Shehan Karunaratne
About Shehan Karunaratne
Shehan Karunaratne is a Principal Support Engineer at Cognite in Oslo, Norway, where he has worked since 2021. He has a background in software quality assurance and project management, with previous roles at Virtusa and Creative Software.
Work at Cognite
Shehan Karunaratne has been serving as a Principal Support Engineer at Cognite since 2021. His role involves conducting scrum meetings twice a week to ensure that projects remain on schedule. He also presents project status to clients on a bi-weekly basis, where he discusses potential risks and outlines mitigation plans. His experience in this position contributes to the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the support engineering team.
Previous Experience at Creative Software
Before joining Cognite, Shehan Karunaratne worked at Creative Software as the Director of Information Services from 2009 to 2020. In this role, he was responsible for coordinating with Microsoft clients to plan quarterly work and manage project backlogs using Team Foundation Server. He also reviewed and approved all project documentation, ensuring compliance and quality across various projects.
Experience at Virtusa
Shehan Karunaratne began his career at Virtusa, where he worked as a Senior Software QA Engineer from 2006 to 2009. His role involved quality assurance processes, contributing to the development and maintenance of software products. This experience laid the foundation for his subsequent roles in project management and support engineering.
Education and Expertise
Shehan Karunaratne holds a Master's Degree in Business Administration, Management and Operations from Cardiff Metropolitan University. This educational background provides him with a solid understanding of business principles and operational management, which he applies in his current role and previous positions.