Samitha Ekanayake Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Australia

As a member of software team, I am responsible for complete software development lifecycle including: requirements gathering, design, implementation, test and delivery of new applications and version management of legacy products.As the Scrum master of software team, I am responsible for smooth delivery of the project in a sprint based agile software development process.Java and C++ based development.Mathematical modeling of complex 3D tool geometries and design CNC machine movements to manufacture such tools.

Geelong, Australia

Lead the electronics and software developments (embedded, Windows/Linux and mobile) in biomedical/industrial devices. Significant projects include:- Developed/managed the BioKIN™ (www.biokin.com.au) wearable motion capture system development project and the Gait Analysis software.- Design, analysis and prototyping of digital and analog electronics for the wearable wireless sensors on 6-Layer PCB and firmware development using C.- BioKin Mobi Android app development for data collection for BioKin sensors.- Electronics system design for industrial automation projects with local industry partners.- Kinematic Analysis of large human motion data sets using MATLAB

Victoria Research Laboratory

Managed technical components of research projects in the Qatar Robotics Innovations (QRi) Lab. Collaboratively participate in many robotics research projects in the Pittsburgh Robotics Institute (www.ri.cmu.edu) and NREC (www.nrec.ri.cmu.edu). Some major projects includes:- Robot navigation code base development for QRi Lab. C/C++ based software development for Linux environment to interface various sensors (Laser measurements, inertial and GPS) and to implement high-level robot control algorithms. - Designed and developed an automated Braille Writing Tutor – an assistive technology for Braille education. (http://www.techbridgeworld.org/assistivetech/team.html) - Pipe crawling robot: Electronics and mechanical system development for LNG (Liquid Natural Gas) pipe inspection robot. - Design, analysis and prototyping of digital and analog electronics for robots and assistive devices.- Mechanism design for robots

Coordinated product development projects in the research lab, including:- Electronics development for a cellular based remote sensing wireless sensor network research platform.- Development of the plug-and-play sensor devices and over-the-air-programming capable embedded operating system for wireless sensor devices. (C based embedded system software development)- Development of a computer controlled (using RF communication) autonomous aerial/ground device platform to be used in future research activities. Software developed in C/C++, C# and VB.NET- Theoretical development of swarm robot system for automated shape formation using artificial formation forces (PhD research). - Robot control mathematical algorithm simulations using MATLAB

I managed and worked on projects in the combined fields of Mechanical, Electronics and computer science. Experienced in full product development cycle of (design, manufacture and installation) custom-made special purpose automated factory machinery.

Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Some of the successfully completed Industrial automation projects:- Design and development of a mattress quality inspection machine (an automated indentation tester) for a natural foam rubber mattresses manufacturer/ exporter in Sri Lanka.- Design and development of a low-cost intelligent injection pump to be used in local hospitals in Sri Lanka.- Development of an Automated Payroll system integrated with magnetic card reader.

Phd, Robotics/Electronics

Bsceng, Mechanical Engineering