SUMMARY

• 8 years of strong expertise in Performance/Load & Stress Testing using HP Load Runner/ Performance Center.
• Extensive experience in automated testing of Web based and Client/Server applications with proficiency in Load and Performance Testing. Good experience in agile methodology.
• Expertise on various monitoring tools like HP Site scope and HP Diagnostics, to keep track of the test performance and identify various bottlenecks.
• Expertise in SQL queries to perform Backend testing,
• Execution of Manual Test Scripts and responsible to track and log the defects using Quality Center, ALM.
• Experience in monitoring Web Servers and Application Servers such as Microsoft IIS, web logic, Web Sphere and Database Servers such as SQL Server and Oracle during the Performance Test with and without firewalls.
• Expertise on Web Services and experienced in using SOAP UI for testing of SOA environment.
• Participated in Integration, System, Smoke and User Acceptance Testing.
• Experience in Performance testing of Web applications and Client/Server by using Load Runner
• Well versed with all functionality of Virtual User Generator and Correlating Statements, configuring Run time settings for HTTP, iterations, Simulated Modem speeds to bring the testing scenario to real world
• Strong knowledge of using Single and Multiple protocols in Loadrunner Vugen like Web Http, Web Sevices, Ajax TruClient, Web Click and Script, Citrix ICA,ODBC and Oracle NCA.
• Good understanding of object oriented methodologies, software development life cycle (SDLC) and software testing methodologies
• Excellent ability to understand complex scenarios and business problems, and transfer the knowledge to other users/developers in the most comprehensible manner
• Good knowledge on Object Oriented Programming, experienced with C programming (C#), HTML, XML, CSS.
• Experience in coding the .Net applications.
• Experienced working with developers in White Box Testing, and debugging codes for better performances results
• Quick learner by respect to latest technology, most excellent put into practice and system

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Load Runner 8x/9x/11x, Silk Performer 7x, QTP 9x/10, Quality Centre 9/10/11. Selenium

LoadRunner Protocols: Web - HTTP, Web Services, Citrix, Oracle NCA, SQL Server, ADO.net, Ajax True Client

Scripting: JAVASCRIPT, VB Script

Programming Languages: C#, VB.net, ASP.net, HTML

Web/ Application Servers: MS IIS, Apache, Web sphere

Database: Oracle, Db2, SQL Server,Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)Web Services, XML, SOAPUI, WSDL, WCF

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Sr Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Performance Test plan and Test specifications based on Functional Requirement Specifications and System Design Specifications for the application.
• Very good knowledge of Core Java.
• Extensively used Loadrunner 11.0 for Developing Vuser Scripts
• Created LoadRunner scenarios and scheduled the Virtual Users to generate realistic load on the server using LoadRunner(Load generator machine)
• Developed Loadrunner Scripts in Web, Web services, AJAX protocols.
• Created Vusers to emulate concurrent users, inserting Rendezvous points in the Vuser scripts and executed the Vuser Scripts in various scenarios which were both goal oriented and manual using Load Runner.
• Executed scenarios using HP Performance Center and analyzed the results through Performance Center Analysis to find the bottlenecks in networks and server resources including deadlock conditions, database connectivity problems and system crashes under load.
• Parameterized actions and created files using random, sequential and unique options in VUGen.
• Developed Virtual User Scripts using protocols like Web (http/html), Web Services.
• Reviewed and analysed Web Services contracts, WSDL, XSD and XML files.
• Used Correlation to handle the Dynamic return values and scheduled the test under work load compositions.
• Developed load test scripts using VUGen to make them flexible and useful for Regression testing.
• Created scenarios using HP Performance Center 11.0 to do Load and Stress test.
• Analysed the results and Created Analysis Report through Performance Center Analysis, prepared and submitted Exit Report with Recommendations.
• Analysed the system resource graphs, network monitor graphs and error graphs to identify transaction performance, network problems and scenario results respectively.
• Assisted Application Developers and technicalsupport staff in identifying and resolving defects.
• Involved in writing the code to fix the defects and wrote SQL Queries for backend Testing
• Enhanced Vuser scripts with transactions, rendezvous points, functions, parameterization and correlation.
• Configured Web, Application, and Database server performance monitoring setup using LoadRunner Controller and HP Site scope.
• Identify system/application bottlenecks and work with Bottom-line to facilitate the tuning of the application/environment in order to optimize capacity and improve performance of the application in order to handle peak workloads generated via Mercury Interactive LoadRunner tool to simulate activity.
• Worked with Developers in Core Java codes for WhiteBox testing and enhance application performance.
• Used C# .NET Vuser Template in Visual Studio 2012,
• Created detailed test status reports, performance capacity reports, web trend analysis reports, and graphical charts for upper management using Load Runner analysis component.

