SUMMARY

• Experienced in Performance Load Testing using HP Loadrunner,Performance Center,Sitescope.
• Excellent working knowledge of designing and implementation of all QA test strategy plans and automated test solutions for client/server and Web applications with Mercury Interactive Test Suite (LoadRunner, QuickTest Pro and Quality Center)
• Extensively worked in Web (HTTP/HTML), Winsock, SAP Web, SAP GUI, Oracle EBS,Web Services Oracle and Citrix Protocols in Loadrunner
• Hands on experience with designing, developing and executing Test Strategies (Test cases/scenarios/scripts) for Load Testing the application using Loadrunner.
• Experienced in developing different test scenarios like Smoke Test, Scalability testing, Reliability testing, Stress testing, fault tolerance testing, Performance regression testing etc.
• Responsible for application and components behavior with heavier loads and optimizing server configurations
• Tested mainframe application using RTE protocol
• Worked extensively with LoadRunner. Created Scenarios dat ran tests with IP Spoofing with several processes and in multithreaded environments, and analyzed and generated performance reports
• Hands on experience configuring and using SiteScope Performance Monitor to monitor and analyze the performance of the server by generating various reports from CPU utilization, Memory Usage to load average etc.
• Developed VuGen Scripts for EUM and BPM module for BAC
• Used BAC to generate different types of alerts.Event based alerts,CI status alerts,SLA alerts
• Developed For Each alert type in BAC Configured an action or actions like send e - mail,send sms,send message to pager,send SNMP trap,execute command,open URL or open incident in HP Service Manager
• Generated Predefined reports - in BAC EUM Summary Reports, EUM Business Reports, SAM Reports, SLA Reports, SLA Outage Reports
• Proficient in Manual and Automated testing - provided an integrated platform for software testing.
• Expertise in Automation testing using Quick Test Pro (QTP).
• Developed Driver Script, Startup Script and Utility Functions in QTP
• Expertise in developing Automation Frameworks such as data driven, key driven and Reusable business component approach
• Experience in running various kinds of tests including Unit Testing, System and Integration Testing, Regression Testing for Web and Client/Server Applications.
• Expertise in problem solving and bug tracking using bug tracking tools.
• Very strong knowledge and experience in relational databases (RDBMS) such as Oracle, SQL Server and MS Access.
• Very strong skills in writing SQL queries.
• Ability to meet deadlines and handle pressures coordinating multiple tasks in the project environment.
• Have the flexibility and versatility to adapt to new environments and work on multiple projects.
• Expertise in TestDirector to manage complete testing effort, which includes following sections Requirement, Test Plan, lab and Defect tab involving, defect Tracking and Bug Reporting.
• An efficient self-starter and quick-learner with TEMPeffective interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Skilled in cultivating positive relationships with clients, colleagues and project teams.
• Profound insight to determine priorities and cultivating positive relationships with clients, colleagues and project teams.
• Ability to communicate impeccably with business and technology professionals.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Extensively involved in performance tuning of application servers such as Weblogic and Tuxedo
• Extensively involved in Performance tuning of Web servers such as web sphere.
• Involved in Performance tuning of database Servers.
• Generated load in the system using multiple controllers, Thin and Thick client at the same time.
• Well versed with the behavior of online monitors and the techniques to fix the monitoring issues and monitoring Vuser status.
• Excellent Knowledge of programming languages like C, C++, Java, SQL to debug and execute Load runner scripts.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing tools: LoadRunner, Quick Test Pro, Performance Center, Silk, QALoad

Scripting Languages: Shell script, VB script

Bug Reporting Tools: Quality Center, TestDirector, ClearQuest

Environments: Windows 95/98/ NT/2000/XP, Unix, Linux, AIX, JBOSS,IBM Main Frame

Programming Languages: C, C++, Java, VB, SQL

Front-end tools: MS Visual Basic, MS FrontPage, Macromedia, Dream weaver

Databases: MS SQL Server 2000, MS Access-2000,DB2, Oracle

Web Technologies and Scripting: HTML/DHTML,XML,ASP, .Net, JSP, VBScript, JavaScript, FLASH

Monitoring Tools: SiteScope, TeamQuest, Wily, Tivoli Performance Viewer.

