Aruna Padmal Weerakkody
58/2, Dibbedda Road,
Panadura
Sri Lanka
Tel +94 22 38 36570
Mobile +94 777 224701
E-mail [email protected]

PROFILE

Dynamic result oriented and creative, innovative and imaginative B.Sc. Graduate with proven track record in information and communication technology. Able to work on own initiative or as part of a team and can deal with administrative duties competently.

PERSONAL DETAILS

  Date of Birth 31st October 1975
  Age 28+ Years
  Marital Status Single
  Nationality Sri Lankan
  Sex Male

ACADAMIC QULIFICATION

1997 � 2000 B.Sc (Physical Science) University of Colombo (www.cmb.ac.lk)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Successfully completed Graduate Training Program (GTP) extension course conducted by ICT (www.ucsc.cmb.ac.lk) University of Colombo

OVERSEAS TRAINING

  iPlanet® Application Server
 
  • Installation and administration
  • iAS product and development environment
  • Load balancing & Clustering
  • iAS and network security
  iPlanet® Web Server
 
  • Installation and administration
  • Working environment with iAS server
  • Clustering
  ECS COMPUTER (ASIA) PTE LTD (www.ecs.com.sg)
  (ECS is the iPlanet authorized education centre in Singapore)

CURRENT EXPERIENCE

System Engineer - walksideways.lk (pvt.) Ltd (www.walksideways.lk)

Configuring and maintaining company servers
  Mail Servers Operating system- Redhat Linux 9 – sendmail 8.12 and qmail 2.0.11
 
  • Installing and configuring qmail, vqadmin, vpopmail, qmailadmin, squirrel mail server and Clam Antivirus
  • Creating multiple domain (walksideways.lk & connoi.lk)
  • Creating users and forwarding mail to another users
  • Authenticating password using Mysql database
  • Facilitating the company user’s to access there E-mail through the internet
  • Installing mail scan virus guard and limiting spam mails
  Proxy Server Operating System Redhat linux 9 – Squid Proxy/Cache server 2.5
 
  • Give internet facility to users
  • Making different permission levels
  • Give special time period to access internet to some users
  • Disable some management required website
  DNS Server Operating System Redhat Linux 9 – BIND 9.2.1 Server
 
  • Configuring DNS
  • Making zone file
  • Configuring caching nameservers
  Firewall Operating System Redhat Linux 9 – iptables 1.2.7
 
  • Writing firewall script
  • Accept and Reject protocol and port permission to server
  • NAT and Masquerading IPs
  • Monitoring network traffic
Installing and administering of the servers ,which operates on windows® Advanced Server 2000 and windows® server 2003 operating systems
Configuring fileserver on windows® 2003 server
Designing the disaster recovery system for data on windows® 2003 servers using shadow copy facility
Installing and configuring in-house Oracle9i® database for software development environment
Directly communicating and negotiating with the vendors in order to fulfill the company’s hardware, software and network requirements
Analyzing RFP’s of client and provide them with effective and efficient solutions

PAST EXPERIENCE

2002 -2003 Support Engineer - uBizport Pvt Ltd (www.ubizport.com)

Responsibilities and achievements:

Operation

Communicating with the users about operational issues and bugs, and escalate those issues for developers in to find a solution
Identifying the user level hardware and software requirements and escalate those to IT division of the client
Conducting user training session and presentation on Cargodrive* system
Evaluating the user requirements are fulfilled by the Cargodrive* system
Maintaining the logs for operational issues

Technical

Configuring Cargodrive* system
• Installing Solaris® patches
• Installing JDK 1.4
• Configuring JBoss –3.0.6 Application Server
Monitoring the performance of Oracle® 9i2 database and JBoss -3.0.6 Application server
Customizing servers for final evaluation and user training session of the Cargodrive system
• Administering JBoss Application server (JBoss-2.X/ JBoss-3.0.6)
• Administering Microsoft® SQL Server
Participated in the database migration team (Microsoft SQL to Oracle9i2)
Evaluating the ability to run the Cargodrive system on iPlanet® Application Server
Maintaining logs for new upgrades
Maintaining a backup procedure on live system
Studying new version of JBoss Application Server and evaluating ability to run present system on new JBoss version and current version on different platform
• redhat® Linux 8.0
Preparing the manuals for JBoss Application Server installation and configuration for the Cargodrive* system
Network Administering on software development environment-Windows® workgroup

*Cargodrive is an internet-based freight forwarding system. The system provides a one-stop complete solution for a freight forwarding company, its shippers, agents and consignees developed by the Ubizport (pvt.) Ltd. (Company of Expolanka group). Currently Expolanka freight Ltd. using this software.

2001�2002 Web Programmer- Kent Production Ltd. (www.kentholdings.com)

Responsibilities and achievements:

Develop back-end part of web sites using ASP
Develop the presentation and tutorial CD using Macromedia Flash 5
Designing System
Make the proposal repot for new projects

Special Projects

Network solution for Kent Academy of Carrier Training

Connect the two labs (LAN) and install Windows NT Server and Windows 2000 Professional. Give the proposal to provide the Internet facility and connect another branch using frame relay or Point-to-Point Protocol technology 


1999 �2000

 Network Coordinator- University of Colombo (www.cmb.ac.lk)

Responsibilities and achievements:

Maintaining and trouble shooting the network
Installing the Windows� NT (server and workstation)
Understanding Windows� NT environment
Preparing and designing computer workshops for new employees.
Conducting workshop in computer knowledge

REFEREES

Dr. Kirthi Premadasa
  Consulting Program Director,
  The Center for Postgraduate Studies,
  Informatics Institute of Technology,
  143, Dharmapala Mawatha,
  Colombo 03.
  Tel- 074 722609
  E-Mail [email protected]
   

Mr. Hasitha De Silva

  Switching Specialist
  MTN Networks (Pvt.) Ltd.
  No. 475, Union Place,
  Colombo 02,
  Sri lanka
  Tel- Office:+94 (1) 2678700 Ext:122
Mobile:+94 (0) 777 330380
  E-mail [email protected]
   

I certify that the particulars given by me are true and accurate to me best of my knowledge. In the event of my being selected to me said post I assure you of diligent and faithful service to my superiors.

Thank you,

Yours Truly,

A.P. Weerakkody.

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