A. Academia (Teaching & Research) Experiences (Overall 15 Years):
10. Assistant Professor (TENURE-TRACK, FULL-TIME), August 2020 - Present
Department of CSIT, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud - Minnesota
9. Assistant Professor (FIXED-TERM, FULL-TIME), August 2018 - JULY 2020
Department of CSIT, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud - Minnesota
8. Teaching Assistant, September 2017 - August 2018
Department of Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock - Texas
7. Teaching Assistant, September 2014 - August 2017
Department of Computer Science, Texas Tech University, Lubbock - Texas
6. Teaching Assistant, June 2013 - August 2014
Department of Computer Science, St Cloud State University, St Cloud - Minnesota
5. Assistant Lecturer (FULL-TIME), January 2013 - May 2013
Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
4. Teaching Assistant, January 2012 - December 2012
Department of Computer Science, St Cloud State University, St Cloud - Minnesota
3. Visiting Lecturer, October 2010 - December 2011 (Part-time)
Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
2. Assistant Lecturer (FULL-TIME), January 2009 - September 2010
Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
1. Teaching Instructor (FULL-TIME), August 2007 - December 2008
Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
B. Industrial Experiences (Overall 5 Years):
4. Software Test Automation Engineer, January 2011 - December 2015
Pragmatic Test Labs (PVT) Ltd. (Remote Part-Time) Colombo, Sri Lanka
3. Network Engineer & Systems Administrator (FULL-TIME), October 2010 - Dec 2011
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
2. Software Development Engineer (FULL-TIME), August 2006 - October 2006
hSenid Mobile Solutions (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
1. Software QA Engineer (FULL-TIME), May 2006 - July 2006
hSenid Mobile Solutions (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
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INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
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4. Test Automation Engineer, Pragmatic Test Labs (Remotely) Jan 2011 - Dec 2015
Responsibilities:
Lead SIT (System Integration Testing) and UAT (User Acceptance Testing) testing effort with a very aggressive timeline for the Implementation.
Gathered and analyzed Business, Functional Requirements, System specifications and Design documents and created System Test Plan and Test Scripts.
Prepared test coverage matrix and the traceability matrix in HP Application Lifecycle Management (HP ALM).
Drafted test cases to cover all areas of the test coverage matrix.
· Experience in Agile Methodology. Update the status in the Scrum meeting.
· Automated test cases by utilizing Selenium Webdriver Framework and Java.
· Developed automated scripts using Eclipse IDE with JUNIT/TESTNG framework.
3. Network Engineer, University of Peradeniya (Oct 2010 - Dec 2011)
Responsibilities:
Server side maintenance on both Windows O/S and FreeBSD O/S (UNIX based O/S). Jails configurations, O/S installation with RAID disk storage systems. Asterisk for VOIP, VMware vSphere server and client, LDAP, Apache/PHP for web server, phpMyAdmin client, MySQL, FreeBSD shell scripting, Snort, postfix mail server and Roundcube mail client, OTRS ticket request system, Zabbix distributed monitoring solution system and Bacula back-up system.
Hardware side maintenance with fiber and copper cabling, router and switch configuration, Wireless networking, Remote meeting systems, VPNs, Network management plus design and implementation new networks to particular departments. Technical documentation and communication with relevant parties where necessary.
2. Undergraduate Internship (Aug 2006 - Oct 2006)
Software Developer, hSenid Software International (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
Work: UML class diagram, Agile process, Java and Java Servlet
Tools: Cygwin, Kannel Free SMS/WAPgateway, XML, ANT, JUNIT, LOG4j, CVS/SVN
1. Undergraduate Internship (May 2006 – July 2006)
Software QA-Engineer, hSenid Software International (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka
Work: Functional Testing, Load and Performance Testing, Integrity and Stress Testing
Tools: XPlanner, QATraq, XAMPP, MySQL/PHP, Selenium IDE, Grinder, MAXQ, Free-mind
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ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
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8. Assistant Professor at St. Cloud State University (August 2018 – Present)
7. Graduate Teaching Assistant at Texas Tech University (September 2014 – August 2018)
6. Graduate Teaching Assistant at St. Cloud State University (June 2013– August 2014)
5. Assistant Lecturer at University of Peradeniya (January 2013– May 2013)
4. Graduate Teaching Assistant at St. Cloud State University (January 2012 – December 2012)
3. Visiting Lecturer at University of Peradeniya (October 2010– December 2011)
2. Assistant Lecturer at University of Peradeniya (March 2009– September 2010)
1. Instructor at University of Peradeniya (August 2007– February 2009)
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Professional Certifications
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9.Palo-Alto: Certified Palo-Alto Networks Authorized Cybersecurity Academy Instructor (Cybersecurity Infrastructure Configuration - CIC) - August 2018
8.Microsoft© Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA-Certified) (Apr/16/2012)
7.Microsoft© Certified Professional (MCP-Certified) (Apr/16/2012)
6.Microsoft© Certified IT Professional (MCITP-Certified) (Dec/06/2011)
5.Microsoft© Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS-Certified) (June/16/2011)
4.Microsoft© Certified Systems Engineer with Security (MCSE-Certified) (Oct/14/2009)
3.Microsoft© Certified Systems Administrator with Security (MCSA-Certified) (Aug/19/2009)
2.Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT) full course followed (December 2008)
1.Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) full course followed (August 2008)
To validate Microsoft Certificates use the following link:
https://mcp.microsoft.com/anonymous/transcript/validate
Microsoft Transcript ID (867101) and the Access Code (akalanka)