Kem Abeysinghe

Key Area of Expertise

  • Information Systems (Computer Hardware & Software, Servers, Data Centres )
  • Gaming (Casinos, Electronic Gaming Machines, Betting Terminals, Loyalty Systems)
  • Electronics & Electrical (Consumer & Industrial Electronics, Electrical Equipment, Surveillance Systems, Payment & Ticketing Systems)
  • Robotics (Electro Mechanical Devices, PLCs)

Skills

  • Determine the cause
  • Establish nature and extent of the damage
  • Investigate viability of repairs & salvage prospects
  • Establish cost effective reinstatement strategies

I have worked on matters throughout Australia on projects involving large & complex losses.

  • Restoration, Nature & Extent of damage – Mekong Club Cabramatta
  • Underwater Inspection Robot – Whitsunday Moorings
  • Fire suppression gas release – Optus Data Centre NSW
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance lab damage – Deakin University
  • Human Movement Lab damage – LaTrobe University
  • Cheese Plant Upgrade – Warrnambool Cheese Factory
  • Gaming machine restoration for Mekong Club Cabramatta resulting in significant cost savings – Tim Cousins Australia 2017
  • Implemented Digital Content Management Best Practice model/guidelines for Red Rooster & Oporto  – Nuon digital 2016
  • Established relationships and expanded gaming products & services to all  major Australian gaming manufacturers & Operators under one roof, Aristocrat AUS/NZ, IGT & Ainsworth, Crown Melbourne – Suzohapp 2015
  • Developed Business Outsourcing Model and expanded gaming services to Macau, Manila & New Zealand – Suzohapp 2015
  • Developed Optimum Performance Time Indicator (OPTI) system to measure, optimize & continuously improve  employee performance – Suzohapp 2014
  • Streamlined the manufacturing process of Tabcorp Easy Betting Terminals and achieved significant cost savings – lean action plan, Suzohapp 2012
  • Flight Information Displays at Melbourne AirPort, Lecture theatres for LaTrobe & Monash universities, Giant video walls for Telstra Head Office Melbourne – Project management,  large commercial Audio Visual installation projects – Pro Audio Visual 2009 – 2010
  • “PUMP TV” Digital advertising platform on petrol pumps – Product development & compliance, United Electrical Engineering/Val Morgan Outdoor 2008

Electronics & Software

  • “PUMP TV” Digital advertising platform on petrol pumps – Electrical safety in high risk environment, motion activated energy saving, Digital media streaming. Commissioned by United Electrical Engineering. Owned & Operated by Val Morgan.
  • Interactive Smart Media Fridge for Coca-Cola – Cutting edge transparent LCD display technology, Biometrics, Facial Recognition, User Interaction & learning. Product development & compliance. Commissioned by Suzohapp

Gaming

  • Established formal process & managed gaming machine restoration in collaboration with Aristocrat, IGT, Ainsworth & Scientific Games for Mekong Club Cabramatta resulting in significant cost savings
  • Established relationships and expanded gaming products & services to all major Australian gaming manufacturers & Operators Aristocrat AUS/NZ, IGT & Ainsworth, Crown Melbourne – Suzohapp

Process & Project Management

  • Streamlined the manufacturing process of Tabcorp Easy Betting Terminals and achieved significant cost savings for Suzohapp a key equipment supplier for Tabcorp. The lean action plan introduced in 2012 resulted in 3 fold increase in production volume while driving the cost down.
  • Project management of  large commercial Audio Visual installation projects – Flight Information Displays at Melbourne AirPort, Lecture theatres for LaTrobe & Monash universities, Giant video walls for Telstra Head Office Melbourne

Academic Experience

  • Bachelor of Information Technology (Computer Science & Software Development)_Charles Sturt University 2003
  • Graduate Diploma (Business Management)_ Swinburne University of Technology 2008
  • Diploma of Competitive Systems and Practices_2013
  • Cert IV (Work Health and Safety)_Swinburne University of Technology 2012
  • Cert Project Management (Audio Visual)_2010
  • Gaming Technician Licence NSW GMT1400426_Liquor & Gaming NSW 2017
  • Gaming, Informations Systems,Computer Hardware, Operations
  • Best Practice Models, Contracts & Lean Systems
  • Investigation and report – engineering failure
  • Post-incident Reporting – Nature and extent of damage, salvage prospects, viability of repairs
  • Project Management