Lagath Gunasinghe
About Lagath Gunasinghe
Lagath Gunasinghe is a Cloud Solutions Architect at Skytap, where he enhances solutions and drives customer adoption of cloud services. He has extensive experience in migrating IBM systems to cloud environments and has held various technical roles at companies such as IBM and APSU Inc.
Work at Skytap
As a Cloud Solutions Architect at Skytap since 2021, Lagath Gunasinghe collaborates with field teams, product management, and engineering teams to enhance Skytap solutions. He plays a significant role in driving the adoption of Skytap Cloud services among existing customers. His responsibilities include handling customer requests for proposals (RFPs) and requests for information (RFIs). Additionally, he leads technical and business enablement initiatives for team members and partners, ensuring that they are well-equipped to leverage Skytap's offerings.
Previous Experience in Cloud Solutions
Lagath Gunasinghe has extensive experience in cloud solutions architecture. Prior to joining Skytap, he worked at LKG HOLDINGS LIMITED as a Technical Solutions Architect and Consultant from 2017 to 2021. He also served as a Technical Solutions Architect at APSU Inc. from 2016 to 2017. His roles involved architecting on-premise Power-based infrastructures and migrating IBM systems to cloud environments, specifically Microsoft Azure and IBM Cloud.
Career Background
Lagath Gunasinghe's career began at IBM, where he worked as a System Engineer and Team Leader for five years from 2004 to 2009 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He later joined Blue Chip Customer Engineering Ltd, where he held multiple roles, including Technical Support Engineer from 2009 to 2013 and IBM iSeries HW/SW and HA Consultant from 2013 to 2016. This diverse background has equipped him with a comprehensive understanding of technical solutions and customer support.
Education and Expertise
Lagath Gunasinghe holds a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, where he studied from 1999 to 2003. His educational background, combined with his professional experience, provides him with a strong foundation in both engineering principles and cloud technology. He possesses expertise in architecting solutions for cloud platforms, particularly in relation to IBM Power i and storage systems.