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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
Remote
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
Boise, ID
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
Boise, ID
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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