SUMMARY

• Dedicated and reliable Performance Test Engineer with an excellent record of accurate and efficient project completion.
• Expert troubleshooter for short - term and long-term system issues and malfunctions and able to to function effectively as a team member and independently.
• 6+ years of extensive experience in Performance Testing
• Proficient in protocols such as Web, Citrix, TruClient, PeopleSoft JDBC, SAP and Web Services for performance using LoadRunner and ALM Performance Center
• Proficient with ‘C’ Programming and Java
• Vast experience in creating Web Services scripts using LoadRunner by scanning WSDL files and recording the Client
• Experienced in using HP Quality Center/ALM for gathering requirements, planning and scheduling tests, analyzing results and managing defects and issues
• Dexterous in tracking and reviewing defects using HP ALM/Quality Center
• Well experienced in preparation of Test Plans, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Data from requirements and Use Cases
• Conversant in defining performance test strategy, performance test cases, load scripts and documenting the issues
• Experienced in developing Performance Test Plan, executing Load Testing, analyzing the results and generating Load Testing reports using LoadRunner
• Experienced in conducting Load testing, Scenario creation and execution, measuring Throughput, Hits per second, Response time and Transaction time using LoadRunner Analysis
• Experienced in using Monitoring Tools such as Task Manager, Performance Monitor, Resource Monitor and Data Ware House Monitor in Windows system and Jconsole to monitor Java based applications, System Monitor and Topas in Unix system
• Ability to work on multi platform environments like Windows and Unix with clear understanding of file system, environment variables and file transfer protocol (FTP)
• Effective time management skills and consistent ability to meet client deadline
• Excellent inter-personal abilities and a self-starter with good communication skills, problem solving skills, analytical skills and leadership qualities

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: ALM/Quality Center, LoadRunner, Performance CenterOperating Systems MS-DOS, UNIX, Windows

Mainframe: MVS, CICS

Monitoring Tools: Site Scope, JConsole

Languages: Java, VB.Net, VBScript, C++

RDBMS: SQL Server, Oracle and MS-Access

Web Technologies: HTML, DHTML, EXML, JSP, ASP, PHP and Java Applets

Documentation Tools: MS Word, MS Exel and Test Editor

Web Servers: Apache, Web Sphere and IIS

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Timonium, MD

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Develop complex ‘C’ Libraries and Utility functions for Code Reusability and Modularity
• Independently develop LoadRunner test scripts according to test specifications/requirements
• Use LoadRunner, execute multi-user performance tests, use online monitors, real-time output messages and other features of the LoadRunner Controller
• Perform in-depth analysis to isolate points of failure in the application
• Involved in performing load tests using LoadRunner on Oracle applications using Citrix Client
• Responsible for designing, creating and executing performance benchmarks and identifying root causes of performance defects
• Develop Vuser scripts for Web (HTTP/HTML), Citrix, Oracle and Web Services protocols based on the user workflow
• Identify real world scenarios and Day in Life performance tests
• Perform complex Usage Pattern Analysis
• Responsible for generating reports on these load testing scenarios, including documenting several factors such as User Think Time, Page Views per Second and number of virtual users for later analysis
• Perform validations to check and make sure that the product design satisfies and fits the intended usage
• Execute stress tests with a load of Vusers to see the breakpoint of the application
• Monitor the metrics such as Response Time, Throughput and server resources such as CPU utilized, Available Bytes and Process Bytes by using LoadRnner Monitors for IIS and Web Logic server
• Participate in walkthroughs with the client and the development team and attend Defect reporting meetings
• Assist in production of testing and capacity certification reports
• Investigate and troubleshoot performance problems in a lba environment which also includes analysis of performance problems in a production environment
• Interface with developers, project managers and upper management in the development, execution and reporting of test automation results

Environment: HP ALM, LoadRunner, Java, J2ee, Html, XML, MS-Office, Oracle Unix and Windows

Confidential, Richmond, VA

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Quickly identified a short fall in CPU, disk IO bandwidth, memory, network IO bandwidth on Linux and Windows
• Used performance counters to assist in root cause analysis of performance defects (both production and during benchmarking) for Linux, Windows, Solaris and Java
• Documented User Workflows by corrdinating with the business people
• Developed Load Test plans and Load Test strategies
• Created various scenarios in loadRunner controller for performing Baseline, Benchmark, Load, Stress and Endurance tests
• Performed Baseline Test with one user and five itierations and Benchmark Test under a load of 100 users using LoadRunner Controller
• Identified and eliminated performance bottlenecks during the development lifecycle
• Accurately produced regular project status reports to senior management to ensure on-time project launch
• Verified that new or upgraded applications meet speicified performance requirements
• Identified queries that took too long and optimized those queries to improve performance
• Enhanced Vuser scripts by adding, rendezvous, cookies, text/image/context checks, blocks, correlation and parametrization
• Changed the runtime settings such as pacing, think time, Log settings, browswer emulation and timeout settings in LoadRunner VUGEN and controller to simulate the real scenario
• Worked with engagement leads to design benchmarks that measure the degree that an application can meet its performance requirements
• Used Scenario by Schedule in the Controller to change the Ramp Up, Duration and Ramp Down settings
• 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 analyzed web page diagnostics to see if the server was the bottleneck or the network was the bottleneck

Environment: Windows, Mainframes, UNIX, Java, Oracle, SQL, Quality Center, LoadRunner and PVCS tracker

Confidential, Reston, VA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed server resources such as Total Processing Times, Available Bytes, Process Bytes and Heap Usages to look for performance bottlenecks
• Analyzed the server resources such as Availability Bytes and Process Bytes for Memory Leaks
• Used web page diagnostics to drill into the server responses and detect large times to first buffer for certain .jsp responses which was tan reported to the development team who tan provided the fix before the project sign off
• Prepared Close out Document and Executive level summary
• Translated raw data into graphs and charts that answered questions posed in the engagement objectives
• Assisted the Engagement Lead in assembling test plans and result documents
• Assembled test design documents with in-depth details
• Ensured the integrity of all information presented to the client
• Customized Quality Cneter for requirements analysis and defect reporting
• Performed defect reporting and defect tracking using Quality Center
• Wrote SQL queries to test the database and to perform validations
• Analyzed Test results by monitoring the scnarios and regularly checking the output logs on different levels
• Identified critical show stoppers and reported them to the developers during the testing phase

Environment: Windows, UNIX, Java, Oracle, Quality Center, Jmeter and LoadRunner