SUMMARY

• Over seven plus years of extensive experience in software Quality Assurance and Performance testing utilizing HP Load Runner tool.
• Experience in writing Test Plans, defining Test Scenarios and Test cases, developing and maintaining Test Scripts based on business and functional requirements.
• Testing the application with stress and load of right transaction mix to emulate real time transaction load and Performed IP Spoofing using Load Runner for load balancing issues.
• Involved in Walkthroughs and meetings with Performance team to discuss related issues.
• Hands on experience performing integration testing, stress testing on different protocols like web (HTTP/HTML), AJAX Tru Client, Web Services, Web (Click and Script), SAP (WEB, GUI), Winsockets, PeopleSoft Protocols.
• Experience handling loads for 4000 Vusers. Expert in developing Work load Model for performance testing.
• Experienced in enhancing the VuGen scripts Correlation techniques, Parameterization and Synchronizations.
• Creating the Scripts to meet load - testing requirements according to the SLA (Service Level Agreement) agreed upon.
• Proficient in plotting and implementing scenarios and loading Load Runner scripts into a controller.
• Performed result analysis using online monitors and graphs using Load Runner.
• Strong in analyzing Business Requirements and Functional Specifications, identifying Test Scenarios, developing and executing Test Cases and responsible in performance testing, debugging, executing, analyzing Complex applications.
• Performed result analysis using online monitors and graphs using Load Runner.
• Checked for Network Bottlenecks using Network Delay Time and VUser Graphs.
• Have experience with different monitoring and load testing tools like Quality Center, Performance Center, Wily Introscope, QTP, Load Runner, SiteScope and Dynatrace.
• Proficient in functional, negative, regression, system integration (SIT), acceptance (UAT), load/performance, security (Authorization Testing, Access Control Testing) and browser compatibility.
• Expert in Automated Testing in different testing and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies like Waterfall, Agile, Scrum.
• Track defect and assign and resolve high priority issues without affecting project deadlines.
• Worked with Agile project development lifecycle in different cross-functional teams.
• Excellent verbal, written and analytical skills with ability to work in a team as well as individually in fast paced, dynamic team environment.
• Committed team player with multitasking capabilities. Excellent interpersonal and human relations skills. Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with an ability to express complex business concepts in technical terms.
• Quick Learner, adapter of new tools/technologies and their test applicability.
• Good Analytical, Interpersonal and communication skills. Result oriented, committed and hard working with a quest to learn new technologies and undertake challenging tasks.
• Experience in working as a team member and also work independently to resolve technical issues of a project.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Test Strategies: System Integration, Regression, Functional, Smoke and Black Box

Scripting Languages: VB Script, Java Script

Testing Tools: Load Runner, JIRA Bug Tracking Tool, Quality Center, QTP, Performance center

Workflow Tools: MS-Word, MS-Excel, MS-PowerPoint, MS-Visio, MS-Outlook and IBM-Lotus notes

Operating Systems: Windows 98, 2000, 2003 server, XP, UNIX, HP-UX 11.23, SOLARIS 10.x

Databases: Oracle 8i, 9i, 10g, SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 , DB2 8.x

Other Tools: TOAD, SQL Loader

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, C, C++, HTML, JAVA, XHTML, XML.

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, Linux, Solaris, AIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Alpharetta, GA

Senior PerformanceTester

Responsibilities:

• Gathered requirements for Performance testing purposes from different Scrum teams.
• Created Userstories for the requirements gathered and adding tasks about test specifications, and creating test cases and updating in Rally.
• Created data setup for the scenarios to be tested.
• Manual testing of the scenario using different tools like http watch, fiddler to see the response time.
• Created Vugen script using different protocols like Web (HTTP/HTML) and AJAX Tru Client.
• Experienced in handling the scripts by capturing all the dynamic values and correlating them.
• Designed different Scenarios in Controller and Performance center based on the test specifications.
• Adjusted the Runtime settings in Controller and Performance Center to run the Vusers untill completion of steady state by increasing Pacing and think time.
• Executed different test like Single user Test, Load Test, Soak Test.
• Executed Batch Process and traced out transaction trace using Transaction trace Session in Wily Introscope to see any SQL’S or Methods running long time.
• Experience handling of Vusers more than 750 in load tests.
• Executed SQL’S in Toad for clearing up the data before Test run.
• Monitored test by checking CPU utilization and Memory Leakage, Thread count and GC heap Using Wily Introscope.
• Analyzed the transaction summary with 90 and 99 percentile from Load Runner Analysis tool.
• Checked the Splunk Logs for methods taking long time for particular transactions during the test run period and logged the defects in Rally.
• Monitored Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) for any long running SQL’S during the test Period.
• Documenting the test results and sending the analysis to entire team.
• Analyzed failure in the application by checking the exceptions in Splunk throw various Dashboards and traced out errors by Live Error Viewer in Wily Introscope.
• Participated in Weekly Meetings to discuss the bottlenecks and Defects.
• Have experience with different monitoring and load testing tools like, Load Runner, Quality Center, Performance Center, Wily Introscope, Splunk, Toad, Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM).

