EDUCATION

• Diploma in Science
  Faculty of Natural Science, Open University of Sri Lanka
• Graduate-Level International Field Biology Course
  Pasoh Forest Reserve, Malaysia (2008)
• Ecology and Environment Training
  ATREE (Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment), Bangalore, India (2004)
• Land Snail Biodiversity Training Program
  Natural History Museum, London, UK (2003)

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Biodiversity Survey in Knuckles Forest Reserve (1995–1995)
  – Role: Research Assistant
  – Prepared fauna data and resource inventories. Conducted field investigations on environmental impact and mitigation measures.
• Biodiversity Survey in Victoria Randenigala Rambuka Sanctuary (1995–1996)
  – Role: Research Assistant
  – Surveyed fauna for land use plans and resource inventories.
• Land Snail Diversity in Sri Lanka (1999–2002)
  – Conducted ecological and taxonomical revisions of Sri Lankan land snails.
• Biodiversity Monitoring Program at Rakwana, Kalawana (2002–2004)
  – Role: Ecologist
  – Studied herpetofauna diversity and seasonal variations in habitats.
• Environmental Officer
  – Kolonnawa Canal Development Projects (2018–2021)
  – Rehabilitation, Improvement, and Maintenance of Paliyagoda-Puttalam Road (2022–2024).
• Upper Kotmale Hydro Power Project – Biodiversity Assessment (2006)
  – Evaluated biodiversity impacts and proposed mitigation measures for water bodies.