Mahesh Wijenayaka

Mahesh Wijenayaka has over 18 years of experience in the technology industry. Mahesh started their career in 2003 as a Field Engineer at MillenniumIT. From there, they progressed to roles such as Systems Engineer and Senior Systems Engineer, specializing in data center technologies and providing support for solution design. In 2011, they became the Manager of the Data Center, overseeing the implementation and support team for mission-critical systems. Mahesh then transitioned to the role of Head of Systems, where they provided strategic leadership and managed partnerships and customer engagements. In 2016, they moved to MillenniumIT ESP, where they continued their work as Head of Systems before being promoted to Vice President of Core Infrastructure & Cloud Technology. Currently, they hold the position of Chief Technology Officer, driving strategic initiatives and managing partnerships and customer engagements.

Mahesh Wijenayaka completed their Bachelor of Science (Honors) degree in Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, from 1998 to 2003. Mahesh also attended The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants during the same period, although the degree and field of study are not specified. Prior to their university education, they studied at St. Thomas College from 1984 to 1997, but no specific degree or field of study is mentioned.

Apart from their formal education, Mahesh Wijenayaka has obtained several certifications. Their certifications include CompTIA Storage Powered by SNIA ce and CompTIA Storage+ Powered by SNIA from CompTIA in October 2013, Oracle Certified Associate, Oracle Solaris 11 System Administrator from Oracle in June 2013, SPARC T4-Based Server Installation Certified Implementation Specialist from Oracle in May 2013, Hitachi Data Systems Implementer - Enterprise from Hitachi Data Systems in September 2012, Hitachi Data Systems Storage Foundations - Enterprise Exam from Hitachi Data Systems in June 2012, Brocade Certified Fabric Designer 16 Gbps from Brocade in February 2012, Symantec Technical Specialist - Veritas Cluster Server 5.0 for Unix from Symantec in May 2011, Symantec Technical Specialist - Veritas Storage Foundation 5.1 for Unix from Symantec in May 2011, ITIL v3 Certified from ITIL in September 2010, EMC2 Information Storage and Management from EMC in August 2010, Symantec Technical Specialist - Symantec NetBackup 7.0 for Unix from Symantec in July 2010, Symantec Technical Specialist - Symantec NetBackup 7.0 for Windows from Symantec in July 2010, Brocade Certified Fabric Administrator 8 Gbps from Brocade in December 2009, Brocade Certified Fabric Professional 2010 from Brocade in December 2009, Brocade Certified SAN Manager 8 Gbit/sec from Brocade in July 2009, Symantec Technical Specialist - Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for Windows from Symantec in January 2009, Symantec Technical Specialist - Veritas NetBackup 6.5 for Unix from Symantec in December 2008, and Brocade Certified Fabric Designer from Brocade in August 2008.