RavindraE A Samarakone has over 25 years of experience in management roles in the diamond and jewelry industry with international exposure in over 10 countries. He is seeking a challenging leadership position to utilize his dynamic, deadline-focused, and results-oriented management skills. His experience includes general management, marketing, sales, manufacturing, and procurement of diamonds and jewelry. He has a proven track record of setting up operations, achieving sales targets, and developing innovative products.

1. RavindraE A Samarakone
152, Kinlock lane,FortRichmond Phone:204-588-7171
Winnipeg, Manitoba,R3T6B1 Email:ravinsamarakone@yahoo.com
Profile
Objective
A challenging positioning in heading a team of professionals, with a reputed, well established,
growing sales and marketing, trading or manufacturing company, which will enable me to apply my
dynamic deadline focused result oriented management skills. Have acquired over 25 years of experience
in management fields in the Diamond and Jewelry industry with international exposure in excess of 18
years working across different locations worldwide
Skills
 General manager with detailed knowledge and over 20 years of international experience in
marketing sales manufacturing and buying of diamonds, diamond jewellery and high value jewellery.
 International Exposure of more than 10 countries representing the same company Rosy blue N.V.
www.rosyblue.com/our-business www.debeersgroup.com/globalsightholdersales/en/.../rosy-
blue-nv.htm www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3480000083.htm
 Setting up Buying, manufacturing and sales operations according to current market trends
 Liaising with customers, suppliers and different internal departments of the company to ensure
manufacturing and sales targets are achieved.
 People and management skills, both conceptual and operational, to strategically plan, flawlessly
implement and follow-through to achieve desired outcomes meeting deadlines.
 Brainstorming, setting up quality circles, Kaizen for enhanced results and optimizing lean
management outcomes across all areas of operations from sales to operational teams.
 Business development, research and development, goal setting, innovative initiatives through
creativity (developing new diamond cut shapes i.e. millennium cut, fire rose etc.), market research
and risk benefits analysis.
 Computer skills, e-mail, internet, MS office suite, ERP(enterprise resource planning).
 Crafting New Diamond cutting shapes for the Group.
 Experience in Laser manufacturing, Dialits, Maxicuts, Russian Bruters, Pneumatic systems, Sarin,
Helium and Israeli developed fantasy Stone to stone barcode scanned complete Diamond tracking
system.
Relevant Experience
General Manager January 2007 - June 2015
Rosy Blue (Eurasia) Fze, Dubai.
 Responsible to Set up Rough diamond sales desk as pioneer in Dubai. (Diamond Hub that has risen as
a key location for Diamond and Jewelry business that has taken a Major portion of business from
Antwerp to Dubai.
 Setting up and managing complete Rough business division in Dubai for the Group up to handover
with a strong client base.
 Marketing and sales of rough Diamonds to clients worldwide.
 Heading the Rough Diamond Business Division, manufacturing to add value matching standards to
meet laboratory certification. Heads business development, Operations and Production teams
 Procuring of rough diamonds, Manufacture, Categorize into assortments and sell as per market
demand to generate business results with predetermined volumes of turnover and profit margins.
(Covering an annual turnover of 72 million us $ with an ROI of 18 %.)
 Selling high end Jewelry and special stones to exclusive clientele and Custodianship of High value
Precious stones and jewelry.

