Maneesha Dodangoda

Maneesha Dodangoda

Civil Engineer in Training

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Senior Fire Engineer at Omnii | PhD, CPEng, NER, MIEAust, PE(VIC)

  • Education

    • Southlands College, Galle

      1995 - 2008
      PHYSICAL SCIENCES

      Activities and Societies: • Senior Science Society – Southlands College – 2006/2008

    • QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

      2015 - 2018
      Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Structural Fire Engineering

      Activities and Societies: QUT - SLSA

    • University of Moratuwa

      2009 - 2014
      Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering First Class Honours

      Activities and Societies: Civil Engineering Society – University of Moratuwa Member 2010 - 2014

    • Victoria University

      2020 - 2021
      Graduate Certificate in Performance-based Building & Fire Codes Fire Safety Engineering
  • Experience

    • Maga Engineering

      May 2012 - Nov 2012
      Civil Engineer in Training

      Project: Blue Waters Hotel, Wadduwa, Sri Lanka – Construction of a Building for 40 Rooms Extension and GymnasiumKey responsibilities: • Supervising excavation work, sub-structure and super-structure construction, services and finishing work• Reviewing the structural drawings and supervising the construction quality

    • University of Moratuwa

      Mar 2014 - Mar 2015
      Lecturer in Civil Engineering

      Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri LankaKey responsibilities:• Delivering lectures• Preparing and conducting tutorial and practical classes• Assessing student assignments and grading student performances• Serving in committees dealing with general and academic departmental and administrative concerns• Assisting in conducting examinations

    • QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

      Mar 2015 - Jun 2018
      Research Engineer

      Project: Developing new gypsum based enhanced plasterboards with improved fire resistance characteristics for increased fire performance of cold-formed steel frame wall systems This project consisted of several stages including laboratory fire tests under standard fire conditions, mechanical property strength tests, elevated temperature material properties tests, heat transfer finite element analysis and report writing

    • Affinity Fire Engineering

      Jun 2018 - Aug 2020
      Graduate Fire Engineering Consultant
    • Omnii

      Sept 2020 - now
      • Senior Fire Engineer

        Apr 2024 - now
      • Project Fire Consultant

        Jan 2022 - Mar 2024
      • Fire Consultant

        Sept 2020 - Jan 2022
  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Maneesha Dodangoda
      QUT Higher Degree Research Tuition Fee Sponsorship QUT Higher Degree Research Tuition Fee Sponsorship Mar 2015
    • Awarded to Maneesha Dodangoda
      QUT Postgraduate Research Award (QUTPRA) Queensland University of Technology Mar 2015
    • Awarded to Maneesha Dodangoda
      Comprehensive Design Project Award in Civil Engineering (Academic year 2013/2014) University of Moratuwa 2014 This is awarded to the 10 best students, based on a marking scheme for performance in the Comprehensive Design Project
    • Awarded to Maneesha Dodangoda
      Dean’s list in Semesters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 University of Moratuwa 2014 This is offered to those who have obtained a semester GPA of more than 3.80
    • Awarded to Maneesha Dodangoda
      Special Award for Academic Excellence in Civil Engineering (Academic year 2013/2014) University of Moratuwa 2014 This is awarded to the Civil Engineering Graduand who obtains the 2nd highest overall Grade Point Average 3.7 and above at the B.Sc. Engineering Degree Examination
    • Awarded to Maneesha Dodangoda
      Inter School Chemistry Quiz Competition Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon and The Royal Society of Chemistry – Sri Lanka Section 2008 1st runners-up (team) of the Oral Contest
    • Awarded to Maneesha Dodangoda
      Australian National Chemistry Quiz Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Australia 2007 High distinction – in the Senior division 2007High distinction – in the Junior division 2005
    • Awarded to Maneesha Dodangoda
      International Competitions for Schools – Mathematics University of New South Wales, Australia 2000 Distinction
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Undergraduate Research Supervisor/Mentor

      Issued by QUT (Queensland University of Technology) on Sept 2016
      QUT (Queensland University of Technology)Associated with Maneesha Dodangoda