Velaris – An emerging startup that’s making a big impact on the Customer Success space appoints the SaaS industry specialist, Udara Wijeratna as the Country Head of Sri Lanka & Vice President of Engineering. This unique team of problem solvers, designers, engineers, and developers, living and working across the globe, is empowering businesses to put customers front and center. Velaris pushes the boundaries of what’s possible, united by the singular aim to change the world of Customer Success.
Udara Wijeratna joins Velaris after a dedicated career at SyscoLABS spearheading Corporate Technology and International engineering divisions. Specializing in enterprise application design, he guided over 120 engineers to excel in the delivery of quality products to Sysco USA. Udara surged through the ranks with technical expertise and a focus on enterprise with industry leaders like Pearson and Virtusa. An AWS Certified Solutions Architect he is now an instrumental consultant in the acceleration of SaaS product engineering and cloud enablement start-ups.
Hailing from Nalanda College, Colombo, Udara went on to graduate from the University of Colombo and the University of Kelaniya where he holds a BSc. (Hons) in Information Technology and a BSc. (Hons) in Physical Science. He acquired a distinction for MSc in Enterprise Application Development from Sheffield Hallam University.
A strategic problem-solver, Udara will collaborate with team members to ensure design requirements are met and plan, direct, coordinate, and oversee activities in the Engineering department. By ensuring the development and implementation of efficient operations and cost-effective systems to meet the current and future needs of the company, he’ll be responsible for keeping everyone’s eyes on the prize. His primary role will be to ensure that all processes run smoothly while creating a culture that rewards motivation and cooperation.
“We are thrilled to welcome Udara as our new VP of Engineering and Country Head to help take Velaris to the next level. Having led high-performing cross-functional teams for the last 10+ years, Udara brings a wealth of technical and managerial experience to the team. We are very excited about all the innovation and the great culture that will come under his leadership.” says José Fernández-Castaño, Co-founder / COO welcoming Udara to the helm.
A similar greeting was given by Dilanka Kalutota – Co-founder/CEO who considered it an honour to have Udara on board. “Udara was the missing piece of our remarkably talented team in Sri Lanka. The wealth of expertise he brings on board will enable us to scale at a higher velocity whilst maintaining stability.”
