Nuwan Waidyanatha

Nuwan Waidyanatha has extensive work experience in the field of information technology and data science. Currently, they hold the position of Head of Engineering and Data Science at Rezgateway, a role they have held since February 2021. Nuwan is also the Head of Data Science for RezGate / RezAware.

Prior to their current position, Nuwan worked as a Freelance Information Technology Consultant in 2020. In 2005, they founded and served as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Spot On Solutions (Private) Limited, where they specialized in offering ICT products and services to clients worldwide.

Nuwan has also held significant roles at organizations such as Sahana Software Foundation, where they were a Board Director and Head of Research and Action since March 2006. Additionally, they served as a Senior Research Fellow at LIRNEasia, a research institution focused on ICT policy and regulatory research across the Asia Pacific region, starting from December 2005.

Furthermore, Nuwan has been involved in various community-focused initiatives. Nuwan has served as a Board Member for Community Focused Disaster Recovery, an organization dedicated to rebuilding disaster-affected communities. Additionally, they have worked as the Head of Web and Software Engineering at Infocraft, a position they held from August 2002 to January 2005. Prior to that, they worked as a Business Analyst at SLIIT and as an Analyst Programmer at VRI and APS Healthcare.

Overall, Nuwan Waidyanatha brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the fields of technology, data science, and disaster recovery to their current role.

Nuwan Waidyanatha's education history is as follows:

- From 1979 to 1988, Nuwan attended S. Thomas' College, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Mathematics and Computer Engineering.

- From 1990 to 1995, Nuwan studied at the University of Maine, earning a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Mathematics and Computer Engineering.

- In the period from 1997 to 1999, Nuwan pursued a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Operations Research at the University of Montana.

- Later, from 2005 to 2006, Nuwan enrolled in the University of Moratuwa and earned a Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree in Industrial Automation.

In addition to these educational achievements, Nuwan has obtained several certifications. These include Data Engineering Foundations, Learning Data Governance, Data Strategy, Goal Setting: Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), Strategic Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Machine Learning. These certifications were obtained from LinkedIn, with the most recent ones acquired in 2022 and one obtained in 2021.