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Venkata Nasaraiah Nakka

Venkata Nasaraiah Nakka

Bangalore

Summary

MES Professional with 14+ years of experience in pharmaceutical manufacturing, specializing in Körber PAS‑X MES deployment, L2 equipment integration, and digital batch execution. Proven expertise in designing and implementing scalable, secure MES infrastructures using Linux, Docker, and Kubernetes, fully aligned with cGMP and global regulatory standards. Spearheaded PAS‑X MES deployments across multiple sites, ensuring strict compliance with cGMP and global regulatory frameworks. Delivered high‑quality service as Associate Architect and Service Delivery Manager through effective incident management, customer satisfaction enhancement, and seamless project transitions. Recognized for technical leadership and knowledge sharing, enabling teams to resolve complex issues and adopt standardized operational practices.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Architect and acting as Service Delivery Manager (Functional Lead)

Merck Group
02.2020 - Current

Service Delivery

  • Chair regular Operations Meeting to oversee Quality of Service (availability, responsiveness, and right-first time)
  • Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
  • Ensure seamless transitions of related projects into robust global Services with a well-defined Run mode.
  • Manage internal and contracted delivery staff to secure project support and to provide flawless operations and disaster recovery as per SLA and business expectations incl. proper system qualification, when applicable
  • Account for proper management of outages and related crisis task forces
  • Providing support for global sites which were installed with MES PAS-X v3.1.8, MES PAS-X v3.2.7 and MES PAS-X 3.3.2 and Koeber certified professional for PAS-X v3.2.5
  • Ensuring services are delivered as per agreed SLA and identifying, logging, categorize and prioritize, resolving incidents and raise a problem if required.
  • Manage the life cycle of incident and minimize their adverse impact on business operations
  • Ensuring incidents are followed up and solve appropriately.
  • Implementing the changes as part incident resolution as required.
  • Ensuring the installation of Windows patches on the servers and mitigating vulnerabilities which were detecting by security team.
  • Conducting Disaster recovery tests for Globally managed MES PAS-X sites.

Project Delivery

  • Played a key role in deploying Koeber PAS-X MES version 3.3.2 on Kubernetes, enabling containerized, scalable, and resilient MES architecture across manufacturing environments.
  • Installed and configured PAS-X MES components—including database, application, background process, and client servers—based on site-specific architecture and compliance requirements.
  • Executed planned patch installations and deployed hotfixes to maintain system stability, performance, and regulatory alignment.
  • Supported end-to-end MES operations including service configurations, printer setups, master data management, and Master Batch Record (MBR) preparation.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams including IT, QA, and automation engineers to ensure seamless MES delivery aligned with GMP, GAMP5, and FDA 21 CFR Part 11 standards.

Associate [MES (Werum PAS|X)]

Cognizant
04.2019 - 02.2020
  • Joined for Werum MES process (PAS-X) as L2 Support Analyst (Global system administrator) for Novartis Pharma global projects. (GMT 2.1(3.1.7), GMT 3.0(3.1.8) and Atlas Werum PAS-X system)
  • Ensuring services are delivered as per agreed SLA and identifying, logging, categorize and prioritize, resolving incidents and raise a problem if required.
  • Ensuring incidents are followed up and solve appropriately.
  • Manage the life cycle of incident and minimize their adverse impact on business operations
  • Oversee problem management and drive identification of root causes as well as sufficient prevention of occurrences.
  • Followed the ITIL process for support
  • Implementing the changes as part incident resolution as required.
  • Performing the User access review, change management review and audit trail review as per schedule.

Team member [MES(Werum PAS|X) Support]

Dr. Roddy’s Laboratories Ltd.
11.2011 - 04.2019
  • Responsible for maintenance the entire MES system through its lifecycle and the associated peripherals used
  • Configuration and Master Data Parameterization (Equipment Management, User management, Rights management, Control Data and Terminal Management, Printing/Reporting, Profiles, Production Units, Equipment types, Specific Equipment’s, Calibration Instructions, WMS Master Data)
  • State diagram management based on the site requirement (State, activities)
  • Installation of PAS|x client on standalone.
  • Deep knowledge in Integration of Shop Floor Weighing Scales with PAS|X and
  • Deep knowledge in installation of printers and its services
  • Application support of PAS-X 3.0.9 and 3.1.8 (Troubleshooting of any PAS|X issues in the shop floor).
  • Training the team or preparation of MBR, GMBR, PVL, defining parameters and PMBR.
  • Understand SAP system and interface scenarios between SAP and MES systems
  • Knowledge on installation of PAS-X Database, Application & Client set up on different servers likely data base server, application server and back ground process server as per site architecture.
  • Knowledge on installation of hotfixes.
  • Responsible for designing of MBR’s in the PAS|X (Werum) for all types of production i.e experiment, exhibit, intended, validation and commercial batches and designing of cleaning worksheets.
  • Responsible for review the MPRs & MBRs before execution.
  • Responsible for trouble shooting while execution eBRs.
  • Responsible for providing functional guidance to users working on the application.

Education

Post-graduation -

Acharya Nagarjuna University

Graduation -

Dr.BR Ambedhakar open university

Intermediate - Board of Intermediate Education

Sri Sai Spandana Junior college

Class X -

Board of Secondary Education

Skills

  • Koerber MES PAS-X (Version 309, 318, 325, 327 and 332)
  • SAP
  • Database (Oracle and Postgres)
  • Dockers and Kubernetes
  • Shell scripting
  • Project Management
  • Linux and windows administration
  • MS Office
  • Logical thinking and Positive attitude
  • Enthusiastic, Self-starter, eager to meet challenges
  • Quick learner, self motivator and strong team player
  • Effective communicative skills
  • Maintaining good interpersonal relationship & active involvement in any sort of groups
  • Service delivery
  • Incident management
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • MES configuration
  • System integration
  • Disaster recovery
  • Architectural drawing
  • Decision making
  • Project delivery

Certification

  • PAS-X V 3.4.0 System Administration Certified.

Timeline

Associate Architect and acting as Service Delivery Manager (Functional Lead)

Merck Group
02.2020 - Current

Associate [MES (Werum PAS|X)]

Cognizant
04.2019 - 02.2020

Team member [MES(Werum PAS|X) Support]

Dr. Roddy’s Laboratories Ltd.
11.2011 - 04.2019

Post-graduation -

Acharya Nagarjuna University

Graduation -

Dr.BR Ambedhakar open university

Intermediate - Board of Intermediate Education

Sri Sai Spandana Junior college

Class X -

Board of Secondary Education
Venkata Nasaraiah Nakka