Other Software's: Working Knowledge of SAP, Adobe PhotoShop, MS Office

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Performance Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Manually correlated the opportunity Ids, to save the dynamically changing opportunity id’s into a parameter by going to the body of the server response in the LoadRunner
• Used Web Reg Find function to search for the text to see if the desired pages are returned during replay in Virtual User Generator
• Changed the runtime settings such as pacing, Think-time, Log settings, browser emulation and timeout settings in LoadRunner VUGEN and controller to simulate the real scenario.
• Created various scenarios in LoadRunner controller for performing baseline, benchmark, stress tests and endurance tests
• Responsible for developing and executing performance and volume tests
• Develop test scenarios to properly load / stress the system in a lab environment and monitor / debug performance & stability problems.
• Partner with the Software development organization to analyze system components and performance to identify needed changes in the application design
• Involved in analyzing, interpreting and summarizing meaningful and relevant results in a complete Performance Test Report.
• Tested web services applications using SOAPUI
• Work closely with software developers and take an active role in ensuring dat the software components meet the highest quality standards
• Diagnosed performance bottle-necks, performed tuning (OS and the applications), retesting, and system configuration changes for application performance optimization.
• Performed baseline test with 1 user and 5 iterations and benchmark test under a load of 100 users using LoadRunner controller
• Used Scenario By Schedule in the controller to change the Ramp Up, Duration and Ramp Down settings
• Executed stress tests with a load of 225 users to see the breakpoint of the application
• Monitored the metrics such as response times, throughput and server resources such as CPU utilized, Available Bytes and Process Bytes by using LoadRunner Monitors for IIS server
• Monitored the Web Logic server using FogLight which is a performance monitoring tool from Qwest Software
• Helped in performance tuning of the application
• Involved in development of Test Plan based on Functional Requirement Specifications and Use Cases in Test Director.
• Used Quality Center to create and maintain Test Requirements, bug tracking and reporting.
• Developed and executed Test Scripts for Smoke Test prior to Build deployment.
• Interact with business analyst, system staff and developers.
• Involved in documentation as to how to maintain and run scripts for future enhancements.
• Participate in weekly meeting with the management team and walkthroughs.
• Developing testing schedules and monitoring progress against the schedules.
• Maintained and documented operational proceedings for each Build while Regression testing.
• Involved in manual test case execution using Quality Center and analyzed process of application and prepared framework for Automation.
• Performed Manual Correlation, Parameterization in the recorded Scripts.
• Generated Predefined reports - in BAC EUM Summary Reports, EUM Business Reports, SAM Reports, SLA Reports, SLA Outage Reports
• Created Manual Oriented Scenarios in Controller.
• Developed VuGen Scripts for EUM and BPM module for BAC
• Used BAC to generate different types of alerts.Event based alerts,CI status alerts,SLA alerts
• Developed For Each alert type in BAC Configured an action or actions like send e-mail,send sms,send message to pager,send SNMP trap,execute command,open URL or open incident in HP Service Manager
• Generated Vusers and Vusers Groups in Controller and assigned to the scripts added to the Scenario.
• Reviewed, developed and executed automatic Test Scripts using QTP to perform regression testing.
• Expertise in implementing automation tool Mercury QTP 10.0
• Strong knowledge in QTP Object repository creation and maintenance, regular expression, re-usable actions, data table, checkpoints and recovery scenarios
• Investigated bugs using Quality Center and interacted with developers to resolve technical issues.
• Reviewed test cases for manual and regression execution and delegated task to all team members, ensure dat all of them have sufficient work in the project.
• Hosted Interviews and selection process for appending new members to the team.
• Provided training to technology associates in QA methods, testing techniques, test planning, installation and use of automated testing tools, defect tracking software and best practices
• Analyzed the Transaction Summary Report and graphs generated in a LoadRunner Analysis session
• Created Templates in Analysis session and and analyzed web page diagnostics to see if the server was the bottle neck or the network was the bottleneck

Environment: QTP, Loadrunner, Performance Center, Rational Clear quest, SOAPUI,Quality Center, Test Director, HP BAC, VB Script, .Net, JavaScript, SQL, Java, JAVA,JUnit, J2EE, JSP, IIS, XML/XLST, Oracle

