Manager Management

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NAME : PRANSISKU BADUGE SARATH DE SILVA

ADDRESS (Residential) : 186/15, Veyangoda Road, Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka

TELEPHONE : 009**-******( Res.), 009********** (Mobile) Ofs. 009**********

e-mail : ******@*****.*** official: ******.**@*******.**

ADDRESS( Official ) :Senior Assistant Airport Manager,

Bandaranayake International Airport,Colombo,Katunayake, Sri Lanka .

NATIONALITY : Sri Lankan

DATE OF BIRTH AND AGE : 01-10-1955, 55 YRS.

SEX: Male CIVL STATUS : Married

LANGUAGES:

Mother Tongue : Sinhala

OTHER LANGUAGES:

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ENGLISH: Very well Very well

TAMIL : Fairly well Fairly well

SCHOOL I ATTENDED:

Richmond collage, Galle, Sri Lanka.

UNIVERSITY AND OTHER ACADOMIC QUALIFICATIONS ACQUIRED:

1.Bachelor of science degree in:

.Pure mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics from university of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

2. Basic Management course at Sri Lanka Institute for Development Administration, Sri Lanka

PROFFESIONAL QUALIFICATIONS(AIRPORT MANAGEMENT):

1. Course in International Air Transport,At PIA Training Center, Karachchi, Pakistan

2. Airport Management and Transport Economic,SAA, Singapore.

3Aadvanced Airport Commercial Management course at IATA training institute, Singapure in year 2005.

PROFFESIONAL QUALIFICATIONS ( AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL):

1. Aerodrome, Courses –Civil Aviation Training Center, -Sri Lanka.

2. Non Radar approach control course ( -- do -- )

3. Area control course (-- do -- )

4. Terminal – Radar Approach Control course – Civil Aviation Training Center –Bangkok – Thailand.

(Please see Annex .1)

SPECIAL SKILLS IN OFFICE MACHINES:

Ability to operate in a computerized environment

EMPLOYMENT RECORD:

PRESENT EMPLOYMENT:

Senior Assistant Airport Manager – Visitor Facilitation and Landside operation

PREVIOUS POSITION: 1 ( IN AIRPORT MANAGEMENT)

Senior Assistant Airport Manager Administration -- duration approximately two years

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PREVIOUS POSITION: 2 ( IN AIRPORT MANAGEMENT)

Assistant Airport Manager at Ratmalana Airport the country’s biggest domestic airport -

PREVIOUS POSITION: 3 (IN AIRPORT MANAGEMENT)

Assistant Airport Manager (Passenger and Visitor facilitation and Landside operations) of BIA Katunayake Sri Lanka

Duration : 2 years.

PREVIOUS POSITION:4 ( IN AIRPORT MANAGEMENT)

4 years as (from 1995 to 1999) as Airport Duty Manager and

3 years (from 2000 to 2003) as Senior Duty manager

EMPLOYER:

Airports and Aviation Services (SL) Ltd. Bandaranayake International airport, Katunayake,Sri Lanka – the Body operating all

International and domestic airports within Sri Lanka on behalf of the state.

MY SUPEVISORS:

Head of Airport Management,Bandaranayake International Airport, Katunayake,Sri Lanka.

NUMBER AND KIND OF EMPLOYEES SUPERVISED BY ME:

Approximately 500 Nos. inclusive of Executives, airfield inspectors, apron control services staff,terminal superintendents and

Supervisors, Airport services staff, Clerical grades, and Laborers, engaged in Airport operations, Visitor facilitation and revenue collection

staff.

PREVIOUS POSITION:

TITLE: Air Traffic Controller ( Radar Area,and Aerodrome)

Dates: From 15-10-1982 to 30-4-1995 ( Approximately 13 years )

Employer: Airports and aviation Services (SL) Ltd., Bandaranayake Int’l Airport, Sri Lanka .

On completion of my first bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, in 1982, I joined the Air traffic Control Division of the Bandaranayake

International, Sri Lanka, as a trainee air traffic controller.

During the thirteen years from 1982 to 1995,initially, I served at Aerodrome Control Towers at both BIA and Ratmalana airports and

Colombo Area Control Center(ACC), and, later, at the Approach Radar Control unit BIA. I posses “ Air Traffic Control license”, issued

by the DGCA – Sri Lanka which had continuous validity from 1983 to 1995 - the time I left ATC to join Airport Management.

ADDED QUALIFICATIONS :

a). I have been functioning as the Chairman of the Emergency Awareness Committee of Colombo International since 1997, to date,

the committee vested with the task of educating airport users and staff on :

1). nature of the emergencies that to occur in an airport

2). their supposed responses to them, and the mechanism to assist passengers and visitors in such situations, and,

3). their involvement at Annual Emergency Exercises conducted as per ICAO requirement, and periodical rehearsals

I have been trained to handle and am conversant with handling airport emergencies. I have handled quite a number of emergencies

occurred at Bandaranayake International . Several of them were of very critical nature: main undercarriage failure, engines on fire in flight, tire burst on take off roll, Terrorist Attack situation etc.

