Dilanka Kalutota

Dilanka Kalutota has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Dilanka is currently the Co-Founder & CEO of Velaris, a position they have held since January 2021. Prior to this, they worked at Mews as the VP Operations from November 2019 to January 2021. From November 2017 to October 2019, Dilanka served as the General Manager / COO of Exponea, acquired by Bloomreach. Dilanka worked at Tealium as a Deployment Manager in their Professional Services division from July 2016 to November 2017, overseeing various global organizations. In the year prior, from May 2015 to July 2016, they held the position of Senior Manager, Professional Services & Customer Success at DataSift. Before that, Dilanka worked at Oracle as a Project Manager in their Professional Services division from June 2013 to May 2015. Their earlier experience includes working as a Senior Technical Business Analyst / Project Manager at American Apparel from July 2010 to August 2014 and as a Solutions Delivery Analyst at GSK from July 2008 to July 2009.

Dilanka Kalutota has a BSc(Hons) degree in Software Engineering from the University of Westminster. Before attending university, Dilanka completed their O/L & A/L at St. Peter's College. Additionally, they obtained a Certificate in Business Accounting with a focus on Management Accounting (CIMA) from Wisdom Business College. Dilanka has also obtained several additional certifications, including Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) from Scrum Alliance, CIMA Foundation, ITIL V3 Foundation from ITIL Certified, and Prince2 from APMG-International. The specific months and years for the obtainment of these additional certifications were not provided.