Sugith Karunaratne

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Who am I?

I am Sugith Karunaratne, an accomplished application developer in Edmonton, Alberta with over 16 years of experience in a variety of programming languages, web architecture, and development methods. This website will help you to get to know me in personal and professional level; my education, career, portfolio and much more. So please sit back and enjoy!

Profile

What I love?

Playing Guitar

Navigating the early chords and strings of the guitar as a beginner, my journey into the world of programming finds a parallel rhythm in the gentle plucking of strings. Embracing the challenges and joys of both endeavors, I weave a narrative of discovery and growth, where each coding syntax and musical note marks a step towards proficiency in these tandem pursuits.

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Coffee

As a programmer, my love for coffee transcends the mere enjoyment of its rich flavor and invigorating aroma. Coffee, to me, is the silent companion that fuels my coding marathons and provides the necessary kickstart to my creative endeavors. It's not just a beverage; it's a ritual, an inspiration, and an essential ally in my journey as a programmer.

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Cricket

Having acquired the skills of cricket in my childhood, the irresistible allure of the game has been a constant in my life ever since. I proudly represented my school and several clubs in Sri Lanka, fostering a deep passion for the sport. Presently, I continue to indulge in my love for cricket by participating in the Edmonton & District Cricket League, cherishing the enduring connection to the game that began in my youth.

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Cycling

Biking through the vibrant cityscape and picturesque trails of Edmonton is a source of pure delight for me. Each ride is a refreshing blend of urban exploration and natural escapades, providing a perfect balance between the energetic pulse of the city and the serene beauty of its trails. Edmonton's awesome biking trails not only keep me physically active but also serve as a constant reminder of the city's commitment to providing a diverse and enjoyable biking experience.

Skills

I am good at

80%

Application Architectures

80%

Full-Stack Development

Let's get technical. These are the skills I'm proud of

Graphic Design

7 / 10
Web Design

8 / 10
User Interface Design

8 / 10
HTML5/CSS3

8 / 10
PHP

8 / 10
Python

7 / 10
Javascript/AJAX/jQuery

8 / 10
Postgres/MySQL

8 / 10
NodeJS/ ExpressJs /Vue /Vuex

8 / 10
Windows/Ubuntu

8 / 10
CMS Frameworks (Joomla/Drupal)

8 / 10
E-Commerce Frameworks (OpenCart/Magento)

8 / 10
Other web Frameworks (Django/CakePHP/Laravel)

8 / 10
ASP.NET Core /React Native/ Mobile Development

Self Learning

Career

Experience (16 Years)

Experience in the IT sector.

Senior Research Computing Analyst

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

Programmer Analyst

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

2020 November - Current

Responsibilities:

Supports and maintains the Department Website in accordance with University standards and Department and Faculty requirements using the University CMS.

Provides design, programming, web and database support using open source and commercial software as appropriate for in-house teaching and research applications.

Assists Department staff with communication needs by designing and producing visual materials and digital media such as posters, banners, conference programs, brochures, video, and web pages for department events, including public seminars, guest lectures, open house events, and conferences.

Implements system backups and disaster recovery strategies and procedures, and system security.

Conducts needs analysis and designs computer applications for Teaching and Administrative applications.

Laravel/Vue.JS/MySQL Web Application
RPP Rewrite a legacy application with Laravel Framework.

Technologies, Tools and Practices

PHP

Python

NodeJS

ExpressJS

SocketIO

Postgres

MySQL

MariaDB

HTML5

jQuery

Javascript

CSS3

Bootstrap

RESTful API

JSON Web Tokens

Laravel

VueJS

Vuex

Wordpress

Cascade CMS

SurveyMonkey

Ubuntu

Centos

2020 November - Current

Full-Stack Developer

RigSmart Systems Inc.

Edmonton, Canada

Full-Stack Developer

RigSmart Systems Inc.

Edmonton, Canada

2018 April - 2020 November

Responsibilities:

To build and maintain the existing company CRM, fix bugs of it and add extra features to the application, build node js web services and applications to process large data and represent the data on cloud web applications.

