Dr. Pradeepa Jayaratne has over 15 years of experience teaching, researching, and consulting in the transport and logistics sector. She has teaching and research experience in key education institutes in Canada, Australia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. She has been an active professional in the field and involved in active research, consultancy, and industry projects.
Awards and Recognitions
Best Research Paper in Supply Chain Management, Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry, Colombo Sri Lanka, July 2018.
Grant for the Regional Alumni Workshop 2018 - Australia Awards South and West Asia Alumni as Champions for the Environment and Climate Action: Project on Cradle to Cradle: Empowering school children to be catalysts for preserving the environment and tackling climate change (2018)
Best Research Paper at the 2nd International Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry, Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 2017.
Best Research Paper in Supply Chain Management Stream at the 2nd International Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry, Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 2017. http://slstl.lk/r4tli-2017/
Best Research Paper in the Logistics Stream at the 2nd International Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry, Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 2017.
Best Research Paper in Supply Chain Management, Conference on Research for Transport & Logistics Industry, Colombo Sri Lanka, June 2016.
Australian Leadership Award offered by the AusAID to outstanding future leaders to follow the PhD program (Jan 2010-March 2014)
University of Wollongong International Postgraduate Tuition Award (March-August 2014)
ADB Award for a training program on GIS & Remote Sensing for Transport and Logistics at the University of Calgary, Canada (January – April 2001)
Memberships
Chartered Member, Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport, UK (since 2007)
Life Member, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Sri Lanka (since 2003)
Member, Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport, UK (2003-2007)
Associate Member, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management (2010 –2014)
Life Member, Sri Lanka Association for Australia Awards Alumina (since 2015)
Member, Sri Lanka Society for Transport and Logistics (since 2014)
Member, IEEEE (Transport/Management Sector) (May 2018 – Dec 2019)
Academic positions
Associate Professor and Head of Department of Research Degree (MPhil and PhD)
Iqra University
Business Administration
Karachi, Pakistan
20 Oct 2020 – 5 Nov 2021
Visiting Lecturer
Northampton University, UK/Edulink Sri Lanka
Business Administration
Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 Jun 2018 – 20 Oct 2020
Visiting Lecturer
Imperial Institute of Higher Education
MBA
Colobmo, Sri Lanka
1 Jun 2018 – 20 Oct 2020
Visiting Lecturer
University of Colombo
Department of Economics
Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 Oct 2018 – Present
Senior Lecturer
University of Moratuwa
Transport and Logistics Management
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
8 Aug 2014 – 12 Jan 2018
Graduate Research Assistant
University of Wollongong
Sydney Business School
Wollongong, Australia
1 Mar 2010 – 30 Apr 2014
Sessional Lecturer
University of Wollongong
Sydney Business School
Wollongong, Australia
1 Mar 2010 – 31 Dec 2013
Visiting Lecturer
CINEC Maritime Campus
Department of Social Science
Malambe, Sri Lanka
1 Apr 2008 – 31 Dec 2009
Research Assistant
University of Wollongong
Graduate School of Business
Wollongong, Australia
1 Oct 2007 – 31 Dec 2007
Non-academic positions
Senior Consultant in Logistics (Principal Consultant)
World Bank Group
Review logistics system in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 Oct 2018 – 20 Oct 2020
Senior Transport Expert
Millennium Challenge Corporation CGM, Washington DC 20005/LirneAsia
A Project on Evaluating political economy analysis of administration and decision-making in the transport and land sectors in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 Oct 2018 – 20 Oct 2020
Senior Public Transport Expert
Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development
The Sahasara Bus Reform Project for the Central Province Passenger Transport Authority, World Bank/SCDP Project (Kandy)
Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
1 Oct 2018 – 20 Oct 2020
Public Transport Expert
inistry of Megapolis/, Department of Transport & Logistics Management, University of Moratuwa
Implementing Bus Priority Lanes on Galle Road, Parliament Roads and Roads in Pettah/Colombo
Battaramulla, Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 Jul 2017 – 20 Oct 2020
Consultant – Transport and Logistics
UNHABITAT/UNDP, UN
The State of Sri Lanka Cities Report and Data System” Data and Capacity Building for 9 Provincial Cities
Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 Jun 2017 – 30 Mar 2019
Principal Consultant
Ministry of Megapolis and Western, Development/World Bank
Transport and Logistics, Scoping of Transport Planning Study and Preparation of Transport and Traffic Database for Galle Integrated Multi-Modal Transport Study (GIMMTS)
Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
1 Nov 2017 – 30 Sep 2021
Consultant
Urban Development Authority/University of Moratuwa
Development of Integrated Bus Terminals in Kadawatha and Mawanella in Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 Jun 2016 – 31 Jan 2018
Consultant on Transport Demand Analysis and Bus Scheduling
UNIC, University of Moratuwa/WorldBank
Kandy Strategic City Development Project
Colombo, Sri Lanka
15 Jun 2015 – 31 Jan 2022
Consultant
World Bank
Benchmark data on the transport and logistics sector for Sri Lanka
Colombo, Sri Lanka
1 May 2009 – 31 Dec 2009
Teaching interests
Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Business Analytics, Operation Research, Quantitative Methods for Transport and Logistics, Research Methodology, Transport Planning and Management, Sustainable Supply Chain, Quality Management
Research interests
Sustainable Supply Chain/Logistics; Outsourcing; Supply chain collaboration; Green supply chain; Circular economic; Supply chain risk; Transport and logistics; Agri supply chain