Experience

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  Ace power generation matara (pvt) ltd, sri lanka

  Jan 2010 - Aug 2010

  Trainee mechanical engineer

  Experience in overhauling 18V32 Wartsila Vaasa Engines, Alfa Laval HFO Separators, Lub Oil Separators, exhaust gas boilers, and all the maintenance-related work of turbochargers, water treatment units, and air compressors.

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  Brandix casualwear limited

  Dec 2011 - Jan 2014

  Factory maintenance engineer

  Job role and responsibilities: Responsible for all kinds of maintenance work in green buildings, BMS, boilers, chillers, generators, compressors, waste water and drinking water treatment plants and all kinds of sewing machines including CNC Gerber machines.Projects Completed :• Installation of a new CNC fabric cutting section to reduce fabric cutting cost by outsourcing.• Decentralization of casual ware cluster cutting section and shifting relevant machineries to Brandix, Seeduwa factory and the installation of a new cutting plant.• Preparation of the proposal and cost estimation for LEED recertification.• Designing of a machine break down control project to improve efficiency of the factory.• Renovation project for waste water treatment plant grease trap. Show less

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  Vouguetex

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2016

  Engineer projects & maintenance

  Job role and responsibilities: M&S Plan A certification project planning and execution.Planning & execute major construction projects relevant to Plan A certification project. Perform all kinds of maintenance activities in Vogue Tex, Weligama factory.Projects completed• Complete factory redesigning by rearranging total factory production process in order to improve the overall factory efficiency with absorbing all possible energy management techniques to achieve sustainably developed factory environment.• Executed and completed all the construction and systems installations relevant to plan A certification project• This project managed land stability development, 28000 sqft production and warehouse extension building construction, 6000 sqft raw material store construction, utility buildings construction, and internal renovations and refurbishments to gain over all-new factory outlook.• Also reinstalled complete electrical system, steam, and compressed air distribution system and all utility systems so that they all comply with new and latest energy standards. Show less

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  Voguetex (pvt) ltd

  Apr 2016 - Aug 2018

  Cluster engineer projects & maintenance

  Job role and responsibilities: To conduct all kinds of major construction and renovation projects and major maintenance activities in four cluster factories in Southern Province.Projects completed :• Construction of 48000sqft two-storied cutting, production, and raw material stores building in Voguetex Kosgoda Factory with the use of all energy-efficient lighting and electrical systems, and steam distribution systems.• Renovation of Vogue Tex, Hikkaduwa, main production floor with the installation of new LED energy efficient lighting system, steam and compressed air distribution system with complete building renovation.• New raw material warehouse building construction with the installation of brand new powder coated racking system for Vogue Tex, Hikkaduwa.• New product development section construction and complete internal arrangement Vogue Tex, Hikkaduwa.• Lower production building internal mezzanine floor construction and internal office area arrangement including final auditing and inspection rooms to gain more space, for Vogue Tex, Hikkaduwa.• Machine repair and renovation project to maximize the utilization of own machinery and reduce machine renting cost in all the 4 factories of the cluster.• Construction of finished good warehouse with a brand-new hanging garments racking system for Vogue Tex, Koggala.• Construction of an overhead water tank with 20,000 litre capacity with a steel structure in Vogue Tex, Koggala.• Construction of a new office and cafeteria building with an additional space for trim stores in Vogue Tex, Koggala.• Construction of a new production and packing section building with complete internal production line arrangements, lighting, steam, and compressed air systems in Vogue Tex, Koggala.• Machine sharing program to optimize the utilization of company owned machineries among the cluster factories by developing a machine database with a barcode system and a software specifically developed for the same.etc... Show less

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  Kdl industrial solutions

  May 2018 - Jun 2020

  Operations manager

  KDL Industrial Solutions is a newly established manufacturing firm for powder coated steel electrical panel boards and provides powder coating services, in Charley Mount Industrial Zone, Matara. With the effect of economic degradation due to the Easter Sunday attack and the Corona Pandemic, the factory operations were stopped. My responsibility was to execute and monitor engineering design and manufacturing operations in the factory.

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  Maga networks

  Nov 2019 - Feb 2021

  Engineering project manager

  Job role and responsibilities: MAGA network is an organization that involves in manufacturing powder coated metal products, wheelbarrow s, domestic consumer products along with Mechanical Electrical Plumbing (MEP) engineering service providing company with a hotel chain. My responsibility was to monitor and supervise all kinds of engineering development projects and the direct supervision on the operations of MEP service providing section.Major projects – Design and Installation of the complete internal electrical system and ELV system for 6 floors in the Dialog Head Office Tower, Union Place.(The company has temporarily stopped its operations due to Covid Pandemic) Show less

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  Lakmina lanka engineering development (pvt) ltd

  Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  Manager engineering design & projects

  Job role and responsibilities: LLED (Pvt) Ltd is a civil, structural and MEP projects design and construction firm which is mainly focusing on prefabricated buildings and industrial infrastructure development projects. And I was responsible for principle design and project management work.Major projects: -• Design of water bottle & beverage manufacturing plant for Access Natural Water (Pvt) Ltd.• Design and construction of 45ft height 4 storied steel platform with main structure for grinding plant in World Wide Commodities (Pvt) Ltd• Design & construction of Dominos Restaurant for Jubilant Food work (Pvt) Ltd at Kelaniya.• Design & construction of Steel structure for Air handling units in Print Care (Pvt) Ltd(The company has temporarily stopped its operations due to Covid Pandemic) Show less

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  Nemsu holding (pvt) ltd

  Aug 2021 - now

  Factory manager

  Led a team of 125 employees to drive business growth and increase profitability through strategic planning and innovative engineering & customer- centric initiatives.  Developed and implemented operational plans and micro level production management system’s resulting in defect production from 9-12% to 3-5% and reduced direct labor cost from 15%.  Obtained SLS standards for complete production range and ISO 9001 QMS certification for process.  Conducted R&D, Product developments and introduced new formulations along with re defining the product specifications to reduce manufacturing cost with keeping much better-quality level even competitive with the market leader with giving opportunity to offer more competitive pricing still keeping the best quality. New production lines developed - Sprinkler raiser pipes, PVC Fittings, Alkathene pipes, SLS Conduit’s. HDPE pipes and fabricated HDPE fittings, Paints  Develop and manage Contract manufacturing business segment with INSEE and started operations for PVC pipes & fittings, Emulsion & Enamel paints,  Complete design, construct and operated INSEE Paint manufacturing factory and NEMSU PVC fittings manufacturing injection molding unit.  Installed semi-automatic solvent cement filling operation line with improving 5 times production efficiency improvement along with reducing 70% labor utilization. Completed 3 million USD worth engineering design and project budgeting for Senmak Polymers (Pvt) Ltd HDPE pipes and fabricated fittings manufacturing.  Developed management information system (MIS) to monitor current production cost, defect %, individual line production efficiency and breakdown warning siren system to take more accurate on time management decisions.  Completed detailed engineering design, project budgeting for Spices processing and essential oil extraction factory with CO2 supercritical extraction and cryogenic grinding technologies to Nemsu Holh Show less

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  Pe plus (pvt) ltd

  Aug 2024 - now

  Factory director

  responsible for the strategic leadership and operational management of the manufacturing facility. This role involves overseeing production processes, ensuring quality standards, managing budgets, new product and business development, and leading a team of managers and staff to achieve the company's production goals and objectives.