Performance Analyst

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Identified the Test Cases for Performance as per the Client requirements and created the Test Cases in Quality Center
• Performance Tested SOA Based application using Web Services Protocol
• Executed tests using Performance Center.
• Involved in conducting benchmark test, stress tests and volume tests against the application using LoadRunner..
• Interacted with the Business Analyst to discuss the GAPS in the Performance requirements.
• Developed the Performance Test Plan and Load Test Strategies.
• Conducted Performance Testing to achieve Performance Testing Objectives like bottleneck identification, measuring reliability and capacity of the applications and finding out optimal hardware configuration
• Installed LoadRunner and Sitescope on Windows machines.
• Developed Vuser scripts using LoadRunner Web (HTTP/HTML),Web Services protocol based the Performance Test Cases.
• Enhanced Vuser scripts by introducing the Timer Blocks and by Parameterizing the Data Value’s to run the script for Multiple Users.
• Analyzed the load test results including transactions by drilling down, merged graphs (overlay graphs, correlate graphs), cross result graphs and auto correlating measurements and thus focusing on behavior patterns and identifying problematic elements using the LoadRunner Analysis tool.
• Manually Correlated the Session ID’s, Database Primary Keys to save the dynamically changing value into a Parameter by going to the body of the server response.
• Created Scenarios by using the Scenario by Schedule and Scenario by Group in the LoadRunner Controller.
• Was involved in mapping use cases to test cases and developing Test plans for various scenarios.
• Involved with team for gathering User Requirements and Business Requirements.
• Formulating detailed Test Plan after analyzing business requirements and design documents.
• Involved in writing Test Cases, Procedures & Reports.
• Developed automated test scripts for functional testing using Mercury QTP and wrote external library functions to create Test Data.
• Used VB Scripts to enhance recorded scripts and some of fixed values were parameterized for performing data-driven testing.
• Developed Descriptive Programming and Maintaining Local and Global Object Repository in QTP
• Created Test Cases and scenarios for Unit, Regression, Integration as well as Back - end and System testing.
• Developed WinRunner scripts for performing Functional and Regression testing.
• In-depth testing of the application enhanced scripts using Checkpoints and Synchronization points.
• Debugged the application to identify and check dat the scripts run smoothly.
• Wrote SQL statements to extract data from Tables.
• Able to TEMPeffectively contribute in quality inspection activities such as requirements and design reviews
• Interacted with Development team to resolve Issues and involved in whole Planning of Test, setting Test conditions.
• Defect tracking and reporting using Quality Center.
• Diagnosed performance bottlenecks in Java code using JProbe
• Interacted with the Management during the Load Test period to discuss CPU Usage, Memory, Network Speed and Load Balancing issues.
• Created Templates to generate Reports in Sitescope and sent the Reports to the Management.
• Analyzed the Transaction Summary Report and Graphs generated in a LoadRunner Analysis session.
• Created Templates in Analysis session and analyzed Web Page Diagnostics to see if Server was the Bottleneck or Network was the Bottleneck.
• Developed performance and scalability characteristics of commonly used SQL queries, decreased Shared, Updated, Exclusive Locks by isolating objects being locked and increased efficiently handling of transactions.
• Prepared the Detailed Performance Test Report and sent it to the Management.

Environment: LoadRunner, QTP,Performance Center,Oracle E Business, Sitescope,Web HTML/HTTP,Windows2000/NT, UNIX, SOA, Oracle, DB2 and XML/ SOAP

Sr. Performance Engineer

Confidential - Denver,CO

Responsibilities:

