SUMMARY

• About 8 of Experience in Testing Intranet, Internet and Client - Server Applications developed using J2EE, .Net, VB
• Specializing in Performance Testing using HP’s LoadRunner/Performance Center.
• Excellent Experience in planning Load testing strategy.
• Capable of independently handling Performance test engagements.
• Excellent Good experience with agile methodology.
• Complete understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) in the areas of business analysis, development, testing, deployment and documentation.
• Expertise in web based and client/server, Datawarehousing testing environments and Interface testing.
• Proficient in Manual and Automation testing in UNIX and Windows Environments.
• Experience in Using Mercury Interactive testing tools Quality Center, LoadRunner, WinRunner.
• Experience in Black box, White box, Integration, Module, System, Performance, Regression, UAT and End-to-End Testing.
• Expertise in scheduling Load, stress, capacity and endurance tests.
• Knowledge of Capability Maturity Model (CMM).
• Proficient in defect tracking system, writing Test Strategy, creating test cases, sub test cases, test procedures, and test scenarios and scripts using Industry standards for software and business application testing.
• Experience in configuring SiteScope to the application servers, web servers and monitor the CPU and Memory utilization of the servers during the test.
• Significant experience in analyzing Business Requirements, Use cases, Functional and Technical Specifications and Test results.
• Well Versed with Project Planning, Risk Analysis and Mitigation.
• Good working experience on Use-case design, Analysis design using UML - Rational Rose and Microsoft Visio.
• Extensive experience on building Team Environment, Coordination, Team Support and Decision Making, Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Performance center 9.5, LoadRunner 9.5/8.0/7.51/7.0/6.5 WinRunner 7.0/7.5, Sitescope 10.x, QuickTestPro,Rational, Silk

Management tools: Quality Center .0Test Director 7.0, Rational Clear Quest

Testing languages: TSL, SQA basic, 4Test Script

Languages: C, C++, Visual Basic 5.0

OperatingSystems: UNIX, Linux, Dos, Windows NT/2000/9x

ApplicationSoftware: ORACLE, SQL Server, MS Access

WebDevelopment: HTML, VBScript

Operating SystemsMS: DOS, UNIX, LINUX, Windows NT/Windows 2000,XP.

Languages: C, C++, Java, Vignette, SQL, PL/SQL, SQA Basic and TSL.

Databases: DB2, Oracle 8i, Sybase 11.x, SQL Server, MS-Access.ERPSAP, Peoplesoft

Tools: /ApplicationsToad, Web Trends Analysis Suite, OEM, Enterprise ReportWriting (ERW), Crystal Reports, Visual SourceSafe, Visio.

Business Tools: MS Word, MS Excel, MS Power point & MS Project

Web Technologies: J2EE, HTML, JavaScript, ODBC, ActiveX, VBScript, ASPLDAP SiteMinder, SOAP, Web Services.

Application/Web servers: IIS6.0/5.0, Apache, Weblogic 7.x/6.x/5/x, IBM Websphere 3.x.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Performance Test Engineer

Environment: LoadRunner 11.52/ 11.0/9.5/9.0/8.1/8.0/7.5, HP Quality Center 9.0 HP Performance Center 9.5,, DB2, HP QTP 9.x, HP BAC, Flex, Microsoft.NET, Silverlight 4.0, Java J2EE, Mainframe, 7.1, BEA WebLogic 8.1, J2EE Diagnostics 3.5, Web Services, JavaScript, IIS 6.0/5.0, COM+, CA Wily Introscope 7.x, Oracle 10g/9i, DB2,TOAD, Windows 2003K, PC Anywhere, Terminal Services Manager and Client.

