Iroshan Pathirannahalage

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I am Iroshan Sampath Kumara, a project and program leader with 15+ years delivering digital solutions across government, defence, education, HR, logistics, GIS, and R&D environments.

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I am Iroshan Sampath Kumara, a project and program leader with 15+ years delivering digital solutions across government, defence, education, HR, logistics, GIS, and R&D environments. I have led nationwide initiatives such as the National Education Management Automation (NEMIS) rollout, coordinating multi-stakeholder engagement from the ministry to schools and vendors, and ensuring governance, risk management, and operational readiness for large-scale deployments.

I thrive in secure, mission-critical contexts, balancing governance, RAID risk management, budgeting, and stakeholder engagement with hands-on technical leadership. My focus areas include GIS/remote sensing, AI and computer vision initiatives, and strategic IT planning to enable data-driven decision making and lasting digital transformation across diverse domains.

  • 20 years' experience
  • Joined February 2026

Languages

  • Sinhala, SinhaleseFluent
  • EnglishAdvanced
  • ChineseIntermediate

Industry experience

  • Education
  • Government
  • Software & Internet
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Professional Services
  • Transportation & Logistics
  • Other
  • Travel & Hospitality

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Work experience· 13 roles

Strategic Planning Specialist (Staff Officer Admin and Planning) · Sri Lanka Air ForceJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Leads IT administrative and strategic planning functions, aligning capability roadmaps with Air Force operational priorities; coordinates IT programmes, prepares policy papers, minutes, governance documents, and manages cadre planning and continuity for critical roles.

Project Manager · Sri Lanka National Education Management Automation (NEMIS) – Government of Sri LankaJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Led national rollout of NEMIS across 10,000+ government schools; onboarded 240,000 teachers, 4.2M students, 15,000 administrative officers, and parents/guardians; coordinated Ministry, provincial/zonal offices, schools, and vendors; drove delivery assurance (scope, schedule, RAID) and operational readiness for nationwide deployment.

Vice President · Sri Lanka Modern Pentathlon FederationJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos

Strategic IT leadership and governance for federation activities and digital transformation initiatives.

Director of Information Technology · Lily Lanka (Pvt) LtdJan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos
Project Manager · Sri Lanka National Education Management Automation (NEMIS)Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos
Secretary (AquaOc) · Sri Lanka Air ForceJan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos
Enterprise IT, CIO Functions & Program Delivery (Commanding Officer) · Sri Lanka Air ForceJan 2021 – Jan 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo
Information Technology Procurement (Staff Officer IT) · Sri Lanka Air ForceJan 2020 – Jan 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo

Education

BSc (Hons) Computing and Information Systems · London Metropolitan University, UK2030 – 2004
Postgraduate Diploma in Defence Management · General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka2030 – 2015
MSc in Geoinformatics · University of Colombo, Sri Lanka2030 – 2026
MPhil in Engineering · University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka2030 – 2026

Certifications and awards

Postgraduate Diploma in Defence Management2030 – 2015
MPhil in Engineering2030 – 2026
BSc (Hons) Computing and Information Systems2004 – 2026
MSc in Geoinformatics2030 – 2026

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