Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Research Publications
Awards Scholarships
Volunteer Experience
References
Timeline
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Manasi Dissanayaka

Hobart

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Maintenance of TasICT social media pages, official website and create videos, flags, and posters.

Tasmania
05.2019 - Current
  • Organisation of a wide range of TasICT networking events, conferences and provide technical assistance
  • (Future Fest 2019, AIIA iAwards 2019,etc.)
  • Documentation (including minutes), data entry,database handling and identity management.
  • Supervise volunteer groups and interns of the organisation.

First-point resolution of group-wide technical issues logged through the Service Desk.

08.2020 - 10.2020
  • Ensuring internal customers are kept informed as to the status and/or progress to resolution of their issues.
  • Ensuring IT support, hardware and software registers are maintained to reflect current status of requests and/or IT configuration items.
  • Support for remote users and VPN technology.
  • Development of in-house knowledge base articles for internal use on Technology procedures within the service delivery workspace & user guides for Technology Services.

Conducted literature review, data collection, analysis, report writing and webpage designing.

Tasmania
11.2018 - 01.2019
  • Designed a traceability system from boat to plate for the South Australian Lobster Company.

Maintained the computer laboratory and provided technical assistance.

Sri Lanka
01.2016 - 07.2017
  • Regulated and maintained confidential databases and perform administrative support (2500+ students).

Conducted practical classes, mentoring sessions and prepared study materials.

Sri Lanka
01.2015 - 01.2016
  • Troubleshoot and resolve general software and hardware issues.
  • Database handling, data entry and administrative support.

Developed, deployed, maintained and managed applications and databases in response to client requests.

Sri Lanka
02.2014 - 08.2014
  • Worked collaboratively with QA, development and helpdesk.
  • Helpdesk experience to support customers, enabling effective communication and information exchange.
  • Liaised with the senior management to improved IT security standards by establishing new logical, networking and physical security policies.

Education

Master of Information Technology and Systems -

University of Tasmania
01.2019

Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Computer Science -

University of Kelaniya
01.2015

Skills

  • ACTIVE DIRECTORY
  • MINITAB
  • IBM NOTES
  • MATLAB
  • ERP
  • CITRIX
  • SERVICE NOW
  • OFFICE 365
  • QUALYS
  • IB MANAGER
  • KUDOS BOARDS
  • C
  • PL/SQL
  • UNIX SHELL
  • PYTHON
  • RESEARCH AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS
  • LEADERSHIP AND DECISION MAKING
  • TEAMWORK

Research Publications

  • Real-Time Emotion-Based Music Player for Android
  • An Emotion-Aware Music Playlist Generator for Music Therapy

Awards Scholarships

  • UTAS Vice Chancellor's Leadership Awards recipient
  • UTAS Deans Summer Scholarship recipient
  • UTAS Kumar Sangakkara Scholarship recipient

Volunteer Experience

  • Results, 04/2020, PRESENT, Work with volunteers across the countries to promote the fund raising campaigns, Conduct face to face and virtual meetings with ministers and senators
  • State Growth, 04/2018, 04/2019, Assisted with digital capture of paper records of the department, Organized the industry reports and maps in the library using advanced features of Adobe Acrobat

References

  • Steve Adermann, Chief Executive Officer, TasICT, 0400 183 794
  • Nick Finlay, Manager Service Delivery, MyState Bank, 0427 442 877

Timeline

First-point resolution of group-wide technical issues logged through the Service Desk.

08.2020 - 10.2020

Maintenance of TasICT social media pages, official website and create videos, flags, and posters.

Tasmania
05.2019 - Current

Conducted literature review, data collection, analysis, report writing and webpage designing.

Tasmania
11.2018 - 01.2019

Maintained the computer laboratory and provided technical assistance.

Sri Lanka
01.2016 - 07.2017

Conducted practical classes, mentoring sessions and prepared study materials.

Sri Lanka
01.2015 - 01.2016

Developed, deployed, maintained and managed applications and databases in response to client requests.

Sri Lanka
02.2014 - 08.2014

Master of Information Technology and Systems -

University of Tasmania

Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Computer Science -

University of Kelaniya
Manasi Dissanayaka