CURRICULUM VITAE

G. A. Geeth Maduranga

MBA in IT (University of Moratuwa), BSc (Hons) in MIS (UCD Ireland), HDCBIS (NIBM),DCSD(NIBM), MBCS, MCSSL

An organized and reliable individual with 23 years of government and private sector experience in management and technical who takes in pride in completing any task to a high standard, adaptable person with the ability to a variety of responsibilities efficiently, a good communicator who works equally well on own initiative or part of any team and at any situation.

ESOFT Metro Campus
Designation :- Head of QA, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
Duration :- From Jan 2022 to up to date (2 years)

www.esoft.lk

ESOFT is dedicated to offer high-quality educational programs/courses in ICT & Computing, Business Management, Hospitality Management, Engineering, Personal & Professional Development, Language Training, and Corporate Training.

Scope of work

1. Registration

• Monitor and manage the registration process of all the courses in all branches.

• Manage and maintain the collaborative partnership with education partners and implement their procedures up to the highest standards

• Manage the student’s registration and awards with relevant committees and boards to ensure proper procedures are followed and maintained as expected/per standards.

2. Compliance and Quality Assurance

• Ensure all courses are conducted in branches according to standard quality guidelines.

• Accountable for conducting yearly quality audits with relevant quality nominees and representatives as per stipulated standards.

• Accountable for the preparation of all required documentation and ensuring ISO 9001:2015 standards.

• Accountable for maintaining records for all Pearson assured programmes.

• Manage and monitor students’ eligibility for enrolment and also, preparation of eligibility documentation.

• Conduct periodic internal audits of the institute/all branches.

• Manage the quality audit reviews of all the external partners.

• Ensure the academic quality procedures are maintained properly as per the standards.

• Formulating the required procedures for measuring the quality and identifying non-compliances

• Heading the Centre for QA and managing the activities according to the UGC/ministry and other university requirements and guidelines.

3. Graduation and awards

• Manage/lead the graduation process with the registrar and other representatives.

• Ensure the graduation planning and all the other processes are done accurately.

• Budgeting and resource allocation for the graduation.

• Dealing with university representatives for engaging them for graduation.

• Measure whether the standards of the graduation process are followed as per the correct procedures.

4. Relationship Management

• Maintain and manage harmonious customer relationships in order to safeguard business interests.

• Manage the CRM activities and provide proper guidance to satisfy the customer need.

• Provide prompt academic advices where necessary.

5. General

• Heading the Centre for QA, Registrar, CRM, and Examination divisions

• Attend any matters of other regulatory affairs.

• Any other duty that is assigned by the Management from time to time based on the exigencies of the business and its development or challenges.

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Lanka Nippon BizTech Institute

Designation :- Registrar
Duration :- From Oct 2018 to Dec 2021 (3 years)

www.lnbti.lk

Lanka Nippon BizTech Institute (LNBTI) is a Japanese-based higher educational institute. LNBTI’s main aim is to offer high-quality Japanese Information & Communication-related Technologies and the Japanese language to the students.

Scope of work

Managing/handling all the academic and general administration activities.
Managing/handling the HR function of the institute in managing academic and other operational staff.
Training the academic and other staff of the institute for arranging the online education delivery of the institute. Preparation of online flatform for the staff and for the students. Preparation of policies and procedures for online academic delivery.
Managing /handling the Quality Audit of the academic staff lecture delivery, students’ performance, and institutional standards. Periodic internal audit of the institute is managed/handled.
Managing/handling UGC accreditation process and having thorough knowledge in the preparation of documentation for UGC status/course accreditation.
Preparation of By-Law of the institute and courses (Examination By-laws, Course By-laws, Institutional Bylaws, etc) and preparation of course curriculums.
Managing/handling the course delivery/process as per the SLQF/UGC/NVQ guidelines.
Regular update with UGC guidelines and NVQ systems in handling degree and diploma courses.
Managing/handling the recruitment process as per the UGC guidelines/circulars and preparation of recruitment criteria for the institute based on UGC criteria and academic requirements.
Managing/handling the following examination activities of UK degrees, Higher Diplomas and NVQ courses.

Question paper and Answer Scheme preparation Scheduling and Conducting of examinations Handling the marking process and releasing of results

Ensure all the examination processes are functioning as per the procedures.

