CAREER SUMMARY
- Lecturer, SLIIT Business School, (04/2019 to present)
- Assistant Lecturer, SLIIT Business School, (07/2017 to present)
- Visiting Lecturer, SLIIT Computing (01/2017 to 06/2017)
- Instructor of the Information Systems Engineering Department, SLIIT (01/2015 to 07/2017)
- Instructor at Faculty of Business, SLIIT (07/2014 to 12/2014)
- Information Systems Executive, Link Natural Products (Pvt) Ltd (11/2013 to 05/2014)
Mahesha De Silva is an Lecturer attached to the Faculty of Business at SLIIT, Malabe. Her teaching and research interests extend to the disciplines of Information Systems, Database Management, Business Analytics, and Business Statistics. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in IT specializing in Information Systems and a MBA in Information Technology specialised in Business Analytics from University of Moratuwa. Prior to academia, Ms. Mahesha worked as an Information Systems Executive at Link Natural Products (Pvt) Ltd. In addition to her teaching, she is the current Senior Treasurer of the Faculty of Business Student Community and also the Second Year Students Coordinator of Faculty of Business.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA in Information Technology Specialized in Business Analytics MBA-IT: 2016 Batch (Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa)
- BSc. (Hons) in Information Technology Specialized in Information Systems (11/2009-11/2013) Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)
- Diploma in Management Accounting (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants-CIMA)
- Certificate of Completion for IT Essentials (Cisco Networking Academy)
- Certificate Programme in Teaching Methods in Higher Education (SLIIT)
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
Business Analytics
Business Intelligence
Business Information Systems
Memberships
Member of SLIIT Toastmasters Club
Member of Data Science Association
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
- L.M.H De Silva, C.D Chitraranjan "Factors Affecting on Gaining a Sustainable Competitive Advantage for Sri Lankan Higher Educational Institutes"
- L.M.H. De Silva, K.I.D.M. Hewavitharana, K.A.D.S. Fernando, J.K.S. Perera, C. Kahandawarachchi and T. Suraweera "Strategies for the Development of Offshoring Industry in Sri Lanka"
- L.M.H De Silva "Review of the current status of the offshoring industry: Insights for practice"
- L.M.H. De Silva, J.K.S. Perera, " Strategies for the Development of Offshoring Industry in Sri Lanka"