Node.js/ Postgres/ Socket.io/ Vuejs Web Applications:
Cranesmart App Cranesmart.app web application dynamically loads the accessible cloud systems depending on the privileges and loads the dashboard for the requesting company.
Cranesmart.app authorization service app Grant the access and issue tokens to the requesting valid users Grant access to the services requests to access the cloud.
Cranesmart cloud data service Listen to the requests of pushing or requesting data streams, authenticate with the Cranesmart authorization service and serve the client accordingly.
Services Connect Rigs to the cloud socket and push the local data to the cloud Cloud web app to connect to the rig and pull live data Service to maintain the maximum size of data on the database and delete synced, older records Service to run Full Vacuum service on request and broadcast message to inform all the connected users Service to get the dynamic IP address and update the Google domain names

PHP/Postgres Web Applications
dsd.cranesmart.com CRM of the business. (Local Access only web application) Updated the legacy code of PHP 4 to 7.2 & Postgres 8 to 11 Fixed identified bugs and added more new features to make the process easier for the services, marketing and sales Internal project to create dynamic systems using Laravel, Postgres and VueJS

PHP/Postgres Web Applications

dsd.cranesmart.com

CRM of the business. (Local Access only web application) Updated the legacy code of PHP 4 to 7.2 & Postgres 8 to 11

Fixed identified bugs and added more new features to make the process easier for the services, marketing and sales

Internal project to create dynamic systems using Laravel, Postgres and VueJS

Technologies, Tools and Practices

PHP

NodeJS

ExpressJS

SocketIO

Postgres

jQuery

Javascript

CSS

Bootstrap

ElementUI

RESTful API

Google Cloud

JSON Web Tokens

Laravel

VueJS

Vuex

2018 April - 2020 November

Programmer

Freelancer

Edmonton, Canada

Programmer/Web Developer

Freelancer

Edmonton, Canada

2008 April - Current

Responsibilities:

Develop various types of projects as per clients' requests.

Joomla Websites
Sri Lanka Canada Friendship Association Edmonton

Other Websites
Make Eat Play
Webrubix IT Consulting
Synergy Tours

Technologies, Tools and Practices

PHP

HTML5

CSS

Javascript

jQuery

Facebook API

Instagram API

ExpressJS

NodeJS

MySQL

Bootstrap

Materializecss

2008 April - Current

Web Application Developer

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

Web Application Developer

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Canada

2015 April - 2018 April

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with other members of the Technologies in Education project teams to assist with the design, development, and maintenance of education-related web-based applications; this includes consultations with users, developing documentation, and providing user training or support where appropriate

Works with the Learning Assessment Centre team to develop and support the E-Booking system

Researches and implements web-based solutions or assists as secondary support for other related projects, specifically using Javascript & jQuery, PHP, MySQL database and Apache web servers.

Sails.js Websites
Visical Calendar Visualizer API to pull information about the upcoming courses and let the schedulers to play around the time tables to avoid conflicts of classes with the core courses.

Drupal Websites
E-Booking System (API & UI) A complete E-Booking system for management, instructors, and students.
Alberta OER A module which talks to BCCampus open books API and pulls books from the repository and a module for reviewers to review open text materials and rubric the materials.

Slim Framework
Memory Game (API)

Google Chrome Apps
Google Chrome Extension to read printable reports from the interface and download as HTML files. (Python script to convert those HTML files to PDFs)

Other Apps
Voting App Update the source code of the Faculty of Education Ballot website to PHP7
Annual Report App Updated the Faculty Annual Report website source code to download reports as PDfs
Server Status Tracking App App to track the status of the E-Booking, TAO and TAO pilot servers (apache and MySQL)

Technologies, Tools and Practices

PHP

MySQL

jQuery

Javascript

CSS

Semantic-UI

Materializecss

Google Chrome Extension Development

Slim Framework

HTML5

SailsJS

ReactiveJS

D3.js

Drupal 7

RESTful APIs

2015 April - 2018 April

Web Developer

Chinook Multimedia Inc.

Edmonton, Canada

Web Developer

Chinook Multimedia Inc.

Edmonton, Canada

2014 April - 2015 February

Responsibilities:

I was responsible for modifying, adding new features, changing DB model according to the new requirements, integrate the system with Moneris payment gateway, and CSS changes to a Joomla event management component.

Joomla Websites
Alberta Regional Consortia

Technologies, Tools and Practices

PHP

MySQL

jQuery

Javascript

CSS

AJAX

Mootools

Joomla

Joomla Component Development

Moneris Payment Gateway

2014 April - 2015 February

Lead Developer

Wild TV Inc. | Smart OTT Inc.

Edmonton, Canada

Lead Developer

Wild TV Inc. | Smart OTT Inc.

Edmonton, Canada

2012 June - 2015 April

Responsibilities:

Maintain existing company websites.

Create new websites, components, modules and plugins for Joomla framework.

Build applications to automate manual processes to help the company infrastructure.

Graphic designing/UI designing.

Create apps for SMART TVs.

Amazon AWS Cloud integration with the existing websites and applications.

Connect the websites with the payment gateways like Beanstream, Paypal, Authorize.net for online payment facilities.

Build web application and smart TV applications with Python and Django, HTML5, CSS, jQuery, Backbone.js, and Underscore.js.

