Damitha Gunawardena

Senior Product Manager at Alva Labs

Damitha Gunawardena has a diverse work experience spanning several years. Starting in 2006, they worked as the Director of Exchange at AIESEC in Sri Lanka, where they were responsible for the Global Internship Programme. In 2009, they joined Etisalat Lanka as an Assistant Manager for Value Added Services, and later progressed to roles such as Product Manager for Value Added Services, Product Manager for Digital Services, and finally Head of VAS and Digital Services. During their time at Etisalat, Damitha was instrumental in growing the Value Added Services portfolio and introducing social media and digital marketing. In 2015, they joined PACE Institute Sri Lanka as a Lecturer in Digital Marketing, a role they held until 2020. From 2016 to 2020, Damitha worked at Dialog Axiata PLC as a Product Manager for Digital Inclusion and Group Sustainability, where they drove the Digital Inclusion Agenda and developed products for marginalized communities. Damitha also managed the GSMA Agri-Tech innovation fund for Digitizing Agriculture Value chains. Currently, Damitha is a Product Manager - Growth at Alva Labs since August 2022.

Damitha Gunawardena has a diverse and extensive education history spanning over several years. The chronological information provided reveals the following:

Damitha Gunawardena pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree in ICT Innovations with a specialization in Human computer interaction and design from KTH Royal Institute of Technology. This educational endeavor took place from 2020 to 2022.

In the past, Damitha Gunawardena completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) program at the Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM) between 2012 and 2014.

Before pursuing the MBA, Damitha Gunawardena engaged in studies related to Accounting and Business/Management at CIMA during the period of 2008 to 2010.

Prior to that, Damitha Gunawardena attained a Bachelor of Science (BS) Honors degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, completing this program between 2004 and 2008.

Damitha Gunawardena's earliest documented educational experience was at Royal College Colombo from 1995 to 2003. However, no specific degree or field of study information is provided for this period.

In addition to the formal education outlined above, Damitha Gunawardena has obtained multiple certifications, primarily from online platforms such as LinkedIn and Lynda.com. These include certifications in areas such as Digital Networking Strategies, Learning Data Science, Market Research Foundations, Data Analytics for Business Professionals, Blockchain, IoT Foundations, Microsoft Teams Essential Training, Team Collaboration in Office 365, Foundations of The Fourth Industrial Revolution, Writing Articles, Building Creative Organizations, Triple-Threat Project Professional, Agile at Work, and Marketing Foundations. These certifications were obtained from 2018 to 2021.

It is important to note that no strong assumptions can be made beyond the information provided.

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Timeline

  • Senior Product Manager

    August, 2022 - present