SUMMARY

• 7 years’ experience of performance testing utilizing HP/Mercury LoadRunner.
• Good skills in analyzing business requirements and use cases.
• Comprising test plan, test scenarios, test scripts and test reports, automation testing for various Client/Server and Web based applications and services.
• Enhanced Vuser script in LoadRunner for Parameterization, Transaction point, Rendezvous point and Correlation.
• Excellent skills and experience in performance testing using Performance Center, LoadRunner and Quality Center.
• Experience in LoadRunner and Performance Center: creating Vugen Scripts, monitoring. Runtime Transactions and analyzing the test results.
• Written Load Runner Scripts, enhanced scripts with C functions, Parameterized, stored dynamic content in Load Runner functions. Text checks were written, Created scenarios for Concurrent (Rendezvous) and Sequential users. Run time settings were configured for web users, iterations. Simulated Modem speeds to bring the testing scenario to real world.
• Experience in testing of web, web services, http/html, database, client/server and multi - protocol Vuser scripts.
• Expertise in Manual and Automated Correlations to parameterize dynamically changing parameters values.
• Good experience in Analyzing test results, merging graphs and preparing Test Reports.
• Experience using HP Performance Center tool while working at various organizations in order to coordinate testing activities among colleagues while working remotely under tight project deadlines
• Experience in executing SQL queries to validate the data in the back end.
• Working experience in Load Testing, Stress Testing, Endurance Testing and Spike testing.
• Good with Debugging, Identifying, Adjusting and fixing script errors by running it within VuGen.
• Created Performance scenarios and scripts for doing multiple iterations.
• Configuring Run-time settings for Action / Think-time.
• Experience in server side monitoring and test result analysis using Sitescope for application server to identify performance bottlenecks.
• Experienced in developing and maintaining Test Plan, Test Evaluation Summary, Test Procedures, Test scripts, Test cases.
• Worked extensively with network based applications leveraging web services within web based frameworks.
• Detail orientated and strong problem solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, self-starter, quick learner, team player.
• Proven ability to work efficiently in both independent and team work environments.
• At ease in high stress environments requiring superior ability to effectively handle multi-task levels of responsibility.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Performance Testing Tools: Load Runner, Performance Center, Quality Center, sites scope, business availability center,QTP

Operating Systems: Windows XP, UNIX, IOS and Solaris

Protocols: Web (HTTP/HTML), Web Services, Click and Script

Programming Languages: C, C++, java script,html,CSS,jquery,SQL Visual Basic Studio

Browsers: Firefox, Chrome, Safari, IE

Other Tools: MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Las Vegas, NV

Senior Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Act as Load Runner expert, meet with project team to determine performance requirements and goals, determine test strategies based on requirements and architecture.
• Performed Performance testing using LoadRunner and developed test scripts and scenarios.
• Identified functionality and performance issues, including: deadlock conditions, database connectivity problems, and system crashes under load.
• Develop performance test plans for new application releases and coordinate the Performance engineering team through completion of performance testing projects
• Execute performance test scenarios and analyze results
• Profiled slow performing areas of the application, system resources and identify bottlenecks and opportunities for performance improvements.
• Log and prioritize performance bugs and work with development, database and program management teams on timely resolutions
• Used correlation for dynamic values using web reg save param.
• Interacted with the project team to sort out the issues and the defects
• Prepared Test Strategies, Test Plan and Test Cases as per the business requirements and Use Cases.
• Involved in Load Testing of various modules and software application using Load Runner
• Developed the Load Test scripts using the Load Runner Virtual User Generator (VUGen) and enhanced the scripts by including transactions, parameterize the constant values and correlating the dynamic values
• Enhanced Load Runner scripts to test the new builds of the application
• Developing VUser scripts and enhanced the basic script by Parameterzing the constant values
• According to business specification Customization of scripts by using LoadRunner
• Carried out stress testing by introducing rendezvous points in the script
• Conducted testing on the servers using Load Runner to establish the load capacity of the server
• Using Load Runner analyzed the response times of various business transactions, modules login times under load, developed reports and graphs to present the test results
• Defined transactions to measure server performance under load by creating rendezvous points to simulate heavy load on the server
• Gathered the results from each test run and conducted in-depth analysis on the transaction response times, network latency and the performance of each server.
• Used Load Runner for checking the performance of Various Reports and Queries under load
• Analyzed the results of the Load test using the Load Runner Analysis tool, looking at the online monitors and the graphs and identified the bottlenecks in the system
• Tested for the compatibility of the Browser
• Developed High Level and Detailed Test Plans and reviewed with Team, demonstrated Customer Level experience to team. Identify critical functionality at business level.
• Updated test matrices, test plans, and documentation at each major release and performed Regression testing using automated script.
• Monitored system performance using Sitescope.
• Submission of test results, weekly status reports and test summaries to the team lead and project manager.
• Responsible for keeping up with the test schedule and interacted with software engineers to ensure clear communications on requirements and defect reports.
• Attended change requests meetings and made subsequent changes in the test.
• Worked closely with developers and updated them with the load tests results.
• Participated in weekly status meetings, and conducted walkthroughs for team members, and documented the proceedings.
• Conducted Sessions and Knowledge Transfer Sessions to develop skill sets of team.

