Lahiru Waduge

Lahiru Waduge is an ISTQB certified Test Manager, Test Analyst, Certified Scrum Master, and a Certified SAFe Agilist, with over 17 years of extensive industry experience across multiple countries including Sri Lanka, United States, United Kingdom, India, and Australia.

He is a proficient leader with a strong background in setting up teams, processes, and project transitions, and excels in strategic and operational management.

With expertise in Software Quality Assurance and Agile methodologies, Lahiru has managed both small teams of 20 members and larger departments with over 100 members.

His diverse roles have included Project Manager, Delivery Manager, Client Services and Account Management, Scrum Master, Business Analyst, and Application Support Engineer in various product engineering and software consulting services companies.

He has demonstrated exceptional skills in stakeholder management and client-centric focus, catering to clients from various countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, South Africa, Serbia, Hong Kong, and Sri Lanka.

Having lived in the USA and UK, Lahiru has been exposed to different cultures, enriching his experience in managing people effectively.

Lahiru pursued his education at Staffordshire University and completed his Master of Business Administration (MBA) at the University of Northampton.

Throughout his career, he has held key positions in reputable organizations including being the Head of Client Services and QA at Emojot Inc., Software Quality Assurance Manager at Pearson North America, Head of Quality Engineering, Senior Manager, Manager, Senior QA Lead, and QA Lead at Pearson Lanka, and Application Support Engineer at Ocean Software (Pvt.) Ltd, along with serving as an Associate Software QA Lead at Virtusa.