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Prashanth Devanath
Senior Operations Professional
Bangalore
Mobile: (+91) 8722863503 Email: prashanthdevanathec@gmail.com
Career Objectives:
To obtain a responsible position with an organization that offers challenging career, allows
me to learn the current technologies while utilizing my skills and previous experiences to
the best possible level in order to achieve the organization targets faster, smarter and
better.
Career Summary:
An Experienced technical specialist with diversified experience and demonstrated expertise
training, developing, and providing technical support on a large scale mainframe
environment. A Tenacious problem solver with excellent trouble shooting skills continuously
seeking effective solutions to complex situations.
Software Skills:
Languages : JCL, ENTERPRISE COBOL (V4R2), REXX (V3.48) , SQL, JAVA,
J2EE, HTML, HLASM (R6), SAP–ABAP/4, Embedded-C.
Tools & Sub-systems : CA7, $AVRS, ARTS, GSAMX37, FIRECALL, TSO, ISPF (V6.1),
CICS (V3R2), SPUFI, SDSF.
Database : DB2 (V9R1), Oracle 10g
File-systems : VSAM.
Operating Systems : MVS – z/OS (V1R11), Windows (XP, 7), Linux (Debian,
Ubuntu).
Other Software : PCOMM, X-3270, WC-3270, Eclipse, HMC (V2.9.1, V2.12.1),
MS- Office (Word, Excel, Power-Point); Photo-shop.
Professional Experience:
 Mainframe Senior Operations Professional, 11th August 2015-Present, IBM India
Pvt Ltd, Manyata Technology Park Bangalore.
 Mainframe Training & Operations Support, 27th August 2012-31st July 2015,
KEONICS, Bangalore. [Contractual Employers / Under Payroll of – ASTRIX
Technologies PVT Ltd from 27th August 2012 till 31st March 2013 and SUMERU
IT Services from 1st April 2013 to 31st July 2015]
 Industry specialist– Provided Professional Services to KEONICS by delivering
Mainframe Application Progamming Training as Freelancer

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Roles and Responsibilities:
 Role at IBM as Mainframe Senior Operations Professional–
Batch Monitoring Operations –
 Monitor Jobs using CA7
 Trace and debug the errors in $AVRS
 Batch Job fixes using JCL overrides
 FireID Submits or Data set deletions
 Job Demands with or without Triggers and with or without overrides
 Production Job Restarts with or without overrides, with or without checkpoint and
with or without Generations
 Hold, Release, Suppress and Reinstate Jobs
 Start and drain initiators
 Change Job Service Class, Make jobs local or public
 Fix Data set space abends using GSAMX37
 Ticketing using Drive IT
 Service Requests using Lotus Notes - TSA and Bulletin
 Perform periodic health checks.
Console Monitoring Operations –
 Monitor Console Messages and using AFRemote
 Working Knowledge on IMS & IMS commands
 Performing periodic shutdown & IPLs
 Monitoring MF LPARs through NetView /Mainview/Focal Point
 Command Center Services
 Proven knowledge in client environment (technical and process)
 Skill set to coordinate with different support teams and drive resolution of issues
 Role as KEONICS as Mainframe Training, Operations Support and development-
Trainer – provide comprehensive training to Mainframe candidates on following
modules –
LSO, MVS (ESC), TSO, ISPF, JCL, VSAM, DB2, COBOL, CICS and REXX.
 Training role – Theoretical explanation, practical explanation with demo projects
using above modules. Developed Technical documents for each of the above modules
for distributing them among enrolled candidates.
 Training Duration: 35- 40 days.
 Total number of Batches: 20. [with 15-18 students per batch]
Operations Support -
 Defined and created various documents explaining proper procedures to be followed,
involved in client interaction and support the business team.
 Created and deleted user-ids for users and clients.
 Modified User permissions using RACF.
 Data-set profiling and data-set access control using RACF.
 SMF data set creation and dumping.
 Spool monitoring and clearance.
 Worked on a z Business Class Mainframe environment.
 System restart (IPL) using Hardware maintenance console.
 Modified DB2 object permissions.
 Managed requests via phone and email with user community.

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 Solved issues in COBOL application programs, JCL Compilers, Translators etc.
Machines worked on – z10BC, z Enterprise BC12 [with DS8700, C06 & x3300 M4 (pre-
loader HMC)]
Development Project–
 Developed a Test Software using Java, J2EE- HTML, Servlets and Java Script for
giving test to Mainframe Students.
 It has 2 modules – Objective test module and Descriptive test module.
 Objective test module – stores all the selected options and after the final submission,
displays the score card in the student’s browser, which details number of right and
wrong answers and shows the total score. In addition it also emails the detailed
answer script to Admin / Test Cell Email-ID which shows the questions, options and
answers selected by student for each question.
 Descriptive test module – Shows the Descriptive Program Question, stores the entire
Program codes (JCL, COBOL, REXX) and emails both the Question and Descriptive
Answer(program- typed by the student) to Admin / Test Cell Email-ID.
 Industry specialist– Provided Professional Services to KEONICS by delivering
Mainframe Application Progamming Training as Freelancer
Soft-Skills:
 Good Team Player with good Empathetic and Listening Skills.
 Flexible and adaptable.
 Detail-Oriented.
 Self-Motivated with excellent time management.
Qualification:
B.E in Electronics and Communication from Dr.Ambedkar Institute Of Technology.
Bangalore.
Persuing MBA in Information Systems Management from Sikkim Manipal University.
Personal Details:
Father’s Name : Sri. K.V.Devanath.
Mother’s Name : Smt. Devaki N.
Date Of Birth : 2nd
January 1986.
Gender : Male.
Marital Status : Single.
Languages Known : English, Kannada, Hindi.
Nationality : Indian.
Hobbies : Reading Novels, Travelling, Listening to Music, Gym,
Bowling, and Football.
Permanent Address : No.5, ‘DEVAKI’, Amruthanandamayi Ashram Road,
Jnanabharathi stage – 2, Ullal Main Road,
Bangalore – 560056.
Residence Phone : 080–23240371.