My Valuable
Skills
I demonstrated my technical competency as part of my Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration with Engineering Council UK. The MSc in Architectural Engineering: Façade Engineering is also accredited as a “Technical MSc” by the Engineering Council UK and it is also recognised as a Level 7 qualification under the National Qualifications Frameworks in the UK. Through this qualification as well as from the 16 years of industry experience, I managed to develop strong technical competency.
TECHNICAL COMPETENCY
As part of the Level 5 IVQ Advanced Technician Diploma, I have learnt and successfully passed a subject, which included “Tendering, Estimating & Quantity Surveying”. Additionally, I have been actively involved in estimation and contract negotiation activities during the initial 8 years of my career. This knowledge and experience benefited me in enhancing my commercial skills. As part of my current role I assist my clients in making commercial decision.
COMMERCIAL ACUMEN
Having been lived and worked in the multicultural countries like the UK and UAE, I often come across and worked with people from many parts of the world, which eventually helped me in learning new cultures and to develop my communication skills. I am fluent in English, Tamil and Sinhala languages and able to briefly communicate in Hindi, Malayalam and Urdu.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Being a façade engineering specialist, I frequently take part in and/or chair a number of coordination and design management meetings with various stakeholders. This include internal meetings within the organisation as well as external meetings with client’s design team, contractors, and manufacturers from an early concept design stage all the way to the production of as-built drawings. Due the active involvement and considerable contribution, my coordination and design management skills have improved considerably.
COORDINATION AND DESIGN MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Having been successfully completed and contributed in designing and delivering a number of building façades in Middle East as well as in the UK, I am very much familiar with a wide range of façade systems, applicable standards, regulations, guideline, best practice and buildability of facades. With my diverse experience I am able to advise on the most appropriate façade type(s) to meet the clients requirements and budgets as well as for various climatic, topographic and environmental conditions.
EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF FAÇADE SYSTEMS, BEST PRACTICE AND BUILD-ABILITY
The façade contractors whom I have worked for in the past, were not only metal fabricators, but also glass processors, where the offices and the factories located within the same compound, where I had an instant access to witness the step by step manufacturing process of the façade elements that I design. Now a days, as a façade consultant I have been actively involved in overseeing the façade manufacturing process on a supervisory level by carrying out factory visits. These activities help me developing an in-depth knowledge of manufacturing process.
IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF MANUFACTURING PROCESS
While I was leading both design and estimation departments of a medium scale façade contractor in the UAE, I have led and trained a number of less experienced new employees to become competent façade designers and estimators. This included weekly/fortnightly training sessions and twice a year appraisal. I am glad to know that most of them went onto become lead designers or estimators and are currently working for leading façade contractors or façade system manufacturers. Currently, I lead one of the regional facade consultancy teams for my employer, which include managing and leading a small team.
NATURAL LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATIONS SKILLS
With over 16 years of strong façade design experience (on behalf of both façade contractors and façade consultants) and recent active involvements in overseeing the quality of the façade erection process on a supervisory level as a façade consultant I am very much confident in instantly troubleshooting both desktop based design issues and site related installation issues.