CURRICULUM VITAE

WORK

Jan 2023 - June 2024

DEPUTY MANAGER LADIES - CYBERDOG, UK

Feb 2017 - Oct 2021

LECTURER - HUMAN CENTRED DESIGN (EMPATHY) - ACADEMY OF DESIGN, SRI LANKA

March 2014 - November 2017

JOURNALIST AND FEATURES EDITOR - SUNDAY LEADER, UK

April 2016 - August 2017

COPYWRITER - JIGSAW ENSEMBLE, UK

August 2014 - May 2016

CONTENT WRITER AND EDITOR - ROAR MEDIA, UK

November 2011 - March 2013

COPYWRITER - GRANT MCCANN ERICKSON (CURRENTLY DENTSU GRANTS), UK

August 2010 - October 2011

PHOTOGRAPHER - ODEL

(E-COMMERCE TEAM), UK

EDUCATION

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

MA APPLIED IMAGINATION IN THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES - CENTRAL SAINT MARTINS (UAL), LONDON

Jan 2018 - Dec 2018

BA (HONS) GRAPHIC DESIGN - ACADEMY OF DESIGN, SRI LANKA (ACCREDITED NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY, UK)

Jan 2009 - Dec 2010

HND IN GRAPHIC DESIGN - ACADEMY OF DESIGN, SRI LANKA

TECHNICAL SKILLS

HUMAN CENTRED DESIGN

STORYTELLING AND CONCEPT GENERATION

DESIGN THINKING AND CREATIVE STRATEGY

RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS
(Action Research, Primary and Secondary Research)

ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD
(Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)

GOOGLE SUITE

ORGANISATION
SKILLS

CURRICULUM PLANNING

TEAMWORK

PROBLEM SOLVING

INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE

WORKSHOPS AND TALKS

WHERE CAN DESIGN TAKE YOU

Prospective Students, AOD (Sri Lanka) | Oct 2022

Discussion on how design applies beyond the classroom.

RESEARCH METHODS

Level 5 and 6 Dissertation Students, AOD (Sri Lanka) | Oct 2022

Explanation of primary and secondary research methods.

HUMAN CENTRED DESIGN IS EMPATHY

For:Mats Sri Lanka Design Festival | Dec 2022

A conversation on Human Centred Design and my work around it.

MUSEUM OF CHAOTIC GOOD - ADULT HINDSIGHT

Culture and Enterprise Symposium, Central Saint Martins, UK| Dec 2022

Presenting my Master’s research findings on catering to a younger generation in an to industry people and peers.