Llavan Fernando
| Llavan Fernando | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 29 May 1952 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United States, Sri Lanka |
| 🎓 Alma mater | De Mazenod College, John Ruskin Grammar School, University of Reading |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Saw-Chin Fernando |
| 👶 Children | 2 |
| 🌐 Website | https://zone24x7.com/about/ |
Llavan Fernando (born 29 May 1952) is a Sri Lankan-American business executive and entrepreneur. He currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Zone24x7. He was the co-founder of @POS, which was one of the fifty fastest-growing companies in Silicon Valley, and also the founder of Mobinetix, a Silicon Valley-based technology company that is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Zebra Technologies.
Through his companies, he has introduced Digital Signature Capture, Smart Devices for the Visually Impaired, Electronic Signage Systems, Autonomous Robots for Inventory management, and many other technology advancements.[1]
Early life
Llavan Fernando was born in Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka on 29 May 1952 to teacher parents, and is the eldest of three brothers. He attended De Mazenod College, Kandana, until his GCE Ordinary Levels. Then his family moved to England where he completed his GCE Advanced Level at John Ruskin Grammar School, London. He obtained his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and M.Sc. in Instrumentation and Systems at the University of Reading in Berkshire, England, where he developed a fascination for electronics.[2]
Career
Fernando secured his first job as an R&D engineer at H. Tinsley & Company. Subsequently, he joined Gravenor in the mid-1970s, where he worked on the fire protection systems of the F-16 and F-111 US fighter jets, which were outsourced to the UK company at the time. He also worked on pollution monitoring systems while at Tinsley. [3]
Later, after moving to the United States, he met Professor John Linville, who headed the Integrated Engineering Studies at Stanford University. Professor Linville started Telesensory Systems with another professor from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Dr. James Bliss, where research was being conducted to produce a computer for the visually impaired. While working as a general manager at Telesensory Systems[4], Llavan Fernando obtained his first patent and helped develop the eight-dot Braille system as well as the first Braille computers.[3] He received a research grant from the National Science Foundation of the US to explore solutions for visual impairment caused by age-related macula degeneration.[3]
He spent a year at Wyse Technology as the Manager of Strategic Business Development[5], and then, at the invitation of a friend, joined Inforite Corporation as the Vice President of Engineering, where he oversaw the development of signature capture products.[3]
He joined @POS as Vice President of Engineering in 1996, eventually becoming the CTO in 1998, and then CEO in 2000, until @POS was sold to Symbol Technologies along with its subsidiary Mobinetix, the latter of which he had founded.[5]
After the acquisition by Symbol Technologies, Llavan founded his next venture Zone24x7 Inc. in 2003, headquartered in San Jose, California. In 2004, Zone24x7 (Pvt) Ltd was established as a separate entity in Sri Lanka. His company provides information technology services to leading Tier 1 retailers and hi-tech companies.[1]
Personal life
Llavan Fernando met his wife Saw-Chin Fernando at Reading. Saw-Chin Fernando currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Zone24x7. The couple currently resides in the United States. They have two children, a son and a daughter.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://zone24x7.com/about/%7C About. From Zone24x7.com Retrieved 06 June 2019
- ↑ https://zone24x7.com/about/%7C About. From Zone24x7.com Retrieved 06 June 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2007/09/16/fin25.asp%7C Sri Lanka Financial News| Sundayobserver.lk . Retrieved 16 June 2019
- ↑ https://www.twst.com/bio/llavan-fernando/%7C Fernando, Llavan - The Wall Street Transcript. Retrieved 12 June 2019
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.twst.com/bio/llavan-fernando/%7C Fernando, Llavan - The Wall Street Transcript. Retrieved 12 June 2019
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