• Performed Load test, Stress test, Benchmark Profile test, Fail -Over test, Fail - Back test against supported configurations.
• Performed Benchmark test against non-clustered and clustered application configurations.
• Worked in Loadrunner Winsock, Web (http/html), SAP WEB/GUI, Web Services and Oracle,Citrix,NCA Protocols.
• Responsible for load testing Oracle Application.
• Identified system capacity, system scalability and stability under stable load as well as under pick load time.
• Developed LoadRunner scripts for Data Creation and Functionality of SAP CRM, ERP via the SAP GUI.
• Load Runner was used to simulate multiple Vuser scenarios. Defined Rendezvous point to create intense load on the server and thereby measure the server performance under load.
• Verified the connectivity from Controller to the Load Generator. Utilized the IP address of Load Generators to add them to the Controller.
• Traced deadlock and expensive SQL queries and test procedures (MS SQL Profile, Oracle Performance Manager).
• Tested mainframe application using RTE protocol.
• Responsible for developing baseline Scenarios and Load Testing Harnesses for load/performance testing of the application.
• Performed testing for No load, Medium Load and Full Load and analyzed the system response.
• Responsible for performance monitoring and analysis of response time & memory leaks using throughput graphs.
• Cooperated with Basis Team to understand requirements and issues around test execution environment.
• Validate testing infrastructure (connectivity, scripting/protocol compatibility with SAPGUI, SAP Web and virtual user capacity of hardware)
• Used MQClient protocol to test websphere MQ.
• Developed and enhanced scripts using LoadRunner VuGen and designed scenarios using Performance Center to generate realistic load on application under test.
• Traced Java methods and database queries execution using J2EE Diagnostic Tool (Load Runner Add-In).
• Used Performance Monitoring Transaction Codes in SAP GUI to find possible performance Bottleneck’s
• Provide statistics on the buffers, workload processing, CPU and memory utilization, database activity, system errors, buffer swaps, table locks, and ABAP dumps
• Traced client- side cache utilization using Ethereal (Network Protocol Analyzer - open source tool).
• Monitored system resources, memory usage on system level as well as on process level to identify memory leak and CPU Utilization during the users load.
• Traced how load balancer manage users load across clustered nodes using (IP Spoofing - Load Runner build -in functionality).
• Developed performance test plan as well as developed details performance analysis reports, Graphs ( include Load Runner build -in graphs and MS Excel - custom graphs).
• Coordinated creation of stress environments to conduct stress\load testing.
• Conducted Load Test for multiple users using Load Runner.
• Extensively Used Load Runner Monitors to identify bottlenecks.

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance Center,Sitescope, QTP, Quality Center, Wily Introscope, VuGen, RTE,IBM MainFrame,Performance Center, IIS, AIX, .Net, WebLogic8.1, Siebel, PeopleSoft CRM 8.9, JIRA, MQ Series, MS Office, MS-Visio, Java, Windows, LINUX, HP Tivoli, LDAP, Shell, LAN, WAN

Performance Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Determined performance requirements and goals based on requirements and architecture.
• Monitor resources to identify performance bottlenecks.
• Identified functionality and performance issues, including: deadlock conditions, database connectivity problems, and system crashes under load.
• Involved in test environment build and designed Load (capacity) model on the basis of current volume and projected percentage increase in volume.
• Developed Vugen test scripts in Loadrunner for Oracle forms and JSP pages using NCA and HTTP protocols.
• Tested web services applications using SOAP Client as well as by using WSDL Files.
• Developed Web Service Vuser scripts for a Web Service Call using Soap UI
• Interacted directly with developers, project managers for the development, execution and reporting of all testing efforts.
• Executed Tests through the Controller including ramp-up and ramp-down of several hundred virtual users including run-time configuration, etc.
• Established tests for applications with fully developed User Interfaces, and those without fully developed User Interfaces.
• Utilized Database, Network, Application server and WebLogic Monitors during the execution to identify bottlenecks, bandwidth problems, infrastructure problems, and scalability and reliability benchmarks.
• Configured Load Runner monitors to monitor environment performance. Monitor performance of individual JVMs using LoadRunner Websphere monitor.
• Reported test results and interpretation to Management.
• Actively took ownership of defects and coordinate with different groups from initial finding of defects to final resolution.
• Analyzed Load Runner on-line graphs and reports to identify network/client delays, CPU /memory usage, I/O delays, database locking and other issues at server level.
• Responsible for analyzing results, reports and charts to see response times of individual transactions with respect to whole applications.
• Coordinated daily status call for technical and non-technical audiences on test progress.

