SUMMARY

• 7 years of extensive experience in Software Quality Assurance and in Analysis, Design of Manual and Automated testing of various application for Client Server and Web - based application
• Proficient in Planning, Developing, Scripting, Executing, and Analyzing Performance Tests
• Extensive experience of Automated testing and Manual testing including Performance, Load, Stress, Concurrent, Endurance, Functional and Regression Testing of Client/Server, Web based applications using various HP Testing Tools such as LoadRunner and Quality Center
• Extensive noledge on different protocols; Web (HTTP/HTML), Siebel, Oracle NCA, Oracle Web Application 11i, Ajax Click & Script, AJAX TruClient, Web (Click & Script), Web services
• Extensive noledge to create performance test scripts using LoadRunner VuGen
• Experienced in script enhancement using ANSI C functions, protocol specific functions, parameterization, and correlation
• Well versed wif configuring Runtime settings in VuGen or Controller to define the way to run the script
• Experienced in monitoring CPU, Memory, ASP Requests, Network, Web connections and throughput while running Baseline, Performance, Load, Stress and Soak testing
• Expertise in tracking defects using tracking tools such as HP Quality Center/ALM(Application Lifecycle Management), and Clear Quest
• Experienced in PerformanceDiagnosticstools such asHP Diagnostics andCAWily Introscope in detecting bottlenecks such as very high CPU usage, memory leaks and assist developer to optimize the code
• Expertise in performance testing using LoadRunner wif Detailed Analysis of Reports and Graphs
• Considerable noledge of business processes, using established system analysis, business and system process design, research and implementation methodologies, placement of business controls, data modeling and application development, applying Unified Modeling Language (UML).
• Expertise in analyzing, interpreting and summarizing meaningful and relevant results in a complete Performance Test Report
• Hands on experience on network analysis tools like HttpWatch and Fiddler for tuning the performance of a web site by measuring download times, caching or the number of network round trips and measure web site performance in manual and automated test environment by capturing metrics such as performance measures like JavaScript execution, Rendering Time, CPU Utilization, Asynchronous Requests and Network Requests
• Good understanding of object oriented methodologies, software development life cycle (SDLC) and software testing methodologies
• Excellent ability to understand complex scenarios and business problems, and transfer the noledge to other users/developers in the most comprehensible manner
• Quick learner by respect to latest technology, most excellent put into practice and system

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Automated Testing Tool: HP Suite (LoadRunner 11/9.5/9.1, HP Performance Center, Quick Test Pro, HP ALM 11, Quality Center, Test Director and Win Runner)

Defect Tracking Tools: HP ALM/Quality Center/Test Director, Bugzilla and Clear Quest

Monitoring Tool: Wily Introscope, HP SiteScope and Windows Resources

Languages: SQL, C, C++, Java, JavaScript, ASP.Net, VBScript

Productivity Tools: MS Office Suite 2007, 2003, 2000

Web Server: WebSphere, WebLogic, Tomcat

Databases: Oracle 10g/11g, DB2, MS SQL Server, MS Access

Operating Systems: Windows 98/NT/2000/XP/VISTA /Win7/Server 2003, UNIX, LINUX, SOLARIS

Browsers: MS Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, Chrome

Methodologies: Agile, Waterfall, V Model

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NE

Sr. Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Assisted the project team in identifying and documenting performance test requirements
• Worked wif business and technology leads to identify the appropriate data for testing, and prepare dat data for the test cases
• Designed and developed performance testing scripts, functions, scenarios, processes for simple to complex testing situations using HP LoadRunner
• Responsible for recording scripts for different business scenario and involved in script enhancement wif heavy correlations and parameterization.
• Worked on different protocols; Web (HTTP/HTML), Ajax Click & Script, AJAX TruClient, Web (Click & Script), Web services
• Involved in test data preparation for the Parameterized values in the scripts for multiple scenarios
• Designed the performance test scenarios for smoke test, baseline test, scalability test and stress test
• Used Scheduler to schedule the scenarios for User's Ramp up/Ramp down in LoadRunner Controller and assigned Vusers group to different Load Generators
• Observed the entire load test run for any failures/errors and monitored metrics such as Transaction Response Times, Running Virtual Users, Hits Per Second and Windows Resources graph
• Identified performance problems or bottlenecks and recommended possible steps for remediating Using LoadRunner, executed multi-user performance tests, used online monitors, real-time output messages and other features of the LoadRunner Controller
• Used dynaTrace to measure web site performance in test environment to capture performance metrics of key product features
• Performed problem solving analysis and root cause for system functionality and testing challenges using LoadRunner Analysis Tool
• Opened defect in Quality Center wif necessary information and assigned it to development team
• Worked closely wif development team to resolve the defect and ensure dat it is resolved and closed accordingly
• Involved in Performance testing of online batch jobs, creating necessary files for exports and imports batch jobs
• Created reports for online batch jobs by capturing processing time from batch server logs and ensured dat the records are processed wifin SLA

