<p>Manoj Ranaweera, MBA, B.Eng (Hons) manoj.ranaweera@unified.vu +44 7769734491 @manojranaweera Blog: ​http://manojranaweera.me I have been a Tech Entrepreneur, CEO, CTO, Strategic Advisor and Consultant since 2004 and have founded multiple ventures. I have identified market opportunities; designed, built and commercialised technology products and platforms; financed and successfully exited from a number of these ventures. I continue to advise technology companies in setting up, designing and developing software products, commercialisation, go-to-market strategy, partnership development, investment and acquisition, especially in SaaS through ​Venture 9 ​. 2015 to present: ​UnifiedVU ​: Founder, CEO & CTO, UK One User Interface to improve daily jobs and workflows across multiple software done faster and better. Challenge was to bring a new software product concept to market and create a highly scalable business. ● Assembled the team, self-funded the business and built the company up from initial concept to early customers including developing strategic partnerships. ● Own and manage product roadmap including architecture and technology stack. ● Currently connects with 24 services from Pipedrive, Salesforce, Xero, Zendesk, MailChimp to Google and Tide Bank including listings on a number of partner sites. ● Continually building the brand and applications from Single Customer View to Revenue Blocker Analysis and bespoke applications. 2013 to 2014: ​Causeway Technologies ​: Strategy & Commercialisation Causeway was the market leader for providing technology solutions to construction sector. Hired by the CEO, the challenge was to commercialise Livestax, an in-house developed technology project. ● Worked closely with the development team and senior management to turn project into viable technology platform and eventually a new company. ● Structured the business and launched to 300+ employees of parent company in Jan 2014. Feedback led to rebuilding the platform to be more agile. ● As the Technology partner, supported charity events, Dallaglio Cycle Slam and Virgin Strive Challenge with Livestax and live tracking from Causeway Telematics. 2011 to Present: ​Cazoomi​: Board and Strategic Advisor, USA Cazoomi connects over 100+ SaaS apps via SyncApps, the integration cloud for SMBs. Challenge was to work with the senior management team guiding the company through expansion. ● Provide strategic advice on revenue growth, partnerships, team development and acquisition targets. 2007 to 2015: ​edocr​: Founder, CEO & CTO, UK edocr.com was a niche social network centred around documents, which allowed businesses to build brand awareness, demand generation and capture leads from their documents. Challenge was to turn an idea into a product and commercialise through a new company. ● Assembled the team, self-funded the business and built the company up from initial concept. ● Helped 1.2 million+ prospects to discover 60,000+ businesses. Used by over 200,000+ professionals and businesses from 200+ countries. ● Adopted a partner-lead strategy with 23 integrations from HootSuite, Marketo, Zendesk to Salesforce helping the business to grow by 250% in 2012. ● edocr was acquired by Accusoft, Inc in March 2015 ​. 2007 to 2007​: ​Causeway Technologies ​: (Interim Management), UK Causeway was the leading software company in the UK serving the construction sector. Challenge was to pass down the knowledge acquired from ebdex into Tradex team. ● Reviewed the existing strategy of Tradex platform, an EIPP hub, from go-to-market strategy to team composition and operations management. ● Developed a channel-based strategy to achieve a step change. Increased collaboration with competitors to educate the market and promote interoperability. 2006 to 2013: ​Techcelerate​: Founder, UK Founded with the help of KPMG & TechCrunch, Techcelerate built the ecosystem for tech startups in Manchester by bringing tech entrepreneurs, investors and dealmakers together. Challenge was to build a thriving tech ecosystem in Manchester from nothing when no government support was available. ● Built a network of 2300 strong community including entrepreneurs with exits over £1bn+ to those who were just starting up. Ran over 100+ tech entrepreneur events. ● Launched Northern Tech Awards ​, an annual black-tie Gala Awards ceremony that recognizes top tech entrepreneurs. ​Business was acquired by GP Bullhound ​. ● Setup and ran Tech Centre Manchester, a joint venture with Bruntwood, providing office spaces for early stage technology companies. ● Setup Foresight North with Dr. Angel Salazar to provide research and analysis on tech companies and sector. 2005-2006:​ ​BT​: CRM Strategist (Interim position), UK BT Retail Service Provider Group served the second tier Internet Service Providers in UK. Challenge was to develop a technology solution outside Siebel to help better understand a large group of partners. ● Developed Customer Intelligence to understand key business drivers. Positioned products and services to increase key metrics through sell to/through strategy. 2004 to 2006: ​ebdex: Founder & CEO, UK ebdex developed an electronic document exchange (EIPP) allowing companies to exchange invoices and purchasing documents with trading partners without rekeying. Challenge was taking an idea, developing a product and commercialising it, well before the resurgence of APIs. ● Conducted extensive research to identify market need, analysed competitive landscape, and developed strategy to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. ● Outsourced technology development, developed route to market including partnerships with Oracle, Sun Microsystems and Pegasus. ● Recruited trial customers and negotiated terms for £250,000 debt finance package. 1999–2003:​ ​Parsons Brinckerhoff​: Project & Bid Manager, UAE & UK Parsons Brinckerhoff was a leading engineering and construction management firm with revenues over $1.5 bn and 9,600 employees. In addition to business development role, was seconded to National Grid for 2 years managing £7m+ contracts. 1998–1999:​ ​Parsons International​: Business Unit Manager, UAE Parsons was a multinational engineering and construction business with revenues over $3bn and 10,000 employees. P&L responsibility for all Control System Projects in the Middle East. 1992–1998: PB Merz & McLellan​: Project Team Leader, UAE & UK. PB M&M was an international consultancy specialising in power and rail. Delivered multi £m technology contracts in UK & UAE for Transportation, Utilities and Oil & Gas sectors. QUALIFICATIONS: 2002 to 2005 Manchester Business School, Executive MBA 1988 to 1992 University of Brighton, B.Eng (Hons) in Electronics Engineering. </p>