I was enlisted at the then General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy in 1996 and graduated from KDA in the year 2000. Having got posted to the No 9 Attack Helicopter Squadron at Air Force Base, Hingurakgoda, which operated Mi-24 Attack Helicopters, I initially served as an Engineering Officer of the Squadron till the year 2003, when I served at all operational attachments of the Squadron in Air Force Station Palaly, Air Force Base Anuradapura, Air Force Base Vavuniya, Sri Lanka Navy Karainagar and Sri Lanka Army Detachments in Jaffna. In 2003, I was posted to the Sri Lanka Air Force Detachment, Purawasamkulam (located on the Vavuniya-Mannar Road) as the Mechanical Transport Officer. In 2004, I was transferred to the Air Force Base, Ratmalana as the Mechanical Transport Officer. In January 2006, I was posted again to No 9 Attack Helicopter Squadron at Air Force Base, Hingurakgoda, where I served as Deputy Officer Commanding Maintenance (DOCM) from 2008 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2012 as the Officer Commanding Maintenance (OCM). Soon after my tenure at the operational squadron, I was posted to Aero Engineering Support Wing (ASW) at Sri Lanka Air Force Base, Ratmalana as Officer Commanding Aeronautical Engineering (OCAE) from January 2012 to April 2014, which is the third-line maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility of propellers, piston engines, aircraft instruments, electrical and electronics components of aircraft, undercarriage systems and non-destructive testing (NDT). From April 2014 to December 2015, I served as the Quality Assurance Officer (QAO) of Sri Lanka Air Force Base, Ratmalana. I was appointed as the Quality Manager of Helitours (Pvt) Ltd of Sri Lanka Air Force from April 2014 to December 2015, which is the commercial air operation entity registered with the Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL). We operated two MA-60 aircraft for domestic passenger transport operations. Subsequently, in January 2017, I was appointed as the Manager Engineering of Helitours (Pvt) Ltd, where I served till November 2018. In November 2018, I was transferred to the Ministry of Defence (MOD), where I served as Aide De Camp (ADC) to the Secretary of the Ministry of Defence until January 2020 and then I took over duties as the Staff Officer Technical to the Commander of the Air Force until being appointed as Director Media in November 2020. I am an aeronautical engineer by profession and an associate member of the Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka. I have followed the Aeronautical Engineers Course (Electronics) at Air Force Technical College, Bangalore, India; Structural Health Monitoring Course at College of Aeronautical Engineering and Aircraft Accident Investigation Course, Institute of Air Safety, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan as well as Junior and Senior Staff Courses in Sri Lanka. I was awarded the Utthama Seva Padakkama (USP) for my unblemished record and military conduct; the North and East Operations Medal; the Sri Lanka Armed Services Long Service Medal; the 50th Independence Anniversary Medal; and the North and East Humanitarian Operational Medals. I am married and blessed with two children (one son and a daughter).

• Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering
• Post Graduate Diploma in Defence Management
• Master of Science in Defence and Strategic Studies
• Associate Member

• 22 years’ experience in Aeronautical Engineering in Helicopters and Aeroplanes in both military aircraft maintenance and more than 04 years’ experience in Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka (CAASL) approved aircraft maintenance
• Experience in CAASL Approved Part 145 Maintenance organization in the fields such as Aircraft line/ base maintenance, Production planning/ Technical Service, Quality assurance, Procurement management, Human Factors, Crew Resource Management and also as a Manager Engineering and Quality Manager
• Expertise knowledge on regulatory requirements of initial airworthiness (Part-21 and CS) and continuing airworthiness (Part-M, Part-145, Part-66 and Part-147) in Civil Aviation Sri Lanka and EASA. Also experienced in preparation of civil aviation customized manuals such as CAME/ MOE/ Aircraft Maintenance Program etc;
• Instructional and teaching experience at both Sri Lanka Air Force and CAASL Approved Part-147 Technical Training Centre
• Qualified in industrial and aviation Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and also qualified in Aircraft Accident Investigation
• Permanent instructor of Command Flight Safety Inspectorate in Sri Lanka Air Force and Kotelawala Defence University on Human Factor and Accident Investigation
• Aircraft armarment and Mechanical transport of motor vehicles experience through Sri Lanka Air Force

• Obtained Second Class (Lower Division) in BSc (Def Stu) in Aeronautical Engineering
• Completed 65 Aeronautical Engineers Course (Electronic) at Air Force Technical College, Bangalore, India with High Average
• Qualified in Safety Management System, Human Factor and ASN 85 Requirements of Continuing Airworthiness Management Organization relevant to commercial aviation
• Qualified in Industrial Metrology and Non Destructive Testing (NDT)
• Qualified in Quality Management in Aviation and general engineering
• Associate Member of Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (AM-28582)
• Associate Member of Royal Aeronautical Society (Membership Number 1361702)