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Architecture Board meetings to get a better understanding of the Application architecture.
• Responsible for Downloading and Installing LoadRunner and all its associated components
• Responsible for scripting the necessary modules based on the Approvals and sign offs from the client
• Updated Performance test plans as and when needed basis
• Responsible for Coordinating testing schedules, environment readiness, database readiness and other Test preparedness.
• Responsible for Execution of performance tests, stress and endurance tests
• Performed troubleshooting and Resolution of issues encountered during test runs
• Review test results and prepare results documentation/communication
• Responsible for preparation of Test results reports
• Executed Load tests using HP Performance center
• Worked towards setting up the System Testing and User Acceptance Testing test environments by providing access to perform testing. Co-ordinated with the Infrastructure Team to manage the test environments and APP Support team to manage application issues.
• Responsible for analyzing the Application bottlenecks using diagnostic tools like CA wily introscope
• Responsible for creating the Load Distribution tables for various scripting modules involved.
• Performed manual testing of various business scenarios for which Automation is not an option.
• Responsible for coordinating the Batch processes alongside the Online performance testing efforts.
• Responsible for creating the scenario mix and various runtime configurations for the individual scripts that are part of the mix.
• Experience working in an onsite offshore model
• Performed Extensive Correlation and Parameterization in a variety of environments including .NET, Oracle WebLogicetc for the recorded scripts inorder to handle varying and dynamic variables.
• Responsible for Installation and Configuration of HP Quality Center and Performance center.
• Conducted various kinds of Benchmark testing, Baseline testing, Silo testing, volume testing, batch testing etc.
• Used Parameterization of the VuGen scripts to ensure the caching does not happen and emulate real time conditions.
• Involved in designing the load matrix for the baseline testing scenarios across various modules.
• Implemented performance test cases for testing the response time of the transactions, which covered both end to end test cases and test cases to test a specific functionality.
• Involved in creating Templates for various monitors in HP SiteScope.
• Involved in designing the work plans and work estimates for various developmental efforts.
• Responsible for coordinating the various daily and weekly transports across various environments.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Performance Test Engineer

Environment: LoadRunner 11.0/9.5/9.0/8.1/8.0/7.5, HP Quality Center 9.0 HP Performance Center 9.5,, DB2, HP QTP 9.x, HP BAC, Flex, Microsoft.NET, Silverlight 4.0, Java J2EE, Mainframe, 7.1, BEA WebLogic 8.1, J2EE Diagnostics 3.5, Web Services, JavaScript, IIS 6.0/5.0, COM+, CA Wily Introscope 7.x, Oracle 10g/9i, DB2,TOAD, Windows 2003K, PC Anywhere, Terminal Services Manager and Client.

Responsibilities:

• As a Performance analyst, I was involved in meeting with clients and development to understand the Business requirements and SLAs.
• Involved as a Performance Testing Analyst for establishing the Individual Benchmarks and Baselines for Java J2EE Applications,
• Responsible for the Scripting all the load testing scenarios for various sub-systems using a variety of Load Runner protocols including WEB (HTML/HTTP), Web(Click and script), web services etc
• Created a number of Load scripts for Data seeding purposes.
• Understood the functional and system requirement documents and design documents. Designed use cases and developed the corresponding test cases.
• Worked closely with the Release managers in an effort to identify the business processes, scenarios and deliverables of Performance testing
• Performed Load balance testing using NLB(network load balance) software
• Assist the project teams in identifying and documenting performance test requirements
• Participated in Architecture Board meetings to get a better understanding of the Application architecture.
• Responsible for Downloading and Installing LoadRunner and all its associated components
• Responsible for scripting the necessary modules based on the Approvals and sign offs from the client
• Updated Performance test plans as and when needed basis
• Responsible for Coordinating testing schedules, environment readiness, database readiness and other Test preparedness.
• Responsible for Execution of performance tests, stress and endurance tests
• Performed troubleshooting and Resolution of issues encountered during test runs
• Review test results and prepare results documentation/communication
• Responsible for preparation of Test results reports
• Executed Load tests using HP Performance center
• Worked towards setting up the System Testing and User Acceptance Testing test environments by providing access to perform testing. Co-ordinated with the Infrastructure Team to manage the test environments and APP Support team to manage application issues.
• Responsible for analyzing the Application bottlenecks using diagnostic tools like CA wily introscope
• Responsible for creating the Load Distribution tables for various scripting modules involved.
• Performed manual testing of various business scenarios for which Automation is not an option.
• Responsible for coordinating the Batch processes alongside the Online performance testing efforts.
• Responsible for creating the scenario mix and various runtime configurations for the individual scripts that are part of the mix.
• Experience working in an onsite offshore model
• Performed Extensive Correlation and Parameterization in a variety of environments including .NET, Oracle WebLogicetc for the recorded scripts inorder to handle varying and dynamic variables.
• Responsible for Installation and Configuration of HP Quality Center and Performance center.
• Conducted various kinds of Benchmark testing, Baseline testing, Silo testing, volume testing, batch testing etc.
• Used Parameterization of the VuGen scripts to ensure the caching does not happen and emulate real time conditions.
• Involved in designing the load matrix for the baseline testing scenarios across various modules.
• Implemented performance test cases for testing the response time of the transactions, which covered both end to end test cases and test cases to test a specific functionality.
• Conducted RCA(Root cause Analysis) of various Performance issues identified during testing.
• Used LR Analysis tool to view Load test results and drill down to identify potential bottlenecks.

