User:Murugappan

Over 27 years of experience in the ICT industry, starting career as a Line Banking Officer at Standard Chartered Bank ("SCB") in 1974. Throughout more than 20 years of serving SCB, progressed throughout the career there by assuming the roles of Analyst Programmer, Systems Programmer, Systems Analyst, Senior Systems Analyst, Project Manager, and Systems Manager - before leaving SCB to take up consultant  roles to assist companies such as Olivetti Malaysia Berhad, Petronas, PDX, SEC, Binariang Sdn Bhd, Unisys Malaysia Berhad, and Sime Bank. These consulting roles also involved training, Y2K readiness, as well as project management of numerous ICT initiatives.

In 1998, appointed as the consultant for Dectra Engineering Sdn Bhd to manage the design and deployment of IT and Intelligent Building Systems for the Securities Commission of Malaysia. From 2000 to 2003, appointed as the Programme Manager as well as Solution Architect for the Bumiputra-Commerce Bank merger.

Subsequently joined the UEM Group of Companies in 2003 and assumed the role of Chief Technology Officer at Dagang.Net Technologies Sdn Bhd - the custodian and operator of the customs clearing and trade facilitation systems for the Royal Malaysian Customs of Malaysia, being one of the most significant e-commerce service backbones for the nation. From 2006 to 2008,moved within the conglomerate to UEM Group Berhad, the parent/holding entity, and assumed the role of Group Solution Architect, focusing on the strategic ICT architecture design and implementation planning for the diversified Group's systems. The consultant role held at UEM also involved the development of groupwide ICT policies and processes.

Most recent position was Head of IT at the Multimedia Development Corporation of Malaysia ("MDeC"), served from 2008 to June 2010. In addition to managing MDeC's internal ICT requirements, also assisted in developing an ICT Strategy Plan ("ISP") for MDeC in 2009.

Muru holds a degree in Chemistry from the University of Madras, India, and is an Associate of the Institute of Data Processing Management (AIDPM).