In-charge/head of the following departments/units. Registrar Department

Account Department

HR function of the institute Examination Committee Administration and Maintenance

Students Registrations and Student Counseling unit ICT support services/Unit

Student recruitment process Event handling

Secretary to the Advisory Committee and Academic Committees. Handling all the documentation process of meetings and ensure the actions are implemented. Handling the board paper submission process.
Managing/handling Students Information System, Learning Management System (Moodle), and other IT involvements of the institute.
Managing/handling the recruitment of students, staff, and visiting lecturers.
Preparation of students for Japanese Language Examinations (JLPT), English Examination (TOEIC), Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination, Japanese University Entrance examinations and Japanese University Admissions
Preparations documents for UGC accreditation and ensure the systems and all institute processes are in line with the UGC rules and regulations. Ensure the academic processes are functioning as per the Sri Lanka Qualification Framework (SLQF)of UGC
Preparation of academic and other process manuals and document formats (Students Handbook, Bylaws, HR manuals, Maintenance, and Administration manuals, IT Policy, Security Policy, Examination Committee paper format, Board Paper format, Academic and Non-Academic Performance Evaluation format, Result Approval formats, Students Assessment Process manuals, etc)
Managing/handling Quality Management System (QMS) implemented and auditing by Tertiary Vocational Education Commission (TVEC). Handling quality audit process.
Managing/handling the renewal of institute registration at TVEC, course accreditation process, and students’ assessment processes.
Managing/handling the External Degree program of the University of Moratuwa.
Involves in marketing activities for recruiting students.

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IBS University, Papua New Guinea

Designation :- Deputy Registrar
Duration :- From Sep 2017 to June 2018 (1 year)

IBSU: www.ibsu.ac.pg

Institute of Business Studies University is a private university established in Papua New Guinea. The university has around 1200 students in Business, Economics, Accountancy, and IT degree courses. IBSU delivers IBS University’s degree courses and Southern Cross University (Australia) degree courses.

Scope of work:

Ensuring the quality of student services to all students in the IBS group. Collaborate with administrators and Academics to facilitate and improve services to students. Evaluation of facilities of students Vs students numbers in collaboration with Academic Division; and propose to the managements for enhancing the facilities and other requirements to cater the demand.
Provide leadership to plan, organize and manage all the activities related to the Students Service unit, examination unit; and to support the Academic Board and Council when dealing with students related information.
Ensure the students’ promotional activities take place timely and the institute is reaching to enroll budgeted student numbers. Managing the team to achieve the target student numbers. Forecasting of future expansion in student numbers and any other student-related requirement for supporting the management.
Analyzes statistical data on registration for administrative use in formulating policies.

Having a close relationship with affiliated universities and institutions for delivering their courses, handling examinations, registration of students, etc.
Handling the Southern Cross University courses and their examinations, and participating in the Management Committee Meeting of the partnership of Southern Cross University and IBS University.
Handling the external examinations of University of Southern Queensland, Deakin University, Charles Stuart University, University of New England, Monash University, and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Handling and coordinating of Examination Committee and Scrutiny Committee activities, and ensuring the duties and responsibilities are well managed and completed as planned.
Paper Setting:- maintain secured methods in developing question papers by involving academic staff. Observe and monitor the paper setting process in collaboration with Pro-VC.
Question Bank:- maintain the question bank in a secured manner and maintain confidentiality.
Examination:- Hold examination without any inaccuracies. Mange the whole examination process.
Students Results:- Maintain accurate results in the system and the manual. Finalization of marks with Pro-VC and submit to Board of Assessors’ Meeting for approval.
Students Information System:- Provide guidance and support for the enhancement of the Students Information System which covers the lifecycle of the student.
Provide leadership and develop appropriate recommendations for the implementation of related technology applications to support in enhancing the services.
Highly involves with the academic team when preparing student-related documents, publications, announcements, etc.
Directs activities of workers engaged in transcribing and evaluating academic records of students applying to enter university. Authorization of official transcripts and other students related documents.
Develop and administer the departmental budget. Organize and administer the records, registration, graduation functions, and any events or functions that are not limited to the convocation ceremony.

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CASL) Designation :- Manager Examination (IT/Operations) Duration :- From May 2012 to August 2017 (5 years)

CASL: www.casrilanka.com

Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA Sri Lanka) is one of the largest professional organizations in Sri Lanka that support over 6,000 chartered accountants. The Institute provides insight and leadership to the accountancy and finance profession in Sri Lanka as well as globally. Well qualified members are trained to provide financial knowledge and guidance based on the highest professional, technical and ethical standards, thereby assisting communities and organizations gain long-term sustainable economic growth. CASL is one of the largest tertiary education providers outside the university system of Sri Lanka with a student base of over 36,000.

