Ratnajeevan Hoole was a member of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
22 Facts About Ratnajeevan Hoole
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Ratnajeevan Hoole is the son of Rev Richard Herbert Ratnathurai Hoole and Jeevamany Somasundaram.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole was educated at Nallur CMS Practising School and St John's College, Jaffna.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole is a Christian and a member of the Church of Ceylon.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole was an instructor in electrical engineering at University of Sri Lanka Katubedda campus for a brief period in 1975 before moving to Singapore in 1976 to work as an engineer for an engineering consultancy firm.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole was a lecturer in electrical engineering at The Polytechnic, Ibadan between 1977 and 1980.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole worked for PA Consulting Services between 1983 and 1984 before joining Drexel University in September 1984 as an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole joined Harvey Mudd College in July 1987 as an associate professor before being promoted to professor in January 1992.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole took sabbatical leave from 1993 to 1994 to be a senior fellow at the National University of Singapore.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole left Harvey Mudd College in 1997 to work as a visiting professor at the Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy and as UNESCO professor of information technology.
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In July 1999 Ratnajeevan Hoole returned to Sri Lanka to work as a professor of electrical and information engineering at the University of Ruhuna.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole joined the University of Peradeniya in December 1999 as a professor, becoming senior professor in 2003.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole was involved with the Citizens' Movement for Good Governance which took legal action against unfair university appointments and cheating.
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In January 2006 the senate of the University of Jaffna elected Ratnajeevan Hoole to be one of three nominees to be the university's vice-chancellor.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole chose instead to work from outside Jaffna, appointing a deputy vice-chancellor and a head of Vavuniya campus.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole was visiting professor at Michigan State University and Drexel University.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole was professor of engineering and science at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute between 2008 and 2010.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole returned to Sri Lanka in September 2010 to co-ordinate the establishment of the University of Jaffna's new Faculty of Engineering.
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In December 2010 the senate of the University of Jaffna elected Ratnajeevan Hoole to be one of three nominees to be the university's vice-chancellor.
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The magistrate found Ratnajeevan Hoole to be in contempt for not attending in person and issued a warrant for his arrest if he did not attend the court on 15 August 2011.
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Ratnajeevan Hoole is a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers and chartered engineer.
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In 2012, Ratnajeevan Hoole held a professor affiliation at the department of electrical engineering at Michigan State University.