Business Analyst - CV

RAVINDRA PERERA
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/ravindra-perera/20/427/178

NO4, 3 RD LANE, ANGULANA STATION ROAD, MORATUWA, SRI LANKA D.O.B. 8TH JUNE 1983 [email protected] MOBILE : 0777601381

PERSONAL PROFILE
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Skills
Training IT Consulting Strategy Consulting Business Analysis Req. Elicitation Soft skills Training Business Process Improvement Innovation

A professional with an 8+ years of experience in the IT/ITES industry who is competent in multiple roles spanning from Quality Assurance, Innovation, Business Process Re-engineering (6 sigma –  Green Belt Certified), Data warehousing, Business Analysis & Training. Also is the current  Management Development Trainer for Tier 3 and 4 in Virtusa with a solid track record of delivery and alignment to Corporate values (Pursuit of Excellence, Integrity, Respect & Leadership).
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Prefers to work on challenging and interactive assignments where it concerns innovation, millennial enablement, collaboration, training, BPR, Requirement elicitation and Delivery. Also pending MBA  from Postgraduate Institute of Management who is working on a Business Startup and a Patent pending clearance. Also is a founder group member of Virtusa Toastmasters Club.
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OBJECTIVE
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To have a challenging & a highly rewarding career, which provides me growth based on my true potential. Looking forward to utilize the abilities based on tacit knowledge, soft skills expertise & ability to ‘train & inspire’ which I have gained and perfected throughout the years.

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KEY STREANGHTS
Consultancy      Design thinking for Organizational Innovation Building High performance teams Engraving efficiency in Virtual teams HRIS & Process consulting (MBA : Specializing in HR) Independent IT and Soft skills consultant and Trainer

Communication skills    Communication , Email Etiquette, Management Development Trainer : Virtusa Internal KM System Adoption in Virtusa : Lead Collaboration Platform (Yammer Adoption) : Lead

Innovative Thinker      Patent Pending (Invention based on Mobile, Telecom & ITES ) Business Start-up enthusiast (WIP : Innovation Exhibition Participant 2013 Dec) Six sigma Green Belt Certified Virtusa’s Hire to Retire process revamp group member H2R: ERP Implementation Trainer (Core Modules)

Team Builder and Team Player       Worked in 20+ software Development projects Played QA Lead, Business Analyst , Program Manager Roles 3+ Corporate Strategy Level Initiatives Organizing committee of Google Entrepreneurship 2013 (GFEW 2013) Worked with Globally distributed team Virtusa Choir Trainer

Analytical & Problem Solving     Played roles spanning from Quality assurance, BPR (6 sigma), Business Analyst & corporate Trainer Business Requirement Lead in 3 Solutions Accelerated Solution Design Experience (Virtusa Proprietary Req. gathering technique) KM Tool & Internal Collaboration adoption lead and evangelist reporting to MD (Mr. Madu Ratnayake)

EDUCATION
      MBA : Postgraduate Institute of Management (Research Pending) Six Sigma Green Belt Certified British Computer Society Degree Sun Certified Java Programmer (SCJP). (December 2004) Personality Development & Diploma in Office Applications – 2000 Schooled at S. Thomas’ College (Mount Lavinia) : Batch of 2002

TRAININGS & CONSULTING
     A Private Bank: For IT Project Managers on Internal Process development for IT Dept. A Public Bank: Ongoing consulting to come up with a performance driven organizational Culture with Org Structure, JD, JD, Performance Management, Objective setting etc… Management Development Training – Virtusa ( 90 Hours +) Lecturing for Management Information systems - British Computer Society Guest Training session for MBA Batch of 2013 – Post Graduate Institute of Management

EXPERIENCE
Project TeamWiki Adoption in Virtusa & KM Corporate Videos Yammer Adoption Drive (Internal Collaboration Platform Adoption) Virtusa's Overall Enterprise IT Strategy Hawaii Medical Service’s Association (HMSA) Site Movement Initiative (Internal) Global Foundries Inc. Pratt and Whitney - eFast Program Pyxis Mobile Virtusa: Hire to Retire Oracle Implementation (vHRMS) Virtusa EAG – Hire to Retire Initiative Virtusa EAG - Internal Process Definition Initiative RADAR - Enterprise Data warehouse and BI solution for management reporting Virtusa Enterprise Portal (VEP): RADAR Project Role Program Manager Program Manager Program Manager Business Analyst Business Analyst Business Analyst Business Analyst Business Analyst Business Analyst + Adoption Trainer Business Analyst (6 Sigma) Business Analyst (6 Sigma) QA Lead , Senior QA, QA, Engineer QA Intern QA Time Period February 2013 – Present April 2013 – Present February 2013 – September 2013 August 2012 – November 2012 June 2012 – July 2012 April 2012 – May 2012 September 2011 – December 2011 May 2011 – July 2011 July 2010 – May 2011 March 2010 – July 2010 July 2009 – September 2009 March 2006 – July 2011 July 2005 – March 2007

ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Singing:        Past Member of REVELATIONS : All male Accapella (ranked #9 in World choir Games) Member of Kalasurie Lylie Godridge Singers (L.G.Singers) – (1st bass) Trained Virtusa Carols for 4 years Sung for KMC Worship team for EASTER CAROLS Past member of the S.Thomas’ College Choir - (2nd Bass) Senior Member of the St.Mathias’ Church Choir - (Bass) Member of the Multi-Denominational Choir – Moratuwa from its Inauguration - (2nd Bass)

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Sung for the ‘Festival Of choirs’ at Cathedral - (2nd Bass) Participated in the Millennium choir at the Cathedral of the living Christ-Baudhaloka Mavatha. – (Soprano) Member of the Moratuwa Choral Society (MCS) - (2nd Bass) Sung for Background Tracks for Theatre Productions (GUTTILA & RAG)

English Drama:      VIRTUSAN + for English Drama 2 Leading roles in lower School Dramas & 1 role as member of the General Cast. A Lead Character in the English Theatre Production - GUTTILA (Directed by Mr. Channa Wijewardena & Mr. Diliup Gabadamudalige, Lyrics by Mr. Uddaka Tennakoon ) –April 2004 RAG – A Musical by Jehan Aloysius(October 2005) & planned to be staged in Edinburgh for ‘Global Drama Festival’ REVENGE – Musical directed by the Jerome DeSilva (Music score by Mr. Diliup Gabadamudalige, Lyrics by Mr. Uddaka Tennakoon)

Sinhalese Drama:   Represented College’s house (De Seram) for 5yrs & provided background singing for Dramas) + backstage crew experience. Represented College for Drama Workshop held at Royal College Under the guidance of leading Actors & Actresses.

Debating: Represented De Seram house Sinhalese Debating Team in 2001. Badminton: Represented ‘De Seram’ house Under 19 Badminton team Google Entrepreneurship Week – Organizing committee

NON RELATED REFEREES
Nandun Mendis ACMA, BSc MAS Active Trading Pvt Ltd. Senior Manager - Planning 532/3, Galle Road, Colombo 03 Phone (Mobile): 0773-613360 E-Mail : [email protected] Mr. Deepthi Peiris Deepthi Peiris CISSP, CEH, PMP, CEng, MSc(Eng), BSc(Eng) Deputy Head (Weapons) Marine Engineering Department Military Technology College, Muscat, Oman Phone (Mobile): +(968) 986 99151 E-mail : [email protected]

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