Muthu Arumugam
About Muthu Arumugam
Muthu Arumugam is the Manager of Application Development at Ally, with extensive experience in IT leadership roles across various notable companies.
Current Role at Ally
Muthu Arumugam is the Manager of Application Development at Ally, based in the Charlotte, North Carolina Area. He has been with the company since 2017, where he oversees application development projects. His responsibilities encompass the strategy, roadmap, architecture, and execution of application, data integration, and B2B platform projects.
Previous Roles and Experience
Muthu Arumugam held several roles prior to his current position. He served as an Architect - Consultant at Bank of America for four months in 2016-2017. From 2009 to 2016, he was Senior Manager at Lowe's Companies Inc. Additionally, he was a Technical Project Manager at Aetna, INC. for four months in 2008-2009. His longest tenure was at ING, where he held multiple roles, including IT Director, Manager, and Integration Architect from 2001 to 2008. He also served as Lead Technical Consultant at MCI from 1995 to 2001, and as Software Consultant at AIG through Syntel in 1994-1995. His early career included a role as System Analyst at Tata Consultancy Services from 1992 to 1994.
Educational Background
Muthu Arumugam holds an Executive MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute, completed between 2015 and 2017. He also earned a Master of Engineering in Computer Science from Anna University between 1990 and 1992. Additionally, he completed a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Pondicherry University from 1986 to 1990.
Industry Certifications
Muthu Arumugam is certified in various professional certifications. These include PMP, TOGAF 9 Foundation, IBM DataPower Solution Implementer, Sun J2EE Developer, and IBM UDB Specialist. These certifications validate his expertise across different areas of technology and project management.
Team Management and Achievements
Throughout his career, Muthu Arumugam has managed teams of up to 90 members, including managers, project managers, solution architects, business analysts, and developers. He has managed budgets exceeding $20 million. He delivered a speech at the SoftwareAG TechEd User Conference on 'Lowes Omni-channel' and won two innovation and productivity awards from SoftwareAG.
Technical Expertise
Muthu Arumugam has extensive experience with a wide range of technologies, including J2EE, SOA/REST, BPMS, JMS, XSLT, IAM, SQL, and more. He has played a significant role in establishing shared services and platform governance, and has institutionalized best practices by training developers, architects, and project managers. He is experienced in leveraging global teams for development and production support.