Project Management

Chathuri Nugawela

E-Mail Address: acg793@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Career in Project Coordination/Management or Procurement

. STRENGTHS:

. Extensive on the field operational experience in Legal and Judicial

Reforms and International Development activities with the World Bank

as an Operations Analyst

. Experience in project preparation, implementation and evaluation

. Providing management, administrative, and program support for all

aspects of organizational programs and associated activities including

program planning, reporting, budget, procurement administration, and

information management

. Experience in Project coordination in Legal and Judicial Reforms, Good

Governance related international development projects

. Implementing new policies/guidance

. Experience in coordinating projects in conflict areas

. Experience in Stake Holder consultations and liaising with high

ranking government officials

. Experience in donor coordination

. Negotiating/deliberating the validity of existing policies

. Research and data collection experience

. Performing analyses

. Leader, trainer, and team builder with extensive operational and

administration experience, as well as, outstanding management,

analytical and technical acumen

. Committed to fostering a cohesive and productive workplace environment

. Excellent interpersonal relations/oral and written communication

skills

. Versatility, adaptability, and willingness to tackle new

responsibilities and multiple tasks; self-starter, assertive, positive

"can do" attitude

. Personally committed to the highest ethical standards

. Proven history of achieving the highest levels of performance and

productivity

. Expert ability to perform work related to developing and maintaining

relationships with stakeholders in various levels of government,

private industry, and federal, state, and local agencies/organizations

. Demonstrated ability to prioritize workloads and meet goals and

deadlines

. Expert ability to submit all required reports in a timely manner in an

environment of frequent change and unexpected events

. Team player with impeccable personal and professional integrity

. Resilient, Strong enterprising spirit and character, Innovative

thinker, Resourceful

. Expert ability to provide technical direction and guidance to assigned

team members

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

WESTAT Inc.

Rockville, Maryland.

Software- Coordinator/Procurement Agent

Full-Time, 40+ Hrs. /Wk

2007-2012

Promoted in 2009.

Coordinated multi-million dollar software purchases, (GSA and non GSA),

managed software agreements, Tracked Software use, Developed/ streamlined

purchasing procedures, maintained files and electronic records, made

recommendations to management on cost effective purchasing liaised with the

finance department for payments and Negotiated with Vendors, Maintained

excellent vendor and client relations.

World Bank

South Asia, Sri Lanka

Operations Analyst

Full-Time, 40+ Hrs. /Wk

1998-2000

Promoted from Operations Assistant to Operations Analyst in 2000 and became

the primary liaison/ point of contact for the Legal and Judicial Reforms

Project in Sri Lanka.

. Provided planning, implementation, evaluation & operational analysis

for the $20 million Legal and Judicial Reforms Project, The Land

Titling Project and North East Irrigation and Rehabilitation Project.

. Developed Terms of References for consultants, provided input to

drafting of procedures, tracked budgets, coordinated payments,

monitored work progress, drafted parts of progress reports, analyzed

bids, developed record keeping methods, liaised with headquarters,

made recommendations, coordinated missions on the field, handled

highly sensitive information with care and dealt with all

Administrative/project management issues of the projects, represented

the Bank and numerous for a, collected and analyzed relevant data.

. Liaised with The Prime Minister's office, office of the Minister of

Justice, office of the Minister of Trade and Commerce, Office of the

Minister of Public Administration, Senior Officials, Diplomats, Heads

of Institutions, Civil Society Stake Holders, NGOs, The Chief Justice,

The Attorney General, Members of Academia and of the Private Sector

both in person, over the phone, formal letters and electronic mail, to

help resolve project issues.

. Maintained excellent relations with all stake holders and Bank Staff.

. Coordinated information dissemination sessions/stake holder meetings,

donor coordination meetings and project launching meetings/ceremonies

for the Bank. Prepared relevant documents for the meetings and the

minutes of such meetings.

