Mr.
SASIKUMAR KANAKALINGAM
( Establishment, Process Enhancement, Profitability ,Sustainability and Re-engineering)
Tel: +94777602401
CAREER STATEMENT
“I feel that my greatest strengths are
firstly my strong commitment to
upgrading the system to compete and
satisfy the client requirement.
Secondly my skill at working efficiently
as part of a team, and forming solid
personal bonds with other staff
members. Thirdly my desire to do
everything possible to ensure the
organization is performing well not
only to meet the target but also to
achieve the planned goals set for it.”
-Sasikumar Kanakalingam
AREAS OF EXPERTISE &
EXPERIENCES
Organizational Development(4Yrs)
Business Development (12Yrs)
Not for Profit (12Yrs)
Industry Analysis(4Yrs)
Entrepreneurship(5Yrs)
Sales & Marketing(3Yrs)
Capacity Building(4Yrs)
Project & Program Manage(8Yrs)
Research & Development(6Yrs)
International Development(3Yrs)
Community Development(4Yrs)
Management-NGOs& Govt (9Yrs)
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Leadership skills • * Business promotion of the past industries
Professional judgment
Service orientated
Performance Management
Team building
Strategic Plan& Communication
Business Planning
Project Planning
Proposal Writing
Market Research
Training
Networking
PERSONAL SKILLS
Responsiveness
Decision making
Self control
Excellent communicator
Tactful & articulate
Well organised
Influencing skills
Problem solving
SME Management Expert
A-12, 1st Lane, College Road, Poonthoddam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.
E-mail: saksi76@yahoo.com Linkedin Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sasikumarkanakalingam
PERSONAL SUMMARY
A dedicated self driven personality who can make a tangible difference in commercial, Livelihood and
international development environments and strong managerial & technical capacity to handle
businesses and not for profit organizations on drafting strategies to work towards the sustainability as
well as the subsequent growth and influence towards high quality outputs at low costs. Ever
appreciates the holistic approach at executive level along with down to earth approach in all tiers.
Currently seeking a challenging fulltime job opportunity with a business /not for profit organization.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE CAREER
▪ Developed and streamlined all operational procedures of a SME (Confectionery) in Canada.
▪ Developed and implemented the project to support women headed families in Eastern Sri Lanka.
▪ Assisted to establish NEED Centre from the inception to become operational to promote local and
foreign investment in M/SME Sector-Sri Lanka
▪ Generated and managed four digit sales (in USD) in the accounts of Textile production and doubled
the revenue within two years with the acceleration of export production as well as improved the
production by 50% for the each subsequent years via efficiency improvement-Malawi, Africa
▪ Re-engineered the overall factory operations & facilitated to draft the investment plan for Malawi
Investment Projects-2014 [Ref: http://malawithewarmheart.com/files/malawi_investment_projects_2014.pdf ]
▪ Developed the website & business brochure for the factory [Ref: http://www.bangwefactory.mw/]
▪ Established MIS for all departments & facilitated to draft annual budgets, Secured the donation for
local and international market promotion and for capacity building–Bangwe Factory, Malawi
▪ Proposed& made required amendments in the constitution, developed the Business plan and
business brochure , established in-house business resource centre for Chamber of Commerce-
Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
▪ Drafted and updated the country donor map-Sri Lanka for 2005 & 2006 , managed several SME
studies & Livelihood studies for the international donor agencies-SLBDC, Colombo, Sri Lanka
▪ Conducted resource mapping studies in three districts for industrial establishment and prepared
several investment profiles & business plans on identified business opportunities-BSSF, Sri Lanka
CAREER HISTORY
Business Mentor
Business Consulting-Freelance Nov 2019- To date
* Sharing past experiences to motivate the business start ups
Josi Sprinkles Inc-Canada
CONSULTANT-SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Apr 2019 – Oct 2019
* Established & streamlined all operational procedures- Marketing, Sourcing, Production, Delivery & Mgmt
* Established production flows & control mechanisms on - supplier approval, receiving, storage , shipping &
Inventory, process & product evaluation
* Established all hygiene management practices for the industry (Sanitation, Housekeeping, Hygiene, chemical &
Pest Control)
* Trained the staff with tractability and mock recall process for the particular industry.
