SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of diverse experience as a Performance Engineer/ Tester / QA Analyst in both distributed Client/Server and web applications.
• Extensive knowledge in Performance Test Life Cycle.
• Experience in the Entire SDLC life cycle, from requirements gathering to releasing into production.
• Hands on experience with Performance Testing of Web Services, Web Application, using Load Runner.
• Defining performance metrics, analyzing the usage of the application, conducting test by both Manual Scenario in Percentage mode and Through Goal Oriented Scenario.
• Expertise in using performance testing tools such as HP LoadRunner, Performance Center, Jmeter.
• Involved in developing load and performance test scripts using Web (HTTP/HTML), Winsock, Web Services, Java, Citrix & Click and Script protocols.
• Expert in Developing VUGEN Scripts.
• 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.
• Strong theoretical and practical experience with various Agile approaches and implementation in a large organization.
• Extensive experience with baseline, benchmark, load, stress and endurance testing for performance.
• Collecting the frequency of JVM Heap and Garbage Collection in WebSphere and Weblogic during test.
• Expertise in Problem solving and Bug Tracking Reports using Bug tracking Tools.
• Excellent in communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.
• Contributed to the completion of all projects on time.
• Ability to work in tight schedules and on different applications concurrently.
• Created web, database, client/server and multi protocol Vuser scripts.
• Proficient with using, installing, configuring VUGEN, Controller, Analysis and Load Generators.
• Good with Debugging, Identifying, Adjusting and fixing script errors by running it within VuGen.
• Excellent with parameterization and correlation.
• Excellent Knowledge of programming languages like C to debug and execute LoadRunner scripts.
• Executed Performance Tests and Stress Tests using LoadRunner and analyzed the results.
• Analyzed the business requirements and wrote Test Cases. Analyzed the business requirements and wrote Test Strategy.
• Created web, database and multi protocol Vuser scripts.
• Executed the test Performance scripts using LoadRunner and analyzed the results.
• Conducted performance testing, stress testing using LoadRunner.
• Involved in writing various functions to create realistic load test on the applications.
• Configured ramp up/ramp down.
• Performed IP Spoofing using LoadRunner.
• Trouble shooting LoadRunner controller.
• Plotting and implementing scenarios.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: LoadRunner, Quality Center, Performance Center, Jmeter

Languages: C, JAVA/J2EE, VB Scripts, C#.Net, XML, UNIX - Shell Scripting

Databases: Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, MS-ACCESS, My SQL

GUI: VB, JSP, Java Applets, ASP, HTML.

Web Related: DHTML, XML, VB Script, JavaScript, Java, JSP

Operating Systems: AIX, HP-UX, SOLARIS, Windows XP, 2003, 2000, Vista, Windows NT and Linux

Web/Application Servers: Apache, Tomcat, Weblogic, WebSphere, IIS.

Other: Sitescope, Wily Introscope and Quick Test Pro

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, New York City, NY

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Created scenarios for Concurrent (Rendezvous) and Sequential users.
• Configured run time settings for HTTP, iterations.
• Simulated Modem speeds to bring the testing scenario to real world.
• CPU, Memory, ASP Requests, Network, Web connections and through put were monitored while running Baseline, Performance, Load, Stress and Soak testing.
• Created XML request/response documents.
• Responsible for load testing SOA application.
• Developed LoadRunner scripting using Web Services and web-http protocols.
• Developed Jmeter scripts for load testing.
• Responsible for performance testing of Web, Web Services (SOA), PeopleSoft applications using HP Load Runner.
• Utilized VUser scripts into Load Runner scenarios. Defects were tracked, reviewed, analyzed and compared using Test Director.
• Created Analysis sessions and Collated Execution results.
• Monitored Net Stat to check the connectivity Load Balance and network traffic in each of the JVM's by using Unix Shell Scripting
• Extensive experience in testing Web Applications with J2EE, Java, XML, Oracle, DB2 and Web Sphere.
• Built and analyzed summary reports, HTML Reports, and worked on transaction reports.
• Monitored and analyzed system performance during load tests using Sitescope.
• Responsible for developing and executing performance and volume tests.
• Used UNIX commands to monitor the servers.
• Validated Web Services and made using SOAPUI.
• Developed Vuser Scripts in web, Citrix, WebServices Protocols.
• Provided recommendations based on the review of test results analysis.
• Participated in UAT along with the end users during performance testing.
• Fixed the performance bugs as part the post production support. Interacted with the business teams to understand/modify the actual business requirements to optimize the code.
• Worked on performance enhancements to SQL queries to improve the response times.
• Measured Response times at sub transaction levels at web, App servers and database server levels by using Optimal Application expert.
• Identified Root Cause for performance issues.
• Involve in walkthroughs and meetings with Performance team to discuss related issues

Environment: HP LoadRunner, Wily Introscope, Performance Center, JAVA, Websphere, DB2, Jmeter, Oracle, HTML, Windows NT, MS Office, MS-Visio, AIX (Unix), Load Balancer, LR Monitors, Java.

