Sesheeka Selvaratnam
I Work With Organizations To Deliver Technology Roadmaps Through Dynamic Leadership And Inclusion Skills Backed By World Class Listening
20 yrs experience · Canada · 30-40 hrs/week
About
Results & People-oriented Executive with 20+ years of Global Product Development & Delivery in Retail, Insurance and Healthcare. I love diving into customer issues with a view to solving them through technology. I build, scale and optimize product portfolios that matter. To accomplish this, I focus on building amazing teams, delivering key results, while constantly adapting based on new knowledge. I have enjoyed many executive positions throughout my career from Consulting, Technical Sales, Product Management, Engineering, and Strategy. I have learned the following about myself through personal and professional experiences: I can successfully build, scale and optimize software product portfolios from $100K to $1M in revenue.
Skills
Experience
- Strategic Technology Advisor · Dunya Habitats01-01-2022
Dunya Habitats is a responsible agri-tech startup based in Canada that provides an easy-to-use, automated IoT driven modular farming solution that allows growers to start small and scale at their own pace.
- Founder & CTO · AI Query11-01-2022
The fastest way for engineers to generate SQL queries. In seconds, generate SQL queries using basic English and let AI do the heavy lifting for you. With AI Query anyone can create efficient SQL queries, without even knowing a thing about it.
- CTO · Pronto12-01-2021 – 03-01-2023
Pronto is Bermuda's leading online grocery provider. Our "Pronto Micro-fulfillment" platform, allows retail customers access to on-demand grocery services, from anywhere, on any device, 24/7. Unlike traditional service offerings, Pronto leverages extensive data and sophisticated algorithms to advertise, personalize content, collect payments, and deliver goods to thousands of retail customers with minimal human intervention.
- CTO · Sargasso12-01-2021 – 03-01-2023
Sargasso is Bermuda's leading online hyperlocal marketplace provider. Our "Sargasso Marketplace" platform, allows retail customers access to on-demand services, from anywhere, on any device, 24/7. Unlike traditional service offerings, Sargasso leverages extensive data and sophisticated algorithms to advertise, personalize content, collect payments, and deliver goods for hundreds of types of retail businesses and suppliers with minimal human intervention.
- Technology Solutions Manager · Argus Global Group06-01-2016 – 08-01-2021
Lead the architecture and development of the B2C/B2B platforms with a reach of 50K+ monthly customers accessing P&C, Health, Life and Pension insurance products and services (think tailored regional private marketplace for insurance). Platform adoptions through targeted marketing and customer engagement contributed to year-over-year revenue growth of 10%. Artificial Intelligence initiatives part of real-time customer registration, identity verification services, customer service and claims processing leading to reductions in operational overheads. Introduced RPA technology into operations to help automate cash management, expense payments, policy creation through binders, investment portfolio management and more leading to efficiency gains of 50%.
Education
- MIT Sloan School of ManagementExecutive Certificate in Management and Leadership
- ProsciProsci® Certified Change Practitioner
- Chartered Management InstituteChartered Fellow
- Australian Computer SocietyCertified Professional
- CIPSInformation Technology Certified Professional
- Chartered Management InstituteLevel 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership
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