Scope of work:

Handling examination operations to hold the examination in different locations in Sri Lanka and Foreign Countries. One examination consists of approximately 13000 students for 1stlevel and 8000 students for 2nd and 3rd levels.
Dealing with government and private institutions for handling examinations and students related activities.
Exam Result Verifications and provide transcripts and other academic documents on students’ and other employers’ requests.
Preparation of examination manual to conduct examinations and students related information guides and other documentations.
Involving with paper setting staff to develop the question bank and to prepare the question papers.
Analysis of statistical data using statistical software and provide relevant information to the council. Analysis of students’ results to evaluate the performance of question papers. Results obtained for each question of the paper are evaluated to see the normal curve and other changes related to the subject.
Maintaining the online exam database and secure the database applying high-security controls. Managing/handling Computer Based Examinations in all areas in the country.
Creating the computer-based online question papers and setting up online examination process in Moodle environment. Coordination with the Computer Laboratory providers for online examinations and verifying their services before the examination process.

Handling online result process and publish the result to the website. After completion of each examination, approximately 13000 students’ results published on the Website for students to view their result online. The accurate result publishing is a main responsibility.
Engage in enhancing student base. Promote the CA Sri Lanka courses to students via several methods. Handle promotional campaigns and workshops.
Handling Webinars and seminars with the service providers. Evaluation of students’ feedback and the evaluation of lecturers’ performances.
Managing and administration of Examination and Student Registration Systems developed for handing all students related activities. Handling Change Requests (CRs) of the software systems with the service provider and following up the UAT process. Managing system-level users and verify their data entry and other operational processes.
Handling the IS Audit process with IS Audit team. (The preparation of TOR and outsourcing a competence service provider to carry out the IS audit. Monitoring the activities that the auditors engaged with. The main activities involved are Functionality testing, General System controls, Security Controls, Penetration testing, vulnerability assessment).
Manage all security procedures to secure the information of students.
Preparation of Acceptance User Policy for the online examination and other IT related procedures of the examination department.
Chairing the meetings – online examinations and other technical activities.
Coordination and preparing the service agreements process with the service providers.
Preparation of strategic reports for the Enhancement of Student Base, Online Examination, Webinar and New System Developments, and Infrastructure Development.
Obtaining statistical information from SQL databases for the analysis of data ( Querying with the SQL database and preparation of reports for council meetings).
Involving for ERP implementation of the Institute by providing relevant technical and managerial information to the service provider. Involved directly for ERP software evaluation, testing, and implementation.
Documentation of the SRS for the procurement of ERP software. Handling of ERP delivery with stakeholders in the organization. Appointing and guiding the change agent for the smooth operation of the system. Preparation of TORs/SRS for the procurements of the institute/examination division.
Performance evaluation of staff members of the division.

National Online Distance Education Service (NODES) Designation :- Deputy Director-Administration/ICT Duration :- From April 2010 to April 2012(2 years)

NODES: www.nodes.lk

National Online Distance Education Service is an E-Learning Service institute functioned under the Ministry of Higher Education which was established on 1 April 2010 under the cabinet approval of the government of Sri Lanka. NODES’s network is Sri Lanka’s largest online education network that provides the widest IT infrastructure solution for NODES Partner Institutions, NODES online students, and other private/public organizations. NODES is the successor organization of the Distance Education Modernization Project. The largest infrastructure established by DEMP was transferred to NODES to continue its operations as a government institute.

Scope of work:

Administration of 26 computer centres, Disaster Recovery site(DRs), and Network Operation Centre(NOC). Reservation of time slots for programs, online examinations, workshops, video conferencing services, distance mode meeting of customers in computer centres and ensure the best quality service for customers.
Member of the NODES management committee chaired by the secretary of the Ministry of Higher Education with University Grant Commission(UGC) and other universities’ representatives, and represent as a senior person from NODES. Implementing the decisions confirmed by the management committee.
Ensuring the physical level security of 24-hour operations of the IT infrastructure developed to provide services for students and partner institutes. Liaison with suppliers to maintain the continuous service level of the fiber network and handling payments of connectivity charges.

