Muthu Lalapet

Muthu Lalapet has a diverse work experience spanning over 20 years. Their most recent role was as a Sr. Director Global Pre and Post Sales (Sales Engineering and Solutions Architects) at Imply since June 2023. Prior to that, they served as the Director WW Sales Engineering at Imply from August 2021 to May 2023. Before joining Imply, Muthu was the Leader of WW Professional Services at Imply from January 2021 to September 2021. Muthu also has experience as a Solutions Architect and Sr. Solutions Architect at Imply from May 2019 to June 2020 and from June 2020 to January 2021, respectively.

Before their time at Imply, Muthu worked at MapR Technologies as a Principal Data Architect from November 2018 to April 2019 and as a Sr. Big Data Architect from October 2015 to October 2018. At MapR Technologies, they were responsible for finding architectural and design solutions for clients in various areas related to Big Data and Hadoop.

Prior to MapR Technologies, Muthu held positions at CSAA Insurance Group (an AAA Insurance Company) as a Senior Engineering Manager and Lead Solutions Architect from June 2014 to September 2015 and from February 2010 to May 2014, respectively.

Muthu also has experience at IBM Global Services US, where they worked as a Senior Solutions Architect from April 2009 to May 2010, as a Managing Consultant/Solutions Architect from April 2008 to March 2009, as a Consultant/Application Architect from March 2005 to March 2008, and as a Sr. Software Engineer from August 2000 to February 2005.

Muthu started their career at Soffia Software India Pvt Ltd as a Programmer from June 1999 to July 2000.

Overall, Muthu Lalapet has held various leadership and technical roles in sales engineering, solutions architecture, professional services, and big data consulting throughout their career.

Muthu Lalapet studied Engineering at the University of Madras from 1995 to 1999. Prior to that, they attended Union Christian Matriculation Higher Secondary School from 1993 to 1995, where they focused on Physics and Computer Science. Additionally, Muthu Lalapet obtained several certifications including "Developing Innovative Ideas for New Companies: The First Step in Entrepreneurship," "Innovation for Entrepreneurs: From Idea to Marketplace," "New Venture Finance: Startup Funding for Entrepreneurs," "Tackling the Challenges of Big Data," and "Intro to Hadoop and MapReduce" from various institutions such as Coursera, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Udacity.