ARUN NAGARAJAN
Monmouth Junction,NJ
Summary
Results driven IT leader with a proven track record of leading and managing software delivery management and architecture strategy. Spearheaded many multi million projects at Systemax Technologies, leveraging Agile transformation and problem-solving skills to drive modernization initiatives. Adept at fostering collaboration and mentoring teams to achieve exceptional results in fast-paced environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Director of Development
Systemax Technologies
02.2019 - Current
- Managed and delivered many multi million dollar projects (Salescloud/Servicecloud, digital transformation etc) on time and within defined budget.
- Established technical strategy for entire company, accounting for overall business goals, budgetary limitations and resource allocation.
- Worked with various external vendors from evaluation to engagement.
- Led a team of 28 developers.
- Re-architected the whole platform from legacy to API driven and React Front End (Next JS). Website is fully dynamic which is controlled by CMS.
- Migrated Sales/Service Cloud from Legacy CRM into Salesforce.
- Managed various vendors like Capgemini, Deliotte etc
- Worked directly with executives, senior management, and team members to architect and implement scalable enterprise platforms and applications.
- Collaborated with creative teams to introduce rich media assets to ongoing development cycles.
- Delivered many modernization projects from concept to delivery like Quote Systems, Damaged Items, Bold Chat Integration, One Click Payment etc.
Vice President
JPMorgan Chase
09.2017 - 02.2019
- Managed 10 member which aggregated position and account data from various accounting systems.
- Worked with various trading and performance platform providing position/account/tax lot data
- Elemental in sourcing data from various systems.
- Collaborated with various additional teams creating interfaces.
Software Architect
Global Industrial
10.2013 - 09.2017
- Mentored team, sharing skills and expertise and encouraged each member to bring forward ideas and suggestions for improvement.
- Created migration strategies to bridge development gaps between existing software architecture and future updates.
- Drafted visual representations of software architecture design for presentation to stakeholders.
- Authored development guidelines to expedite application design efforts through ready-made frameworks
- Monitored and tested application performance to identify potential bottlenecks, develop solutions, and collaborate with developers on solution implementation.
- Provided 2nd and 3rd level technical support and troubleshooting to internal and external clients.
- Participated in system development life cycle from requirements analysis through system implementation.
- Analyzed software architecture for weaknesses, recommending and designing patches.
- Developed application architecture strategy to specifically align with employer business goals.
- Communicated software architecture strategies to senior leadership and third-party business leaders.
Software Consultant
Microexcel Inc.
08.2008 - 09.2013
- Consulted with clients to align future software development with customer priorities.
- Purchased systems and prepared documentation and progress reports for customers.
- Executed program modifications and changes and documented results of software research tools and applications.
- Designed complete solution architecture tailored to specific end-user needs.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
National Institute of Engineering
IndiaSkills
- Agile Transformation
- Architecture / Strategy
- Offshore / Onsite Development
- Vendor assessment
- Executive Management Reporting
- B2B and B2C expertise
- Search engine optimization
- Relational and No SQL Systems
- Microservices, React, UX
- Salesforce (SalesCloud, ServiceCloud)
- WMS (Optum, Highjump)
- Search (Bloomreach, Google Commerce)
Accomplishments
- Website transformation
- Salesforce Implementation from legacy platform
- Created central API gateway.
- Implemented chat bot solutions on website.
Timeline
Senior Director of Development
Systemax Technologies
02.2019 - Current
Vice President
JPMorgan Chase
09.2017 - 02.2019
Software Architect
Global Industrial
10.2013 - 09.2017
Software Consultant
Microexcel Inc.
08.2008 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
National Institute of Engineering