Heshan Mapa

Heshan Mapa has several years of work experience in the field of Quality Assurance (QA) and consulting. Heshan began their career as a Trainee Banking Assistant at Sampath Bank from January 2006 to June 2007. Heshan then worked as an Intern-Finance at Brandix from December 2010 to February 2012, where their responsibilities included preparing reports and approving cost sheets.

In 2012, Heshan joined Virtusa as a QA Engineer, specifically in their Andromedans team for internal data handling. During their time there, they conducted research on the Google Android Operating System and performed testing and optimization tasks.

In 2014, Heshan briefly worked as a Freelance Writer for Global Business Services, where they focused on writing creative assignments, essays, dissertations, thesis, and various other project-related documentation.

Heshan returned to Virtusa in 2015 as an Associate Consultant - QA, working on the Chorus project, which involved integrating a web-based schedule engine with MS Project. Heshan also worked as a Senior QA Engineer on projects such as Virtusa EAG - Atlas Phase II from October 2013 to December 2014 and Virtusa EAG – Chorus, where they were responsible for testing and optimizing the Chorus application.

In 2019, Heshan joined LogiSense Corporation as a QA Analyst. Additional information regarding their roles and responsibilities at this company is not provided.

Heshan Mapa has an extensive education history in various fields. In 1991 to 2004, Heshan attended Maliyadeva College, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned. In 2005 to 2006, Heshan gained a BTEC Diploma in ICT from IDM Computer Studies (Pvt) Ltd., specializing in Information and Communication Technology.

Heshan's academic journey continued with a Bachelor of Information Technology (BIT) degree from the University of Colombo School of Computing (UCSC) from 2008 to 2012, focusing on Information Technology. During the same period, Heshan pursued Management Accountancy and became a CIMA Passed Finalist at The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants.

To enhance expertise in the field of business administration, Heshan pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Federation University Australia from 2013 to 2014, with a focus on Business Administration and Management.

Heshan has also acquired professional certifications. In 2008 to 2009, Heshan became a Sun Certified Java Programmer from Sun Microsystems, specializing in Java 1.5. Additionally, Heshan obtained the ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) certification from the International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) in 2013, focusing on Quality Assurance. Heshan further expanded knowledge in software testing by achieving the ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced Level - Technical Test Analyst (CTAL - ATTA) certification from ISTQB, although no specific start or end year is mentioned.

In 2015, Heshan obtained the Virtusa Certified Agile Scrum Master certification from Virtusa (Pvt) Ltd., specializing in Agile Software Development Methodology.

Moreover, Heshan has gained additional certifications. In August 2022, Heshan completed the "Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2019" certification from LinkedIn, and in March 2019, Heshan attained the "JMeter: Performance and Load Testing" certification from Lynda.com.