SUMMARY

• Extensive 9+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Performance testing of web based and Client - Server applications.
• Strong knowledge in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and strong working knowledge of Software testing (Functional, Integration, Performance and Quality Metrics).
• Extensive experience in Business Requirements Analysis, Test Planning, Test Scripts, Scenario Creation, Scenario Execution, Test Results Analysis, and Proper Documentation.
• Experienced in defining Testing Methodologies, Designing Test Plans and Test Cases, verifying and validating Web based e-Commerce applications and Documentation based on standards for Software Development and effective QA implementation in all phases of Software Development Life Cycle(SDLC).
• Good Exposure in using QTP Integrated Environment and developing framework.
• Extensively used QTP for functional and regression testing.
• Responsible for implementingLoadRunner, Performance center,architectingthe load testing infrastructure, hardware & software integration with LoadRunner.
• Designed performance test suites by creating Web (GUI/HTTP/HTML), Siebel, Web service and Click & Script test scripts, workload scenarios, setting transactions. Extensively used VUGen to create Load Test Scripts.
• UsedPerformance Centerto define performance requirement likeSLAin test.
• Worked on Performance Center tocreate scenario as needed andrun the load test
• Excellent skills and experience in performance testing using HP LoadRunner and Performance Center tool.
• Professional experience in designing Test Cases and Test Scripts for Windows and UNIX environments.
• Expertise in developing Test Automation Script, Creating Test Scenarios, Analyzing Test Results, Reporting Bugs/Defects, and Documenting Test Results.
• Big Data acquisition, design, and interrogation utilizing Splunk.
• Performed Load and Stress Test using LoadRunner.
• Proficient in LoadRunner VuGen Scripting.
• Hands on experience on network analysis tools like dynaTrace and Http Watch 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
• Worked with LoadRunner Scripts, enhanced scripts with C functions, Parameterized, and stored dynamic content in Load Runner functions.
• Extensively Worked in Web, Citrix, Click and Script, Oracle Protocol, Seibel, Winsock, Soap protocols, Web Services, RTE, SAPGUI.
• Text checks were written, Created Scenarios for Concurrent (Rendezvous) and Sequential Users.
• Designed and Developed Test Cases for manual testing as well as automated testing using Test Director.
• Extensive experience in analyzing performance bottlenecks such as very high CPU usage, memory leaks.
• Experience with HP Sitescope and Business Availability Center (BAC).
• Exceptional ability to interact with customers and developers, communicating changes in requirements, resolving conflicts and assuring project delivery on time.
• Exceptional presentation and communication skills.
• Proficient Testing Tools such as HP Quick Test Professional (QTP) HP Load Runner, HP Performance Center, SOAP UI, HP Quality Center (QC).
• Highly self-motivated, quick learner, honest, and determination to learn new technologies.
• Proven to be a great communicator, friendly, understanding, patient and thorough.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Performance Testing Tool: LoadRunner 8.0/9.5/11/11.5, Performance center, Quick Test Pro (QTP)

RDBMS/ Database: MS SMS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, MS Access, DB2

Languages: C, C++, Visual Basics, .Net, HTML and SQL

Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Unix, Windows 2000/NT, Windows XP, Vista, 2000, Windows 7

Workflow Tools: MS office

Testing Tools: Quick Test Professional (QTP), Selenium, Quality Center (QC), HP Sitescope, Test Director, Performance Center, Load Runner, SOAP UI,Junit, JMeter

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Meridian, Colorado

Performance Engineer /tester

Responsibilities:

• Experience in coordinating with onshore and offshore teams.
• Assisted in managing project schedules, documentation and test plans.
• Coordinated with the BA and gatheredandanalyzedthe test requirements and participated in test plan creation.
• Created test plans and test cases based on FRD
• Designed and developed test specifications using for functional and Technical Requirements
• Analysis and Documented the requirements, test specifications and change management
• Worked on Quantity and Qualitative Analysis and prepare reports on it.
• Developed Test Case Documents.
• Testing downstream Web Services using SOAP UI.
• Estimate the testing to be done and negotiate with management to acquire the necessary resources.
• Creation and execution of Load Runner scripts for the tested scenarios.
• Enhanced the script by creating checkpoints and parameterization.
• Test Data preparation by querying the database using SQL scripting.
• Created functions in the function library and associate them with test.
• Generated Reports for the management team.
• Test monitoring and analysis of the test results.
• Monitor virtual memory of the system usingVMStatutility.
• Troubleshoot and address the performance bottlenecks.
• Report Performance bottlenecks if any andconductthorough analysis of the same.
• Lead, guide and monitor the analysis, design, implementation and execution of the test cases, test procedures and test suites.
• Ensure proper configuration management of thetest wareproduced and traceability of the tests to the test basis.
• Make sure the test environment is put into place before Test execution and managed during test execution.
• Schedule the tests for execution and then they monitor, measure, control and report on the test progress, the product quality status and the test results, adapting the test plan and compensating as needed to adjust to evolving conditions.
• During test execution and as the project winds down,manually testing all the test scenarios in scope.

