M Marikar is a Sri Lankan-born computer engineer and founder with over a decade of regional IT leadership and 14 years in infrastructure, cloud solutions, and software development. After managing IT operations across the Middle East and Africa for DB Engineering & Consulting (Deutsche Bahn subsidiary), he launched The Saltware to connect Sri Lankan tech talent with clients across the Middle East and Europe, specializing in digital transformation and cost-effective, secure solutions. He blends hands-on engineering—building infrastructure, reverse engineering and protocol design—with people-centered leadership and a track record of delivering scalable IT services. Active in civic life, he leads a political party and serves as Puttalam’s widely trusted “Mid Night Mayor,” while representing Sri Lanka in the Asian Mayors Forum, reflecting a rare mix of technical entrepreneurship and grassroots public service.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
EDEXCEL Higher National Diploma Business with IT, EDEXCEL Higher National Diploma Business with IT at British College of Applied Studies
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Computer Science at University of Greenwich
Higher National Diploma Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration General, Higher National Diploma Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration General at Greenwich College
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