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Full Name : Ruwanpathiranage Don Chaminda de Silva

Mailing Address : No.254, Thumbowila, Piliyandala – Sri Lanka

Date of Birth : 26th May, 1972 | Civil Status : Married-no Kids

Email Address : [email protected]

Phone Number : +94 72 1535211 / +94 11 2615147

Social Presence : https://lk.linkedin.com/pub/chaminda-de-silva/61/66/2a0

About me

A well presented, industrious, self-motivated, hardworking and highly personable

individual, who has 17 years, extensive depth experience of Banking and has worked as a

customer oriented Credit authority figure, under company’s rules & regulations; one of my

key responsibilities was to provide face-to-face customer services, especially HNW

clients whilst assisting them in their credit requirements. I further lead my junior staff to

achieve their individual goals.

I also have proven myself of my knowledge, experience and abilities practically as a

successful entrepreneur who started a business from scratch, and lifted it up to the

national level and recently sold as pre planned; which has given me key necessary

confidence and skills to work in a professional and fast-paced work environment.

Now, I am looking forward to making a significant contribution to an organization that

offers genuine opportunity for progression with new experience.

Target Job / Employment

Status : Actively searching / immediate employment.

Industry : Banking, Accounting and Auditing services, Consulting-Financial

services, Tourism / Travel services, Government, NGO / INGO /

Non-Profit, Real Estate and Property.

Contract Type : Full time

Job Location : Any part of Sri Lanka or in any foreign country.

Work Experience

Career Level ; Tour Coordinator

Company Name : Best Holidays Private Limited

May/2016 – to date in Sri Lanka

Industry : BOI approved Inbound Tour Operators

Job Role : Visit hotels, coordinate with clients, and profiling.


Regularly visit all hotels and get feed-backs from the foreigners that facilitated tour

packages, promote further excursions if possible and settle misconstrues or

misunderstands and find solutions within as well as coordinate tours. In absent of an

Airport representatives do the Arrivals and Departures, and Designing and Creating tour

operations and Profiling when necessary in the Office.

CCUURRRRIICCUULLUUMM VVIITTAAEE

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Career Level ; Project Consultant

Company Name : Sanitlo Holdings Private Limited

Jun/2013 – to date in Sri Lanka

Industry : Trading-Brokering & Lobbying, Real Estate, Constructions work.

Job Role : Project designing, writing, evaluating and profiling.

Contract Type : Part time

Project Consultation for Trading, Brokering & Lobbying, Real Estate, Constructions work,

providing IT Solutions Company and the job description is; Feasibility study of Project-

Business reports, Designing & preparation of Project-Business reports, Forecasting,

evaluating and analyzing projected Accounts/ Finance, Designing and profiling.

Career Level : Managing Director / Senior Executive (President/ CEO)

Company Name : New Nuradha Enterprises Private Limited

Jan/2011 – May/2015 in Sri Lanka

Industry : Manufacturing, production and distribution

Job Role : Management

Contract Type : Temporary (as pre-planned)

As pre-planned, started a business from scratch in 2011, and lifted it up to the national

level (2nd in the market share) where the business needed more investments/investors and

sold it in May 2015 and experienced my knowledge practically.

Career Level : Senior Executive / Acting Manager / Officer in Charge etc.

Company Name : Seylan Bank PLC

Jun/1994 - Jun/2011 in Sri Lanka

Industry : Banking & Finance

Job Role : Credit Manager


I worked / served at numerous branches i.e. Head Office (Central-cash), Horana,

Kottawa, Yatiyantota, Avissawella, Kotiyakumbura and finally at Ruwanwella branch.

Educational Experience

Institute : Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka

Certificate Level : Diploma | Jan/2011 – Jun/2011

Field of Study : Credit Management.

Grade obtained : Followed / completed

Institute : Institute of Personal Management

Certificate Level : Certificate / Diploma | May/2007 – Dec/2007

Field of Study : Human Resource Management.

Grade obtained : Pass

Institute : Seylan Bank PLC

Certificate Level : Vocational training – In house | Nov/1999 – Nov/1999

Field of Study : Effective Recovery Strategy.

Grade Obtained : Followed / completed

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Certificate Level : Vocational training – In house | Oct/1999 – Oct/1999

Field of Study : Advance Leasing.



Certificate Level : Vocational training – In house | Oct/1998 – Oct/1998

Field of Study : Accounting for Bankers.


Institute : Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka

Certificate Level : Certificate / Diploma | Jan/1995 - Jun/1998

Field of Study : AIB - Banking and Finance.



Certificate Level : Vocational training – In house | Jun/1994 – Jul/1994

Field of Study : Introduction to Banking.


Institute : Royal Institute - Colombo

Certificate Level : Certificate / Diploma | Jun/1993 - Apr/1994

Field of Study : Letter Drafting (Practical English) and Computer Literacy.

Grade Obtained : Credit

Institute : Prince Of Wales College – Moratuwa.

