Summary
Aruna Liyanaarachchi is a versatile software founder and engineer with eight years of hands-on experience building scalable platforms and leading cross-functional teams. As Co-Founder of Smokymart since 2023, he architected and deployed a full-featured AWS-based POS system for a multi-location CBD retailer, integrating procurement, inventory, sales analytics, and e-commerce with secure EMV payments via NMI. His background includes software engineering roles at CVS Health and a GPT Associate Developer position at ADP, giving him enterprise-grade experience across healthcare and financial tech domains. An entrepreneur at heart, he founded Virtual Vault Software Solutions and held SAP QM/ABAP and SAP HANA projects at MAS, complemented by research work at Jefferson Lab. Based in Chesapeake, Virginia, he earned an MSc in Computer Science from Hampton University and studied Statistics and Operations Research at the University of Peradeniya, guided by the belief that "Every Expert was Once a Beginner" and a commitment to turning ideas into impact.
9 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Statistics and Operations Research, Statistics, mathematics, computer science, operations research, Statistics and Operations Research, Statistics, mathematics, computer science, operations research at University of Peradeniya
Master of Science, Computer Science, Senior Year, Master of Science, Computer Science, Senior Year at Hampton University
High School, Advanced level, High School, Advanced level at Joseph Vaz College
English, Sinhalese