SUMMARY

• Over 7 years of Hands - on experience in diversified fields of the Software Development life Cycle (SDLC), specializing in Software Development and Quality Assurance Process and Methodologies.
• Experienced in Software Testing and Documentation, Analysis of the Business Requirements and the Software Requirements Specifications of Web and Client/Server based applications.
• Experience in preparing and executing Test Plans, Test Cases, Test Scripts and Test Reports for automated and manual testing.
• Proficient in various types of testing like Functional Testing, Integration Testing and Regression Testing, both manual as well as using automated testing tools including LoadRunner, Quality Center, Quick Test Pro and Test Director.
• Understanding of VB Scripts for Regression testing using QTP.
• Extensive experience using LoadRunner for Performance Testing, Stress Testing, Longevity Testing and Regression Testing.
• Extensively worked on Virtual User generator and Controller.
• Used Performance monitor and LoadRunner graphs to analyze the results.
• Extensively used Web (HTTP/HTML), Web Services protocols.
• Good project management and interpersonal skills with the ability to remain highly focused and self-assured in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.
• Effective analytical, inter-personal and communication skills, can work individually or as part of a team.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Database: SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 , Oracle 8i/9i.

Web technologies: ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Web Services, IIS.

Languages: VB.NET, VB 6.0, SQL, MySQL

Scripting Languages: JavaScript, VBScript, C, C++ .

Testing Tools: HP LoadRunner 8.0/ 9.5, Performance Center 9.51, Quality Center 10.0/9.0, . . Test Director, QTP 9.2/9.0

Tools: /Libraries VisualStudio.NET2005/2008,TeamFoundationServer(TFS) 2008, SharePoint . Server 2007, Crystal Report.

Operating Systems: Windows 2003 Server, Windows 7, Win XP, Win2000, Unix.

Other: TOAD, SharePoint, JIRA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Sr Performance/QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Business requirements and participated in the creation of the Test plan, Test Cases and Test Data for functional testing.
• Involved in interfacing and communicating with the business analysts to come up with efficient Test plans and Test cases.
• Conducted successful walkthroughs with the stakeholders of the project including the technical users in order to design complete and detailed test plans and test cases.
• Maintained and Executed Test cases and tracked defects using Quality Center 10.0.
• Performed manual testing of the application to test the system for both the functional and business requirements for positive and negative scenarios using Quality Center.
• Performed Automated Functional testing using QTP 9.2.
• Extensively used different types of Check points (Standard checkpoints, Table checkpoints, Database checkpoints) using QTP.
• Created Output values, VB scripts, recording, enhancing, and debugging the test case using QTP to verify application functional behavior.
• Used LoadRunner 9.5 to conduct performance testing.
• Used Performance Center 9.5 to create scenarios and run load tests.
• Extensively used VuGen (virtual user generator) to create and debug scripts.
• Parameterized the scripts to perform data driven testing.
• Performed Load and Stress tests with LoadRunner and submitted performance statistics to application teams.
• Developed and Executed SQL queries, stored procedures for Database testing for the verification of results.
• Documented the defects using Quality Center and tracked them to completion by communicating and coordinating with the development as well as the support groups.
• Responsible for collecting and analyzing the Test metrics and then submitting the reports, which kept track of the status and progress of the testing effort.

Environment: C#, VB.NET, HTML, JavaScript, CSS, ASP.NET, ADO.NET, Visual Studio, SQL Server, Quality Center 10.0, HP LoadRunner 9.5, QTP, Performance Center 9.51,Quick Test Pro 9.2, Biztalk.