Certificate Level : GCE Advance Level | Jan/1989 - Dec/1991

Field of Study : Mathematics.

Grade Obtained : Physics-A, Applied Math’s-B, Chemistry-B, Pure Math’s-C

Institute : Prince Of Wales College – Moratuwa.

Certificate Level : GCE Ordinary Level | Jan/1978 - Dec/1988

Field of Study : Overall subjects.

Grade Obtained : Mathematics-C, Science-C, English-D, Sinhala-D,

Religion-D, Social Studies-C

Languages

Sinhalese : Full & excellent working proficiency

English : Full & excellent working proficiency

Top Skills

Have thorough understanding of whole branch banking procedures by years of experience

and able to build collaborative working relationships with junior staff, in order to get the

best out of them and maintaining their morals and building a team spirit. Delivering top

notch customer service and maintaining their high level of satisfaction and ability to solve

problems within established policies and procedures. Also have exceptional ability and

knowledge of Credit Recovery procedures & Internal Controlling procedures; i.e. Auditing,

Budgeting, Financial and statistical information & reports. .

Level : Professional | Experience : More than 17 years.

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Preparing all kinds of Business-credit proposals and analyzing/ evaluating them.

Specialize in Project reporting, writing, implementing-lending and client-facing account

handling techniques and has an eye for design trends. Providing all sort of Credit

consultations and final credit evaluations with good knowledge of finance and accounting.

Level : Professional | Experience: More than 12 years

Specialize in HR – people’s person and ability to reduce working capital costs with

advanced negotiation skills together with strong interpersonal skills and HR-staff handling

techniques.

Level : Professional | Experience : 05 years

Interests & Activities

Spor ts : Cricket, Badminton, Table-tennis etc.

Soc ia l : Board of Director of District 306 A2 – Lions Club.

Accomplishments

Title : Received Letter of Commendation for being a member of the team of the Overall

Best Branch at the Performance Review 2005 held on 22nd April, 2006.

Title : Received Letter of Commendation for being a member of the winning team of the

Best Branch – Customer Services at the Performance Review 2004 held on 02nd

April, 2005.

Title : Won Novices Championship in 1995 held by Mercantile Badminton Association.

Title : Won Runners-up in All Island Badminton Championships in 1989, 1990 & 1991.

Title : Awarded School Colours for Badminton in 1990.

Last 12-months - Projects and Project Proposals / reports

Title : Visit to the Hotel Sanasta – canteen & catering services @ Kahatuduwa.

Time : Feb/2016 Ref : https://lk.linkedin.com/pub/chaminda-de-silva/61/66/2a0

Objective : This is an outcome of my visits to the Canteen at the Haidramani Industries at

Kahatuduwa, where such canteen is presently running by my client, who ask

me to report him the misconductions, and give solutions for same.

Title : Prospectus of a Hotel – Resort. “A place is one with Nature”

Time : Dec/2015 Ref : https://lk.linkedin.com/pub/chaminda-de-silva/61/66/2a0

Objective : A summarised assessment of a 3-star class eco-friendly hotel within the Sri

Lanka’s famous cultural triangle, for potential investors.



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Title : Rice Mill at Hiriyala – Kurunegala. “Life of the Population”

Time : Nov/2015 Ref : https://lk.linkedin.com/pub/chaminda-de-silva/61/66/2a0

Objective : To provide brief details & value assessment of the Rice Mill, either to get a low

interest credit facility from a financial institution or to get a joint venture

agreement from a potential investor.

Title : Central Postal Card System (CPOST). “Paying bills never being Easy”

Time : Oct/2015 Ref : https://lk.linkedin.com/pub/chaminda-de-silva/61/66/2a0

Objective : To introduce a new way of paying utility bills at Home through the Postman by

a Plastic card for the Bank Of Ceylon – bankers to the nation.

Title : Financial Feasibility of Cinnamon (Sweet-wood) Farming Project.

Time : Oct/2015

Objective : To estimate and to value the subject Cinnamon Farming business and also to

determine the financial viability of an investment for the next 10 years.

Title : Prospectus for a Hotel – Resort. “A sense of Place”

Time : Sep/2015 Ref : https://lk.linkedin.com/pub/chaminda-de-silva/61/66/2a0

Objective : To provide a summarised assessment of a 3-star class eco-friendly hotel

within the Sri Lanka’s famous cultural triangle, for potential investors.

References (Professional / Academic / Personal)

Union Bank PLC - The Zonal Manager

Mr. Yohan Alahakoon

+9476 821 3446 | [email protected]

Standard Chartered Bank PLC - The Zonal Manager

Mr. Hashantha Perera

+9477 361 0840

Best Holidays Private Limited - The General Manager

Mr. Suresh Salgado

+9477 727 9839 | [email protected]

I do hereby certify that the above mention details furnished by me are true and accurate to

the best of my knowledge.

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R. D. C. de Silva 25th August, 2016




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