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance Center, QTP, SoapUI, Sitescope, php

Confidential, Washington, DC

QA Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed Virtual user scripts using VuGen for various applications; VuGen scripts then further enhanced by performing Correlations, Data Parameterizations and Customization using LoadRuner 11.
• Designed Performance test scenarios and VuGen Scripts using 11, running Stress tests and analyzing the results as well as providing critical feedback.
• Executed Performance testing using LoadRunner Controller and creating LoadRunner graphs to analyze the results.
• Used Rendezvous concept within LoadRunner 11 to generate peak loads onto various servers thereby stressing it and then measuring its Performance.
• Created Vuser scripts for Load and Performance testing to verify server throughput capacity as well as to ensure that performance meets or exceeds previous performance benchmarks, using LoadRunner 11.
• Lead the performance testing team.
• Logging defects into the defect tracking tool Quality Center (QC ALM) following analysis of the root cause of the issue, and consulting with team lead before generating defect tickets.
• Identifying the business requirements and involved in Manual and Performance testing of the front-end application.
• Actively participated in QA team meetings and walkthroughs for weekly QA testing review meeting.
• Represented QA at weekly meetings with Development Team and client.
• Involved in the development of test procedures for various stages like Integration, System, Functional, Positive, Negative, Cross platform, Recovery, as well as Performance, Stress, Load/ Volume, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Worked with development shop to establish business processes to enhance efficiency of release procedures.
• Engaged with other members of team regularly to discuss/research and develop a coherent understanding of various software change orders.
• Defining the test engagement process for new application launches and maintenance releases.
• Preparing Test Plans that provide a detailed list of conditions under which the system will be tested.
• Tested the application compatibility with IE and Netscape browsers.
• Preparing various documents like Test Scenarios, Test Analysis Report, Defect Report and User Manuals using Quality Center, MS Word and MS Excel.
• Parameterizing various data in the application to use in functional/regression or Performance testing.
• Analyzed the discrepancies, severity, tracking system and reporting through Quality Center.
• Analyzed software specifications and technical service description documents

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance Center, QTP, C++, NET, HTML, Web Logic, XML, UNIX and Windows, Sitescope.

Confidential, NY

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Developed various reports to analyze the response time and hits per season the application.
• Analyzed the Test Results and created Bug Report.
• Involved in Load, Stress and Performance testing.
• Used the descriptive programming approach for developing test scripts using Load Runner.
• Executed performance testing using Load runner Controller.
• Used Auto and Manual Correlation, Parameterization and Content Check features.
• Tested the application manually and also using load runner for load testing.
• Designed and generated test scripts for stress and performance testing using Load Runner.
• Involved in ongoing Load Runner Vuser script maintenance in conjunction with new builds and new functional changes.
• Involved in preparation of Test Summary Report and responsible in providing test reports to the management.
• Used Performance monitor and Load Runner graphs to analyze the results.
• Parameterized the scripts and enhanced them according to the test case.
• Analyzed the Load Runner reports to calculate Response time and Transactions per minute, Hits per sec, Throughput.
• Created and coded a very flexible Load Runner script that allowed for fast configuration changes during testing.

Environment: Load runner, HTTP/HTML, C Scripting, CICS, Test Director, MS Excel, MS Word, Java

Confidential, Leonia, NJ

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Developed test cases and test scripts to test the functional requirements. Conducted performance testing of the application using LoadRunner.
• Planed and wrote test cases according to change requests.
• Responsible for generating reports using LoadRunner.
• Coordinated with internal teams to ensure that test environment, test data, codes, back end systems are available to support necessary test requirements.
• Parameterized the fixed values in checkpoint statements, created data tables for the parameters and wrote functions for the parameters to read new data from the table upon each iteration - Performed Data-driven testing.
• Used correlation for dynamic values using web reg save param.
• Performed Load, Stress and Volume testing, scenario creation and execution, Measured Throughput, Hits per second, Response time, and Transaction time using LoadRunner.
• Used Database and Text checkpoints for validations.
• Designed several test cases using the test design specifications and use cases described in the test plan.
• Developed test plans, test cases, test scripts, test scenarios.
• Developed and executed Scripts for Performance Testing using HP Load runner.
• Used Parameterization and Correlation in the VuGen scripts to ensure the real time load conditions using LoadRunner.
• Worked on Randomizations in the script.
• Preparing Performance Test Scenarios with planned workload.
• Created Scenarios using LoadRunner Controller by using different techniques such as Schedule by Scenario, Schedule by Group, Ramp Up, and Ramp Down.
• Worked with Performance test concepts like Rendezvous point, pacing, runtime settings.
• Conducted load, stress and endurance testing on website's workflows to identify and report performance bottlenecks.
• Monitoring application and server utilization, response time, availability, performance and traffic flow by using HP Site Scope.
• Monitored different graphs like transaction response time and analyzed server performance status, hits per second and throughput.
• Maintained test logs, Test Summary reports and participated in defect review / status meetings.