Environment: Load Runner 11.52, Quality center11.00, Java, Web Sphere, Oracle Apps, XML, QTP11.00, Agile, PerformanceCenter 11.52.

Confidential, Aiken, SC

Senior PerformanceTester

Responsibilities:

• Gathered and analyzed business and technical requirements for performance testing purposes.
• Responsible for writing baseline test specifications, functional test cases, test specifications according to the Functional Requirement Document.
• Created Load Runner scripts using VuGen based on user workflow diagram.
• Participated in defects meeting to discuss the bottlenecks and long running queries.
• Created Vuser scripts using Web AJAX and web (HTTP/HTML) protocols.
• Executed Load, Stress and Endurance testing to simulate a process, which allowed using more than 1000 virtual users.
• Enhanced the Load Runner scripts by parameterization, check points, correlation and by keeping Rendezvous points.
• Skilled in debugging and adjusting scripts by running in VuGen with Runtime Settings logs set to display all messages.
• Proficient in plotting and implementing scenarios and loading Load Runner scripts into a controller andPerformed IP Spoofing using Load Runner for load balancing issues.
• Responsible for monitoring CPU utilization, Thread count, Response time, session count, GC heap analysis.
• Performed in-depth analysis to isolate points of failure in the application. And analyzed various graphs including Database Resource Graphs, Network Monitor Graphs, User Graphs, Error Graphs, Transaction Graphs and Web Server Resource 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.
• Extensively usedWily Introscope, HP sitescope, Dynatrace and SPlunk to analyze the system resources bottlenecks like Memory Leaks, CPU and Network Bottlenecks as well as problematic application and DB components.
• Have experience with different monitoring and load testing tools like Quality Center, Performance Center, Wily Introscope, Load Runner, SiteScope.

Environment: Load Runner 11.00, Quality center11.00, Java, Web Sphere, Oracle, XML, QTP11.00, Agile.

Confidential, Austin, TX

Sr. PerformanceTester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in gathering performance requirements. Serves as primary consultant between the system users and the technical team.
• Responsible for developing Performance testing strategy, Performance Testing Plan based on the business specifications requirements and user requirements.
• Involved in generating Vusers in Load Runner for load and Performance testing using Load Runner.
• Involved in walkthroughs and meetings with the Performance team to discuss related issues.
• Created scripts for web applications using and client server applications using web (HTTP/HTML) protocol.
• Experience handling loads for 4000 Vusers. Expert in developing Work load Model for performance testing.
• Parameterize the scripts to input varying data from Excel, develop compiled modules to handle unexpected errors, generalize the scripts using Regular expressions.
• Developed VUser scripts and enhanced the basic script by adding Custom code.
• Created various scenarios in load runner controller for performing baseline, benchmark, stress tests and endurance tests.
• Extensive experience with HP Load Runner tool for monitoring, testing of Web based as well as client Server systems on multiple platforms such as in .NET, Java, SQL.
• Used Clear case for Version Control. Each version of the application is stored in Clear case and necessary modifications, updates and analysis had been done.
• Worked on Throughput, Hits per seconds, Network delays, latency, and capacity measurements and reliability tests of on multi- layer architecture.
• Executed Load Runner scenarios using Load Runner Controller -PerformanceCenter and analyzed the results through Load Runner Analysis to find the bottlenecks in networks and server resources including deadlock conditions, database connectivity problems and system crashed under load.
• Extensively usedWily Introscope and Dynatrace to analyze the system resources bottlenecks like Memory Leaks, CPU and Network Bottlenecks as well as problematic application and DB components.

Environment: Windows 2000/ XP, .Net, Oracle Apps, QTP 8.2, Test Director 7.6, load Runner 9.5

Confidential, Boca Raton, FL

Performance Tester

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 the business specifications requirements and user requirements and prepared Close out Document and Executive level summary.
• Defined transactions to measure serverPerformance under load by creating rendezvous points to simulate heavy load on the server.
• Co-ordinated meeting for determining production readiness of applications and Involved in Project meetings and interacted to other team members in order to resolve the problems.
• Created Load Runner scripts with Web (HTTP/HTML) and Web Services protocols based on the user workflow.
• Executed in Load, Stress and Endurance testing to simulate a process, which allowed using more than 759 virtual users.
• Test scripts development in HP Load Runner VuGen and modifying scripts with required Correlations, Parameterization, logic, think times, iterations, pacing, logging options and ps.
• Wrote custom scripts to capture the output of one script and use it as an input for different scripts.
• Created the load test scenarios using Load Runner Controller from scratch, which includes Creating the VuGen Scripts and Assigning Vuser for each script.
• Well versed with the behavior of online monitors and the techniques to fix monitoring issues and monitoring Vuser status.
• Analyzed the Transaction Summary Report and graphs generated in a Load Runner Analysis session.
• Monitored different graphs like transaction response time and analyzed serverperformancestatus, hits per second, throughput, windows resources, database server resources.
• Expert in finding performancebottlenecks both in client side and server side and making recommendations for PerformanceProfiling or Tuning.
• Collected and maintained PBDs metrics using Wily Introscope.