Confidential, Camp Hill, PA

Performance Testing Analyst

Environment: LoadRunner 11.0/9.0/8.1/8.0/7.5, HP QTP 9, HP Quality Center 9.0 HP Performance Center 8.1, Java,J2EE,Microsoft ASP.NET, VB.NET, IIS 6.0, COM+, SOAP, J2EEDiagnostics 3.5, CA Wily Introscope, HP Diagnostics, Web Services, Oracle 10g/9i, TOAD, Windows 2003K, PC Anywhere, Terminal Services Manager and Client.

Responsibilities:

• As a Subject Matter Expert, I attended several test-survey meetings with the clients to collect Application Performance specifications and SLA parameters needed as part of deliverables.
• Involved as a Performance Testing Analyst for establishing the Individual Benchmarks and Baselines for Java J2EE Applications, Legacy, ERP Modules including SAP HRMS, Financeetc
• Responsible for the Scripting all the load testing scenarios for various sub-systems using a variety of protocols including WEB(HTML/HTTP/HTTPS), Web(Click and script), SAP GUI, SAP-WEB, SOAP Protocol, Service Test etc.
• Involved in designing the work plans and work estimates for various developmental efforts.
• Responsible for coordinating the various daily and weekly transports across various environments.
• Responsible for creating a performance test strategy for testing various SAP Modules mainly BW, BO-XI and documenting the performance test results.
• Worked closely with the Development team in the performance tuning efforts of the various sub systems.
• Created a number of Load scripts for Data seeding purposes. Also, involved in SAP Batch testing activity.
• Performed manual correlation without relying on the Correlation studio feature of LoadRunner VU.
• Involved in performing volume testing based on the production volumes and cycles.
• Responsible for creating the Load Distribution tables for various scripting modules involved.
• Responsible for configuring and Installing the Performance Center Infrastructure for executing and scheduling the Load Tests.
• Responsible for coordinating the Batch processes alongside the Online performance testing efforts.
• Responsible for creating the scenario mix and various runtime configurations for the individual scripts that are part of the mix.
• Extensively involved in monitoring the Application and Infrastructure using Wily Introscope
• Used HP Deep dive Diagnostics for discovering Application bottlenecks and debugging.
• Responsible monitoring the Web/App Servers, DB Servers, ABAP Servers, JAVA Servers etc.
• Maintained an exclusive Load Test Database instance dedicated to Load Testing activity.
• Responsible for generating and publishing Load Test Results and publishing the results on the internal portal
• Responsible for getting the database rolled back after the load tests are completed.
• Responsible for the coordinating the new Transports to the Performance testing environments.
• Responsible for Scheduling/Kicking off the Load tests through via HP Performance Center/Controller involving a variety of Load combination scenarios.
• Extensively involved in analyze the Load Test results including drill down the problematic pages in Analysis to find out where the performance degradation is has been occurring.
• Analyzed all the various performance metrics involved in the test run like Web resources, Windows resources(Via SiteScope), IIS Counters, J2EE Monitors, .NET Counters, Oracle Counters etc.
• Pinpointed the bottlenecks present in different layers of the Application and Identified Memory Leak in the App and made recommendations to overcome the same.
• Performed a cross of the LoadRunner results of between iterative baseline tests.
• Involved in the Mangement of the WinRunner scripts, LoadRunner scripts and Requirements and the bug database using Mercury Quality Center 9.0/8.0.
• Involved in creating Templates for various monitors in HP SiteScope.

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Performance Tester

Environment: LoadRunner 7.5, HP Perforformance Center 9.x, J2EE, SAP ECC 5.0, SAP R/3, SAP SCM, SAP BW, SAP SD, SAP Portal, BEA WebLogic, QTP, HP Deep dive diagnostics, WinRunner 7.5, Mercury Quality Centerr, QuickTest Pro, Oracle Statspack, Oracle 8i, HTML, DHTML, Javascript, LDAP, IBM AIX 4.2, Windows NT.

Responsibilities:

• Involved in planning and coordination effort throughout QA life cycle.
• Participated in capacity planning for the Application under Test based on the Production estimate usages.
• Responsible for designing load test strategies based on the environment activity.
• Responsible for estimating the concurrent users for the load test based on the Transactions/sec that is seen in production.
• Responsible for creating test scripts using LoadRunner using various protocols including SAP WEB, SAP GUI, eb(HTTP/HTML), ODBC etc.
• Responsible for setting up the LoadRunner Agents in the load testing set up.
• Conducted Load and volume testing of various SAT transactions
• Conducted both online and Batch testing for various SAP Modules.
• Responsible for data creation/seeding and data loading for the AUT.
• Responsible for creating Load Test scenarios based on the load testing scripts that are to be loaded.
• Responsible for identifying the counters that needs to be added onto the scenario for data collection from analysis perspective
• Monitored the Available bytes graphs that would give an idea as to the Memory leak if any present in the system.
• Used QTP for building an entire suite of scripts for Regression testing.
• Responsible for migrating the necessary stored procedures and other database stuff that is needed by the Load Test database.
• Used Performance Center for designing and executing the Load Tests..
• Responsible for installation of Quality Center with SQL Server database and creating user profiles for users.
• Used Quality center for planning and tracking the testing resources.
• Used HP Deep dive Diagnostics for figuring out various Application bottlenecks.
• Customized the views in testdirector for different kinds of users using the VB Script.
• Involved in compatibility testing of the application with different platforms using Quick Test Pro.
• Involved in Database testing by writing SQL queries, testing triggers and PL/SQL procedures.
• Involved in setting up the test data for the individual modules for the load test.
• Worked in association with the DBAs in making sure that the databases are re-pointed to the original environments once we are done with the environment for the load test in question.
• Responsible for Load Testing Co-ordination with various other projects involved in load testing activity.
• Responsible for the generation of the LoadRunner Analysis files based on the LoadRunner results file generated by the load test.
• Responsible for filtering the analysis file data based on the durations required.
• Generated detailed test status reports, performance/capacity reports, web trend analysis reports, and graphical charts for upper management.

Confidential, New York, NY

Performance Analyst

Environment: LoadRunner 7.0, WinRunner7.0, TestDirector7.0, Microsoft IIS, ASP, XML, Toad, COM+, Oracle 8i,Windows NT, 2000.

Responsibilities:

• Closely worked with the Business Involved in writing Test Plans for the Functional testing and Performance testing.
• Involved in weekly meetings to update the process flow charts.
• Involved in setting up the Test Lab for testing on distributed clients with different O/S and browsers combination for Functional Testing and Performance Testing
• Performed Installation Test by deploying the Application on the Application Servers built
• Developed all the Vuser Scripts using the LoadRunner 7.0 Vugen.
• Involved in running the Scernarios for the generated Vuser Scripts in LoadRunner 7.0 Controller.
• Analyzed the Performance bottlenecks using LoadRunner 7.0 Analysis.
• Involved in the Stress Analysis based on the Performance Metrics
• System testing consists of three different strategies: individual test cases, integrated, regression and performance evaluation stages.
• Created the Automated test scripts using WinRunner for testing the compatibility of the application with different platforms.
• Involved in Functional, System, Integration, Performance, Load, Stress and Regression testing during various phases of the development using WinRunner, LoadRunner and TestDirector.
• Involved in creating Load Scenarios using Web based and Java based Protocol Vuser scripts.
• Executed Load scenarios with different Load options to check the impact of the application on the network & servers.
• Involved in monitoring test execution and system resource monitoring of different host machines.
• Executed SQL queries to check the data table updates after test execution.
• Executed the test scripts and saved the results in TestDirector.
• Used the TestDirector as bug-tracking tool to centralize the bugs and also to follow up the bug status.
• Involved in Regression testing after each build release of the application.
• Involved in executing the Performance, Load and Stress Tests, Analyzing the reports and documentation of test results

Confidential, Boston, MA

QA Analyst

Environment: WinRunner6.0, LoadRunner 5.0, TestDirector, JSP, TSL, PVCS, Java Servlets, IBMWebsphere, JDBC, XML, ASP, SML, Windows NT, DB2, Oracle 7.3/8.0, HP-UNIX.

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the System Requirements and Specifications and identified the business functionalities.
• Identified Test strategies and involved in writing Test Plan, Test Cases and Developing Test Scripts.
• Responsible for creating SQA Standards document which includes application standards, Project specific standards and Window standards.
• Involved in preparation of test plan and test strategy documents.
• Scheduled batch job execution for test cycles and daily schedulers.
• Identified software problems, wrote easy-to -follow bug reports, logged them into bug tracking database, and monitored their progress and results.
• Created Test Cases for various levels of testing such as Integration Test, Regression Test, System Test, End-to-End Test and User Acceptance Test.
• Developed and Executed WinRunner Scripts for 6 modules for Smoke & Regression testing.
• Involved in Black BoxTestingof the GUI componentsof the application.
• Developed various test procedures and test cases for integration, regression, system, data validation and user acceptance testing.
• Testing stand alone PL/SQL stored Procedures, Which are used by the application.
• Performed various test processes and reported the defects through the Problem Tracking and Reporting Tool.
• Worked closely with developers to track and fix defects.