Preparation of the Strategic Plan for NODES. Gathered statistics from all branch offices and evaluated data from the beginning to end of the project and developed the strategic plan of which proposes a sustainable solution for the growth of the organization.
IT Procurement:- Handling the procurement process as the head of the procurement committee of NODES and preparation of all documents related to procurement (as per the government procurement rules and process).
Maintenance:- signing and preparation of maintenance agreements with suppliers for Rs:500 million worth of equipment. Ensuring the best Service Level from suppliers and obtained their services to maintain 99.9% availability of service to customers. Involved 57 IT staff (reported to me) for the operations of the computer labs, network, DR, and NOC.
Finance:-Managed financial activities for 10 months from April 2010 due to the unavailability of the Deputy Director-Finance. Handled payment of salary & other allowances of staff, invoicing for services, payment approval process, budgeting, disbursements of funds from the ministry, documentations of accounts, and monitoring the daily collection of income received from 26 number of computer centres.
Human Resource:- Recruitment of staff as per government rules and regulations. Handling of Performance evaluation (Yearly evaluation of staff), training programs, leave and attendance system, and EPF/ETF documentation. Provided IT training for staff to work in a computerized environment.
Coordination with partner institutes for students and courses related issues, and provide solutions with the collaboration of NODES IT staff.
Managing the biometric project: the biometric project completed by me under DEMP was transferred to NODES for operations. The fingerprint machines located in 26 areas in the country were remotely managed from the head office located in Colombo. All HR activities are managed through the inputs received from the fingerprint machines. Maintenance of biometrics fingerprint equipment with the supplier and handling of server-level administration of the system were the responsibilities.
Online Course Development:- Involved in online course developments with the assistance of subject experts and technical experts.
Training/Lecturing:- Conducted IT training and lectures for IT official of NODES.

Distance Education Modernization Project (DEMP)

Funded by :- Asian Development Bank Designation :- Administrative Officer(ICT)

Duration :- From May 2007 to April 2010 (3 years)

DEMP

The Distance Education Modernization Project (DEMP) funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), commenced in December 2003 and end in April 2010. DEMP aims significantly to increase access to post-secondary education in Sri Lanka through the development of online distance learning. The project loan amount was $60 million. The funding agency is Asian Development Bank. Managing the project was done by the Project Steering Committee (PSC)appointed by the Ministry of Higher Education. DEMP had 3 components as (1) Establishment of National Online Distance Education Service (NODES) (2) Capacity enhancement of the Open University of Sri Lanka (3) Stipend program to enhance the knowledge of poor students. DEMP was completed in April 2010 and its assets were transferred to the National Online Distance Education Service (NODES is the first component of DEMP) which is now functioning as a unit under the Ministry of Higher education and Open University of Sri Lanka.

Scope of work:

Establishment of 26 computer centres, the Network Operation Centre(NOC), and the Disaster Recovery Site. Construction/refurbishment of computer centres, procurement of IT& other equipment, computer lab structure designing, LAN/WAN installations, installations of procured equipment were done as per my guidance and observations.
Biometric project: Successfully completed the installation and configuration of fingerprint machines in 26 computer centres located in all districts in the country. The centralized server was located in Colombo of which all fingerprint machines were connected. The controlling staff and enrolling them to the fingerprint machines and integrating to the HR software were done remotely from Colombo. Preparation of specification for the fingerprint machines and the software, procurement of the items

including the installations & configurations, capturing staff photos to the HR software, testing the fingerprint machines functionality, and the integration to the server software located in Colombo was my responsibility.

Frequently visited 26 numbers of centres in all districts in the country for progress review. According to the project plan which is limited to a certain period, the suppliers/outsourced parties were directly involved with me and I managed installation and administration-related activities to complete the activities within a target period.
The technical committee, project steering committee, progress review meeting, and workshops were managed by me with the consultants in different subject areas.
Handled the recruitment process of IT staff as per the government rules and regulations. Preparation of Term of Reference (TOR) of IT staff for recruitment. Performance evaluation tests were arranged and managed with consultants.
Arrangement of training programs for centre staff for their career developments:-54 numbers of staff located in all districts in the country was gathered in Colombo and provided residential training programs with outsourced resource personals.
Activities of NODES ERP/Management Information System, developed by outsourced service provider was coordinated and managed with consultants of the project. Handled the activities from the requirement gathering stage to the implementation stage.
Procurement of IT-related equipment:-Preparation of specifications and technical evaluation reports, evaluation of bids, measuring supplier performance, monitoring the installation & delivery of equipment, and preparation of service level agreement(SLA) with suppliers.
Coordination with public and private institutions for technically related issues of courses and students related issues. Preparation of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and arranged to sign the MoUs with institutions as partners.
Preparation of administrative documents for managing the computer centres and their staff.