Environment: Quality Center, Load Runner, C, C#, .Net, MS Office Tools, Microsoft SQL 2008.

Confidential, Rochester, NY

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for reviewing and analyzing the requirements of the new system and identifying discrepancies that can hinder System, Regression, and User Acceptance Testing.
• Preparing the Test Plan and Test Scenarios Document.
• Conducting the Load, Stress and Performance testing using Load Runner and developed testscripts and scenarios.
• Actively participated in Defect Review meetings on a daily basis and provided weekly management status reports and coordinated meetings between test team and development team to review defects.
• Developed Vuser scripts using web (HTTP/HTML), AJAX Tru Client, Web Services, Web (Click and Script), SAP (WEB, GUI),Winsocket protocols.
• Used various Correlations (Manual and Automatic) to Parameterize Dynamically changing fields.
• Creating the Scripts to meet load-testing requirements according to the SLA (Service Level Agreement) agreed upon.
• Scheduling the scenarios using the Load Runner's Controller and analyzing the results using Analyzer.
• Used Site Scope Performance monitors andLoad Runnergraphs to analyze the results.
• Prepared analysis report for different tests performed using different scenarios.
• Responsible for performance monitoring and analysis of response time & memory leaks using throughput graphs.
• Analyzed server resources such as Total Processor Time, available bytes, process bytes and memory leaks and performance bottlenecks.
• Experience in using monitoring tools such as Sitescope, Wily Introscope, SPlunk and Dynatrace.

Environment: QTP 9.2, Quality Center 9.2, HTML, Windows 2003/XP, VB scripting, Load Runner 8.0, MS Office, My SQL, MS SQL Server 2005, .NET, Site Scope, IIS .

Confidential

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Gathered user requirements and designed the Test Plans and Test Scenarios accordingly.
• Developing test case scripts, executing scripts, documenting results and summary report in detail.
• Extensive load testingperformed using the Load Runner in setting up the multi users and peak load usage volumes and configure perfect run time settings including the pacing, think times to target the required throughput to emulate the real time production scenario.
• Attended daily scrum meetings and bi-weekly sprint planning meetings for agile projects.
• Enhanced the test scripts usingWeb HTTP/HTML, AJAX Tru Client, Winsockets, PeopleSoft Protocols.
• Planned and generated Vuser scripts with VuGen and enhanced them with correlation, parameterization and functions.
• Created Vuser scripts that contained tasks performed by each Vuser, tasks performed by Vusers as a whole, and tasks measured as transactions.
• Used Controller to schedule the Vusers and connect to different hosts and run the scenarios with Load Runner.
• Coordinated with Technical Teams to monitor Database Query, CPU Utilization and Memory.
• Analysis of cross results, cross scenarios, overlay graphs and merging different graphs.
• Observed for failure/errors and monitored metrics (Transaction Response Times, Running Virtual Users, Hits per Second and Windows Resources graph) in tests.
• Checked for Network Bottlenecks using Network Delay Time and VUser Graphs.
• Used Wily Introscope for identifying response time and memory leaks during load tests.

Environment: Load Runner, Selenium RC, ASP.Net, C#, SQL Server, Win 2000/XP, Web sphere.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Requirements gathering, Test plan Preparation and Test case preparation.
• Developed and executed manual test cases for Functionality and Regression testing Updated existing Test Cases as per application functionality.
• Active Interaction with Business users, project manager and developers to understand the application design.
• Tested multi browser compatibility on Firefox, Chrome, IE and Opera by using Selenium WebDriver.
• Involved in end to end STLC (System Testing Life cycle).
• Responsible for identifying issues/defects during each testing phase and recorded in Test director.
• Involved in Daily Status meetings with Business and Application team.
• Verified the functionality of the application across various browsers and operating system.
• Involved in Database Testing using SQL.
• Prepared Test report at the end of testing phase.
• Responsible for Traceability matrix preparation.
• Strong in analyzing business specifications and expertise in developing Test Cases and end-to-end Test Scenarios.
• Performed UAT to ensure that business requirements have been met.
• Interacted with business analysts for designing and implementation of use cases and test plans.

Environment: Manual testing, Quality Center, AIX 6.1, Windows XP, 2003, Disaster recovery.