Environment: Java, JavaScript, AJAX, IIS 7/6, Web Services,, SQL Server 2012, C#, HTML.: HP Site Scope, HP ALM Quality Centre, SOAP UI, Load Runner (Analysis, Vugen, Controller 11.0/9.10), HP Performance Center 11.0,Visual Studio 12Protocols: Web (HTTP/HTML), Web services, AJAX True Client, JavaScript Vuser.

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Sr. Performance Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Identified the test requirements based on application business requirements.
• Prepared Test Cases, Test Strategy, and Test Plan based on the non-functional business requirements to meet SLA timings.
• Collaborated with architecture and development teams to analyze the application’s core functionalities and its various dependencies for effectively identifying potential bottlenecks.
• Recorded Scripts using VuGen with web http/html and Web Services protocols.
• Configure the Load Runner controller for running the tests. Verifying that the Load Runner scripts are working as expected on different Load generator machines
• Customized Loadrunner scripts in C language like String manipulation and using C libraries for the Loadrunner Scripts
• Performed correlation by rightly capturing the dynamic values and parameterize the data dependencies that are always a part of Business process.
• Conducted several Load tests such as 1 Hour peak production load, Reliability and Stress tests to identify the performance issues.
• Prepared Workload Model and Configuring Pacing and Think Time to meet load rates.
• Conducted result analysis and communicated technical issues with developers and architects.
• Conducted volume testing by pulling full production volume of data for various regions from the source to the target system under test and analyzed performance of the database for potential bottlenecks
• Actively participated in the daily project meetings and walkthroughs.
• Gathered documentation for tracking, maintaining, creating and escalating daily issue logs.
• Used IP spoofing to generate and associate different IP addresses to Virtual Users to emulate real-time scenarios for load balancing issue
• Worked with Developers, wrote C# codes
• Performed Performance Testing, Performing Analysis and Performance Tuning in different Modules.
• Responsible for conducting time to time Knowledge Transfer meetings and imparting domain knowledge with in the team.

Environment: VB.net, C#, Microsoft .Net applications, Oracle 10g, Java, WebServices, SQL Server 2008 R2Tools: Load Runner (Controller, Vugen, Analysis 9.51/9.52), Quality Center, Oracle 10g, SQL Server Management Studio, SOAP

Confidential, New York, NY

Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Generating the key Virtual user scripts using the Load Runner VUGen utility for web (HTTP/HTML), LDAP and WINSOCK Protocols.
• Responsible for Monitoring the Application’s performance under Load using the key Web Server Monitors, Web Application server monitors for WebSphere, IIS 5.0,Apache monitors and NT Performance Monitors
• Responsible for Running the LoadRunner scenarios for the Vuser using LoadRunner Controller and monitoring the server response times, throughput, Hits/sec, Trans/sec Transaction Response under load, Web Server Monitors, App server monitors, system monitors such as java processes and a host of other Performance metrics.
• ImplementedIP Spoofingtechniques to simulate unique users' requests while running the tests.
• UsedSoapUIProto perform Web Service test.
• Made many enhancements to the recorded scripts by correlating, parameterizing, inserting debugging messages and string manipulation and any other script enhancements as and when needed.
• Configured various WebSphere monitors for WAS applications to figure out which of the several servlets/JSPs caused the problem.
• Created quantifiable load with test-scenarios for various applications (both standalone and integration) using LoadRunner's Controller.
• Used various servers and ran SQL queries in SQL Server 7.0 on the back end to ensure the proper transaction of data during various tests.