Community Water Supply And Sanitation Project(CWSSP)

Funded by :- World Bank

Designation :- Monitoring and Evaluation Officer

Duration :- From February 2006 to May 2007(more than 1 years)

CWSSP: www.cwssp.org.

Community Water Supply and Sanitation Project of the Ministry of Urban Development and Water Supply is a world bank-funded project implemented for improving the standard of rural community, water and sanitation facilities. The project has brought benefits through its assistance to poverty reduction and the sustainability of basic lifestyles through existing and downstream community-based water supply and sanitation schemes.

Scope of work:

System and data analysis:- Data gathered and submitted for the development of the MIS software. Engaged in testing the software application which captures the progress of the project. MIS software was developed to gather data from regional centres and provide MIS reports to the top management.
Monitoring the progress of projects to reach their target levels, obtained quality output, and visited all project sites for inspections for the evaluation of progress. CWSSP constructs water tanks in rural areas with the collaboration of the rural community. Monitoring the progress depends on the objectives of construction, sanitation, and community development which compared with the fund usage. 16 projects of Colombo areas were monitored and the progress was sent as reports to the head office at the end of every month.
Preparation of progress reports as per the actual figures from each project implemented in each area of the district. Video presentations were presented to the project steering committee every month. Monthly progress reports were prepared by observing 3 evaluation categories of financial, physical, and social. Financial progress is the fund used for construction and social activities. Construction progress is the percentage of work completed by contractors and the community. Social progress is the involvement of the community in the construction and development activities of the project site.
Evaluation of the progress of project activities based on financial, physical, and social figures. Evaluated to see the shortcomings/drawbacks of each project activities which have significant effects on the achievement of project goals.
Progress review of the community-based organization (CBO) and advised them to improve their activities with high quality. Training programs for CBOs were conducted and evaluated their performance

Microvision Electronics & Company

Designation :- Computer Hardware Engineer

Duration :- From June 01, 2000 to September 03, 2003 (more than 3 years-part time)

Microvision Electronics & Company:

Microvision is electronics equipment repairing company. The used computers, TV, Radio, Audio equipment, and any other electronic products repair by this company.

Scope of work: I was involved in repairing all kinds of IT equipment and for the maintenance of personal computers. This is my first job in the field of IT. When I was joining this company they were not engaged with IT-related activities and I was the first person who provided the fullest support to bring a good reputation to the company by providing better IT services to the customer.

• Master of Business Administration in Information Technology (MBA-IT)-University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
• BSc (Hons) in Management Information Systems (2^nd class upper division)-University College Dublin, National University of Ireland.
• Higher Diploma in Computer-Based Information Systems (HDCBIS) – National Institute of Business Management (NIBM), Sri Lanka.
• Diploma in Computer System Design (DCSD) – National Institute of Business Management (NIBM), Sri Lanka.
• Practical training course in Computer Hardware Technology – National Youth Centre- Maharagama, Sri Lanka.
• e-Learning Development & Implementation Course – University of Philippine Open University, Philippine

Professional Memberships

• Member of the British Computer MBCS
• Member of the Computer Society of Sri MCSSL

Language Competency

Language
English
Sinhala

Reading
Excellent
Excellent

Writing
Very Good
Excellent

Speaking
Very Good
Excellent

Successfully completed the research of “Factors affecting the use of IT tools for secondary education in Sri Lanka”. It is an evaluation of the usage of IT and the issues related to the use of IT tools in schools in Sri Lanka. The recommendations for the improvements and the IT-related issues of schools, and the integration of IT tools for teaching subjects were proposed for actions. This is a one-year duration research component of the MBA in IT program conducted by the IT faculty of the University of Moratuwa.

Successfully followed the e-Learning Development & Implementation Course and attended the workshops held at the University of Philippine Open University, Philippines. This course consisted of two residential face-to-face training held in Philippine and the duration of the course is 9 months (Face to face workshops + online learning). The course was designed to enhance the online course development experience of the participants from Asian countries which required them to submit an online course project in a specific area.

• An active member of the following associations in the college
  • Badminton Association
  • Science Club
  • Banking Activities Group
• President of the Horahena Youth Society
• An Official Examiner of Sri Lanka Tenaga Budokan Karate Academy

Mr.Sanjaya Senaratne
CEO-Mergers Acquisitions and Coperate
Affairs
TAD Holding Pvt Ltd
23 Alfred place, Colombo 03.
0112 352 000
sanjaya@tadlanka.com

I certify that the information given above is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Geeth
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