Another success story of IIT
The Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) in its 21 years of
existence have consistently produced ambitious young minds who are
geared to contribute significantly in the IT and business industry,
immediately following their degree at the IIT campus. This trend has
been a long standing and a recognized one, enabling IIT student to gain
an edge over others in terms of demand and career choices.
Sushena Ranatunga |
Creative Solution Director, Sushena Ranatunga is one such example. An
old boy of St Aloysius College Ratnapura, he graduated from IIT with a
degree in Information Systems and Information Technology in 1995.
Starting his career in 1989 as a Systems Operator at Informatics,
Sushena worked at Informatics (Pvt) Ltd., for ten years in various
capacities until he founded - Four Corners Lanka (Pvt )Ltd in 1999.
In 2003 with couple of his friends, Sushena co-founded Creative
Solutions. Since its inception Creative Solutions catered to the
software maintenance, support and quality assurance needs of a diverse
group of companies, most of which are an International clientele. The
company operates a state of the art research and development centre in
Sri Lanka that provides high quality and cost effective services in
terms of all software related work. This also includes the creation of
software - both generic and company specific as well. To date these
software creations have encompassed enterprise search engines, financial
solutions, and e-healthcare solutions among others.
The company also engages in creating user-friendly websites that
incorporate the latest in web design and other tools. Creative
Technology Solutions arm specializes in mobile solutions and ecommerce
applications. There is also a creative software engineering arm
operating as a BPO and a creative search technology arm specializing in
enterprise search solutions.
"IIT degree was a very practical one that consisted of two years
study, followed by a year of industry placement, after which commenced a
final year of study that included a project submission. This type of
degree structure is very innovative, modern and relevant. The exposure
and experience gained from the mid degree industry placement helps the
degree study course to come alive in a practical environment. This
enables the student to grasp exactly what they have been studying. The
connections and contacts made through this year of placement too, gives
the student an advantage and more often than not, we receive an offer
for a job even before we finish our degree.
This is because Industry giants both in Sri Lanka and the
International arena have recognized that IIT students have an edge over
others." said Sushena Ranatunga, speaking glowingly of the help he
received from IIT.
"By the time IIT students finish their degree they are confident of
themselves, already have a year of experience and have most often than
not completed a project of high acclaim, so much so that some of these
projects need patent registration and are in demand from the industry.
This is the high level of achievement that all students at IIT look to
achieve" added Sushena.
The groundwork laid by the Institute gives students such as Sushena
Ranatunga a lifelong foundation upon which the student can build their
entrepreneurial skills and set up institutions and companies that are
internationally recognized. Sushena Ranatunga's brilliant achievements
in the field of software and software development, his entrepreneurial
skills in broadening the horizons at Creative Solutions are based to a
large extent on the foundation he received at IIT. He also serves as
Director of Four Corners as well as Cambio Software Engineering -a
Swedish software company. Companies in which he enjoys Directorship have
global connections with corporations such as Microsoft and other global
giants. |