Environment: Windows NT, Hp-Unix, Linux, Oracle 8.i & 9.i, SQL, MS SQL Server, Oracle Finance, .Net, Web Services, XMLTools: LoadRunner 8.0, Test Manager.Protocols: LDAP, WinSock, Web HTTP/HTML.

Confidential, Kansas, MO

Load Runner Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Test plan and Test specifications based on Functional Requirement Specifications and System Design Specifications for ecommerce application.
• Executed scenarios using HP Performance Center and analyzed the results through Performance Center Analysis to find the bottlenecks in networks and server resources including deadlock conditions, database connectivity problems and system crashes under load.
• Parameterized actions and created files using random, sequential and unique options in VUGen.
• Developed Virtual User Scripts using protocols like Web (http/html), Web Services, .Net, Oracle NCA.
• Reviewed and analysed Web Services contracts, WSDL, XSD and XML files.
• Used Correlation to handle the Dynamic return values and scheduled the test under work load compositions.
• Developed load test scripts using VUGen to make them flexible and useful for Regression testing.
• Configured monitors to monitor performance of individual Hosts behavior on load.
• Created scenarios using HP Performance Center to do Load and Stress test.
• Analyzed the results and Created Analysis Report through Performance Center Analysis, prepared and submitted Exit Report with Recommendations.
• Analysed the system resource graphs, network monitor graphs and error graphs to identify transaction performance, network problems and scenario results respectively.
• Enhanced Vuser scripts with transactions, functions, parameterization and correlation.
• Measured the response time at different points in the application using Site Scope monitoring tool.
• Configured Web, Application, and Database server performance monitoring setup using LoadRunner Controller and HP Site scope.
• Build and execute SQL queries to verify the data updates to various tables and ensure data quality and integrity.
• Created detailed test status reports, performance capacity reports, web trend analysis reports, and graphical charts for upper management using Load Runner analysis component.

Environment: Agile Methodology, .NET, IIS 6.0, Oracle, UNIXTools: LoadRunner (9.10/9.51), HP Site scope, Quality Center, Test CreatorProtocols: Oracle Web Application, ODBC, Web Http/HTML.

Confidential

.Net Developer

Responsibilities:

• Worked in writing and reviewing the test cases.
• Prepared, reviewed and executed the tests plan and test cases based on requirements.
• Analyzed and DevelopingTest Plan, Test Cases, Test Scripts, Expected Test Results and Test Procedurefrom functional requirement for each module.
• Utilized testing tools to manage the testing process.
• Verified EDI test files to communicate with external vendors.
• Have good exposure inGUI, Business Testing,Functionality Testing, Manual testing, White Box testing, Black box Testing, System testing, including Integration, Performance, Stress, Load and Regression Testingof Web and Client/Server based applications and UAT using Automated Testing tools like Load runner.
• Reviewed Load Runner coding standards and best practices process for performance testing projects
• Worked in designing test objectives, planning the test, creating Vusers, creating the scenarios, executing the Scenarios, monitoring the scenarios, and analyzing the test results for the Performance testing using Load Runner.
• Used Quality Centerto check out the latest versions of the build for testing purposes, and check in the updated test cases, and test documentation periodically.
• Planned,designed,executedand evaluated performance tests of web application and services and ensured optimal application performance usingLoad Runner.
• Conducted extensiveSecurity Testingincluding alternative user identification and authentication using manual testing.
• Performed back-end testing by extensively using SQL commands to verify the database integrity.
• Using LoadRunner/Performance Center analyzed results and created reports in for the Load test performed.
• Monitored different graphs like transaction response time and analyzed server performance status, hits per second, throughput, windows resources and database server resources etc.
• Evaluated test results to identify performance issues, bottlenecks.
• Identifiedperformance issueswith the servers and made recommendations for their performance improvement.
• Maintained bug lists for critical issues usingQC.
• Logged and tracked defects identified during testing cycle.

Environment: Oracle, .Net Framework 3, MS SQL Server 2005, DB2. Load Runner 9.0, ETL, Web Sphere, Load Balancer, Quality Center, J2EE Diagnostic Tool, Ethereal, Windows, Wily, HP Site Scope, BAC.Protocols: WebHttp/Html, .Net, SOAP, ADO.Net