SUMMARY:

15 years of success in testing performance, scalability, and durability of software applications in healthcare and telecommunicationsHP ASE - certified performance test engineer with repeated accomplishments ensuring delivery of robust technology solutions. Expertise in testing client/server, stand-alone, and web-based applications at various phases of Software Development Life Cycle. Certified instructor for multiple industry-leading performance testing and analysis tools and techniques. Equally capable of collaborating with cross-functional project teams or working independently to enhance performance and increase profitability. Articulate communicator, adept at explaining complex information in easily understandable language.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Performance Test Strategy
• Training & Development
• Template Design
• Load Tests
• Risk Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Non-functional Requirements (NFRs)
• Quality Assurance

TECHNICAL PROFICIENCIES:

Languages, Operating Systems, & Environments: C, VISUAL BASIC, HTML, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP/7/2008, MS-DOS, UNIX, Linux, Web, SAP, PeopleSoft, .NET, Perl, IBM M/F, Citrix, Java

Testing Tools: HP LoadRunner, HP Performance Center, HP ALM, JMeter, CLR Profiler, ANTS Performance/Memory Profiler, JetBrains Performance/Memory Profiler, JProfiler, JVisual, Eclipse Memory Analyzer, IBM Heap Analyzer, IBM GC Analyzer, HP SiteScope, HP Diagnostics, Process Explorer, Debug Diag, Strobe, New Relic, AppDynamics, Solar Wnds

Software & Servers: Oracle, MS Access, SQL Server, MySQL, Apache, IIS, JBoss, IBM WebSphere, Apache Tomcat, Apache TomEE

LoadRunner Protocols: Web Http, Web Services, Web Click & Script, TruClient, Siebel-Web, RTE, Citrix, SAP Web, PeopleSoft, Oracle 2 tier, RTE, Winsock

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Princeton, NJ

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Create and implement performance test strategy, developing performance test plans modeled from production conditions.
• Designed and implemented Agile performance framework for planning, execution, and delivery of testing, developing project templates including test plans, reports, and coding standards.
• Installed, configured and maintained Dynatrace across performance/UAT/production environments including over 50 hosts in multiple data centers.
• Installed, configured and maintained AppDynamics and App Optics across performance/UAT/production environments for more than 18 hosts in multiple data centers.
• Executed weekly load tests on seven web portals and multiple applications to ensure no performance degradation.
• Created LoadRunner scripts using Vugen with manipulated complex parameters to emulate production user behaviors using protocols such as Web/Http, Web Click & Script, and Web Services.
• Diagnosed multiple bottlenecks including memory leaks, long running SQLs, blocked finalizers, CPU issues, and “problem” methods.
• Conducted performance tests for range of applications including Load, Capacity, Volume, Stress, and Failover.

Confidential, New York, NY

Lead Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed performance test strategy, building performance test plans modeled from production conditions.
• Designed, implemented, and analyzed framework for enterprise performance testing, preparing best practices, standards, and policies.
• Prepared performance documentation templates for feasibility, intake, planning, analysis, entrance and exit criteria, and coding standards.
• Formulated workload estimates, ensuring accurate project costs.
• Collaborated with business analysts to develop non-functional requirements based on application profiles, including server and system service level agreement metrics.
• Deployed application performance management (APM) tools to cut down drill-down time for performance testing, saving many man hours.
• Installed, configured, and maintained Performance Center ALM 12, including two controllers and 12 hosts, across multiple data centers.
• Enhanced advanced analysis and drill-down capabilities, installing, configuring, and maintaining 200-point license for SiteScope 12.
• Created LoadRunner scripts using Vugen with manipulated complex parameters to emulate production user behaviors.
• Performed load tests on key components of network architecture, servers, and load balancers; leveraged load generators from multiple data centers to build real world scenarios.
• Executed baseline testing on existing architecture, comparing it to benchmark runs to guard against performance degradation.
• Conducted load testing on EDI BizTalk application using multiple x12 files sets to ensure full production coverage; diagnosed file suspensions and file processing bottlenecks in gateway.
• Completed root cause analysis and diagnosed performance-related issues across multiple application tiers related to Server/System, Application Front End, and Network Latency
• Recommended server optimization-based KPIs and prepared detailed analysis reports for key stakeholders.

Confidential, Warren, NJ

Senior Performance Test Engineer/QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed test plans to model expected system production conditions.
• Created LoadRunner scripts to emulate production user behavior and executed load tests on key components of network architecture.
• Diagnosed and analyzed performance issues and bottlenecks, executing baseline runs to compare performance metrics.
• Served as Quality Assurance Lead on projects
• Built test cases with positive and negative scenarios.
• Installed and configured Performance Center 9.1 consisting of two controllers, 12 load generators, and three data processors.

Confidential, New York, NY

Senior Performance Tester/SQM Consultant/Instructor

Responsibilities:

• Spearheaded design and implementation of testing strategy, developing test plans modeling system production conditions.
• Conducted and analyzed performance tests of several system-critical applications, including SAP and e-Commerce applications.
• Prepared LoadRunner scripts, manipulating complex parameters to emulate real system user behavior.
• Monitored system performance using automated SLA and strategic system tracking, identifying bandwidth issues, memory leaks, and bottlenecks.
• Prepared reports and presented test results to key stakeholders.
• Facilitated hands-on training and best-practice sessions for automation tools with various platforms and environments, including HP Performance Center, LoadRunner, and SiteScope.