SUMMARY

• Over 7 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance and Performance Testing of Client - Server,and webbased applications.
• Extensive experience in all aspects of Software Development Life Cycle, such as Requirements Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing, Quality Control and Deployment.
• Experienced in Regression Testing, User acceptance testing, Performance, Load, and Stress Testing.
• Involved in Business Requirement Analysis, and writing Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts forweb-Based and Client/Server applications.
• Experienced in using automated Testing Tools like HP Load Runner, Quality Center, Quick Test Pro, Performance Center, Test director.
• Performance Monitoring using Site Scope, Business Availability Center BAC
• Enhanced VUser script in Load Runner with Parameterization, Correlation, Transaction point, check points.
• Extensive experience with Load, Stress and Performance testing using Load Runner and developed VUgen test scripts.
• Expertise in writing reusable modular scripts for automation testing for various Business Applications like Banking& Finance, Healthcare and Insurance.
• Expertise in writing and executing SQL Queries.
• Analyzed Throughput Graph, Hits/Second graph, Transactions per second graph and Rendezvous graphs using LR Analysis tool.
• Thorough understanding of QA Methodologies like Waterfall, Iterative, Agile, Rational Unified Modeling (RUP).
• Comfortable with various Industry Leading Operating systems (Windows NT/98/95/2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 and UNIX)
• Good Knowledge on C scripting.
• At ease in high stress environments requiring superior ability to TEMPeffectively handle multi-task levels of responsibility.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, self-starter, quick learner, team player.
• Proven ability to work efficiently in both independent and team work environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP LoadRunner v8.x/9.x/11.x, HP Performance Center 11, HP Quality Center Test Director

Load Runner Protocols: Web(HTTP/HTML), C-Vuser, VB Script, Windows Sockets, Java, Web Services.

Languages: Microsoft C#, C, C++, visual basic, PHP Markup/Scripting Languages DHTML, CSS, JQuery, JavaScript, XML, HTML.

Web Technologies: HTML, CSS, JQuery, wordpress.

Packages: MS-Office, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Dreamweaver, flash, Illustrator, In Design.

RDBMS: MS SQL, Microsoft Access, SQL Server.

Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2003 Server, Windows NT/2000/XP.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago,IL

Sr. Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Gathered business requirement, studied teh application and collected teh information from Business Analysts.
• Developed Performance Test Plan, Test cases and Test strategy.
• Responsible for analyzing application and components behavior with heavier loads and optimizing server configurations.
• Enhanced teh test scripts usingWeb HTTP/HTML protocol inLoad runner.
• Ramped up Virtual users in a load test to achieve a maximal transaction volume of 1200.
• Involved in generating scripts and handling Correlation, parameterization, transactionpoints, debugging and various other functions using LoadRunner Vugen.
• Generated customized reports for testing teh performance of various transactions by developing various user-defined functions as well as LoadRunner functions.
• Developed Scenarios in Controller based on teh User Load and Transaction Volume.
• Used Load Runner to execute multi-user performance tests, used online monitors, real-time output messages and of teh features of theLoad RunnerController.
• Created detailed test status reports, performance capacity reports, web trend analysis reports, and graphical charts for upper management using Load Runner analysis component.
• Analyzed Throughput Graph, Hits/Second graph, Transactions per second graph and Rendezvous graphs using LR Analysis tool.
• Involved in scalability and bottleneck testing of application.
• Used WilyIntroscope for identifying response time and memory leaks during load tests.
• Attending weekly defect report meetings and presented progress updates.
• Attending conference calls with offshore team to discuss teh Testing status and to assign teh defects to teh concerned developers.

Environment: LoadRunner, Quality Center, C Programming, Oracle, PL/SQL, HTML, UNIX.

Confidential, Erie,PA

Sr Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Gathered user requirements and designed Test Plans and Test Scenarios accordingly.
• Experience in writing Test Plans, defining Test Scenarios and Test cases, developing and maintaining Test Scripts based on business and functional requirements.
• Defined transactions to measure serverPerformance under load by creating rendezvous points to simulate heavy load on teh server.
• Communicated with development team to resolve defects.
• Developed Vuser scripts using Load Runner Windows Sockets protocol based on teh user workflows.
• Executed Load, Stress and Endurance testing to simulate a process, which allowed using more TEMPthan 1000 virtual users.
• Developed Load Test Scripts by using Load Runner for entire site and did teh Parameterization, Pacing, and correlation.
• Developed VUser scripts and enhanced teh basic script by adding Custom code.
• Used Performance center for performing Load Test and Analysis Module for yielding results.
• Monitored system resources such as CPU Usage % of Memory Occupied VM Stat I/O Stat.
• Analyzed teh test results TPS, Hits/second, Transaction response time, CPU utilization using LoadRunner Analysis, various monitoring tools and prepared Test Reports.
• Analyzed various graphs including Database Resource Graphs, Network Monitor Graphs, User Graphs, Error Graphs, Transaction Graphs and Web Server Resource Graphs.
• Track defect and assign and resolve high priority issues without affecting project deadlines.
• Extensively usedWily Introscope and Dynatrace to analyze teh system resources bottlenecks like Memory Leaks, CPU and Network Bottlenecks as well as problematic application and DB components.
• Worked close with clients Interface with developers, project managers, and management in teh development.

