Mr.

SASIKUMAR KANAKALINGAM
SME Management Expert (Inception, Process Enhancement, Profitability, Sustainability and Re-engineering)
A-12, 1st Lane, College Road, Poonthoddam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. Tel: +94777602401 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.
I’m 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
* Business promotion of the past industries
* 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.
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 & 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

Certificate Course for Computerized Accounting (CCA) – (English)
Oct 2002- Jan 2003
University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Bachelor of Science (Engineering): Production- Textile -(English)
Jan 1998- Dec 2002

Jaffna Hindu College, Jaffna, Sri Lanka

G.C.E(Advance Level) - (Tamil)
Jan 1988- Dec 1996

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