Joomla Websites
Wild TV
Gigecast
The Edge TV
Outdoor Expo
Flatliners TV
Smart OTT
Cult Movie Network
Scalp Creek
Willmore Outfitters
Rocklake Lodge

Django Websites
Various scripts to automate manual processes in Wild TV, including report generation applications.

Technologies, Tools and Practices

PHP

Python

MySQL

Django

DynamoDB

HTML5

jQuery

AJAX

CSS

XML

JSON

JavaScript

Mootools

Amazon AWS

Beanstream Payment Gateway

Paypal Payment Gateway

Authorize.net Payment Gateway

Joomla

Mezzanine

Underscore.js

Backbone.js

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

2013 February - 2015 April

Founder

Webrubix IT Consulting

Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Founder

Webrubix IT Consulting

Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

2010 August

Responsibilities:

The founder and the main developer of a freelance web development company called Webrubix.

Joomla Websites
Synergo
Channa Tours
Artista Business
Synergy Tours

Opencart Shopping Carts
LK Arts

Technologies, Tools and Practices

PHP

MySQL

jQuery

Javascript

CSS

AJAX

Mootools

Joomla

Opencart

HTML5

2010 August

Software Engineer

iBCScorp LLC.

Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

Software Engineer

iBCScorp LLC.

Battaramulla, Sri Lanka

2010 April - 2011 December

Responsibilities:

A Team Lead/Software Engineer from April 2010 till December 2011. iBCSCorp is a USA based company that established the developing branch in Sri Lanka. My responsibilities were to create, update, and maintain websites for the clients in the United States. I had to use CSS, HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, jQuery, PHP and, CMSs like Joomla, Silverstripe, Drupal, Wordpress and CakePHP to accomplish the required tasks. Nevertheless coordinate with project managers in the United States and lead other developers to make sure we deliver what the client requested. Assist the designers with the web design efforts for websites. Create components and modules for Joomla, create e-commerce websites using Magento, Virtumart, and OpenCart, and add features to existing Magento e-commerce websites, integrate with Authorize.net payment gateway, and provide technical support for usability issues and critical site problems were part of my responsibilities. Websites I created and took part in adding new features

SilverStripe Websites
Mukilteo Dental

Drupal Websites
Clement

Magento Websites
Dawg
Bristols 6

Joomla Websites
Subzero Eng
Dixie Legal
Southern Utah Divorce

Opencart Websites
Yo Uniquey Boutiquey

CakePHP Websites
Bam For Bids

Technologies, Tools and Practices

PHP

MySQL

jQuery

Javascript

CSS

AJAX

Mootools

Joomla

SilverStripe

Drupal

Magento

Opencart

CakePHP

Authorize.net Payment Gateway

PayPal Payment Gateway

2010 April - 2011 December

Software Engineer

Eyepax IT Consulting (Pvt) Ltd.

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Software Engineer

Eyepax IT Consulting (Pvt) Ltd.

Colombo, Sri Lanka

2008 June - 2010 April

Responsibilities:

Developing Joomla CMS websites, shopping carts in Magento, DotNetNuke, and AspDotNetStorefront. Other than that I was coordinating with the clients and the developers of the projects and gathered the necessary requirements to carry on projects, and training customers with administering the websites and shopping carts. Furthermore, I worked on Search Engine Optimization on the websites. Web sites that I created and took part

Joomla Websites
Singer Co.
Life Art
Paint Ball
Eyepax IT Consulting
RDMS
Cheap Hotels
SL Politics News

Magento Websites
Lanka Shopping Mall

Dotnetnuke & Catalook Website
Kickmobiles Designed the site and applied the theme to the site. Coordinated with the client and distributed the work among the developers. I managed the project with the client, educated the developer with the new framework and trained the client with the shopping cart features and the functions.

AspDotNetStoreFront Website
Whiteport I researched the framework and its features and how to code it and educated the developers. I was responsible for coordinating the client and the developers. Trained the client with the shopping cart and it is functions.

Other Projects
Internal Time Tracker and a CRM I was developing an internal time tracker and a CRM for the clients to see the status of each project, Project Managers to assign developers to each project. This project was started with C#.NET and changed to the development process and carried with VB.NET.

Technologies, Tools and Practices

PHP

MySQL

jQuery

Javascript

CSS

AJAX

Mootools

Joomla

Magento

Dotnetnuke

Catalook e-commerce Module

AspDotNetStoreFront

VB.NET

C#.NET

T-SQL

2008 June - 2010 April

Education

Background

BTech. Degree in Technology Management

Northern Alberta Institute of Information Technology, Edmonton, Canada

2012-2014

Special Honors BSc. Degree in Information Technology

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Colombo, Sri Lanka

2003-2008

Certificate in Graphic Designing

Kent Academy of Digital Science, Colombo, Sri Lanka

2003

G.C.E Advanced Level

St.Sebastian's College, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

2003

Diploma in PC Assembling, Networking & User Tech. Support

IDM Computer Studies (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo, Sri Lanka