Environment: Quality Center, Linux, Win 2003 server, Java, Performance center, Oracle.

Confidential -Irvine,CA

Sr Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed teh Business Requirements document with teh business and development team to understand teh architecture and functionality of teh application.
• Interacted with System Engineers thoroughly for collecting Requirements.
• Performed baseline, benchmark, stress, and capacity tests using Load Runner.
• Conducting teh Load, Stress and Performance testing using Load Runner and developed testscripts.
• Involved in Project meetings and interacted to other team members in order to resolve teh problems.
• Created Vuser scripts using Web (HTTP/HTML), Windows Sockets protocol.
• Experience handling loads for 4000 Vusers. Expert in developing Work load Model for performance testing.
• Planned and generated Vuser scripts with VuGen and enhanced them with correlation, parameterization and functions.
• Generated scripts in Vugen as per given SLA by giving pacing between iterations to get teh desired transactions per hour.
• Scheduling teh scenarios using teh Load Runner's Controller and analyzing teh results using Analyzer.
• Coordinated with Technical Teams to monitor Database Query, CPU Utilization and Memory.
• Analyzed results using HP Load Runner Analysis tool and analyzed sessions and log files.
• Responsible for performance monitoring and analysis of response time & memory leaks using throughput graphs.
• Have experience with different monitoring and load testing tools like Quality Center, WilyIntroscope,LoadRunner,SiteScope.
• Participated in defects meeting to discuss teh bottlenecks and long running queries.

Environment: QC 9.5/10.0, Load runner 11.5, Manual Testing, Agile, Linux, Win 2003 server.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Responsibilities:

• Actively involved in gathering and analyzing of business requirements along with developing testing strategy in various clients.
• Developed Performance TestingPlan, Performance TestingStrategy based on teh business specifications requirements and user requirements and prepared Close out Document and Executive level summary.
• Testing teh application with stress and load of right transaction mix to emulate real time transaction load.
• Participate inWeekly Meetings with teh management team and Walkthroughs.
• Created Load Runner scripts with Web Services protocols based on teh user workflow.
• Used Rendezvous point, Start and End Transaction, Parameterization, Correlation features in Virtual User Generator of Load Runner.
• Enhanced script by inserting Check points to check if Virtual users are accessing teh correct page which they are supposed to be accessing.
• Created a scenario with certain amount of Vusers giving Ramp up, Ramp Down and Run time in teh Controller of LoadRunner.
• Performed result analysis using online monitors and graphs using Load Runner.
• Observed for failure/errors and monitored metrics (Transaction Response Times, Running Virtual Users, Hits per Second and Windows Resources graph) in tests.
• Analyzed teh server resources such as Available Bytes and Process Bytes for Memory Leaks.
• Collected and maintained PBDs metrics using Wily Introscope.
• Met with managers, team leaders and developers on LoadRunner, Scripting, Stress and Performance Testing.

Environment: LoadRunner, MS Office 2007, Oracle, C Programming, Quality center, HTTP/HTML.

Performence Tester

Responsibilities:

• Gathered Test Plan and Test Specifications based on Functional Requirement Specifications and System Design Specifications.
• Assisted teh team lead in teh preparation of teh Test Plan and Test Strategy documents.
• Conducting teh Load, Stress and Performance testing using Load Runner and developed testscripts.
• Attended periodic meetings for changes in teh application requirements and documents and implemented procedures for test changes.
• Developed Vuser scripts using Winsocket protocols.
• Used Ramp Up/Ramp Down, Rendezvous point, Start and End Transaction, Parameterization, Correlation features of LoadRunner.
• Developed Test Scripts using LoadRunner for automation of Regression testing and verifying teh web applications expected behavior at different stages by inserting various Checkpoints.
• Also involved in Vuser Setting for different scenarios and business processes in Controller and analyzed graphs to find out teh performance of teh system.
• Well versed with teh behavior of online monitors and teh techniques to fix monitoring issues and monitoring Vuser status.
• Analysis of cross results, cross scenarios, overlay graphs and merging different graphs.
• Studied application performance and maximum scalability, critical parameter such as number of users, Response times, hits per seconds (HPS) and Throughput using Load runner.
• Determined teh source of bottlenecks by correlating teh performance data with end-user loads and response times.
• Interacted in Daily standup meetings with teh Management and report day-to-day activities and updates.

Environment: LoadRunner, Quality Center, VBScript, Oracle, C Programming, UNIX.

Confidential

Quality Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed Project documentation including Project charters, Business Requirements, Technical Requirements, and Functional Design Specifications.
• Met with teh Subject Matter Experts, Business Analysts, and System Analysts to identify gaps in teh requirements.
• Participated in Requirement Walk through meetings to understand teh in scope requirements and utilized HPs Quality Center for capturing requirements.
• Handling escalated calls on a daily basis and resolving ongoing issues.
• Interacted with teh developers and business analyst to resolve teh defects.
• Wrote SQL queries to access teh data from teh database tables to ensure data integrity.
• Created Test Scenarios, Test Cases, and detailed Test Scripts in Quality Center for all phases of testing; Unit, Integration and System Testing.

Environment: Java, QuickTest Professional, Mercury Quality Center, Oracle, Windows 2000, MS Office 2007