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Another success story of IIT from New Zealand



Vinodh
Jayawardene

Vinodh Ramawickrama Jayawardene is the entrepreneurial Managing Director of Orcas Technology Limited in New Zealand and also the co-founder of the social networking site SnapStarLive (http://snapstarlive.com). A photography plate Gallery Company, Snap Star is responsible for the full coverage of New Zealand’s, Australia and USA hottest events including concerts, nightlife, festivals, life style events, launches and exclusive parties.

Through the expertise of their photographers and online presence developers, Snap Star creates a forum whereby the public are educated as to what happens and where it happens. The public is also able to have the opportunity to connect to the various entertainers, event managers, venue holders, promoters etc.

The software development brain child of this enterprise is a talented Sri Lankan who has been able to utilize the knowledge gleaned here and channel it towards succeeding at various projects undertaken locally and internationally.

On completing his degree in Information Systems at the Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT), Vinodh began his career at Informatics as a Computer Programmer. In this capacity he was responsible for coding for Microsoft Platforms and worked on a Norwegian project. After 3 years at Informatics, the enterprising Vinodh began his career at ‘IC Quest USA’ which brought together buyers and sellers/manufacturers and franchise distributors through an online portal. He then moved onto the Company’s US based branch where he worked for further two years. In the USA he later started the company SoftSolvers, a Software Development Company and was responsible for designing work flow systems for the electronic industry.

His quest to constantly achieve, create and develop something new and innovative then took Vinodh to New Zealand where he worked as a programmer and then senior programme Developer at an Industrial Research Company. Through a web development Company (Blackweb) he started in 2005 Vinodh was able to design systems for the Insurance Market as well.

Looking back at his career path and distinct career growth Vinodh says “ I don’t think I could have achieved all I have if not for the grounding and training I received at IIT. Because not only did I receive an academic education here I also received practical training and Skill development that equipped me to face the working world with confidence.

IIT instills a ‘I can do it’ spirit in every one of its students. All students are made to realize that each of them have immense potential if only they choose to tap into it”.

Whilst studying a cross disciplinary area involving the integration of Information Systems with Business Management, Vinodh was always fascinated by the world of Graphics. His final year project in fact which won the acclaim from the Sri Lankan Archeological Department was once which saw the conversion of 2D images to 3D where the objects were symmetric in axis but geometrically distorted. The prototype explored the conversion of images of Sri Lankan stupas. His project was seen as the stepping stone towards a high tech approach which will be beneficial in the education, tourism and research fields.

“The Industry Placement year during the third year of study gave Vinodh what he describes as the ability to apply the IT modules and knowledge from the course modules to real life situations as well as gain an insight into organizational behavior and practical work experience.

This knowledge and experience at a time when a student has only to concentrate on learning without the worry of a job is one that provides a wealth of knowledge. Having lecturers who are themselves industry experts actively involved in the industry is of great advantage and motivation for the students” concluded Vinodh with all praises for IIT.

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