Chaminda Wijayasundara

Title: Head of Generative AI Guild & Lab Period: April 2023 – Present - Spearheading the Generative AI Guild & Research Lab, I steer a vibrant team of 20+ professionals, innovating business-centric applications, proofs of concept, and client demos. Notably deployed contact center automation, trader dashboard, and a unique code/documentation generation framework across diverse cloud ecosystems and open-source Large Language Models (LLMs). Technological Proficiency: Expertise in Commercial and OpenSource LLMs, LangChain, Vector DBs, and AutoGen Frameworks. Title: Engineering Head & Chief Technologist Period: July 2020 – March 2023 - Entrusted with helming strategic initiatives within the Banking & Financial Services domain in North America, I marshaled a seasoned team of senior leaders, executing high-impact projects for prestigious US and Canadian banks, enriching the business unit with avant-garde R&D on nascent technologies. - Actively nurtured engineering communities, chaired the Cloud Transformation Guild and Architecture Review Board, championing a culture of knowledge dissemination and advocating cloud-native practices. Technological Proficiency: Mastery in Cloud Migrations, Microservices, AI/ML, driving innovation, and operational brilliance. Title: Engineering Lead & Chief Technologist Period: October 2017 – June 2020 - Overseeing the Virtusa Lloyd's Account, I led a formidable force of 500+ engineers, refining software processes for Lloyd's Banking Group. Instrumental in pioneering the Greenfield Trading Platform from architectural blueprint to MVP fruition. - Launched a microservices testing framework, drastically elevating productivity and slashing defects by 80%. Additionally, steered architectural design within the Digital & Machine Intelligence Lab, nurturing technical excellence. Technological Proficiency: Profound knowledge in Enterprise Architecture, Java, Microservices, Spring Boot, Kafka, and Cassandra.