller issues, and significantly contributing to a 15% class-average improvement during the.
• Streamlined remote access to Raspberry Pi, FGPAs, Signal Generators, and Oscilloscopes for digital circuits and embedded systems courses, yielding a 50% boost in pandemic-era student engagement.

Ontario, Canada

• Reviewed current surveillance infrastructure of institutions and evaluated possible modifications to the existing VMS (Video Management System) to integrate video analytics for improvised detection
• Evaluated the latest Contraband Detection systems through exhaustive testing to determine if the equipment is fit for purpose at Institutions in relation to ongoing threats
• Created a solution for an end-of-life Panic Button System using LoRa Technology and Bluetooth, resulting in improved safety for officers and the ability to locate them and a 75% reduction in cost compared to.

Ontario, Canada

• Worked as a part of a team under the supervision of Prof Ramachandra Achar at the Electronics Department
• Develop hi-speed interconnect modules for hi-speed designs
• Assist with report preparations, presentations, and instrument development.