Kumudu Himali De Silva - MBCP, BSC, COSO ERM

Experience

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  Brandix

  Aug 2010 - Nov 2010

  Management Trainee

  I have been training at Brandix Finishing Ltd. Ratmalana as an Industrial Trainee from 18th of August 2010 to 17th November 2010. During the period I got the trainings under Production Management (Special finishing section) and Human Resource Management. I have conducted two special projects under the training period as below which was done separately than normal work. • Project in Laser – Project in Quality improvement for garments. • HRM – Project in time optimization of HR processes – Process mapping and re-engineering in order to increase the productivity Show less

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  Somaratna Consultants pvt ltd.

  Apr 2012 - Oct 2013

  Assistant Management Consultant - BCM

  I have worked for Somarathna Consultants (Pvt) Ltd, as an Assistant Management Consultant since 23rd April 2012. As an Assistant Management Consultant, I have chiefly involved in BCP Projects (Business Continuity Planning and Disaster Management). Other than BCP Projects, I also supported Process Development activities in Quality, Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety. My Responsibilities included Conducting Risk Assessment, Business Impact Assessment, Development of Presentations, Training Materials & Questionnaire, Development of Documentation and Project Progress Monitoring. Project Profitability, On-time Completion and Service Differentiation were my Project Linked Performance Dimension for which I was responsible for. Additional expectations included: Enhancing Concept Communication, Improving of Effectiveness of Analysis Tools & Processes and constant knowledge upgrade. Show less

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  Texpro Industries Ltd.

  Jan 2014 - May 2016

  Marketing Executive

  I was working as a Management Trainee at Texpro Industries within the Ceylon Distilleries Group. Texpro is a fabric processing company supplying to the stringent requirements of Apparel Industry. I was responsible for Identification & Development of New Customers, Handling Fabric Development Work, Order Processing for Bulk, Customer Support and handling customer complaints. The scope of involvement includes translating TEXPRO resources into a seamless team working in tandem with Client Teams to enable client organizations to meet or exceed their objectives. Optimizing the client profitably and strengthening the relationships are two main performance dimensions I have been responsible for. Show less

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  Dialog Axiata PLC

  Jun 2016 - Nov 2018

  Senior Executive Risk Management and Business Continuity Management

  During my tenure as a Senior Executive within the Enterprise Risk Management Team at Dialog Axiata Group, my primary responsibility entailed overseeing the Maturity Journey of the Business Continuity Management System. Additionally, I played a key role in managing insurance schemes and facilitating Enterprise Risk Management activities.Within the realm of Business Continuity Management (BCM), I served as the BCM Secretariat, facilitating the regular conduct of drills, revisiting Business Impact Analysis, supporting implementation efforts, reassessing Risk Assessment, fostering awareness, and managing the BCM Journey Map. Notably, during the revisiting of Business Impact Analysis, I contributed to aligning Recovery Objectives across dependencies. I played a pivotal role in establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) pertaining to BCM to evaluate the implementation efforts of all teams. Furthermore, I devised a framework to evaluate the effectiveness of conducted drills.My overarching goal in BCM was to amalgamate all stakeholders into a synchronized framework, ensuring a reliable state of readiness across the organization. Show less

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  Virtusa

  Dec 2018 - now

  Global Business Continuity Manager

  • Business Continuity Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Associate Manager - Strategy - Business Continuity Management (BCM/BCP)

    Jul 2021 - Dec 2023

  • Lead Consultant - Strategy (Business Continuity Management)

    Dec 2018 - Jun 2021