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Water Resource Engineer with 8 years of experience in stormwater drainage design, stormwater management, quality control, hydrological and hydraulic modelling. Technically competent and motivated team player with effective interpersonal and communication abilities. Result-oriented and motivated to learn from peers and more senior team members. Qualified with a Post GraduateDiploma in Water and Environmental Engineering.
• QGIS: hydrological application for catchment areas
• RiverWare: for water allocation planning model for reservoir system
• SWAT and HEC HMS: calculating inflows for the catchment areas
• VISTA DSS: bulk water allocation planning model and developing seasonal operational plans
• CAD, Revit Auto, Arc GIS, MS Project, and SAP 2000
• Communication: participate in water panel meetings to present solutions about bulk water allocations related to reservoirs and canals
• Problem-Solving: identified problems in VISTA DSS model and decided on appropriate solutions with the HATCH team
• Critical Thinking: manage Water through dry periods
• Team Work: collaborate with hydrological sector team members to ensure projects are delivered on time and to high standards
• Report Writing: produce technical reports and present findings
• Statistical Analysis: thorough understanding of the broad suite of hydrological statistics
Feb 2024 - present
Sivcon Engineering Consultants
Overview: Stormwater drainage designs and stormwater management in Solarfarms, BESS, and Substation Areas.
• Design of kerb & channel, pits, and pipe networkto attenuate the peak flows of BESS and Substations.
• Design of Detention systems to control peak flows toPSD.
• Stormwater quality management of the site.
• Review drawings regarding stormwater drainagesystems in BESS and Substations.
• Refer Australian standards where necessary.
• Prepare reports on stormwater drainage design andmanagement plan.
July 2016 – Jan 2024
Commenced as a Civil engineer and appointed as Hydrologist in 2017
Overview: Surface water management in a major reservoir cascade system
• Develop computer models to track water supply and demand to ensure that the reservoir can meet future needs
• Predict and analyse water distribution and rainfalls
• Prepare reports on findings and make recommendations for further action
• Analyse and manage manual and real-time DataBase
• Preparing seasonal Operation Plans (SOP) andSeasonal Summary Reports (SSR) for every season
• Operation of VISTA DSS software and observation and management of HMIS stations.
Key Accomplishments
• Developed an Excel template for VISTA DSS database, integrating all calculations to replace the old time-consuming process
• Detected errors in VISTA DSS model while combining real-time data and resolved them to optimize station usage
• Utilized SWAT model to generate new inflow values, replacing the outdated HEC 4 approach
• Successfully trained two hydrological assistants who were recently hired
• Conducted post-graduate research that led to the identification of issues in VISTA DSS model
• Project: Variations of the water management model used in the Mahaweli system, supervised by Prof K.D.W. Nandalal
As Civil Engineer between July 2016 and Dec 2017
• Project Implementation and coordination of Climate Resilience Improvement Project (CRIP)
• Procurements in CRIP
• Conducted and supervised soilLaboratory tests and analysed results
• Arranged training sessions for technical staff involved in CRIP projects
Dec 2015 - April 2016
Oct 2013 - Jan 2014
Oct 2014- Jan 2015
• Post Graduate Diploma in Water and Environmental Engineering
• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
Professional Affiliations
• The Institution of Engineers
• Associate member of IESL Member ID:AM-19073
• Completed certificate level of CIMA
• Committee member of Civil Engineering Society CES (2013-2014)
Extracurricular activities
• Committee Member of Civil Engineering Society, Faculty of Engineering
• Team member of the University Basketball team (2013-2015)
• Participated in University Games (SLUG)-2013
• Championship Obtained in National Youth Sports Festival-District meet
• Participated to interfaculty fresher’s championship for hockey, netball, and basketball
• Member of the society Students for Sustainability (SFS) 2015
• Participated Member of the Art Circle, Faculty of Engineering (2011- 2015)
• Member of Gavel Club, Faculty of Engineering (2011-2015)
• Active member of the ARUNALLA Charity and a resource person for the Arunella O/L seminar Series (2012-2013)
• Vegetable gardening in limited spaces
• Listening to classical music
• Preparing various types of cuisines and inventing new recipes
