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CURRICULUM VITAE
H.A.C. Buddhika Karunarathna
B.Sc. (Agriculture) M. Sc. (Environmental Sanitation)
Contact Details: Home
123- D Mulleriyawa North
Angoda
Sri Lanka
E mail hacbuddhika@gmail.com
Tel +94 11 256 94 11
Mobile +94 71 691 84 66
Date of birth: 04 December 1974
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Performance driven leader and Results oriented achiever with motivational management style
who builds and retains motivated teams of professionals for accelerated growth of an
organization.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Independent Inspection of cargo and Total Quality Management
Marketing and Business Development
ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System
ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management System
Environnemental Management and Sanitation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Current Position : Manager, Food and Agricultural Services
Period: Since January 2014
Institution: GEO-CHEM Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Address: No. 260/25, Dr. Danister de Silva Mawatha, Baseline Road, Dematagoda,
Colombo 09, Sri Lanka
Type of organization: Independent Inspection, Testing, Verification and Certification Company
Description of responsibilities:
• Sales and Business Promotion in the field of inspection, testing and certification
• Business diversification to new service areas
• Managing the team and fulfilling company objectives
• Responsible for implementation and management of company ISO 9001:2008 Quality
Management System
• Conducting audits on Quality Management (ISO 9001:2008) and Food Safety
Management (ISO 22000:2005)
Office
GEO-CHEM Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
No. 260/25, Dr. Danister de Silva
Mawatha
Baseline Road
Dematagoda
Colombo 09
E mail buddhika.k@geochem.lk
Tel +94 11 31 33 192
Fax +94 11 26 72 468

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Possition Held : Manager, Agricultural Services
Period: April 2006 to January 2014
Institution: SGS Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Address: 140, Vauxhall Street, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka
Type of organization: International Inspection, Testing, Verification and Certification Company
Description of responsibilities:
• Sales and Business Promotion in the field of inspection, testing and certification
• Business diversification to new service areas
• Managing the team and fulfilling company objectives
• Conducting audits on Quality Management (ISO 9001:2008) and Food Safety
Management (ISO 22000:2005
Position held : Lecturer
Period: Since April 2002 to April 2006
Institution: Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
Address: P. O. Box 02, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka
Type of organization: Government
Description of responsibilities:
• Teaching undergraduates (both theory and practical). (Medium: English)
• Supervising final years students’ research project / Industrial training.
(Medium: English)
• Examination Work on above mentioned subjects paper setting, marking and conducting
practical and viva voce examinations (Medium: English)
Position held: Research Assistant
Period: August 2001– April 2002
Institution: Agri- Business center, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
Address: University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Type of organization: Government
Reason for leaving: Termination of the Project
Description of the project and work responsibilities:
• Fish in Irrigation Systems Technology (FIrST), a collaborative research project of
Agribusiness Center, University of Peradeniya, Institute of Aquaculture, University of
Sterling and the University of Newcastle, UK, (Funded by DFID), exploring the
feasibility of promoting inland fisheries (food fish) production, for the benefit of the poor
communities in the dry zone of Sri Lanka.
• Implementation of project work, monitoring, data collection, data analysis as well as
report writing.

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Position held: Assistant Lecturer / Research Assistant
Period: April 2000 – August 2001
Institution: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
Address: University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Type of organization: Government
Reason for leaving: Termination of the Contract
Description of responsibilities:
• Giving lectures to undergraduates and Conducting practical and tutorial classes for them
• Assisted the senior staff in research project
• Implementation of project work, monitoring, data collection, data analysis as well as
report writing.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
M.Sc. in Environmental Sanitation - 2005
Centre for Environmental Sanitation
Faculty of Bio Science Engineering
University of Gent
Belgium.
Specialization in Environmental Microbiology
Research : Pre and Probiotic effect of compost formulations
Medium of instruction: English
Promoter: Prof. Dr. ir. Willy Verstraete
Complementary Studies in Environmental Sanitation - 2004
Faculty of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
University of Gent
Belgium
Promotor: Prof. Dr. Marc Van Dan Heede
Medium of instruction: English
Post academic training in Low Countries studies - 2004
University of Gent
Belgium
Medium of instruction: English
B.Sc. in Agriculture - 2000 (Second Class honors, Upper division – GPA 3.39)
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Peradeniya
Sri Lanka
Supervisor: Prof. H.P.M Gunasena
Specialization : Perennial Crop Production
Research: Suitability study of Gliricidia sepium, Caliandra calothyrsus and Acacia
auriculiformis as a source of bio energy production in Sri Lanka
Medium of instruction: English

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RESEARCH PROJECTS INVOLVED:
1. Evaluation of Pre and Probiotic effects of compost formulations.
2. Assessment of compost as a feed additive in animal feed and potential uses of compost in
animal husbandry.
3. Fish in Irrigation Systems Technology (FIrST) Project. Which involved food fish production
in small scale framer managed seasonal tanks.
4. Suitability study of Gliricidia sepium, Caliandra calothyrsus and Acacia auriculiformis as a
source of bio energy production in Sri Lanka.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Qualified Auditor for ISO 9000 – 2008 (Management System Auditing)
Qualified Auditor for ISO 22000 -2005 (Food Safety Management System Auditing).
Auditor and technical expertise for ISO 14000 (Environmental Safety Management System
Auditing).
Auditor and technical expertise for GLOBAL GAP (Global Good Agricultural Practices)
PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS:
MPP – Managing People and Performances. Conducted by SGS SA in India, 2011.
Operation Supervision - Conducted by SGS SA with the assessment module from order
management to claim management.
Finance for Non Financial Managers Certificate of achievement as part of the global SGS
Manager Passport, E-leaning held by SGS Group Management Ltd.
Collateral Management (CMA) services on 30 – 31st
May 2013 held by SGS Philippines Inc.
Occupational Health and Safety - Confined Space Entry Training Program for inspection &
sampling with safety held by Safety Circle Pvt. Ltd & SGS Lanka (Pvt.) Ltd on 14-15
September, 2013.
Supervisory Development Program held by The Knowledge Agent (Pvt) Ltd and SGS Lanka
(Pvt) Ltd on 23 September, 2013.
ISO 22000 – 2005 Lead Auditor Training Course (IRCA UK Approved) conducted by SGS
Lanka (Pvt Ltd), Colombo, August 2006
ISO 9000 – 2008 Lead Auditor Training Course (IRCA UK Approved) conducted by SGS
Lanka (Pvt Ltd) Colombo, May 2006
CTPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) Training Course on Compliance
and Social Auditing conducted by SGS Lanka (Pvt) Ltd Colombo, May 2006

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AWARDS RECEIVED:
VLIR Scholarship, Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR), Belgium. 2003
Mahapola merit scholarship, Mahapola trust fund, Sri Lanka. Awarded 1996
REFEREES:
Mr. Chamika Wimalasiri
Business Manager
SGS Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
140, Vauxhall street
Colombo 02
Sri Lanka
E mail chamika_wimalasiri@sgs.com
Tel +94 (0)11 537 62 80
Fax +94 (0)11 243 64 04
Dr. C N Walpita
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences
Sabaragamuwa University
PO Box 02
Belihuloya
E mail walpitacn@yahoo.com
Tel +94 (0)45 228 00 74
Mob +94 (0)71 837 29 81
H.A.C. Buddhika Karunarathna