EDUCATION

• Sc. (Hons) Degree in Chemistry, University of Colombo, 1974.
• Sc. (Environmental Science), Department of Zoology, University of Colombo (1988).
• Working knowledge of Word processing, Spreadsheet applications, PowerPoint, and Internet Applications.

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Director General (CEO), Central Environmental Authority (July 2010 – February 2013).
• Lead Environmental Consultant, Head Environmental Unit and Environment Sub Committee Chairperson of the Western Region Megapolis Planning Project (May 2015 – May 2017).
• Team Leader for the Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Western Region Megapolis Plan. (Jan 2016 – Aug 2016).
• Environmental Specialist in the AFD (French Government Funding Agency) funded Anuradhapura Integrated Urban Development Project (Sep 2017 – Aug 2018).
• Environmental Specialist in the World Bank Funded Strategic Cities Project for Kandy City. (Nov 2016 – Dec 2017).
• Project Environmental Specialist, World Bank Funded Climate Resilience Improvement Project (CRIP) to strengthen the country’s physical and fiscal resilience to hydro-meteorological disasters (July 2016 – Dec 2016).
• Team Leader for the Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Kelani River Basin under the World Bank Funded Climate Resilience Improvement Project (CRIP).