SUMMARY:

• Dedicated and dynamic quality assurance expert with 7+ years of work experience in Performance testing field.
• Exposure to all stages of SDLC and experience in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
• Expertize in creating Test plan, Test scenario, Test scripts and Test reports.
• Expert on performance testing tools like Load runner (versions 8.0 to 11.50), Confidential Performance Center and Quality Center.
• Experience in User acceptance testing, Smoke testing, Load testing, Spike testing, Soak testing, Volume testing and Scalability testing.
• Expertize in creating VuGen scripts, enhancing scripts with parameterization of manual input values, treatment of dynamic values through Manual or Auto Correlation, including check points in order to obtain best running VuGen script.Randomizing correlated values in order to cover all navigation flows.
• Expertize in customizing run - time settings in order to create optimal script.
• Experience with using LR Controller and its functions such as thread, rendezvous point, ramp up, duration and ramp down.
• Obtaining results through analysis tool and show/hide different graphs, merge graphs and customize graphs in order to obtain the best analysis report.
• Analyzing data achieved from analysis result and take actions on failed results and bottlenecksusing tools like load runner monitors, SiteScope and Wily Introscope.
• Monitoring system performance such as CPU usage, user and idle time percentages, throughput, memory, I/O stat and VM stat.
• Experience in working with database servers like Oracle, DB2, MS-Access, MS-SQL etc. and running queries though them in order to fetch data.
• Experience in working n-tier server environment and load balancing through different application servers and load generators.
• Excellent analytical and communication skill. Exposure to cross country functional teams and multi-cultural work environment.
• Exposure working in team environment, excellent team player and motivator. Dynamic personality with eagerness to learn and improve.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Performance testing tools: Confidential Load runner, Performance Center, Quality Center

Scripting languages: C, VB Script, HTTP, XML, PL-SQL

LR Protocols: Web (HTTP/HTML), Web service, Ajax, SAP Web, PeopleSoft

Web/app servers: Apache 2x,Web logic8.x, Web Sphere

Operating systems: Windows, Linux, UNIX

Database: Oracle, MS-SQL, Sybase, MS-Access, DB2

Other tools: MS-Project, MS-VISIO

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, McLean, VA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Gathering Performance requirements and writing test cases.
• Determining the navigation flows and creating performance test plans and test scenarios accordingly.
• Creating VuGen script. Enhancing script by parameterizing the user input values, correlating the dynamic values, randomizing the system generated options and by using appropriate check points and transaction points.
• Running load test with anticipated concurrent user load.
• Conducting scalability testing and spike testing.
• Creating results with goal oriented scenarios like hits/second and throughput.
• Creating performance test reports and enhancing the reports with appropriate graphs, merging graphs and customizing the graphs in order to create better understanding.
• Analyzing the Load Runner reports to calculate Response time and Transactions per minute, Hits per sec, throughput.
• Analyzing performances of various processes, comparing with SLA and determine their acceptance. Interacting with the development team about the types of problems.
• Analyzing bottlenecks with the help of Wily Introscope.
• Monitoring system performance with the help of Performance Monitor.
• Conducting weekly status meetings, and conducting walkthroughs for team members and documenting the proceedings.

Environment: Performance Center, Manual Testing, System Test, Win Runner Load Runner,Oracle Black box testing, Regression, HTML, XML, Perl, Web services, SQL Server, Windows XP, Quality Center, QTP

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Gathering business requirements. Interacting with BA’s and end users to review the technical/functional requirements and converting them into test cases.
• Creating performance test plans and test scenarios according to different navigation flows.
• Recording LR script with the help of VuGen. Customizing run-time settings in order to get the best script.
• Enhancing VuGen script by parameterization correlation, transaction points, checkpoints and randomization.
• Enhancing the script in order to get the best working script with optimal memory usage.
• Working with LR controller to create different case scenarios. Creating scenarios and groups in LR controller according to user requirements
• Conducting smoke test, load test, scalability test and spike test, user acceptance test, GUI test and regression test.
• Creating reports with LR analysis tool and analyzing the data.
• Determining whether the applications meet the SLA requirements or not. Analyzing bottlenecks and take action.
• Monitoring various attributes of system performance like CPU usage, user and idle time, throughput, memory, I/O stat and VM stat with the help of Performance Monitor.
• Analyzing the Load Runner reports to calculate Response time and Transactions per minute, Hits per sec, throughput.

Environment: Confidential Quick Test Pro, Quality Center, Oracle, Confidential Load Runner, Oracle, UNIX, XML Spy, Windows NT/XP, MS SQL Server, Firefox, TOAD

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Gathering test requirements from the business team to gather business requirements.
• Creating test plans, test cases and test scenario.
• Developing Test scripts using LR Virtual User Generator by recording test cases.
• Enhancing the scripts by adding checkpoints, parameterization, correlation, transaction points, checkpoints and randomization of system input values.
• Customized load tests in performance center.
• Created Manual and Goal Oriented scenarios.
• Conducted peak load test, scalability test, volume test, capacity test and user acceptance test.
• Customized the report with help of additional graphs, merging graphs and editing granularity.
• Finding whether the performance test results are passed through the SLA of the project or not. If not, communicating with the development team in order to clarify the performance problems.
• Finding, analyzing and solving the bottlenecks.
• Monitor system performance with the help of performance monitor.

Environment: Confidential Quick Test Pro, Quality,,Oracle9i, Center, Load Runner, Bugzilla, Oracle, SQL Server, Load Runner, SQL UNIX, Soap UI, SOAP, XML, IIS, XML Notepad, Windows NT/XP

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing the user/business requirements and functional specification documents.
• Creating test cases and test plans according to the requirements.
• Recording VuGen scripts for all navigation flows. Enhancing the scripts with parameterization, correlation, randomization, rendezvous point, check points and transaction points.
• Customizing the load test in Performance Center.
• Performing defect tracking by logging defects and submitting changes to JIRA.
• Analyzing the reports. Adding and customizing the graphs in order to create better understanding.
• Finding the compatibility of the test results with SLA. Finding the bottlenecks.
• Monitoring defect trends and analysis.
• Monitoring system performance of the servers.
• Generating test summary reports for management review. Enhancing the reports with the help of MS Project and MS Visio.
• Running SQL queries to retrieve data from database for Load Test.
• Importing the Test Cases in the Quality Center once the Sprint is completed.

Environment: : Windows XP, UNIX, SOAP UI, Java, Oracle, Weblogic, Quality Center (QC), MS Office, Lotus notes, JavaScript, XML, HTML, Share Point

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Working on Test cases and test plan. Create test plan and test scenario.
• Recorded VuGen scripts. Enhancing the script with the help of Parameterization, Correlation, check points, transaction points and randomization.
• Creating scenario in Loadrunner controller.
• Conduct performance tests like smoke tests, load tests, scalability tests, soak teat, volume test and user acceptance test.
• Creating report with the help of Load runner analysis tool.
• Creating organization charts and various types of reports with the help of MS Visio and MS Project.
• Worked on the Business requirements specifications and preparing estimates
• Identified the test scenarios from requirements and prepare the test cases from those scenarios
• Developed and maintained the Error logging ETL environment for consistency and reliability.
• Prepared the traceability matrix and ensure all the requirements met properly
• Involved in Performance, load & stress testing to avoid system downtimes, potential bugs to achieve standards set by business rules.
• Conducted Smoke, Regression, System, Integration testing
• Logged the defects in Quality Center and also tracking them

Environment:, SOAP UI, Java, Oracle,, Quality Center (QC), MS Office, Confidential Quality center, Confidential ALM, QC (Quality Center), Quick Test Pro