Confidential, Hartford, CT

Sr. Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and analyzed design documents for testability.
• Developed test cases and map test cases to requirements using RTM.
• Developed Performance Test Plans.
• Performed integration testing to test the functionality of the modules.
• Executed functional testing, regression testing and integration testing extensively.
• Created scripts in VuGen and emulated the behavior of real users. Tested the load using LoadRunner.
• Enhanced the script using parameterization, correlation and user defined functions.
• Designed performance test scenarios using LoadRunner, ran stress tests and analyzed the results.
• Conducted load and reliability testing on website’s workflows to identify and report performance bottlenecks.
• Wrote, maintained and executed automated test scripts through software product upgrades.
• Performed in-depth failure analysis against thousands of automated test executions.
• Used Quality Center as the test repository and used it for executing the test cases and scripts and logging & generating various reports and graphs for further analysis.
• Used Quality Center for bug tracking and reporting, also followed up with the development team to verify bug fixes and update bug status.
• Verified the SOAP message delivery to the web services and verified the XML formatted response using the SOAP UI.
• Performance tested Middleware applications developed in SOAP environment.
• Extensively developed various scenarios and performed performance and volume tests using LoadRunner.
• Generated business reports related to transactions output, system resources utilization and HTTP traffic.

Confidential, Houston, TX

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed Test Plan, which includes entire Testing Plan, Testing Resources, Testing Strategy and testing of end- to-end scenarios.
• Participated in all phases of planning, such as defining requirements, defining the types of tests to be performed, and scenario creation
• Participated in meetings with company executives such as business analysts, developers, managers, supervisors, and executive officers in order to understand the product and the testing phases more thoroughly
• Tested performance of Web Portal using HP Load Runner 8.0
• Generated scripts in Virtual User Generator, which included Parameterization of various user interface variables, social security numbers, and credit ratings
• Utilized checkpoints for texts and images in order to better insure each credit card user’s online banking experience
• Run the script via the LoadRunner Controller workbench to perform stress, volume, and component testing
• Monitored the performance of portal based on various LoadRunner operating system, network, middleware, and firewall monitors
• Highly involved in verifying test results with various manual unit, integration, smoke, and sanity testing documents
• Executed regression cycles of the test cases in order to ensure the product quality and performance after each stage of the code changes
• Performed Bug Tracking and figured out defects
• Extensively operated HP Performance Center in order to meet tight project deadlines remotely by coordinating among the colleagues
• Performed analysis and reported required data to my managers.

Confidential, Mountain View, CA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed Performance Test Plan, Test cases and Test strategy.
• Developing Master Test Plan, which includes entire Testing Plan, Testing Resources, Testing Strategy and testing of end-to-end scenarios.
• Assisted the team lead in the preparation of the Test Plan and Test Strategy documents.
• Developed Test scripts using Load Runner by recording test cases, adding checkpoints, parameterization, correlation and also custom code as needed to enhance the scripts.
• Developed Test Scripts using Load runner for automation of Regression testing and verifying the web applications expected behavior at different stages by inserting various Checkpoints
• Created Vuser Scripts for Load testing including Parameterization, correlation, verification, and Transaction
• Automating and implementing performance test.
• Performed both Manual and Auto correlation (using Auto-Correlation Library) in LoadRunner VUGEN
• Developing scenarios for performance test.
• Also involved in Vuser Setting for different scenarios and business processes in Controller and analyzed graphs to find out the performance of the system.
• Giving feedback to the development team with possible improvements and discovered issues/benchmarks.
• Analyzed results of Transactions Response time, Transaction under load, Hits per Second and Throughput. Determined the source of bottlenecks by correlating the performance data with end-user loads and response times.
• Responsible for detecting problems in software and applications
• Uploaded all the defects on Star Team and reviewed with developers and retested it
• Involved in environment set up with developer and created Test dataset for scenario execution.
• Analyzed graphs with QA manager and prepared load testing report.
• Performed Shakeout, Baseline and Duration tests.

Confidential, Boston, MA

QA tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and approved Requirements for completeness and accuracy.
• Did Traceability between Requirements and Test Cases by using Rational Requisite pro
• Used Rational Clear Quest for defect tracking.
• Performed 508 Compliance testing by using AccVerify and AccRepair
• Performed Manual testing as well as QTP for automation on different modules of the application.
• Wrote and execute sql queries for database/ back-end testing.
• Managed the configuration Items using version Control tools - Clear Case
• Developed Daily test execution status reports and sent it to the