2.  Procuring Diamonds from all parts of Africa, Belgium, Russia, Brazil, making assortments,
manufacturing to precision, planning and executing sales up to collections.
 Liaise with suppliers, brokers, dealers, manufacturers, miners and clients.
Prior experience
Deputy managing Director, Factory Manager January 2004 to December 2006
Rosy Blue Manufacturing, Pretoria, South Africa
 Heading the complete cutting and polishing factory with state of the art hi-tech machinery, product
mix/ production planning, overall management of the factory from Import of Raw material to export
of finished product liaising with head office in Belgium.
 Skill of sizes ranging from 3 grainers to + 10 carats .
 Costing, budgeting, HR and overall general management of the diamond factory including. industrial
relations and AIDS counseling.
 Implement laser technology, automated machinery to manufacture diamonds as a pioneer in the
industry.
 Designing, setting up, implementing and maintenance of ERP system with barcode scanning each
diamond from raw material to finished product integrating estimated vs. actual pricing.
 Responsible for Factory efficiencies, achieving deliveries, machine allocation and layouts.
 Calculating future manpower requirement for production, cutting and polishing departments.
 Responsible for method developments, changes / engineering / re-engineering, workplace changes,
optimizing cost per stone efficiencies utilizing, state of the art machinery Helium, Bettonville lasers,
Sarin, Dialits, Maxicuts and Russian bruters.
 Responsible and in charge of all projects and ventures into new markets.
Director, Consultant January 2002- December2003
Rosy Blue, Guangzhou, China
 Setting up factory layout and installation of automatic machinery for fully automated diamond
sawing factory, first of its kind, train and manage production till fully operational as a production
facility.
 Protect and look into business interest of the principles, Rosy Blue, taking custodianship of the
overall inventory.
Consultant / Advisor
Rosy Blue India, Mumbai Jan 2000 – September 2002
 Consultant for recruitment and training of technical and management staff. Assessments of
management trainees and managers, approving and designing job profiles. Overseeing expansion of
factories India wide, increasing efficiencies and productivity through product flow planning and
motivational techniques.
 Enhance turnaround cycleof inventory and analyzing financial results to reduce cost of product
 Target and set an effective competitive cost per stone to attract prevailing market conditions whilst
maintaining profitability to be ahead of others.
 Monitor market trends and plan product mix accordingly.
 Career succession planning, Implementing quality, and production control systems
 Updating and redesigning the work processes to bring it up to date with the latest technology and
methods to meet future challenges.
 Lecturing and training managers and employees in manufacturing, operations, industrial engineering
(Work-Study), quality control, 5S, R &D, production methods with the use of planning and
management tools. Designing and conducting seminars to all cadres of the organization, waste
reduction, damage and seconds reduction, re-engineering for better efficiencies.
 Offering consulting services to sister companies on the same lines as above, set up procedures and
systems, to carry out audits and evaluations.
 Facilitating to obtain ISO certification

3. Chief Executive /Technical Co-coordinating Director, General Manager 1975 -1999
Blue Diamonds Ltd, Blue Diamonds Jewelry Worldwide, Sri Lanka.
 Managing and overseeing marketing sales and production of the world’s first ever Jewelry factory
that possesses the patent for Carbon locked Diamond jewelry.
 In charge of diamond production for an annual turnover of US$ 40 million – 1500 workforce with
600 machines and 1200 sawing machines equipped with master cutters with a team of 4 Directors,
20 line managers and 25 supervisors ,total.
 In charge of introducing and implementing of Quality Circles and expanding them to the group
companies a market leader in Sri Lanka Ceylinco Group.
 Evaluating and facilitating to buy Rough Diamonds at DTC (DeBeers) Auctions in UK for factory
production.
Non Relevant and Canadian Experience
 Responsible to set up Garment Manufacturing unit producing Denim Jackets and Jeans with 240
machines to export to overseas markets as a stop gap for diamond polishers during a weak diamond
market in 1999.
 Volunteer and permanent executive committee member of Ekal Vidyalaya foundation of India Dubai.
Chapter www.ekalvidyalaya.org, an NGO providing education to children of Rural India.
Accomplishments
 Achieving an outstanding sales of 72 million us$ sales in Rough Diamond sales with an ROI of 18%
during 2008 recession in Dubai.
 Developing special diamond cut shapes millennium, fire rose, hearts and arrows at the inception.
 Executive committee member of the prestigious Master Diamond Cutters Association of South Africa
in 2004 to 2006 representing Rosy Blue Manufacturing, Cullinan.
 Obtaining a DTC (De Beers) rough diamond sight within 18 months of taking responsibility for the
Cullinan Diamond Factory with remarkable results.
 Winning national exporters award for the Blue Diamonds, Sri Lanka, subsidiary of Rosy Blue on many
occasions.
 Heading a Jewelry company with a team that developed Carbon Locked patented diamond setting in
Sri Lanka that operates up to date.
Educational Qualifications
 Apprenticeship with first class certification in Diamond Manufacturing trained under Belgian
Diamond Experts
 Diploma in Gemology
 Diplomas in Diamond Grading and Gemology
 PMP Classroom Certification(Project Management Professional)
 High School GCE Advanced level in science
 Successful completion of a course in Dubai on Effective Personal productivity by Paul J Meyer
 MBTI
 Diploma in Aids counseling with a Distinction at the University of South Africa. (UNISA).
 Certificate in Principles of Management, Sales and Marketing.
References available upon request