Note from Vendor: Prasada is Experienced Mainframe Server Administrator specializing in IBM

z/OS systems, network communications, and security. Proficient in SMP/E (GIMSMP, IEBCOPY) for
product installation, maintenance, and migration, as well as HCD configuration (IOCD, IODF), IPL,
and POR. Skilled in hot-swapping CPUs and memory across LPARs, optimizing resource
allocation. Expert in VTAM and Communications Server (CS), including secure SNA sessions, TLS
1.2 integration, and Enterprise Extender (EE) migrations. Conducted network audits to optimize
VTAM definitions, PU/LU configurations, and buffer tuning. Designed High Availability (HA)
VTAM/NCP setups and policy-based routing (OSA-Express, VIPA, HiperSockets) for efficient
workload distribution. Secured z/OS Communications Server with AT-TLS encryption, RACF
authentication, and Intrusion Detection Services (IDS). Led CICS installations, upgrades, and
optimizations. Enhanced TCP/IP and HPR (High Performance Routing) for high-speed, low-
latency mainframe communications. Prasad is based in Buda, Texas, and is comfortable working
in the Pacific Time Zone as a part-time employee.

PRASADA MULLANGI REDDY ROLE: SENIOR MAINFRAME SERVER ADMINISTRATOR

Key Highlights:
• Senior Consultant with 25+ years of on-site US experience in z/OS and AIX Level 1
Production support and Administration, Systems programming, Design, Development,
Middleware Architecture, testing specializing in HLASM assembler, AWS serverless
computing, CI/CD, JAVA J2EE, ESB middleware and TCP/IP network programming.
• Extensive expertise in IBM mainframe interfacing middleware.
• Proven track record of successful IT project consulting in various sectors, including
financial, government, insurance, healthcare, utilities, and retail.

EDUCATION/TRAINING/CERTIFICATION

Education:
• Bachelor of Engineering, Majored in both Computer Science and Computer Engineering
from Government B.D.T. College of Engineering, Davanagere, India, 1995.

Certifications:
• IBM Certified MQSeries Specialist.
• Java Programmer & Developer – Brainbench Certified

TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENT

Platforms: AWS serverless, GCP, IBM Mainframes (zSeries, RISC

systems pSeries, MidRange iSeries), Unix, Windows
Middleware: IBM API Connect V10, DataPower, ACE, Apigee
cloud, AWS Cloud native, Kubernetes, Ansible, IIB,
TIBCO BW, IBM MQ, Kafka
Languages: HLASM Mainframe Assembler, Java, Python, REXX,
Shell Scripts, COBOL, C, PL/I, DL/I, GraphQL, Groovy
Tools: Git, Jenkins CI/CD, Maven, Zowe CLI, ZOAU Z Open
Automation Utilities api, z/OS Management Facility
(Z/OS MF), USS, RACF, DFSMS, SMP/E, HCD, IODF,
ICETOOL DFSORT, IEBGENER, IDCAMS, Agile JIRA
Kanban boards
Technologies: SOAP, RESTful, Spring boot, AWS S3, WebSphere
platform (WAS, BAW, WMQ, IIB), VSAM, DB2, CICS,
IMS, Serverless Cloud, containerization, Ansible,
Kubernetes, JES2, JES3, VTAM, ChangeMan,
LoadRunner, QTP
Others: Performance testing & Tuning, Documentation,
Client & Vendor Relations, Team Building, Project
Management, Production Support
Application Servers/Gateways: API Connect V5+, DataPower, Apigee, WAS, JBoss
Programming: COBOL, Python, Natural, Java, C, C++, RPG, PASCAL,
FORTRAN, VB, HLASM Assembler
Databases: DB2, ADABAS, VSAM, Oracle
Operating Systems: z/OS, MVS/ESA, AIX, iOS, OS/400, OS/2, Unix,
Linux, Windows
Technologies: LoadRunner, QTP, IIB / ACE message flows, EAI, MQ,
CICS Systems programming, ESQL, AIX Shell, JCL,
REXX, IDz, BMC Xpediter, File-Aid, TSO/ISPF, ZOAU,
ZOWE CLI, AWS cloud serverless, Google cloud
apigee

