Gihan De Silva

Experience

• 

  Finitex Textiles Ltd

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2010

  Senior IT Assistant
• 

  Brandix

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2014

  IT Executive (Brandix Finishing Ltd)
• 

  Brandix

  Mar 2014 - Apr 2022

  The functional lead of ICT Infrastructure Operation at Brandix Casualwear Cluster.06 Manufacturing Plants & 01 Cluster Head Office, Sri Lanka & Bangladesh.05 ICT Staff Heads & 02 ICT Executives.1000+ User Accounts & 1000+ Workstations.

  • Senior Executive MIS (Brandix Apparel Solutions Ltd - Casualware)

    Apr 2019 - Apr 2022

  • MIS Executive (Brandix Apparel Solutions Ltd - Finishing)

    Mar 2014 - Apr 2019
• 

  Fortude

  Apr 2022 - now

  I serve in the capacity of Functional Head of ICT Infrastructure for the Brandix Apparel Solutions Casualwear cluster in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh under the Brandix Group of companies. Maintains clusters' ICT infrastructure effectiveness and efficiency by defining, delivering, and supporting strategic plans for implementing information technologies.Monitor performance of ICT infrastructure to determine cost and productivity levels, and to make recommendations for improving the ICT infrastructure through the KPIs.Help define ICT infrastructure strategy, architecture, and processes aligning with cooperate ICT.Manage information technology and computer systems infrastructure.Manage ICT staff by recruiting, training, and coaching employees, communicating carrier expectations, and appraising their performance.Preserve assets, information security, and control structures.Handle annual budget and ensure cost-effectiveness. Analyze business requirements by partnering with key stakeholders across the organization to develop solutions for ICT needs.Assess vendors and develop test strategies for new hardware and software. Show less

  • Manager ICT

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Assistant Manager ICT

    Apr 2022 - Aug 2023