Confidential, Columbus OH

Sr. Performance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Developed and Executed test plans, test scripts and Test Cases from product requirements and design specifications.
• Extensively interacted with Business Analysts, Developers and end users to test according to their requirements.
• Involved in Functional, Integration testing using the Scrum type of Agile methodology testing the process.
• Experience in planning test activities and developing Test Plan, Strategies in accordance with project scope and delivery dates.
• Performed Functional, Smoke, Database, Integration and Regression Testing.
• Scripted test suites in QTP 9.0, including custom functions in VB Script, to regression test daily build and stored them in Quality Center 9.0 for execution and maintenance purpose.
• Maintained defect lists for critical issues using Quality Center 9.0.
• Participated in status meetings to report issues. Communicated with developers through all phases of testing to prioritize bug resolution using Quality Center.
• Used Various Checkpoints, Output Values to check values of an object properties using QTP.
• Retrieved records from multiple tables from Oracle Database by using different joins using Toad, and done backend testing using QTP.
• Prepared a comprehensive Database Testing Summary Report for the application with extended coverage of all Backend Tests performed on AUT and came up with conclusions and recommendations
• Created Scripts for the Application using LoadRunner 8.0.
• Involved in Creating Load Testing Plans and Scripting checklists.
• Extensively worked on Virtual User generator and Controller.
• Parameterized the scripts and enhanced them according to the test cases.
• Used Performance monitor and LoadRunner graphs to analyze the results.
• Used Controller to Perform Load Tests and Stress Tests.
• Uploaded Scripts, Created Timeslots, Created Scenarios and Ran Load Tests in Performance Center.
• The Average Response time, TPS, Throughput, Web Page Breakdown graphs were analyzed for each scenario.
• Generated, analyzed, and published LoadRunner test results and documented the testing process.
• Interacted with developers to solve Performance issues.
• Provided weekly/daily QA status reports to management for every release cycle.
• Performed back-end testing by extensively using SQL commands to verify the database integrity.
• Involved in Defect Management by creating and tracking the defects using Quality Center.
• Worked with various teams to fix problems and duplicate issues.

Environment: QTP 9.0, Quality Center 9.0, HP LoadRunner 8.0, HP Performance Center 8.0, UNIX, SQL, Windows NT/2000, Java, Oracle

Confidential

Performance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Designed, developed, and executed test cases according to functional requirements.
• Developed and executed SQL queries for verifying backend data integration with health care finance application data captured in UI.
• Used Quality Center 8.0 to store test cases, report and track defects.
• Handled testing activities for implementing and rollback procedures while deploying enhancements into production.
• Worked closely with the User Acceptance Test Coordinator, Project Manager and Business System Analysts to understand business processes and develop concrete UAT cases.
• Designed and developed reports using Crystal Report.
• Used Visual Source Safe (VSS) for version control.
• Planned, designed, executed and evaluated Performance tests of web application and services and ensured optimal application performance using LoadRunner 8.0.
• Extensively worked on Virtual User generator and Controller.
• Used Performance monitor and LoadRunner graphs to analyze the results.
• Used Controller to Perform Load Tests and Stress Tests.
• Performed various type Performance Test like Capacity, Stress, Longevity, Performance Testing.
• Uploaded Test cases into Quality Center and executed them.
• Used Quality Center to report defects and test results.
• Work closely with users and program developers to ensure application development meets to user’s expectations.
• Reported the daily status of test cases executed/failed, worked with business analysts to assure new functionality changes were reasonable regarding existing design.

Environment: VB 6.0, Oracle, Toad, HP LoadRunner 8.0, Crystal Report, Quality Center

Confidential

QA Analyst /Tester

Responsibilities:

• Supported Business Analysts in identifying and gathering business requirements
• Developed Test Plan and Test cases as per functional and business requirements.
• Constructed SQL queries to extract data from backend databases and validate the data quality.
• Back end database testing by writing several SQL statements to validate the Business Scenarios.
• Leverage SQL skills to validate the reports, data quality and backend database functionalities.
• Conducted End to End, Performance Testing.
• Involved in Creating Load Testing Plans and Scripting checklists.
• Extensively used LoadRunner 7.8/8.0 for Performance and Stress Testing.
• Extensively used Virtual User Generator to create Load test scripts.
• Used LoadRunner Controller to create Scenarios for Load Testing.
• Generated reports for Performance Analysis.
• Used Quality Center 8.0 for test documentation management and defect tracking
• Participated in various meetings and discussed Enhancement and Modification Request issues.

Environment: HP LoadRunner 8.0, HP Quality Center 8.0, SQL Server 2000, HTML, DHTML, Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft FrontPage