Environment: HP LoadRunner 9.52/11, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, WinSCP, Wily Introscope, Oracle 10g/11g, Toad for Oracle, Oracle SQL Developer, Quality Center 10, Web services, AIX

Confidential, CA

Sr. Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed performance test plans, test scripts, test scenarios based on business requirements
• Recorded and enhanced test scripts in protocol such as Web (HTTP/HTML), Siebel, Oracle NCA, Oracle Web Application 11i wif parameterization, correlation, adding ANSI C and Oracle NCA functions
• Worked wif development team to identify the appropriate data for testing, and prepared test data for Parameterized values in the scripts
• Executed multi-user performance tests, used online monitors, real-time output messages and other features of the LoadRunner Controller
• Measured and Analyzed response times of key product features of MasterTax application
• Compared application performance and reported performance statistics to application team, and provided recommendations of how and where performance can be improved
• Provided performance benchmark documentation of candidate releases
• Worked closely wif development team and provided assistance in performance tuning
• Conducted load test scenarios at various levels of concurrent activity and provided advice on practical solutions to scalability targets
• Analyzed performance, transaction, and server resource monitors for meaningful results for the entire test run using LoadRunner Analysis
• Provided guidance and support for performance test activities as expected by senior team members

Environment: HP LoadRunner 11, Windows Server 2003, Oracle 10g/11g, Toad for Oracle, HP ALM 11(Application Lifecycle Management), WebLogic, CA Wiley Introscope

Confidential, WA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Gathered user requirements and designed the Test Plans and Test Scenarios accordingly
• Assisted Defined Procedures for the Testing and Defect Tracking processes
• Participated in requirement analysis sessions to better understand system design
• Recorded and enhanced Vuser Scripts by inserting Transaction points, Rendezvous points in to Vuser Script in LoadRunner to create intense user load on the server to measure server performance under load
• Created Bench Marking/Baselines, Load testing Harness, Load Model and worked on Citrix Server
• Enhanced test scripts wif intense use of correlation and parameterization to ensure the script runs successfully during replay and load test
• Created LoadRunner scenario schedule by load test/group as per the requirement and monitored the activities through LoadRunner Controller
• Simulated hundreds of concurrent users using Controller while monitoring both end-user response times and detailed infrastructure component performance such as Servers, Databases, and Networks etc
• Monitored different Graphs like Transaction Response time and Analyzed Server performance Status, Hits per Second, Throughput, Windows Resources and Database Server Resources etc
• Used LoadRunner Analysis to create graphs and reports from the load test results to correlate system information and identify both bottlenecks and performance issues
• Analyzed Software and Hardware components using LoadRunner Analysis Graphs
• Identified and Analyzed the Performance Bottlenecks and Memory Leaks using Wily Introscope
• Logged and tracked defects in Quality Center and Interacted wif developers, business analysts and other stakeholders to ensure to resolve Defects and their priorities
• Responsible for Test Summary Reports and Defect Reports

Environment: Oracle 10g, JAVA, HP Performance Center, Quality Center, MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio, WebSphere

Confidential

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Gathered user requirements and designed the Test Plans and Test Scenarios accordingly, which involved creating Business flow diagrams in Quality Center
• Worked on different protocols like Web (HTTP/HTML), Web services.
• Developed LoadRunner scripts and enhanced using manual correlation, parameterization and C functions
• Created scenarios like Basic schedule by load test/group, Real world schedule by load test/by group as per the requirement
• Identified performance problems or bottlenecks and recommended possible steps for remediating using Wily Introscope
• Using LoadRunner, executed multi-user performance tests, used online monitors, real-time output messages and other features of the LoadRunner Controller
• Designed and developed performance testing automation artifacts (scripts, functions, scenarios, processes) for simple to complex testing situations using HP LoadRunner
• Executed multi-user performance tests, used online monitors, real-time output messages and other features of the LoadRunner Controller
• Created test strategies and conditions for load, stress, concurrent users, and network bandwidth scenarios
• Tested different versions of the application on performance and pre-production environments before going live to Production
• Assisted the project teams in identifying and documenting performance test requirements
• Designed the performance test harness for execution on automated, performance, and endurance testing platforms
• Work wif business and technology leads to identify the appropriate data for testing, and prepare dat data for the test cases
• Performed problem solving analysis and root cause for system functionality and testing challenges using LoadRunner Analysis Tool
• Observed the load test run for any errors and analyzed the results of the entire test run

Environment: HP LoadRunner (9.1/9.50), Windows Server 2003/2000, UNIX, Quality Center, Web services, Web Sphere, Web sphere application server(WAS), AIX, HP Diagnostics