Development Officer Business Administration
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ADDRESS
No **, Lakeside, Paradise,
Kuruwita, ***00, Sri Lanka
PHONE / WHATSAPP
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SANJEEWA LAKSHMAN
CONTACT INFO
• Autonomy
• Resilience
• Teamwork
• Results Focused
• Excellent Attention to details
• Excellent communication
• Leadership
• Adaptability
• Time management
Tea Development Of icer
CAREER GOAL
A Tea Development Officer with over 20 years of experience in the tea industry, equipped with a Master of Development Communication and Extension from the esteemed University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Eager to further enhance expertise by pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree, aiming to leverage comprehensive industry knowledge and academic background for organizational growth and personal development.
Date of Birth
Marital Status
Gender
Driving License
: 11.01.1976
: Married
: Male
: Sri Lankan License
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
PERSONAL SKILLS
LANGUAGES
English - Professional pro iciency
Sinhala - Native pro iciency
Master of Development Communication and Extension 2012 - 2014 Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
GPA : 3.03
PERSONAL DETAILS
Research Topic : Factors affecting of GMP implementation in low-grown Tea processing centres in Sri Lanka for the ful illment of directed study course.
Published a research paper in the Tea Research Institute scienti ic journal on the above topic.
Bachelor Science of Agriculture 1997 - 2002
University of Ruhuna Faculty of Agriculture, Sri Lanka Specialized in Food science and technology, Final year project completed on milk production and quality controlling plant. Completed farm machinery training and farm management course. General Certi icate in Advanced Level Examination 1994 Department of Examination, Sri Lanka
Overall Results : 3 Very good passes, 1 Ordinary pass General Certi icate in Ordinary Level Examination 1991 Department of Examination, Sri Lanka
Overall Results : 3 Distinctions, 2 Credit pass, 2 Ordinary pass, Credit pass - English
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IELTS
IELTS - ACADEMIC 2024
Overall Band Score : 5.5
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REFERENCES
Project Management Executive Oct 2004 - Sep 2005
Sabaragamuwa Fertilizers Pvt Ltd, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka Tea Development Of icer Sep 2005 - Present
Sri Lanka Tea Board (SLTB)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dr. M.K.S.D. Amarathunga
Head/Department of Export Agriculture
Faculty of Animal Science and Export
Agriculture
Uwa Wellassa University of Sri Lanka
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Mr Ajith Mahendra jayasundara
Managing Director
Sabaragamuwa Fertilizer Pvt Ltd
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Develop target strategies and project plans to drive vision and enhance industrial value.
Plane advisory and awareness service to the Tea plantation communities and shareholders.
Work closely with co-workers and service receivers to determine appropriate service offerings and strategies for industry needs. Assesses projects against budget and timeline.
Deliver development strategy updates to upper-level management. Conduct ield inspections and get corrections on the manner of operations.
Established quality controlling systems for tea manufacturing and contributed to auditing them.
Formulated fertilizer mixtures and monitored bulk blending and packaging.
Consulted with the importing of Argo-chemicals and assisted in the monitoring of labeling of packaging.
Assisted in conducting feasibility studies on machinery solutions for local agriculture and Conducted ield trials for ield adaptability by
ield trials.
Conducted awareness and extension process with the marketing personnel for developing rapid marketing strategies for fast-moving among local farm communities and post-marketing analysis as well as conducted marketing research.
Management Consultant Present
Sabaragamuwa Fertilizers Pvt Ltd, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka Agriculture Executive/Protective Agriculture Aug 2003 - Oct 2004 and Micro Irrigation Specialist
Flower Land Lanka Subsidiary to Flower Land Australia
(Hope Valley, Western Australia)
Project planning, designing and monitoring of installations of Micro irrigation systems in farm ields. Designed and commissioned protective agriculture projects.
Successfully planned and implemented more than 12
micro-irrigation systems in a variety of crops countrywide. Given the contribution to the established number of greenhouse projects.
Conducted several awareness and marketing-oriented activities on Micro irrigation and protective agriculture.
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Buy Back Farm Manager Feb 2002 - Jun 2003
Five Acres Farm, Sri Lanka
Training - Tea Manufacturing and Industry Promotion 2018 Zenshu College of Science and Technology PRC, China
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