Confidential, GA

Performance Test Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in preparing high level scenarios based on Agile Methodologies for each Scrum.
• Developed Test plan, Traceability metrics mapping with Requirements and Test Cases.
• Developed Load Test Scripts by using LoadRunner for entire site and did the Parameterization, Pacing, and correlation.
• Responsible for setting runtime settings in LoadRunner.
• Correlated the dynamically created session data in the load test scripts in VuGen to synchronize with the application.
• Used Win Runner to conduct Data Driven Testing by pulling data from a table.
• Used LoadRunner performance monitor to analyze the performance/stress/load condition of the application.
• Developed Load/Stress scenarios for performance testing using the LoadRunner Controller.
• Configured Tomcat server, Data Base Server, Apache Server and Static Servers in site scope to monitor Memory Utilization, CPU Utilization, Throughput, Network Connections, etc in LoadRunner.
• Extensive experience on different load runner protocols (WEB (http/html), AJAX, Oracle NCA.
• Prepared detailed Performance Test Analysis Report with Graphs and the application bottlenecks from the scripts execution.
• Responsible for Identification of Application bottlenecks for various transactions.
• Created VUsers using VUGEN for performance testing using LoadRunner.
• Conducted Load, Volume, Stress, and Endurance testing using LoadRunner.
• Monitoring the VUsers logs, Web resources, Transaction response times when the System under Load.
• Utilized Quality Center as bug-tracking tool to centralize the bugs and also to follow up the bug statuses.
• Designed and Created test scenarios using LoadRunner controller.
• Responsible for creating and analyzing performance metrics.
• Used Jmeter for webservices based performance testing.
• Executed Load Tests to verify that the performance does not degrade with increased user load; verify that the application meets exit criteria for the response times; verify that the application is stable for the long duration of testing.
• Analyzed various graphs including Database Resource graphs, Network Monitor graphs, User Graphs, Error Graphs, Transaction graphs, Sitescope and Web Server Resource Graphs.
• All the bugs were tracked and updated in defect tracking tool JIRA.
• Participated in the Go/No-go meetings.

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance Center, Jmeter, Sitescope, Quality Center, Unix, Windows, Wily Introscope, JAVA, JIRA, Oracle, XML, SQL Server, Network analysis, MS Access, MS Project, AJAX VB, J2ee analysis, HTML.

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Performance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering business requirement, studying the application and collecting the information from developers, and business.
• Developed Vuser Scripts in web, Citrix, WebServices Protocols.
• Designed tests for Benchmark, Stress and Endurance Testing.
• Parameterized large and complex test data to accurate depict production trends.
• Validated the scripts to make sure they have been executed correctly and meets the scenario description.
• Extensively worked with SOA Application for performance and load testing.
• Added performance measurements for Oracle, Web Logic, and IIS in LoadRunner TestCenter.
• Analyzed results using LoadRunner Analysis tool and analyzed Oracle database connections, sessions, Web Logic log files.
• Responsible for analyzing application and components behavior with heavier loads and optimizing server configurations
• Maintained test matrix and bug database and generated monthly reports.
• Collaborated with team to install and configure Wily Introscope
• Conducted memory leak testing for all the applications using LoadRunner and Wily Introscope
• Used Wily Introscope to monitor and collect metrics on production and test servers.
• Prepare the Huge data for the Parameterized values in the scripts for multiple scenarios
• According to business specification Customization of scripts by using LoadRunner
• Used Manual and Automated Correlation to Parameterize Dynamically changing Parameters
• Extensively used Web (Http/html), Webservices and Oracle NCA protocols in LoadRunner
• Conducted Performance testing by creating Virtual Users and Scenarios using Load Runner
• Monitored system resources such as CPU Usage, % of Memory Occupied, VM Stat, and I/O Stat using UNIX commands like top, vmstat, svmon and netstat.
• Monitored Net Statatistics, Load Balance and network traffic in each of the JVM's
• Collecting the frequency of JVM Heap and GC Cleaned up in Web Sphere during test execution

Environment: Load Runner, Performance Center, IIS, WebLogic, Oracle, QC, SOA Test, MS Office, MS-Visio, Java, Wily Introscope, Windows and LINUX, LDAP, .Net.

Confidential, PA

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering business requirement, studying the application and collecting the information from developers, and business
• Created Vuser scripts that contain tasks performed by each Vuser, tasks performed by Vuser’s as a whole, and tasks measured as transactions.
• Developed Vuser Scripts in web and Citrix Protocols
• Designed tests for Benchmark and Stress testing
• Parameterized large and complex test data to accurate depict production trends.
• Validated the scripts to make sure they have been executed correctly and meets the scenario description
• Created Single User, Base Line and Soak test scenarios. Random pacing between iterations was introduced to get the desired transactions per hour
• Added performance measurements for Oracle, Web Logic, and IIS in LoadRunner TestCenter.
• Analyzed results using LoadRunner Analysis tool and analyzed Oracle database connections, sessions, Web Logic log files.
• Responsible for analyzing application and components behavior with heavier loads and optimizing server configurations
• Maintained test matrix and bug database and generated monthly reports.
• Interacted with developers during testing for identifying memory leaks, fixing bugs and for optimizing server settings at web, app and database levels
• Used LoadRunner tool for testing and monitoring actively participated in enhancement meetings focused on making the website more intuitive and interesting

Environment: Load Runner, Performance Center, Win Runner, Citrix, LDAP, Oracle, MS SQL Server, Weblogic, WebSphere, JAVA, Windows 2000 / XP, Solaris, AIX, IE.