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Imeshi WEERASINGHE Water Resource Engineer Date of Birth: 27/05/1981 Nationality: Australian Tel: +32 478 811 453 Email: [email protected] EDUCATION 2016 Master of International Business Economics and Management Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Thesis: The Economics of Water Productivity 2014 Master of Water Resource Engineering (cum laude) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Thesis: Climate Change Impacts on Groundwater Resources in the Murray-Darling Basin in Australia (magna cum laude) 2005 Bachelor of Communications Engineering (honours) Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT University), Melbourne, Australia EXPERIENCE 2016-current PhD Candidate – Faculty of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium Topic: ‘Climate Change Impacts of Global (Agricultural) Water Producticity Manipulation of global EvapoTranspiration Remote Sensing products to separate Transpiration from ET Validation of T using crop and hydrological models 2012-2016 Research Assistant – Faculty of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Brussels, Belgium Project: Drought Related Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Groundwater Resources in Belgium Manipulation of climate data (rainfall, temperature, wind speed, evapotranspiration) as hydrological model input (WetSPASS) to estimate recharge using python Modelling recharge estimates for different climate and land use scenarios using WetSPASS Building and analysing groundwater flows using MODFLOW 2010-2012 Project Manager – Upper Air Projects Australia Bureau of Meteorology, Observations Engineering Department, Melbourne, Australia Managed multiple projects from development to implementation of upgrading existing upper air systems Developed business cases following PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology Liaised with internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective running of projects 2009-2010 Project Coordinator – Surface Instrumentation Australia Bureau of Meteorology, Business and Projects Department, Melbourne, Australia Coordinated Bureau’s Aviation and Defence Remediation Projects Worked with PMO in developing PRINCE2 Project Management Methodology for multiple departments Strategically involved in development of Change Management Strategy for department 2007-2008 Water Engineering Intern Municipality of Puerto Lopez, Puerto Lopez, Ecuador Collaborated with staff of engineers and water workers of the municipality of Puerto Lopez on project to provide the community with potable water 2006 – 2007 Project Planning and Control Officer Toyota Boshoku Australia, Project Management Department, Melbourne, Australia Conducted Environmental Management Solutions (EMS) auditing for ISO 14000/14001 compliance for all departments as representative of project management department Improved supplier delivery performance by management of planning, forecasting and monitoring systems Liaised with overseas and local stakeholders to ensure proper running of all projects PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS 2015 OpenWater2015 Symposium Presentation and abstract Using WetSpass to identify climate and land use change effects by assessing drought impacts on groundwater recharge: Imeshi Weerasinghe, Boud Verbeiren, Sven Vanderhaegen, Frank Canters, Inge Uljee, Guy Engelen, Ingrid Jacquemin, Bernard Tychon, Harris Vangelis, George Tsakiris, Okke Batelaan, Marijke Huysmans 2015 EGU General Assembly Poster Identifying the role of human-induced land-use change while assessing drought effects on groundwater recharge: Boud Verbeiren, Imeshi Weerasinghe, Sven Vanderhaegen, Frank Canters, Inge Uljee, Guy Engelen, Ingrid Jacquemin, Bernard Tychon, Harris Vangelis, George Tsakiris, Okke Batelaan, Marijke Huysmans CERTIFICATES/AFFILIATIONS 2012 PRINCE2 Foundation and Practitioner Certificate 2003-2014 Member of Engineers without Borders 2005-2014 Member of Engineers Australia LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY Language Speaking Reading Writing English Spanish French Sinhalese Native Fluent Fluent Fluent Native Good Good N/A Native Good Good N/A REFERENCES Ann van Griensven Professor, Associate Professor Vrije Universiteit Brussels, UNESCO-IHE Department of Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering (HYDR), Hydrology and Water Quality Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels Tel. +32 2 629 30 39 [email protected] Boud Verbeiren Post Doctoral Researcher (GroWaDRisk Project) Vrije Universiteit Brussel HYDR Department Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels Tel. +32 2 629 36 35 [email protected] Philippe Quevauviller Policy Officer, Associate Professor European Commission, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives Department, HYDR Department Rue de la Loi 170, Brussels, Belgium 1040 Tel: +32 2 295 38 44 [email protected] Marijke Huysmans Assistant Professor Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Vrije Universiteit Brussel HYDR Department Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels Tel. +32 2 629 30 39 [email protected] Orion Law Superintendant Australian Bureau of Meteorology Observations Engineering 700 Collins Street, Docklands, Australia 3001 Tel: +61 3 9669 4063 Tel: +32 2 295 38 44 [email protected]