2002

Education

Certificates

My constant upgrades with the help of learning materials from the epl.ca, lynda.com, coursera.org

The Complete Guide to Becoming a Software Architect
Issued 5, Feb 2023 - No Expiration Date

See credential
SurveyMonkey Essential Training
Issued Sep 2020 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID 987FF9D1BEF34E2E86E7942B6638AD99
ASP.NET Core: Middleware
Issued Sep 2020 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID 9B5165C991674B70A3A5E5FED7FE2105
Learning ASP.NET Core MVC
Issued Sep 2020 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID A0B4CE5E03BD4E3D8B60FE2D9386068B
C# Essential Training: 2 Flow Control, Arrays, and Exception Handling
Issued Aug 2020 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID 7ABF45E812CF4FF193B30EF0D4EC7820
C# Essential Training: 1 Syntax and Object Oriented Programming
Issued Jul 2020 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID 8DE9B122CD074059985C83BDDEEF931E
Object-Oriented Programming with Java
Issued Jul 2020 - No Expiration Date

See credential
Vanilla JavaScript: Client-Side Data Storage
Issued Jun 2020 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID 2E96B515FAED4D1C83474F5A8F7055F5
Learning React.js
Issued Jun 2020 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID 88BB37D368984B4683D2FA79B535AE1B
The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Issued Jun 2020 - No Expiration Date

See credential
JavaScript: Prototypes
Issued May 2020 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID E1E27C3596574DE483E4550437444944
JavaScript: Patterns
Issued May 2020 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID 44BA366120D64B5F890F5A9D7CAC87BB
Learning Vuex
Issued Feb 2020 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID 52F7AD1631B144498D8B6BFC4AC2E900
React: Building Progressive Web Apps (PWAs)
Issued Dec 2019 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID D1BF8DFCC3CE497EA077B490E801C6BD
Ethical Hacking with JavaScript
Issued Nov 2018 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID FE9EBD2F370040E0A95D8703D31B536B
JavaScript: Classes
Issued Nov 2018 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID BF57DF0380074496A255782B3916F5C3
Laravel 5 Essential Training: 1 The Basics
Issued Apr 2018 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID BC3344181E784EB9B69502A29A0D49A3
Vue.js: Building an Interface
Issued Apr 2018 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID 0F1966B321784CABBB3F0B7387CAF00F
Angular: Building Large Applications
Issued Apr 2018 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID 557C0C85BE0D4B83AE22054181795DFD
Learning Bitcoin
Issued Jan 2018 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID DD087178C85746DBA5453EE229808C82
Drupal 7: Custom Module Development
Issued Apr 2015 - No Expiration Date

Credential ID 51A9C6C317B34E56B7E9D17200ADD8DC
Drupal 7: Creating and Editing Custom Themes
Issued Apr 2015- No Expiration Date

Credential ID 8B76CFB5F0DE4B0FB4055DDDCF11E0D0

How to

Contact Me

Let me know if you need my consultancy.

Profile

Who am I?

Profile

What I love?

Playing Guitar

Coffee

Cricket

Cycling

Skills

I am good at

Application Architectures

Full-Stack Development

Graphic Design

Web Design

User Interface Design

HTML5/CSS3

PHP

Python

Javascript/AJAX/jQuery

Postgres/MySQL

NodeJS/ ExpressJs /Vue /Vuex

Windows/Ubuntu

CMS Frameworks (Joomla/Drupal)

E-Commerce Frameworks (OpenCart/Magento)

Other web Frameworks (Django/CakePHP/Laravel)

ASP.NET Core /React Native/ Mobile Development

Career

Experience (16 Years)

Senior Research Computing Analyst

Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities:

Technologies, Tools and Practices

Full-Stack Developer

Full-Stack Developer

Responsibilities:

Technologies, Tools and Practices

Programmer

Programmer/Web Developer

Responsibilities:

Technologies, Tools and Practices

Web Application Developer

Web Application Developer

Responsibilities:

Technologies, Tools and Practices

Web Developer

Web Developer

Responsibilities:

Technologies, Tools and Practices

Lead Developer

Lead Developer

Responsibilities:

Technologies, Tools and Practices

Founder

Founder

Responsibilities:

Technologies, Tools and Practices

Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

Technologies, Tools and Practices

Software Engineer

Software Engineer

Responsibilities:

Technologies, Tools and Practices

Education

Background

BTech. Degree in Technology Management

Special Honors BSc. Degree in Information Technology

Certificate in Graphic Designing

G.C.E Advanced Level

Diploma in PC Assembling, Networking & User Tech. Support

Education

Certificates

How to

Contact Me