Environment: LoadRunner, C Scripting, Performance center, Site scope, Http/Html, Soap, C, XML and Windows.

Confidential, New Jersey

QA Analyst/Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Load Testing of various modules and software application using Load Runner
• Developed the Load Test scripts using the Load Runner Virtual User Generator (VUGen) and enhanced the scripts by including transactions, parameterize the constant values and correlating the dynamic values
• Enhanced Load Runner scripts to test the new builds of the application
• Conducted testing on the servers using Load Runner & Performance Center to establish the load capacity of the server
• Using Load Runner analyzed the response times of various business transactions, modules login times under load, developed reports and graphs to present the test results.
• Developed and revised automation scripts in virtual user generator.
• Developed various different scenarios and scheduled them by scenario and group wise.
• High Level Test Plans were written by incorporating User Profiles, Configurations, Environments,
• Risks, Test Scenarios, Schedules and Analysis and Presentation of Results.
• Performed extensive Load and Stress Testing using Load Runner.
• Identified the testing objectives, planned Load Runner implementation and performed the simulation.
• Created Load Runner scripts to load test high traffic end user processes for performance and reliability.
• Used Ramp Up/Ramp Down, Rendezvous point, Start and End Transaction, Parameterization, Correlation features of Load Runner.
• Response time, Transactions per second are calculated by using Load Runner.
• Analyzed the results to measure the performance of the application. Worked with various analysis graphs and generated reports for the same purpose.
• Extensively used Quality Center for test planning, bug tracking and reporting.
• Performed backend testing on Oracle, executed various DDL and DML statements.
• Developed various reports and metrics to measure and track testing effort.
• Tracked issues using Quality Center

Environment: Load Runner, Quality Center, C Script, Oracle, PL/SQL, HTTP/HTML, UNIX.

Confidential, Milwaukee, WI

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Created customized LoadRunner VuGen scripts at API level with manual correlation, user defined functions, development libraries (classes and methods), and error handling.
• Enhanced Vuser scripts by adding correlations, parameters, condition controls, and checking/validation functions.
• Extensively used LoadRunner for performance and stress testing.
• Developed Vuser Scripts using LoadRunner web (http/html), Ajax, Microsoft .Net, Web (Click and Script), Windows Sockets protocols.
• Created Manual Oriented Scenarios in Controller.
• Client/server load/stress testing and analysis using LoadRunner.
• Developed the performance test plans, usage profiles of the application and identified the performance acceptance criteria.
• Used IP spoofing to generate and associate different IP addresses to Virtual Users to emulate real-time scenarios for load balancing issues.
• Automated test cases and developed a data-driven automation framework to perform regression testing on the application.
• Coordinated the regression test execution and generated test results reports and shared the results with management as early as possible.
• Created and maintained LoadRunner Vusers scripts; enhanced the scripts with parameters, C functions and by inserted rendezvous points within the Vuser Script to emulate heavy user load on the server and to stress test specific transactions.
• Monitor system performance using HP Business Availability Center, HP Site scope, NMON and Windows performance monitor.
• Monitored the metrics such as response times and server resources such as Total Processor Time, Available Bytes and Process Bytes by using LoadRunner Monitors.
• Used Sitescope and Introscope to monitored the databases, application and web servers (at OS & Application level) for Performance bottlenecks while conducting Load, Stress, volume, and Memory tests • Developed Vuser scripts using LoadRunner Web (HTTP/HTML) and Web Services protocols based on the user workflows.
• Performed UNIX based testing to check the logs in case of errors.
• Enhanced Vuser scripts by introducing the timer blocks, by parameterizing user id's to run the script for multiple users.
• Used Load Runner, to minimize testing cycles, optimize performance, and accelerate deployment.
• Involved in troubleshooting installation and configuration issues for application

Environment: LoadRunner, Quick Test Pro, SoapUI, Quality Center, Performance Center, Sitescope, J2EE, ASP, JSP,, Oracle, .Net, UNIX. WebLogic, DB Visualizer, Raptor, Web Log Analyzer, JIRA, Fiddler