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Shihan Wijeyeratne

Boise

Summary

Experienced cybersecurity executive with a proven track record of quickly building successful and long-lasting teams, generating revenue, and clearly communicating the benefits of technology to audiences of all backgrounds. I lead with empathy and am driven by a strong belief that the key to success is creating the best possible environment for employees to achieve their own well-being; results will follow.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Services Officer

Forsyte IT Solutions
07.2021 - Current
  • Led the development and launch of Forsyte’s Guardian 365 24x7x365 managed security services. Grew business to ~$3mm annually within one year, and growth continues today (~$10mm)
  • Manages an international team of 45+ staff across the security operations center (SOC), implementation engineers, support staff, and professional services
  • Serves as the technical face of the company in sales presentations, frequent webinars, and other public facing engagements
  • Leads the development and launch of net-new Forsyte services, most recently including data protection & compliance, patch management, and vCISO services

Director of Operations & Technology

Immigrant Justice Idaho
04.2021 - 07.2021

(transitioned to Board of Directors after returning to Forsyte)


  • Managed organization's ~$1m budget and led the financial planning process for FY22 with the Board of Directors
  • Guided organization (both during employment and board service) to its first ever break-even fiscal year
  • Worked with Executive Director and legal staff to implement new processes around case management, pricing,
  • Led the organization through a series of IT modernization efforts including migrating email and file storage to the cloud, implementing MFA, and automating repetitive processes, leading to increased efficiency

Cloud Engineer

Forsyte IT Solutions
04.2019 - 04.2021

(started as Junior Cloud Engineer from April 2019 - July 2019)

  • Provided end-to-end engineering expertise to customers on a wide-ranging
    variety of projects including Microsoft 365 implementation, enterprise data migrations,
    code-based (C#, Powershell) identity management, cloud/on-premises security,
    and infrastructure
  • Managed a small team of junior engineers, providing constant training, feedback, and
    guidance
  • Developed and streamlined project delivery and sales processes for email content migrations (G-Suite, Office 365), which became the company’s largest
    line of business during my tenure
  • Led cross-departmental testing for multiple new-to-market products, including project management, training of staff, and providing requirements to team of
    developers

Education

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration & Economics

University of Richmond
Richmond, VA

Bachelor of Science - Computer Software Engineering

Western Governors University
Remote
04-2021

Skills

  • Certifications in Cybersecurity, Identity & Access Management, and general Enterprise Systems Administration
  • Spanish language proficiency
  • Leadership and team development
  • Public speaking and presenting
  • Full go-to-market lifecycle for technical service offerings

Timeline

Chief Services Officer

Forsyte IT Solutions
07.2021 - Current

Director of Operations & Technology

Immigrant Justice Idaho
04.2021 - 07.2021

Cloud Engineer

Forsyte IT Solutions
04.2019 - 04.2021

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration & Economics

University of Richmond

Bachelor of Science - Computer Software Engineering

Western Governors University
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