Rangani Lakmali

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Area of specialization:  Development Economics, Project Planning, Regional Development Planning

Research interests: Regional Development Planning, Project Monitoring Evaluation

ONGOING RESEARCH

Critical evaluation for project achievement of the Mahaweli multi-purpose Development Project in Sri Lanka; With special reference to System ‘H’

ACADEMIC AWARDS

• Faculty of Social Sciences Gold Award for the student of Best Results in Development Studies 2018 – 2019, University of Kelaniya.

WORKSHOP: PARTICIPANT

• Participated in The Development of Online study materials for Learning Management Systems (LMS) organized by the Centre for Distance and Continuing Education (CDCE), University of Kelaniya, on 22^nd November 2022.

CONFERENCE: PARTICIPANT

• Member of the Organizing Committee of the 2^nd International Symposium on Social Science and Humanities (ISSSH 2019), National Centre for the Advanced Studies (Established under the University Act No 16 of 1978)
• Member of the Organizing Committee for the 2^nd National Conference of Undergraduates on Environment and Development (NCUED 2018), Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya

CONTRIBUTION AS A RESOURCE PERSON

• Participated as a team member in Field data collection “Coastal Conservation & Building Construction Regulation– 2019” in the Panadura Coastal area, conducted by the Strategic Planning Division with Urban Development Authority, Sethsiripaya

ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

• Completed “Certificate Course in Information Technology” conducted by the Department of Information Technology, Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education (SLIATE), 2015-2016
• Completed “Certificate Course in Information Technology” conducted by the Information and Communication Technology Centre (ICT), University of Kelaniya, 2018
• Completed “Certificate Course in Computer literacy” conducted by the Information and Communication Technology Centre (ICT), University of Kelaniya, 2017

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Trainee in the Strategic Planning Division, Urban Development Authority starting from 10^th October 2019 to 09^th July 2020.

Role: Mainly, I participated in preparing these reports, supporting project implementation, monitoring, and Preparing documents for relevant projects.

• Trainee in the Department of Human Recourses Management, Aqva Dynamics Pvt Limited starting from 28^th September 2020 to 29^th March 2021.

Role: Assist all Human Resources related activities. Assist manager in effectively driving employee recruitment process and onboarding, Handing HR documentation, preparation of employee personal file., Human Resources Information System (HRIS) & time attendance, system filling up A.B.H forms, RR 6 forms, EPF/ETF claim forms, and employee personal loan forms, Support employee engagement and general HR activities.

• I worked as a Human Resources Assistant at Lyceum International School beginning from 07^th June 2022 to 10^th September 2022.

EXTRA ACTIVITIES

• Participated as a volunteer with V-FORCE in Leadership Series (Gammadda) organized by Capital Maharaja Organization Limited, Sri Lanka, 2021

• Attended Field study as an Academic Assistant in Geography of Sri Lanka, Conducted by the Department of Geography, University of Kelaniya, 2022