Harshan J. — CEO
Fast-tracked to the position of Vice President of Operations from a software engineer within 11 years at a Silicon Valley-based web development company. With over 16 years of experience in the IT industry and leading cross-functional engineering teams to deliver projects within budget and time with the highest quality. I planned and led the organizational transformation and growth from a smaller start-up to a medium-sized operation, resulting in an annual revenue generation of over US$8 million. Global business giants such as Google, Samsung, Hyundai, Softbank, and WeWork were among the clients for whom I led project deliveries. As an expert in strategies and agile delivery, I specialize in optimizing delivery and business processes to drive efficiency and success. My guiding philosophies revolve around empowering and enabling individuals to become successful leaders. I believe in strategic and adaptive planning, continuously improving processes, aligning cross-functional teams and departments towards common company goals, and fostering a robust organizational culture. Through discipline, unwavering commitment, and a steadfast focus, I humbly acknowledge the significant achievements I have attained. Some notable accomplishments in last couple of years at eight25: - I improved the productivity of the development team by 40% by improving planning, developing internal supporting products, and increasing their job satisfaction by improving the work-life balance of my employees. - I made strategic decisions that positively impacted the organization's culture, such as empowering the team leads and reducing the dependencies between teams while improving coordination among the items. - I've taken the lead in successfully shifting to a WFH work culture while minimizing the impacts on productivity. - Under my leadership, a new data mining team was initiated that contributes to the growth of the sales generation of the organization. - I successfully introduced and implemented a new revenue stream module within the organization, which played a crucial role in enhancing financial stability. My skills are leading software-delivering teams and support departments, data mining for sales lead generation, coaching and mentoring project managers and team leads, building high-performance teams, negotiation skills, Lean change management, agile planning, company culture development, budgeting, and more.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS Operations Leader with a strong focus on Agile methodologies and team productivity.
Location: Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Experience: 24 yrs
Skills
- Agile Project Management
- Process Improvement
- Leadership
- Operations Management
- Data Mining
- Strategic Planning
- Agile Methodologies
- People Management
- Information Technology
Career Highlights
- Led organizational transformation resulting in $8 million annual revenue.
- Improved development team productivity by 40% through strategic planning.
- Established a data mining team enhancing sales generation.
Work Experience
modernie
Chief Executive Officer (9 mos)
Celata Tech Inc.
Chief Operating Officer (6 mos)
HROCK Digital
Chief Executive Officer (2 yrs 3 mos)
Central Park Puppies
COO | Driving Innovation and Operational Excellence (8 mos)
EIGHT25MEDIA
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Head Of Operations (1 yr 2 mos)
Manager Operations (5 yrs 7 mos)
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Software Engineer (7 mos)
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Greenford Roundabout BP
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LOLC Holdings PLC
Software Engineer (1 yr 1 mo)
IT Officer (3 yrs 3 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA at University of West London
BSc (Hons) Computing at University of Greenwich
A/L at St. Peter's College
O/L at St. Peter's College
Diploma at London Business School (Pvt)
Advanced Diploma; Diploma at Pvt