MAJOR ASSIGNMENTS

Client: Department of Motor Vehicles, State government of DC

Role: Senior Mainframe Server Administrator Feb 2023 – Nov 2024
SMP/E - (GIMSMP, IEBCOPY et al.) install, maintenance and migration of Products and functions
on z/OS. HCD configuration (IOCD, IODF), IPL and POR at HMC, Hot-swapping CPUs, Memory
resources across LPARs depending on expected busy times on servers. PTFs, APAR installation
and maintenance via SMP/E. DFSMS Tasks. Installing, configuring IBM Z Mainframe ready for
ZOAU, Python3 and ZOWE CLI accesses using SMP/E; necessary permissions and security via
RACF and utilizing JCLs with ADDRSU, IDCAMS, IEBGENER, IKJEFT01 (CLIST, REXX). Supporting
various subsystems under Z/OS, as well as Z/VM. DMV required a highly secure and robust z/OS
communication infrastructure to facilitate secure inter-agency data exchange while maintaining
compliance with NIST security standards. This project focused on enhancing encryption,
improving access control, and optimizing network performance for mission-critical workloads.
Responsibilities:
• Upgraded VTAM and Communications Server (CS) definitions to support secure SNA
sessions (SNA encryption, TLS 1.2 integration).
• Implemented AT-TLS (Application Transparent Transport Layer Security) to encrypt
TCP/IP traffic within z/OS Communications Server.
• Configured Enterprise Extender (EE) for SNA over IP with strong authentication (RACF
integration).
• Enhanced VTAM session-level security using APPN and Advanced Security Authentication.
• Deployed Intrusion Detection Services (IDS) on z/OS to monitor unauthorized network
access.
• Optimized TCP/IP and HPR (High Performance Routing) for high-speed, low-latency
communication.
• Worked closely with external security auditors to ensure compliance with federal
regulations.
• Achieved 100% compliance with government security mandates.
• Reduced network latency by 35%, enhancing real-time data processing.
• Strengthened inter-agency communication security with end-to-end encryption.
• Administering and supporting middleware like WAS, USS, MQ, CICS Transaction gateway.
• Automating the Z/OS CI/CD using ZOAU and Z/OS MF, Zowe CLI, Jenkins and Git.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles to streamline deployments and enhance system
reliability using Ansible and Kubernetes on hybrid cloud.
• 24/7 Level1 Production support of mainframe environment.
• Automated repetitive tasks through custom Assembler scripts, and REXX scripts. CI/CD
Automation as well.
• Developed and maintained critical Assembler routines for system monitoring, logging,
and recovery.
• Participated in the design and implementation of z/OS subsystems like MQ Queue
Managers, QSGs and CICS regions.
• Managed Data Migration between VSAM and DB2, and administered DataPower proxies.

Client: Frontier Communications, Dallas, TX Apr 2014 – Feb 2023

Role: Mainframe Server Administrator
Set up API Connect Cloud Management Console, created gateway servers, management servers,
catalogs and APIs. APIs are designed, developed and tested using Developer Toolkit, then
published to API Manager catalog using the Designer console. Exposed RESTful microservices
from IBM Mainframe systems to the company intranet. Backend support and maintenance of
COBOL programs interfacing DB2, IMS DB, IMS TM, MQ and VSAM files. Development, support
and maintenance of JCL procedures involving SORT, ICETOOL, IDCAMS, IKJEFT01, IEBGENER,
Easytrieve et al. Orchestration of large files transfers via MQ MFT for nightly and weekly batch
processing jobs. Later on, migrated Mainframe CI/CD to Zowe CLI and Jenkins scripts. Swagger
and IID tools for REST and SOAP contract creation. z/OS environmental set-up to support the
software products using SMP/E, RACF, DFSMS, RMF, SMF, SDSF logs et al. Worked on HMC for
System Initialization (IPL and POR) details and procedures. The client’s IBM z/OS mainframe
network was operating on an outdated VTAM and SNA (Systems Network Architecture)
configuration, causing performance bottlenecks and operational inefficiencies. The objective of
this project was to modernize the VTAM definitions, enhance APPN (Advanced Peer-to-Peer
Networking), and optimize TCP/IP integration within the z/OS Communications Server.

