Zackiya brings an interesting mix of experiences, working in various positions across various countries. She worked at Millennium IT, Sri Lanka immediately after her Bachelors and continued to the UK for her Masters where she remained for five years, exploring and working for Roche Pharma in Pharmaceutical Information Management. During her MBA, she collaborated with a fellow MBA student and founded a recruitment firm upon winning an investment grant for producing the best business plan.
Zackiya has an MBA (Master of Business Administration) from the University of Hertfordshire – UK, PGD in Business Management from Colombo University and Bachelor of Computer Applications from Bangalore University. She is a past pupil of Holy Family Convent, Colombo 04.
In 2010, Zackiya joined APIIT as Manager, Research and Development and later became an Academic attached to the School of Computing, teaching Professional and Enterprise Development, Project Management and Principles and Practices of Software Development. In her free time, she pursues her entrepreneurial dreams to uplift the livelihood of the needle-women from the rural parts of Sri Lanka. Zackiya has made a few notable photographic contributions in Sri Lanka.