Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching assistant
Binghamton University
09.2023 - Current
Teaching assistant for Prof. Monica Mehta's "Transnationalism & Film" class (2023 Fall)
Teaching assistant for Prof. Monica Mehta's "Writing for Screen Media" class (2024 Spring)
Teaching assistant for Prof. Monica Mehta's "Bombay to Bollywood" class (2024 Fall)
Teaching assistant for Prof. Andrew Walkling's "Shakespeare and Shakespeare Adaptation" class (2025 Spring)
Sinhala- English Translator
Soyanno Films
01.2017 - Current
English Subtitles of the Sinhala movie; Midunu Wishwaya (Frozen cosmos, 2020)
English adaptation of the drama; Hankithi 13 (13 tickles, 2017)
English translation of the stage drama, 'Bera Handa'(2023) produced by the Theatre Dept
Of Binghamton University
English Subtitles of the Sinhala movie; "Comes the Wind" (2024)
English translation of the Sinhala movie script, "The Hidden City" (2025)
Teacher
Lyceum International school
02.2016 - 04.2023
Teaching English Literature for Ordinary level students (Cambridge syllabus)
Teacher-in-charge of the Media unit (2015-2019)
Chief-editor for annual school magazine
Visiting lecturer
University of Vocational Technology
08.2015 - 01.2022
Conduct lectures on English language and Communication Skills for adult learners following Quantity Surveying, Construction Technology and Film & Television Technology degree courses
Paper marking and assisting senior lecturers in setting test papers
Education
Doctoral Student - Translation Research And Instruction
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
05-2029
Master of Arts - Linguistics
University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka
10-2020
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Delhi
India
08-2015
Skills
Assignment grading
Creative Writing
Research and analysis
Lesson planning
Cultural sensitivity
Professional Training
Teacher Training program conducted by the British Council, Colombo (2016)
Cambridge workshop for English language teaching conducted by Mrs. Helen Toner (2017)
Teacher Training Program on Pearson Edexcel International GCSE English Literature (2021)
UDL Strategies for Lesson Planning Success workshop (Center for Teaching and Learning, BU) (2025)
Languages
English
Full Professional
Sinhala
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Limited Working
Timeline
Teaching assistant
Binghamton University
09.2023 - Current
Sinhala- English Translator
Soyanno Films
01.2017 - Current
Teacher
Lyceum International school
02.2016 - 04.2023
Visiting lecturer
University of Vocational Technology
08.2015 - 01.2022
Doctoral Student - Translation Research And Instruction
Binghamton University
Master of Arts - Linguistics
University of Kelaniya
Bachelor of Arts - English
University of Delhi
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