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Janitha Rathnayake

jbrathnayake98@gmail.comin/Janitha RathnayakeJanithaBKurunegala

Professional Experience

Electronic Engineer

Vega Innovations (Pvt) Ltd

01/2025 – Present

Maradana, Colombo

  • Managed and maintained AWS EC2 infrastructure, DNS/domain configurations.
  • Deployed and maintained production MCP servers and backend services.
  • Operated Linux/UNIX and NVIDIA Jetson platforms supporting production ML and edge AI systems.
  • Designed and implemented MQTT-based edge-to-backend data pipelines for reliable communication.
  • Deployed n8n workflows on Docker to automate AI and data processes, and built AI agents using MCP-Use with LangChain integration.
  • Streamlined workflows and defined best practices for system monitoring and maintenance.

Research Engineering Intern

SLIOT Design & Innovation Laboratory

08/2023 – 10/2023

University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Moratuwa

  • Developed and trained CNN models for sensor-based data analysis.
  • Collected and processed experimental data from TENG devices.
  • Assisted in sensor design and prototyping.
  • Contributed to technical documentation and research papers.

Engineering Trainee

Sri Lanka Telecom

05/2022 – 08/2022

OPMC - Kurunegala

  • Gained hands-on experience in Switching, Transmission, and Planning divisions.
  • Worked in ADSL, NC (Network Configuration), and Maintenance divisions.

Education

B.Sc (Hons) in Electrical & Electronics Engineering

University of Peradeniya

12/2019 – 08/2024
  • GPA: 3.2/4.0
  • Coursework: AI & ML, Communication Systems, Programming & Networking

G.C.E Advanced Level Examination (Physical Sciences)

Maliyadeva College

07/2015 – 08/2017
  • All 'A' passes for Combined Mathematics, Physics & Chemistry
  • Z-Score: 1.8146

Skills

Technical Fields

AI & ML, Networking, IoT, Edge AI, Automation

Programming Languages

Python, C/C++, Java, JavaScript (Beginner)

Version Control

Git and Github

Operating Systems

Ubuntu, CentOS, Kali Linux, DietPi, Raspbian, Windows

Developer Tools

Visual Studio Code, IntelliJ IDEA, Cursor

Other

  • • AWS & Cloud: EC2, Route 53; configured DNS for multiple domains.
  • • Networking & Security: Nginx reverse proxy for load balancing, secure IoT integrations, firewall management.

Certificates

Python Data Structures

University of Michigan - Coursera

Nov 2020

Neural Networks and Deep Learning

DeepLearning.AI - Coursera

May 2022

Learning Verilog for FPGA Development

LinkedIn

Learning FPGA Development

LinkedIn

Getting Started with RISC-V

LinkedIn

Introduction to the Internet of Things and Embedded Systems

Coursera

Projects

Mentoring Platform Microservices with Spring Boot

Ongoing

Built backend services for a mentoring platform with Java Spring Boot, microservices, and MVC; handled user registration, session scheduling, and mentor-mentee matching.

Technologies: Java | Spring Boot | Microservices | MVC

Spiking Neuron Architecture for Information Processing

Implemented an efficient gradient descent approach in neural networks, optimizing training and computational cost; analyzed performance and potential improvements.

Technologies: Python | SNNTorch | PyTorch

Person Identification using Gait Pattern

Built TENG sensors to capture gait data and trained a CNN model for analysis. Developed a Python GUI application to collect and manage gait data.

Technologies: Arduino | Python | CNN | TENG

Other Experiences

Chair Person

IEEE PES Peradeniya Students' Chapter, University of Peradeniya

07/2023 – 09/2024

Vice Chair

IEEE PES Peradeniya Students' Chapter, University of Peradeniya

05/2022 – 07/2023

Volunteer

IEEE PES Peradeniya Students' Chapter, University of Peradeniya

01/2022 – 05/2022

• Participated in IEEE PES APPEFC 2023 held in Chiang Mai, Thailand, alongside the IEEE R10 Chapter Chair meeting.

• Currently volunteering in Professional Activities IEEE PES SL Chapter

Languages

• English• Sinhala