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Sam Nanayakkara

Digital Innovator | Empowering people to do technology transformations | Program Manager | Award winner

West Hartford, Connecticut

Work Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2023

  • Head of Blockchain Technology & Web3.0 Strategy

    2019

  • Adjunct Professor

    2021

    Manage and teach "Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship," a full-year incubator program that challenges students to create new product ideas, identify customer needs, design products, develop technical solutions, build MVPs, develop business models and plans, test markets, and pitch their proposal to potential investors for funding.

  • Screening Committee Member

    2022

2022 - 2023

  • Faculty Director

    2022 - 2023

  • Partner / Technology Management Consultant

    2017 - 2022

2014 - 2017

  • Global Supply Chain Process and Technology Leader

    2014 - 2017

    Led general procurement business process and digital technology initiatives, providing support for a portfolio of digital applications and tools for the Supply Chain Management (SCM) organization. Led change management activities related to the harmonization of processes and tools across the Strategic Business Units (SBUs). Responsible for over 100 digital technology and process improvement initiatives.

2014 - 2014

  • Management Consultant (Business Intelligence, Data Warehousing and Visualization)

    2014 - 2014

    Implemented a SaaS-based business intelligence project to reengineer data reporting system and developed a data warehouse and visualization, analytics, and reporting dashboard.

2014 - 2014

  • Management Consultant (Healthcare Information Technology)

    2014 - 2014

    Developed the Health Benefit Exchange portal integration; led external IT vendor data security and risk assessment; built a new SFTP site to share data with business partners.

2012 - 2014

  • Management Consultant (Organizational Improvement)

    2012 - 2014

    Enhanced existing internal communications and developed new communications processes to improve sharing of information among staff, faculty, students, parents, and community members.