* Dealt with the all service providers and the laboratories for sample analysis
North and East Economic Development Centre, Eastern Region Office - Sri Lanka
PROJECT OFFICER July 2018- Jan 2019
*Wrote Investment profiles for SMEs
*Promoted supply chain management
*Compiled project reports
North and East Economic Development(NEED) Centre, Northern Region Office - Sri Lanka
CENTRE MANAGER Sep 2017- June 2018
*Established the centre and liaison with the businesses and government sectors
*Operated the centre towards the sustainability
Freelance Consulting, Western & Northern Region(N.R.) - Sri Lanka
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT Jan 2016- Aug 2017
*Consulted with business clients to improve the technology usage in product & market development.
MEMBERSHIPS
▪ International Association of
Engineers (IAENG) -
Associate Member (106139)
▪ Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka
(IESL) -
Associate Member (AM-6750)
▪ Institute of Management, Sri Lanka
(IMSL) -
Associate Member (A-624)
REFEREES
Mr. Swarna Ranathunga
Senior Manager
Jinasena Training and Rehab. Trust
No:05, St. Sebastian Road,
Kanuana, Ja-ela
Sri Lanka
Mobile: +94-773-149411
Email:swarna.ranathunga@yahoo.com
Mr. Anjula Jeyasundara
Programme Manager
Asia Foundation-Sri Lanka
30/1 Bagatalle Road
Colombo 3, Sri Lanka
Ground Line: + 94 -11- 205-8701
Mobile : +94-71-8008049
Email: anjula23@yahoo.com
PERSONAL DETAILS
Nationality – Sri Lankan
Date of Birth – 14/08/1976
N. I. C. No – 762271451V
Passport No – N3247170
Marital Status – Married
INTERESTS
Networking & Blogging
Bangwe Factory-Malawi Council for the Handicapped [MACOHA], Malawi, Central - East Africa
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ADVISOR Oct 2013- Oct2015
*Improved the supply chain management activities to increase productivity in the following areas:
efficient resources management , cost control, capacity development, market oriented product
launches and the revenue maximization
Freelance Consulting, Northern Region(N.R.) - Sri Lanka
INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT Jan 2013- Sep 2013
*Strengthened the market linkage & networking capacity for NGOs.
International Institute of Development Training (IIDT), N.R.-Sri Lanka
PROGRAMME COORDINATOR Oct 2012- Dec 2012
*Promoted Training and Consultancy Services to SME & Social enterprise on behalf of IIDT to
Government agencies, NGOs, businesses for sustainable economic development initiatives.
Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Agriculture, Vavuniya Dist.[VDCCIA] - Sri Lanka
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (COO) Sep 2011- Aug 2012
*Lobbied and administered the chamber for business community in all activities.
NEO Engineering (Pvt) Ltd , Northern Region – Sri Lanka
CONSULTANT-PART TIME Feb 2011– July 2011
*Prepared budgets for the sub contracts to repair of industrial equipments and to renovate the sites
*Supervised the site activities with progress reporting
Sri Lanka Business Development Centre [SLBDC], Colombo -Sri Lanka
MANAGER-RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT Dec 2005– Jan 2011
*Organized pre-plan meetings
*Conducted secondary data collections to develop the Livelihood/ Market research proposals
*Designed the primary data collection materials & Conducted enumerators training
*Assisted to scrutinize computerized information and summarizing the data
BSSF Project –Asian Development Bank , Northern Region-Sri Lanka
BUSINESS PLANNING & MANAGENET ADVISOR Aug 2004– Oct 2005
*Conducted SWOT analysis to identify the requirements of SMEs & BDS providers training
requirements
*Developed and implemented the required strategic & management training plans in order to
upgrade the skills for future demand
*Established the linkage with external agencies to have excellent support services for the SMEs and
BDS providers.
Displaced with family due to ethnical war in Sri Lanka
UNEMPLOYED Aug 2003- July 2004
Oacianic Knitters (Pvt) Ltd , Colombo- Sri Lanka
VOLUNTEER-QUALITY CONTROL AND STUDY Apr 2003- July 2003
*Learned and developed the relevant control systems to run the production lines in efficient way
*Modified the monitoring and evaluation system of operational progress
*Developed and maintained the relevant records
*Trained the staffs on relevant procedures for obtaining ISO certification for the industry.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
The Association of Accounting Technicians, Colombo, Sri Lanka Oct 2002- Jan 2003
Certificate Course for Computerized Accounting (CCA) – (English)
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Bachelor of Science (Engineering): Production- Textile -(English)
Jan 1998- Dec 2002
Medium- English
Jaffna Hindu College, Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Jan 1988- Dec 1996
G.C.E(Advance Level) - (Tamil)