DEMIAN DE SILVA
Minuwangoda
Summary
Aspiring Business Analyst with a dual background in Software Engineering and Business Management. Skilled in requirements gathering, business process modelling (UML/BPMN), Agile practices, SQL, and stakeholder communication, with strong communication, media, and collaboration experience, and a growing focus on UI/UX to bridge technical solutions with business goals.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Lead Developer
Hotel Reservation System, Software Development & Application Modelling
Staffordshire
01.2025 - 02.2025
Led development of a hotel management system in C# and MySQL, applying OOP, UML, ERD, and CRUD operations; presented to panel and achieved First Class.
Project Leader
Cloud Provider Evaluation, Digital Technologies Project
Staffordshire
01.2025 - 02.2025
Evaluated cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, IBM, Oracle) for enterprise adoption, analyzing cost, scalability, and risk. Produced a recommendation Presentation with data-driven insights; awarded First Class.
Team Leader
Self & Society Project: Gender Equality
Staffordshire
11.2023 - 03.2024
Led a social impact project on gender equality, conducting primary and secondary research with stakeholder analysis; produced academic report and presentation; awarded Distinction.
Research on AI Systems for HR Managers
Project Management Plan
Pearson BTEC
03.2025 - 05.2025
Directed research on AI adoption in HR using primary and secondary methods; developed full Project Management Plan with organizational change solutions; achieved Distinction.
Education
BEng (Hons) - Software Engineering (Reading)
University of Staffordshire
04-2027
HND in (Reading) - Business Management
Pearson BTEC
11-2026
Certificate in - General Psychology
American College of Higher Education
04-2023
Certification in - Television, Radio, News & Communication
Finzal Bozo Academy
04-2023
Skills
- Requirements Gathering & Elicitation
- Business Process Analysis (UML, BPMN)
- Use Case & User Story Development
- ERD & Data Modelling
- SQL & MySQL
- Data Analysis & Reporting (Excel)
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Project Management (Agile basics)
- Risk & Compliance Awareness
- Stakeholder Communication
- Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
- Time Management & Adaptability
Accomplishments
- Moderator, Career Compass 2025 – introduced panelists, facilitated discussion with 30+ participants
- Batch Representative, APIIT & ESOFT (2023–Present) – coordinated student faculty communication
- Guest Speaker, Sirasa TV (2025) – represented APIIT Computing School, shared educational experience
- Leader, Debating Club (2023) – represented St. Thomas Catholic International College, Seeduwa
- Top Scorer, Foundation in Computing (2024) – APIIT
- Senior Prefect (2023), St. Thomas Catholic International College, Seeduwa
- 1st Place as Best Compere in Radio, News and Event (2023), Intermediate Stage
- Member of APIIT Toastmasters (2023–Present), Toastmasters International
Languages
English – C2 (Proficient)
Sinhala – A2 (Basic)
Timeline
Research on AI Systems for HR Managers
Project Management Plan
03.2025 - 05.2025
Lead Developer
Hotel Reservation System, Software Development & Application Modelling
01.2025 - 02.2025
Project Leader
Cloud Provider Evaluation, Digital Technologies Project
01.2025 - 02.2025
Team Leader
Self & Society Project: Gender Equality
11.2023 - 03.2024
BEng (Hons) - Software Engineering (Reading)
University of Staffordshire
HND in (Reading) - Business Management
Pearson BTEC
Certificate in - General Psychology
American College of Higher Education
Certification in - Television, Radio, News & Communication
Finzal Bozo Academy