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kumari.l@sliit.lk
Ms. Kumari Wijekoon
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Engineering | Quantity Surveying
Career Summary
- Senior Lecturer, Department of Quantity Surveying, Faculty of Engineering, SLIIT, June 2021 up to date
- 15 years’ industry experience including managerial level experience in both leading Contracting and leading Quantity Surveying Consultancy organizations (2006 Jan to 2021 May)
- Guest lecturer at Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa (Areas of conducting lectures: Tender Documentation and Value Management)
- Member of Viva panel for Industrial Training for undergraduate students in Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa
- Visiting lecturer at College of Quantity Surveying Sri Lanka, fully owned guarantee company of the Institute of Quantity Surveyors, Sri Lanka (IQSSL) (Areas of conducting lectures: Tendering and pricing)
- Visiting lecturer at Centre for Housing Planning and Building (CHPB) 2006-2007
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- MBA in Project Management Degree completed at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
- BSc Quantity Surveying (Honors) Degree completed at the Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
HONOURS AND AWARDS
Research Interests and Memberships
Research Interests
- Procurement
- Project Financial Management
- Cost Management
- Project Management
Memberships
- Chartered Quantity Surveyor/Corporate Member of Institute of Quantity Surveyors Sri Lanka (AIQS.SL), 2009
- Chartered Quantity Surveyor/Member of Royal nstitution of Chartered Surveyors, United Kingdom (MRICS), 2018
Ongoing Research
My Publications
Journal Publications
- Wijekoon, W.M.C.L.K. " "A Critical Review of Mobilization Advance Payment and Contractors' Cash Flows" " 2010,
- Gunasekara, K.T., Wijekoon, W.M.C.L.K., and Kalugala, C. " "Stress Management and Coping Strategies for Quantity Surveyors in Sri Lanka in the 21st Century" " International Journal of Advanced Technology in Civil Engineering, vol.2, Issue 3, 2022, pp.Article 5,
Conference Proceedings
- De Silva, S.S., Wijekoon, W.M.C.L.K. and Kalugala, C., Impact of economic crisis on employees of contractors’ organisations in the Sri Lankan construction industry in 11th World Construction Symposium, year 2023, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp.557-568, Ceylon Institute of Builders, 21-22 July 2023,
- Kumarathunga, J.U., Wijekoon, W.M.C.L.K, Kalugala, C. Effect of Project Duration Decision at the Bidding Process on Cost Overruns of Sri-Lankan Building Projects year 2023,
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