I am qualified as a plant pathologist worgking in Australian Federal Government. In the past I worked for Srilanka government, Zimbabwean government and also worked for Australian Federal agencies like Australian Bureau of Statistics and Department of Defence. I am also an Agricultural Engineering, a Soil and Water and in addition an Agronomy expert as well. I studied in Peradeniya University, Australian Defence Force Academy and Virginia Tech. I was a lecturer in School of Agriculture. I have postgraduate degrees in Plant Pathology, Genetics and IT.