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A young individual with diverse talents, Ashan De Zoysa saw Information Technology as the stepping stone to a wide world of opportunity. Not only did he perceive the IT Industry to be a challenging one but also one that was fundamental to many industries and therefore offered a wide choice in terms of career opportunities.
Having ascertained his study area for his chosen career path, when searching for a degree that would match up to his expectations Ashan was greatly influenced by what the Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT)had to offer. One of the many facets that impressed him was the consistency of student placements following the degree. This propelled him apply for the scholarship scheme at IIT for which he was eventually chosen.
Having commenced his degree in BSc Information Systems Ashan realized that the Institute truly lived up to its reputation. Seeing a fundamental difference between IIT and other similar institutes he found that they offered him a well thought out programme structure and curriculum that included not only an extensive understanding of the theoretical subject matter but also the wide practical application of each subject. “The curriculum was intensive and met up to all the requirements of the industry standards of that time. Their exams placed great importance on the practical application of the subjects and were therefore geared for actual work based situations. The lecturers who were experienced personnel from the industry were very committed in the sense that they not only gave plenty of individual attention but also trained us to handle group assignments and work successfully in teams.
Ashan’s final year project that consisted of project on designing the latest communication technology to improve communica- tion infrastructures in Sri Lanka also gave Ashan a good experience and insight into designing software systems that were practically applicable. This he says provided him a good grounding for specializing in the area of work which he carries out today.
Having commenced his career at Informatics ( Pvt) Ltd where he started working as a junior executive he latterly gained the position o f Manager Systems Integration. Thereafter he was offered the position of Assistant General Manager IT at Peoples Bank , where he was a key decision maker in the Executive management team and implementing their entire core banking and communication infrastructure , which is being used up to date by the bank. Today Ashan works as Head of Information Technology at Central Finance and holds a position, both as top-level manager ger and as the person setting straterategic goals for all business ss technology. He is s responsible for the company’s technology direction and for the transformation of capital, be it monetary, or intellectual into technology in furtherance of the company’s objectives.
Outlining his duties es Ashan stated that he needs eeds to ensure that the IT systems ystems meet the needs of the organization rganization and that he is responsible for the key IT initiatives of the company. Therefore he focuses on strategic issues and the overall effectiveness of the IT in the organization and oversees the IT budget and maintains responsibility for performance management, IT acquisition , professional development, and training. In addition, he is responsible for the company’s IT architecture and strategic and capital planning. Looking b back at his career path and dis distinct career growth Ashan says “I don’t think I coul could have achieved all I hav have if not for the groundin ing and training I re received at IIT. Because no not only did I receive an ac academic education here Ia I also received practical tra training and Skill developm opment that equipped me to fa face the working world with c confidence. These are the reas reasons that I have today encouraged my daughter to also choose IIT as h her institute of choice . She graduated in Information Systems with Business Management in 2013 and I am confident that she too will be able to gain immensely from the degree she obtained from IIT , the same way that I have . I encourage her all the way as knowing that her career path is mapped out in the very best manner during her time at IIT “