I am a founder of preparation of the Colombo Airport Emergency Plan which is in effect now.

SPECIAL SKILLS IN OFFICE MACHINES:

Ability to operate in a computerized environment

HOBBIES

Leisure driving,reading,enjoyment of music

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REFERENCES

Mr. W.P.S.Jayawardena . Mr. Senthil Easwaran

Former Secretary Ministry of Aviation Executive Vice president

5/100, Dharmapala mawatha Brandix Apperals Ltd.

Pannipitiya No23/25, Rheinlone Place

Sri Lanka Colombo 3,

Sri Lanka.

Telephone: 00-94-112****** (Residence) Telephone: 077*******

00-94-718****** (Mobile)

(P. B. Sarath De Silva) May 13,2010

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Annex – 1

UNIVERSITY AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL /PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Name and place Year attended Degree and academic/professional Nature of specification

From To Distinctions obtained

--

1). University of Jaffna August 1975 January 1979 BSc. Degree in A full time 3- year

Jaffna,Sri Lanka (3-yrs.full time) Pure Mathematics General Science degree

Applied Mathematics in Mathematics, the

Statistics third subject statistics contained

140 hrs.of lectures in economics.

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TRAINING

2).Civil Aviation Training June 1984 August 1984 Basic Aerodrome Control I was rated Aerodrome

Center, Ratmalana, (90 days full time) Course Controller by DGCA

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka

3).Civil Aviation training 2nd march 10th may Terminal Radar ( Approach I was rated Radar Controller

Center, Bangkok, 1987 1987 Control ) Course to serve at air traffic

Thailand ( 70-days fulltime) Centers within Sri Lanka,by the

. DGCA of Civil Aviation Sri Lanka

4).Civil Aviation Training September November Area Control Course I was awarded the Area

Center, Ratmalana 1987 1987 Control rating by the DGCA

Sri Lanka (90-days full time) Of Sri Lanka

TRAINING IN AIRPORT MANAGEMENT /OPERATION

5). Sri Lanka Institute of August September Aviation management Course Intensive management course

Development, 1995 1995 set for aviation executives

Administration (21-days full time) by Sri Lanka’s leading

Colombo. Administration teaching academy .

6). Pakistan Int’l Jan. 21st Feb. 13th Civil Air Transport course An intensive course

Airline’s Training 2000 2000 ( JICA –sponsored ) on International civil air

transport, Center Karachchi ( 4- week full time) participated by sixteen Senior

aviation

Pakistan. Personal from Asia-Pacific region.

7).Singapore 21st July 13th August Airport Operations and An in-depth study into Airport

Aviation Academy, 2003 2003 Transport Economics operations and Transport

National University of (4-week full time) course Economics, a course equivalent to

Singapore and,the first year of a Post-graduate

diploma

Civil Aviation Authority in aviation

of Singapore,

Singapore

1st Oct.2005 14th Oct.2005

8) IATA Training An intermediate course Airport Commercial

Management

Institute, Singapore for Senor Managers

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Annex . (2)

LIST OF DUTIES OF THE PRESENT EMPLOYMENT:

The following are among the principal duties performed by me at present in the capacity of Assistant Airport

manager which is a Senior Executive position in the team of Airport Management at the Bandaranaike

International Airport(B.I.A.), Aand Ratmalana airports, Sri Lanka.

1). Exercising supervision, overall airport operations there by establishing and maintaining efficient working

relations with airport users, and forecasting traffic and movements.

2). Ensuring that the aircraft movements and maneuvering areas are kept safe and effective operating conditions.

3). Maintaining a high level of efficiency in providing the services and convenience facilities in the terminal such

as telephones, toilets, rest rooms, medical facilities available to the passengers, enabling them to go through

airport formalities without effort and restraint.

4). Training and developing a highly competent staff.

5). Upgrading the moral of the employees by arranging periodical meetings with the staff of different categories,

note down their grievances if any, amend the current instructions suitably if necessary or draft fresh instructions.

6). Appraising staff and submitting reports periodically.

7). Budgeting for supply rosters for the staff to various sections functioning under the purview of Airport

Management.

8). Conducting disciplinary inquiries when allegations are made against subordinate employees and preparing

investigation reports.

9). Formulating air side safety and operating procedures and ensuring enforcement of safety standards, publishing

apron traffic code for users, organizing accident investigation committees, formulating and enforcing apron by-

laws.

10).Monitoring progress of air side operations, issuing NOTAMS, inspecting pavements,check serviceability

and remove and clear obstructions in accordance with ICAO standards, reduce and control procedures, issuing

air side driving permits,correct computation and charging of landing and parking charges, evaluating and

establishing an Apron Control Unit at BIA.

11). And the second airport at Ratmalana which serves as the main domestic hub of Sri Lanka, in addition to the

above functions the ground handling division also under my purview.

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