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Sam Nanayakkara

Chief Executive Officer at Alevia Pharma Inc.

West Hartford, Connecticut

Overview 

Sam Nanayakkara is a Digital Innovator and Program Manager based in West Hartford, Connecticut, known for empowering people in technology transformations and being an award winner. With a background in IT management and Six Sigma Black Belt certification, Sam has held leadership roles at Alevia Pharma Inc. as Chief Executive Officer and United Technologies as Global Supply Chain Process and Technology Leader.

Work Experience 

  • Chief Executive Officer

    2023 - Current

  • Head of Blockchain Technology & Web3.0 Strategy

    2019

PhytaZenica is a healthcare tech company that provides digital products and services to accelerate.

  • 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

Angel Investor Forum is a group of investors who invest their own money in startup companies.

  • Faculty Director

    2022 - 2023

  • Partner / Technology Management Consultant

    2017 - 2022

  • 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.

United Technologies provides a broad range of high-technology products and services for the aerospace.

Raised $3,500,000.00 from Pershing Square Capital Management.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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