. Met with senior government officials on a one to one basis to

monitor/discuss project progress

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce.

Sri Lanka.

Assistant Secretary General

Full-Time, 40+ Hrs. /Wk

1994-1998

Promoted from Executive Assistant to Assistant Secretary General in 1997,

member Management Team.

. Coordinated arbitration hearings of trade disputes between Chamber

members under Chamber Rules of Arbitration. Received initial dispute

information, sent notices of disputes, selected Arbitrators, and

scheduled hearings.

. Initiated Sri Lanka's first Environmental Information Dissemination

Center for the private sector with Natural Resources and Environmental

Energy Project (NAREPP) of the International Resources Group (IRG),

researched environmental issues, wrote policy papers for the BOD,

coordinated workshops on Environmental Impact Assessments, Green

Technology, and ISO 14000 Standards.

. Coordinated training on International Trade related issues such as

Intellectual Property Rights, WTO, Tax issues and brought in

unprecedented income to the Chamber.

. Wrote speeches for the Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, drafted

press releases, Compiled Annual Reports, Organized AGM's, Wrote

Minutes of Meetings, received foreign delegations from South Africa

and South Asia on Tourism and business promotion.

COMPUTER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

. Proficient in use of most major computer systems, information systems,

spreadsheet applications, graphic and presentation applications, and

word processing applications

. Westlaw

. Lexis

LANGUAGE SKILLS

. English

. Singhalese

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

. Represented Sri Lanka Private Sector at WIPO Conference for Asia

Pacific on Intellectual Property Rights, Philippines, 1996. Presented

at Royal Town Planning Institute, Newcastle Upon Tyne, U.K. on

Investment and Development Issues - The Sri Lankan Scenario, 1997.

. Published author of novel "Eastern Waves, Western Shores", which

received an Award of Excellence from ASHA for Women, an Asian Women's

Self Help Organization against Domestic Violence in Washington D.C.

area. 2012.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND TRAINING

. 15+ years relevant International Experience in Program management,

Legal and Judicial Reforms, Governance and administrative experience.

. Highly inquisitive and possess the requisite skills to obtain and

analyze abroad range of information from numerous sources.

. Demonstrated ability to conduct extensive primary and secondary

research on a wide range of Topics.

. Skilled at resolving project related issues both internal and on the

field.

. Possess excellent interpersonal skills and am comfortable working in a

team environment and communicating with high level industry and

government officials.

. Bi-lingual and proficient in both written and oral communication.

. Possess affirm grasp of microeconomic, macroeconomic, and finance

concepts.

. Practical knowledge of quantitative/qualitative analysis.

. Knowledgeable of international trade/Environmental rules and laws.

. Able to provide authoritative, professional advice through research to

top-level officials on matters of importance.

. Ability to participate in investigations and studies locally and

globally on relevant areas.

. Ability to develop and maintain contacts with industry officials and

other government agencies.

. Over five years' experience in local and international procurement.

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS

. Experience in International Law, International

Organizations, International Environmental Law

. Experience in project preparation, implementation and

evaluation in developing countries

. Experience in socio-cultural factors that affect global

project implementation

. Experience in data collection in developing countries

. Experience in all aspects of procurement of IT and other

services, locally and Internationally

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

. Highly skilled in

o independent research and analysis in a team environment that

demonstrates knowledge of the economic, market, political,

social, technical and other factors that influence project

implementation particularly as it relates to International

Development, Governance, Human Rights, Environmental and Trade

issues.

. Membership

Member of Mahamaya Girls College Sri Lanka Alumni Association of

North America. Was a Voluntary member of the Newsletter

Committee and the Scholarship Committee whereby we coordinated

and fundraised for 15 scholarships to be awarded to students

with extreme economic hardship.

EDUCATION

Master of Laws (LL.M)

George Washington University Law School, Washington DC / Oxford University,

U.K. May 2014

Bachelor of Laws (LL.B)

University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

July 1994

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