An accomplished academic and experienced manager with extensive expertise in Training and Development, team leadership, and organizational planning. Demonstrated proficiency in developing and implementing occupational health and safety programs. Proven ability to lead high-performing teams and manage complex projects successfully. Possesses a deep understanding of working effectively with people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities, employing empathy and patience to build strong connections and provide exceptional support.
Hi, I’m
Kumarasinghe Dissanayake Mudiyanselage
Brisbane,QLD
Summary
Overview
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Environmental Oils
Environmental Health and Safety Officer
10.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Reduced environmental risks by 30% by implementing comprehensive health and safety plans, ensuring site operations met all regulatory requirements.
- Enhanced workplace safety by conducting quarterly audits, resulting in a 25% reduction in workplace accidents and a 40% improvement in safety compliance.
- Trained 70+ employees in adequately handling hazardous materials, leading to a 50% decrease in potential accidents and a 35% reduction in injury rates.
- Collaborated with management to develop emergency response procedures, reducing response times by 20% and enhancing protection for over 100 personnel and the surrounding environment.
- Increased compliance with regulatory standards by 30% through diligent monitoring of air emissions, wastewater discharge, and waste disposal practices, achieving zero violations over two years.
- Improved employee awareness of environmental responsibilities by developing targeted training programs, resulting in a 40% increase in compliance with environmental policies.
- Conducted thorough investigations into 15+ environmental hazard incidents, implementing corrective actions that prevented recurrence and reduced incident rates by 25%.
- Performed risk assessments for 10+ new projects, proactively identifying potential hazards and mitigating risks, resulting in a 30% decrease in project-related incidents.
- Conducted over 50 safety audits and inspections annually, identifying and mitigating workplace hazards, leading to a 20% improvement in overall safety performance.
- Investigated 25+ incidents, determined root causes, and implemented corrective actions, achieving a 40% reduction in repeat incidents.
Taste and Goodness Snackfood Company
Training Coordinator
04.2019 - Current
Job overview
- Streamlined onboarding processes for 70+ new hires, reducing time to full productivity by 20%.
- Led cross-functional teams of 10+ subject matter experts to create solutions for organizational challenges, improving targeted skills development efforts by 30%.
- Partnered with external vendors to source specialized training content, enhancing training quality and meeting strategic priorities, resulting in a 25% increase in staff competency.
- Developed engaging instructional materials, including 15+ presentations and interactive activities, increasing training retention rates by 35%.
- Collaborated with 10+ department managers to design customized training plans, aligning with organizational goals and improving team performance by 25%.
- Maintained accurate records of over 150 employees' participation in training events, ensuring 95% achievement of learning objectives.
- Coordinated logistics for over 20 training events annually, including scheduling, equipment procurement, and registration, leading to a 30% increase in event efficiency.
Frosty Boy
Health and Safety Administrator
03.2023 - 09.2023
Job overview
- Collaborated with management to develop comprehensive safety training for over 30 employees, resulting in a 25% reduction in workplace accidents.
- Minimized risk exposure by 35% by conducting hazard assessments and recommending appropriate controls for 8 processing and packing lines of soft serve ice cream.
- Developed over 20 safety manuals and guidelines, resulting in a 30% improvement in compliance with safe work practices among employees.
- Conducted monthly safety audits and inspections, identifying and addressing 50+ workplace hazards and deficiencies, leading to a 40% reduction in safety violations.
- Performed safety analyses on more than 20 machines, developing risk mitigation strategies that reduced potential risks by 30%.
Taste and Goodness Snackfood Company
Occupational Health and Safety Manager
03.2018 - 01.2019
Job overview
- Reduced environmental risks by 30% by implementing comprehensive health and safety plans, ensuring site operations met all regulatory requirements. Enhanced workplace safety by conducting quarterly audits, resulting in a 25% reduction in workplace accidents and a 40% improvement in safety compliance.
- Trained 70+ employees in adequately handling hazardous materials, leading to a 50% decrease in potential accidents and a 35% reduction in injury rates.
- Collaborated with management to develop emergency response procedures, reducing response times by 20% and enhancing protection for over 100 personnel and the surrounding environment.
- Increased compliance with regulatory standards by 30% through diligent monitoring of air emissions, wastewater discharge, and waste disposal practices, achieving zero violations over two years.
- Improved employee awareness of environmental responsibilities by developing targeted training programs, resulting in a 40% increase in compliance with environmental policies.
- Conducted thorough investigations into 15+ environmental hazard incidents, implementing corrective actions that prevented recurrence and reduced incident rates by 25%.
- Performed risk assessments for 10+ new projects, proactively identifying potential hazards and mitigating risks, resulting in a 30% decrease in project-related incidents.
- Conducted over 50 safety audits and inspections annually, identifying and mitigating workplace hazards, leading to a 20% improvement in overall safety performance.
- Investigated 25+ incidents, determined root causes, and implemented corrective actions, achieving a 40% reduction in repeat incidents.
Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology
High Degree Research Committee Coordinator
01.2017 - 05.2018
Job overview
- Proposed ideas and participated in meetings and activities to improve quality of work and work processes.
- Communicated with project staff to coordinate committee-related activities.
- Organized Higher Degree Students Research sessions Education students, providing them with essential tools they needed to prepare and present their research papers.
- Assisted in the successful execution of events and programs by providing logistical support and coordinating necessary resources.
Education
Occupational Health Services Australia-OHSAMurarrie, QLD
Diploma in Health And Safety from Health And Safety
03.2024
University Overview
- Professional Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety
Queensland University of TechnologyBrisbane
Ph.D. from Education
01.2016
University Overview
University of QueenslandBrisbane, QLD
Master of Arts: Linguistics
07.2011
University Overview
University of PeradeniyaPeradeniya, Sri Lanka
Bachelor of Arts: Asian Languages and Literatures
04.2000
University Overview
Skills
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Training Coordination
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Leadership and delegation
- Accident investigation
- Return to work Coordination
- Safety audits and Reporting
- Safety Program Development & Training
- Emergency response plan
- Hazard Identification & Risk Assessment
- Continuous Improvement
Affiliations
Affiliations
- Children’s Literature Association, USA
- Alumni Association, University of Queensland, Brisbane
- Alumni Association, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
- Ethnic Broadcasting Cooperation Queensland (4EB), Brisbane
- Sinhalese Association Queensland (SAQ), Brisbane, Queensland
- Federation of Sri Lankan Organizations in Queensland (FSOQ)
Internationalforums
Internationalforums
- DIVERGING DIVERSITIES: Plurality in Children’s & Young Adult Literature Then and Now, 06/18/2014 - 06/21/2014, Columbia Marriott, Columbia, SC, Conception of Cultural Other in Australian Post-Multicultural Picturebooks: Transition from an Object of Ridicule to an Empathetic Subject
- Youth peace tour to Japan, February 2006, Japan, Attended seminars in leadership development and uplifting peace in Sri Lanka hosted by Yasushi Akashi and Hon. foreign minister of Japan
Communityengagements
Communityengagements
- Co-founder and executive member of සිසු හද සවිය - a Community Support Fund for talented students in need of material support in Sri Lanka – 2010 to date
- Pioneered in the establishment of the QUT Sri Lankan Student Organization in 2013. Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane
- Member and Cultural Secretary, Sinhalese Association, Queensland. Current
- Youth coordinator, Sri Lankan Group of Radio 4EB FM, Ethnic Broadcasting Association, Queensland. 2012 – 2016
- Convenor, Sri Lankan Group of Radio 4EB FM, Ethnic Broadcasting Association, Queensland. 2018 – 2020
- Active Member and Volunteer in Federation of Sri Lankan Associations, Queensland (FSOQ). Current
- Member, Community Leaders Forum, Access Community Services Limited, Queensland. 2018 – 2021
Researchandpublications
Researchandpublications
- The Role of Australian Picture books in Developing an Empathetic Response Towards Culturally Difference, Doctoral Thesis, QUT, Brisbane, 2016
- Function of the Conjunctions as Discourse Markers in Literary Sinhala from the perspective of Rhetorical Structure Theory (RST), Partial requirement for the M.A. (Advanced) Degree program, UQ, Brisbane
- Encouraging empathy through picture books about migration, Article, Primary English Teaching Association Australia (PETAA), Australia, 75-91, 2014
- The Creative Ability of Classical Sinhala Prose Writers: Narrative imagery of the occasion when Buddha conquered the Mara, Article, Pranama: Prof. Nadasena Mudiyanse Felicitation Volume, Department of Sinhala, University of Kelaniya, 330 - 347, 2003
- History of prosody and Sinhala prosodic literature, Article, Critical Journal of Oriental studies Society of Sri Lanka, 57-92, 2002
- Sikhavalanda Pradeepaya, a commentary for one of the old Sinhala disciplinary books, Book, Godage and Brothers, 2006
- Pidurugase Posata, a translation of the Japanese child story Warasibe Jyosha, Book, Author's publication, 2004
- Bodhi Vandanawa a textual restoration of the poetical work written in 17th century, Book, Wijesooriya Publishers, 2003
Timeline
Environmental Health and Safety Officer
Environmental Oils
10.2023 - Current
Health and Safety Administrator
Frosty Boy
03.2023 - 09.2023
Training Coordinator
Taste and Goodness Snackfood Company
04.2019 - Current
Occupational Health and Safety Manager
Taste and Goodness Snackfood Company
03.2018 - 01.2019
High Degree Research Committee Coordinator
Faculty of Education, Queensland University of Technology
01.2017 - 05.2018
Occupational Health Services Australia-OHSA
Diploma in Health And Safety from Health And Safety
Queensland University of Technology
Ph.D. from Education
University of Queensland
Master of Arts: Linguistics
University of Peradeniya
Bachelor of Arts: Asian Languages and Literatures
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