Environment: HP Loadrunner, Quality Center, Oracle, Web logic, WebSphere, Java, Sitescope

Performance Analyst

Confidential - NJ

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing and executing performance and volume tests
• Develop test scenarios to properly load / stress the system in a lab environment and monitor / debug performance & stability problems.
• Partner with the Software development organization to analyze system components and performance to identify needed changes in the application design
• Involved in analyzing, interpreting and summarizing meaningful and relevant results in a complete Performance Test Report.
• Work closely with software developers and take an active role in ensuring dat the software components meet the highest quality standards
• Diagnosed performance bottle-necks, performed tuning (OS and the applications), retesting, and system configuration changes for application performance optimization.
• Manually correlated the opportunity Ids, to save the dynamically changing opportunity id’s into a parameter by going to the body of the server response in the LoadRunner
• Used Web Reg Find function to search for the text to see if the desired pages are returned during replay in Virtual User Generator
• Changed the runtime settings such as pacing, Think-time, Log settings, browser emulation and timeout settings in LoadRunner VUGEN and controller to simulate the real scenario.
• Created various scenarios in LoadRunner controller for performing baseline, benchmark, stress tests and endurance tests
• Performed baseline test with 1 user and 5 iterations and benchmark test under a load of 100 users using LoadRunner controller
• Used Scenario By Schedule in the controller to change the Ramp Up, Duration and Ramp Down settings
• Executed stress tests with a load of 225 users to see the breakpoint of the application
• Monitored the metrics such as response times, throughput and server resources such as CPU utilized, Available Bytes and Process Bytes by using LoadRunner Monitors for IIS server
• Monitored the Web Logic server using FogLight which is a performance monitoring tool from Qwest Software
• Helped in performance tuning of the application
• Analyzed the Transaction Summary Report and graphs generated in a LoadRunner Analysis session
• Created Templates in Analysis session and and analyzed web page diagnostics to see if the server was the bottle neck or the network was the bottleneck

Environment: QTP, Loadrunner, Performance Center, Rational Clear quest, Quality Center, Test Director, HP BAC, VB Script, .Net, JavaScript, SQL, Java, JAVA,JUnit, J2EE, JSP, IIS, XML/XLST, Oracle

Performance Tester

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Documented User Workflows by coordinating with the business people
• Created User workflow diagrams in MS Visio
• Developed Load Test plans and Load Test strategies
• Developed Vuser scripts using LoadRunner Web (HTTP/HTML) protocol based on the user workflows
• Enhanced Vuser scripts by introducing the timer blocks, by parameterizing user id’s to run the script for multiple users
• Developed test cases and testing the service layer components using JUnit and java.
• Created common functions for load runner scripts using C Pointers and Structures.
• Developed performance scenarios and scripts for stress testing doing multiple iterations.
• Experienced with online monitoring graphs/monitors in LoadRunner to see the performance.
• Writes and executes SQL queries in validating test results
• Used Virtual User Generator to generate VuGen Scripts for web protocol, Ensure dat quality issues are appropriately identified, analyzed, documented, tracked and resolved in Quality Center.
• Developed and deployed test Load scripts to do end to end performance testing using Load Runner.
• Implemented and maintained an TEMPeffective performance test environment.
• Identify and eliminate performance bottlenecks during the development lifecycle.
• Accurately produce regular project status reports to senior management to ensure on-time project launch.
• Conducted Duration test, Stress test, Base Line test
• Verify dat new or upgraded applications meet specified performance requirements.
• Developed test scripts in LoadRunner for Stress, Load and Performance testing of the application by creating virtual users.
• Involved in Recording and Enhancing Vuser scripts generated by the Vuser Generator.
• Enhanced the Vuser Script by creating Rendezvous points to simulate heavy concurrent load on the Web Server.
• Enhanced the Vuser Script by creating Transaction points to measure the applications response time.
• Created loadrunner scenarios with ramp-up/ramp-down settings to simulate real time scenarios.
• Monitored the metrics such as response times, throughput and server resources such as CPU utilized, Available Bytes and Process Bytes by using LoadRunner Monitors for IIS server
• Configured/Monitored servers under test using LoadRunner native monitors ( Unix, Windows resource, Database resource and Web server graphs)
• Defined transactions to measure server performance under load by creating rendezvous points to simulate heavy load on the server.

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance Center, VTS(Virtual Table Server), Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Apache, IIS, 9.2, BEA Weblogic, Servlets, EJB, Solaris, Oracle Database