Don Gunasinha

Accomplished and multidisciplinary Principal / Lead Systems Engineer with over 15 years of expertise spanning embedded systems, hardware-software integration, FPGA-based signal processing, and AI-driven predictive analytics. Proven track record acting as a technical authority across complex product development lifecycles—from concept through to high-reliability manufacturing. Expert at bridging the gap between hardware engineering and software architecture, mitigating technical risks, and managing cross-functional stakeholder and supplier relationships in highly regulated and disciplined engineering sectors.

Firmware Engineer / Systems Technical Lead - Spicer Consulting - United Kingdom

(2023-03)

• Accomplished architectural oversight for next-gen instrumentation as measured by a 15% reduction in integration bottlenecks by doing leading cross-functional design reviews and technical risk mitigation for high-reliability embedded sensing systems.
• Accomplished optimized real-time data acquisition capabilities as measured by submillisecond latency processing thresholds by doing designing and implementing advanced FPGA-based AXI DMA embedded architectures and Verilog communication interfaces.
• Accomplished robust system validation for complex industrial instrumentation as measured by 100% adherence to quality standards by doing directing low-level firmware-hardware integration, sensor calibration protocols, and end-to-end V&V activities.
• Accomplished enhanced product manufacturability as measured by a seamless transition from prototype to final build by doing collaborating closely with regulatory, quality, and manufacturing teams to challenge and refine design proposals.

Senior Developer – AI in Medical Epidemiology (AIME) - AIME - Malaysia

(2020-01 - 2022-12)

• Accomplished rapid deployment of critical healthcare analytics software as measured by data processing speeds improving by 25% by doing leading the system architecture and PHP Laravel backend engineering for COVID-19 real-time monitoring applications.
• Accomplished highly scalable data visualization and alerting platforms as measured by zero-latency push alerts to over 50k end-users by doing designing Firebase-based real-time notification systems and integrating structured medical datasets into analytics dashboards.

Senior Developer & Embedded Systems Specialist - Inikoo - United Kingdom

(2018-01 - 2020-12)

• Accomplished optimized supply-chain efficiency as measured by a 20% increase in inventory forecasting accuracy by doing engineering an AI-based stock prediction system utilizing Python Flask and training time-series predictive models.
• Accomplished accelerated warehouse logistics processing throughput as measured by a 30% reduction in fulfillment errors by doing designing custom Android applications and integrating hardware-level QR/barcode scanning systems.

IT & Embedded Systems Officer - Sri Lanka Navy - Sri Lanka

(2012-01 - 2018-12)

• Accomplished high-security digital infrastructure deployment as measured by zero security breaches over a 6-year tenure by doing acting as technical authority for secure HR management systems and heading cryptographic/secure-file research projects.
• Accomplished enhanced environmental monitoring readiness as measured by field-tested accuracy metrics by doing developing custom microcontroller systems, Android-based wind speed instrumentation, and real-time naval analytics platforms.

Software & Hardware Engineer - Zelcom RFID - Sri Lanka

(2009-01 - 2012-12)

• Accomplished end-to-end delivery of industrial tracking systems as measured by a 40% reduction in manufacturing tracking errors by doing managing the concept-to-manufacture lifecycle of RFID/NFC-based monitoring systems, including PCB design and embedded firmware development.

Associate Developer (Telecom Infrastructure) - Huawei (Airtel Project) - Sri Lanka

(2009-01 - 2009-12)

• Accomplished high-availability core network performance as measured by 99.99% system uptime by doing maintaining telecom core networks, optimizing billing gateways, and configuring Sun Solaris/HP Unix environments.

Master of Science (MSc) - Data Science - University of the West of England (2022-01 - 2023-12)

Master of Applied Electronics - Applied Electronics - Institution Name (2011-01 - 2016-12)

Bachelor of Science (BSc) - Computer Science - University of Sri Jayewardenepura (2003-01 - 2007-12)