A Sri Lankan ex-pat living in Adelaide, 31-year-old Nilan Mihindukulasooriya has made it to ‘South Australia’s 40 under 40 - 2022’ list, annually compiled by the CitiMag - the Adelaide-based print/digital magazine. This fifth successive ‘40 under 40’ awards at the Adelaide Oval.
An entrepreneur, a business leader and an accomplished IT professional, Nilan moved to Adelaide and founded Firehouse Technology whilst also taking up leading roles in several other initiatives. It was his remarkable work during the C-19 pandemic which aimed to ‘democratize technology’ to support SMEs that earned him this coveted recognition on Australian soil.
Having arrived in Adelaide just in time before the onset of the pandemic, was the leader behind several successful software solutions created during this period that addressed key issues in certain critical areas. One such product that catered to SMEs ‘Mortar Initiative’ was a revolutionary analytical platform that combined customer data with programmatic advertising which equipped SMEs with top-level enterprise technology at an affordable price. His other applauded initiative was the livestock trading platform for overseas farmers whose trade has been adversely affected by the pandemic.
“Although my journey in Australia started just over 3 years ago, the foundation was laid back in Sri Lanka and many people were part of it.
Nilan started his journey with a First Class Honors BSc in Information Systems from SLIIT and another BSc in ICT from the University of Colombo. Counting over 9 years of experience as a product owner handling over 30 projects in 5 different countries and managing multiple agile teams both locally and remotely. He currently leads a team of over 50 professionals in Sri Lanka, Australia and Ireland. His establishment in Sri Lanka is one of the budding local IT Companies, generating much-needed revenue in USD at this critical point.
“My philosophy was based on the idea that greatness does not come overnight but is achieved through sheer striving to do a little better every day. Patience and resilience are key to success in the face of challenges.’’
Nilan is heavily connected to Sri Lanka, operating multiple projects and leading teams based here. He is optimistic about a brighter future for the country and strongly believes in education and entrepreneurship as key to securing this future.
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