Crowdfunding campaign manager
Led a fundraising campaign for pediatric cancer patients at Maharagama Apeksha Cancer Hospital, 2022.
Ten years building teams in Colombo. Now in Toronto.
JohnFernando
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Experience
What colleagues say
John is an inspirational leader who was able to push the team to achieve their highest potential. His MIS skills were out of this world!
John is one of the best data driven and system savvy sales and marketing leads I have had the pleasure of working with … creating a solid control and follow-up mechanism through dashboards and google tools to ensure the performance is monitored, measured and improved.
He proved to be one of the most capable individuals in terms of transforming data into information that allowed us to make strategic decisions.
He was one of the best employees we had at ikman … John has good analysis skills, strong communication skills (all three languages), delegation, collaboration and motivation skills, strategic planning abilities, and an ability to remain calm under pressure.
John will be an asset to any company … He goes beyond what is required to ensure that all deliverables are met.
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Strengths
Tools
SalesforceCRM platformsCustom ERP/CRM systemsMicrosoft 365 (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook)Google Workspace (Sheets, Docs, Slides, Gmail)KPI dashboards and reporting
How I work
I'm data-driven by habit. I look at the facts first, find where a process is losing time or money, fix it, and measure the result. These five values guide how I work and how I live.
Education
MBA, Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship
International Business University, Toronto, Canada
2024 – 2026
MBA, International Business
Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom
2023 – 2024
BA (Hons), Business Administration & Management
Lincoln University College, Malaysia
2023 – 2025
CIM in Marketing
The Chartered Institute of Marketing, United Kingdom
2018
Beyond work
Blood donation camp organizer
Organized a donation camp with Ikman and the National Blood Transfusion Service, 2021.
Employee of the Month, 4+ times
Recognized at Bath & Body Works Canada for service, reliability and floor leadership while completing my MBA.
Your move
Chess rewards the same things I value at work: think ahead, make the call, and learn from your mistakes. Fancy a game? You play white, I'll play black.
Your move. Tap a piece, then tap where it should go.
Prefer a real game against me? Challenge me on Lichess and I'll play you there.
Challenge me on LichessBeat me? and tell me, and let's talk about your team while we're at it.
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