Responsibilities:
• Conducted a network audit to identify outdated VTAM definitions, PU (Physical Unit) and
LU (Logical Unit) setups.
• Migrated legacy SNA applications to Enterprise Extender (EE) to enable SNA over IP
transport.
• Tuned VTAM buffer pools and optimization parameters for high-performance
processing.
• Designed and implemented High Availability (HA) VTAM/NCP configurations.
• Integrated IBM z/OS Communications Server with external IP networks, improving hybrid
cloud connectivity.
• Implemented policy-based routing (OSA-Express, VIPA, and HiperSockets) for optimal
workload balancing.
• Conducted stress testing and failover simulations to ensure minimal downtime during
migration.
• Provided knowledge transfer and training to in-house mainframe network administrators.
• Customized Assembler programs to meet unique business requirements, enhancing
system functionality.
• Created comprehensive documentation for all custom Assembler routines and system
modifications.
• Created comprehensive documentation for the microservice calls and different ESB APIs.
• Resource management across LPARs using HMC. CICS and CTG maintenance and admin
in parallel sysplex MRO.
• Developed message flows, message sets, and programmed WMB / IIB nodes with Java,
ESQL, XML(XSLT).
• Administered DataPower domains, planned Webservices governance, and supported
CI/CD automation.
• Migration from DataPower to Google Apigee Cloud. Setting up and coding on Apigee
from scratch SOAP, REST, SSL, Logging, OAuth, Mainframe DB2 via Java/JDBC and AWS
access implementations.
• Custom systems level network programming of TCP/IP Sockets and other technologies
using assembler and C.
• 24/7 level-1 on-call rotating production support including weekends for everything on
IBM mainframes including ChangeMan ZMF, Unix System services (USS).
Client: State of Michigan, Lansing, MI
Role: Server Administrator Jun 2013 – Apr 2014

Responsibilities:
• Delivered performance tuning of SOA – WebServices through MQ7.5 with MFT and WMB 8
on Linux
• Implemented SSL Keystore identities for WMBs and audited Account Transfer requests
• Programmed DataPower Appliances and supported multiple versions of Account Transfer
WSDL
• Performed CICS installations, upgrades, and maintenance using SMP/E and other tools.
• Manage and support multiple CICS regions across development, test, and production
environments.

Client: Charming Shoppes, Bensalem, PA Jun 2008 – May 2013

Role: Level 1 Production Support and Admin (IBM Systems)

Responsibilities:
• Designed and supported middleware IT solutions across Z/OS mainframes, pSeries AIXes,
and iSeries iOSes
• Assisted in the installation, configuration, and maintenance of CICS Transaction Server.
• Manage and support multiple LPARs by dynamic resource allocations using HMC.
• Source code control management with ChangeMan ZMF.
• Developed message flows, message sets, and programmed WMB nodes with Java, ESQL,
XSL Transforms.
• 24/7 level-1 on-call production support including weekends for everything on IBM AIX
and z/OS mainframes.

Client: Webject Systems, Bridgewater, MA MM 2001 – MM 2008

Role: Consultant Systems Analyst

Responsibilities:
• Four major clients that I worked with through Web project are
• 1. State of MI, 2. Charles Schwab, 3. SCE Southern California Edison 4. FDRL (now called
as Fiserv)
• Technologies consulted: WMB, MQ, SIEBEL CRM, QA with LoadRunner, Quick Test
Professional, et al.
• CICS ECI, COBOL, and Natural CICS transactions using CTG and DB2/VSAM