AVM Prishantha De Silva VSV, USP, Psc

Experience

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  Sri Lanka Air Force

  Aug 1979 - Jul 1982

  • Officer In Charge

    Feb 1982 - Jul 1982

  • Officer In Charge

    Sept 1980 - Mar 1982

  • Engineering Officer

    Mar 1981 - Jan 1982

  • Engineering Officer

    Aug 1979 - Sept 1980
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  Sri Lanka Air Force

  Jan 1984 - Jul 1993

  Overhaul of fixed wing aircraft rotables, major servicing of fixed wingaircraft, maintenance of museum aircraft and Manufacture and repair of items at general engineering work shops (welding, carpentry, sheet metal, machine work and surface finishing jobs).

  • Commanding Officer

    Jan 1992 - Jul 1993

  • Staff Officer I, Command Quality Assurance Officer, Aeronautical Inspection Services Officer

    Sept 1991 - Jan 1992

  • Officer In Charge

    Jan 1984 - Aug 1991
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  Kotalawala Defence University

  Jul 1993 - May 1996

  Head of Department - Aeronautical Engineering

  - Established the department of Aeronautical Engineering and the faculty and formulated the syllabus at the country’s premier defence university.- It was constructed in order to conduct and deliver the BSc (Aeronautical Engineering) degree programme.

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  Sri Lanka Air Force

  May 1997 - Nov 2010

  - Administer the General Engineering Wing (GEW) & the Mechanical Transport & Overhaul Wing (MTR&OW), in addition to other mechanical transport operational and maintenance facilities scattered around the country.- Maintenance of all mechanical transport and of all Armaments within the Air Force.- Manufacture and repair of items at General Engineering Workshops (welding, carpentry, sheet metal, machine work and surface finishing jobs)- Policy formulation, management of human resources and budgetadministration. Show less

  • Director Inspection and Safety

    Nov 2008 - Nov 2010

  • Director Aeronautical Engineering

    Feb 2006 - Nov 2008

  • Director General Engineering

    Jan 2005 - Feb 2006

  • Acting Director Training

    Oct 2004 - Dec 2004

  • Command Flight Safety Officer

    Jan 2000 - Dec 2004

  • Command Quality Assurance Officer

    Jan 2003 - Sept 2004

  • Acting Director General Engineering

    Jan 2003 - Sept 2004

  • Commanding Officer

    Jul 2001 - Dec 2002

  • Commandant

    Jan 1999 - Dec 1999

  • Staff Officer I

    May 1997 - Dec 1998
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  Institute of Personnel Management Sri Lanka (INC.)

  Aug 2011 - Sept 2012

  Director of Studies

  - Total responsibility for achieving strategic goals set out by the IPM Council for the Business School and reporting to the CEO.- Development and management of curricula of study courses andprofessional development programs of the institute.- Improving the quality of study courses and professional programs.- Liaising with local and foreign professionals and training institutes and universities for mutual collaboration.- The management of available resources to obtain optimum results through a process of excellence in management.- Reviewing and identifying the needs of stakeholders of the Business School and proactively implementing strategies to meet their aspirations and requirements.- Maintaining the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 standards for the Business School. Show less

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  Asian Aviation Center (Pvt) Ltd

  Nov 2012 - Oct 2013

  Director of Studies

  • All activities of the Engineering and Flying Academy, which includes the Kingston University, UK degree programmes.• Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Course offered under the aegis of the Civil Aviation Authority, Sri Lanka• New projects/ courses to be sourced in order to expand the product portfolio of the organization.• Strategic marketing.