Application for: Chaturanga Ranatunga
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Who? (Tell us about you. Your name, where you work, etc. Anything relevant to the Application.)
I’m Chaturanga Ranatunga, but mostly known in the Sitecore community as scFootsteps (SitecoreFootsteps).
I am a two time Sitecore MVP and Sitecore Certified Developer from Sri Lanka, with over 8 years of Sitecore development experience. Chaturanga is the Initiator and a Co-Founder of Sitecore User Group Sri Lanka (SUGSL). His goal is to bridge the knowledge and communication gap between Sitecore community in Sri Lanka and rest of the world.
Why Me? (Here is your chance to explain why people need to vote for you. What contributions have you made to help the community.)
It would be honor to identified as a Core Community Friend since I have been learning and actively participating to the online and offline discussions of Sitecore community.
I have done following contributions to sitecore community and to improve my sitecore knowledge
ONLINE ACTIVITY
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* Blog – https://sitecorefootsteps.blogspot.com
* Community – https://community.sitecore.net/members/chaturangaranatunga_5f00_801634183
* Stack Overflow – http://sitecore.stackexchange.com/users/383/scfootsteps?tab=profile
* Twitter – https://twitter.com/scFootsteps
* YouTube – “Sitecore For Dummies” YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOEkI9lPwX8Z6E66bwimr2A
* Sitecore Slack – Member in the SitecoreChat Slack community chat room
https://sitecorechat.slack.com/
* Sitecore StackExchange – Active member in the Sitecore StackExchange forum
http://sitecore.stackexchange.com
* SlideShare –
• http://www.slideshare.net/chaturangaranatunga/look-into-sitecore-82-september-meetup-2016-sitecore-user-group-sri-lanka
Sitecore Certifications
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Web Site .NET Developer Certification for Sitecore CMS 6.4
Marketplace contributions
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No module contributions this year.Following are published last years
https://marketplace.sitecore.net/Modules/L/Lang_Item_State_Change_Workflow_Action.aspx
https://marketplace.sitecore.net/Modules/Q/Quick_Info_Tooltip.aspx
OFFLINE ACTIVITIES
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Sitecore User Group Sri Lanka – SUGSL
* Role – Initiator & Co-Founder of the user group
* Meetup.com – http://www.meetup.com/sugsrilanka
* Facebook Page – http://facebook.com/sugsrilanka
* YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPKvb0ZIWMprUBD1NfR2ChA
* SitecoreUG – http://sitecoreug.org/usergroups/sitecore-user-group-sri-lanka
Attended
• SUGCON-EU 2016
• Sitecore MVP Summit 2016
• Sitecore Symposium 2016
• SUGCON-EU 2017
Trainings Attended
• “uCommerce Master Class” certificate done by Soren Spelling Lung at uCommerce
• “Sitecore PowerShell Extensions Workshop” by Adam Najmanowicz & Michael West
• “Coveo for Sitecore” Developer training done by Jeff from Coveo