Chandima Perera

Strategic Asset Management and Reliability Engineering specialist with extensive experience managing complex infrastructure portfolios across government and corporate sectors. Proven record in driving asset performance optimisation through asset health monitoring, maintenance planning, and lifecycle strategies that deliver enhanced operational efficiency and sustained asset value. Proficient in asset data governance, CMMS/EAM platforms, and asset register management, ensuring accuracy, audit compliance, and reliability of critical infrastructure. Adept at translating complex data into actionable insights through advanced reporting, dashboards, and financial analysis using Power BI and Excel, providing evidence-based business cases and strategic recommendations. Recognised for strong leadership, stakeholder collaboration, and autonomous execution aligned with organisational goals and a professional with detail-oriented, results-driven, committed to excellence in asset and reliability management.

CoreCompetencies & Professional Expertise

Strategic Asset Management & Planning – Expertise in developing long-term frameworks, lifecycle strategies, and asset management plans aligned with organisational, Treasury, and ISO 55000 standards.

Asset Reliability & Risk Assurance – Extensive experience in RCM, RCA, and FMEA, embedding maintainability principles, optimising maintenance strategies, and providing technical assurance across WHS, environmental, operational, and compliance requirements.

Asset Register Governance & Data Integrity – Skilled in managing CMMS/EAM and GIS platforms, maintaining accurate asset registers, and ensuring data quality, compliance, and audit readiness.

Asset Health & Performance Management – Designed and delivered health and performance reporting frameworks, including criticality assessments, outage management protocols, and executive-level reporting to inform strategic investment.

Data Analytics & Visualisation – Advanced proficiency in Power BI and Excel, producing dashboards, heatmaps, risk matrices, and lifecycle models to support evidence-based decision-making and cost/risk optimisation.

Business Case Development & Technical Advisory – Strong capability in preparing evidence-based business cases, cost/risk modelling, and strategic recommendations, supported by governance frameworks and corporate documentation.

Stakeholder Engagement & Leadership – Recognised for cross-functional collaboration with executives, consultants, contractors, and government stakeholders, as well as mentoring peers and leading workshops to embed best practices.

Continuous Improvement & Innovation – Introduced trending tools, OMS pilots, and criticality frameworks to optimise performance, strengthen governance, and deliver sustainable long-term asset value.

Career Summary

WaterNSW – Asset Reliability Engineer, AssetEngineering (2019 – Present)

Key Responsibilities &Professional Contributions

Executive Reporting & Strategic Insights – Delivered Annual Asset Health & Performance Reports and evidence-based recommendations to executives and the Board, enhancing transparency and informing long-term investment and lifecycle planning.

Corporate Documentation & Governance – Authored and refined key corporate frameworks, including the Asset Health & Performance Evaluation Manual and the Long-Term Asset Health Report, embedding consistency and alignment with ISO 55000 and regulatory frameworks.

Outage Management System (OMS) Innovation – Designed and implemented OMS pilots, streamlining scheduling, improving operational readiness, and strengthening safety assurance across critical infrastructure portfolios.

Asset Criticality Framework Development – Spearheaded criticality scoring initiatives and co-authored the Criticality Rules Guidelines, embedding a consistent, enterprise-wide approach to risk-based asset prioritisation.

Asset Register & Risk Governance – Maintained EAMS/CMMS register integrity, including hierarchies, condition ratings, and fault codes, while managing the asset risk register to ensure accuracy, compliance, and audit readiness.

Data Analytics & Visualisation – Conducted risk-based analysis and lifecycle modelling; developed dashboards, heatmaps, risk matrices, and trend tools in Power BI and Excel to uncover insights, mitigate risks, and support investment planning.

Stakeholder Engagement & Technical Support – Partnered with consultants, contractors, and cross-functional teams on RCM initiatives, ensuring timely procurement, repair, and deployment of resources, while embedding governance and continuous improvement practices.

Reliability Engineering & WHS Assurance – Applied RCM, RCA, and FMEA methodologies across asset classes (including dams, weirs, and pumping stations), embedding maintainability principles, reducing downtime and costs, and ensuring compliance with WHS and operational standards.

Key Achievements

• Delivered Annual Asset Health& Performance Reportsto WaterNSW Executive Leadership, providing strategic insights that enhanced transparency and standardised asset evaluation methodologies organisation wide.
• LedRCM initiatives acrossasset classes, optimising maintenance strategies and achieving measurable improvements in labour efficiency and asset availability.
• Designed and deployed the Asset Health Parameter Trending Tool, enabling proactive lifecycle planning throughlong-term performance monitoring and early risk detection.
• Spearheaded asset criticality scoringand co-authored enterprise-wide Criticality Scoring Guidelines under FWIP, establishing a consistent risk prioritisation framework.
• Delivered the Outage Management Tool ahead of schedule, streamlining outage planning and operational readiness; adopted as the standard across multiple portfolios.
• Played a key role in Project Elevate, embedding governance frameworks and enhancingasset data qualityto strengthen planning,reporting, and regulatory compliance.

Lipa Pharmaceuticals Ltd – Reliability Validation Engineer (2015– 2019)

• Conducted comprehensive device and asset validation, including data processing, trend analysis, RCA, FMEA,and ensured the integrity of asset performance insights to support reliability improvements and informed decision-making.
• Supported operational readiness activities and maintained compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) frameworks, ensuring systems and processes met regulatory requirements and quality standards within high-risk environments

University of WesternSydney – Sessional Academic Lecturer (2014 – 2017)

• Delivered undergraduate and postgraduate courses in engineering and business disciplines, enhancingorganisational and studentcapabilities in statistical analysis, data interpretation, and reliability methodologies for asset performance optimisation and engineering decision-making.

Memjet Australia – Senior Reliability Engineer (2008 – 2014)

• Leddevice reliability testingand risk management, including lifecycle analysis, ALT, and failure analysis, to enhance product robustness, extend asset life, and support development and operational readiness through detailed reporting.

Formal Education, Professional Training and Technical Publications

• Master of Engineering (Electrical) – National University of Singapore
• Master of Science (Electrical) – National University of Singapore
• Bachelor of Science (Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering, Hons.) –

University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

• Reliability & Life Data Statistical Analysis – ReliaSoft Cooperation
• Internal Quality Auditing for ISO: Neville Clarke International.
• Project Management Certification – BMC, Singapore. 
• Lean Six Sigma YellowBelt – GoLeanSixSigma; 
• Advanced RCA & Problem Solving – Intel & Whittier Consulting

• Programming: SQL, MATLAB, SIMULINK, C++, Python