SUMMARY

• Over 7 plus years of Quality Assurance experience with strong expertise in Performance/Load & Stress Testing using HP Performance Center/LoadRunner.
• Extensive knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Performance Test Life Cycle, Scrum and Agile having thorough understanding of various phases like Requirements, Analysis/Design, Development and Testing.
• Experience in developing Test Cases by understanding and working with Use Cases.
• Strong technical knowledge of QA process including system, functional, performance, regression and integration testing.
• Strong skills using, installing, and configuring all components of Load Runner including VUGen, Controller, Analysis, and Load Generators.
• Proficient with using Web, Web Services, Citrix, Winsock, SAP GUI, SAP Web and Database protocols in LoadRunner
• Developed and deployed test Load scripts to do end to end Performance testing using Load Runner.
• Analyzed the test results (TPS, Hits/second, Transaction response time, CPU utilization etc) using Loadrunner Analysis, various monitor tools and prepare Test Reports
• Checked for Network Bottlenecks using Network Delay Time and Vuser Graphs
• Performed Unit Testing, Integration Testing, Functional Testing, Usability Testing, Stress Testing, Performance Testing, using Automated tools using LoadRunner, Test Director, Quick Test Pro and Oracle data manipulation using SQL.
• Extensively used of Quality Center and Clear Quest for Change Management and Defect Tracking.
• Experience in monitoring servers using tools like SiteScope, Wily, TeamQuest and Tivoli Performance Viewer.
• Excellent Documentation, Management and Presentation skills for the QA Project Team including Test Plan, Test Case Specs, Test Requirement, Test Case Matrix and Defect Reports.
• Coordinated withoffshore teamon developing test planning, scripts, scenarios, execution, and results analysis.
• Worked with offshore App team and developer to select Use Cases to gatherperformancetests requirements and SLA for verities ofjavabased financial applications.
• Gathered, consolidated requirements for generatingperformancegoalsand test plans.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Methodologies: SEI - CMM, CMMI, ISO 9001, RUP, RAD

CASE Tools: UML, MS-Visio

Tracking Tools: TestDirector, MS-VSS, Quality Center. Jira

Workflow Tools: MS-Excel, MS-Word, MS-PowerPoint, Sharepoint, Confluence

SQA Tools: PerformanceCenter, Quick Test Pro, LoadRunner, WinRunner

Languages: Visual Studio.NET(VB.NET, VC++.NET, ASP.NET, ADO.NET), HTML, XML, J2EE (Java, Servlets,, JDBC), C(Turbo C), VBScript, TSL, XSD, WSDL, XSS, SOAP, Web Services

Databases: SQL Server,Oracle, MS-Access, BD2

Web Servers: MS-IIS (5.0/6.0), WebLogic, WebSphere, Apache Tomcat.

Operating Systems: Windows (2000,NT,XP), Unix (AIX, Solaris, HP) Linux (Red Hat, Fedora Core)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, NC

Sr. Performance Testing Analyst

Environment: PerformanceCenter, Quality Center, SoapUI, Linux, UNIX, Oracle, SQL Server, and Web Logic, Loadrunner

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated withoffshore teamon developing test planning, scripts, scenarios, execution, and results analysis.
• Worked with App team and developer to select Use Cases to gatherperformancetests requirements and SLA for verities ofjavabased financial applications.
• Gathered, consolidated requirements for generatingperformancegoalsand test plans.
• Used HP'sLoad Runner to develop the automation scripts for verities of authentication/security applications.
• Developed test scripts in VuGen usingWeb/http, Web Service, and Ajax protocols.
• Enhanced the scripts by adding checkpoints, functions in C Language, transactions, created parameters, and performed manual correlation to develop robust scripts.
• ImplementedIP Spoofingtechniques to simulate unique users' requests while running the tests.
• UsedPerformanceCenter to manage and execute the performancetest.
• RanLoad, Stress, Soak, and Fail overtest for verities of security applications.
• Ranbreak point teststo measure server threshold andendurance teststo determine the presence ofmemory leaks.
• UsedSoapUIProto perform Web Service test.
• UsedJMeterto simulate java request load on a backend Application.
• Worked with DBA, Sys Admin, and development team totunedatabase and applicationperformance.
• UsedHP Quality Center to track anyperformance defects.
• Did diagnosisthe bottlenecks andrecommended probable solutionsfor themanagement and development team.
• Gathered server monitoring stats and database usages to analyze the overallperformanceof the application.
• Prepared and published detailTestReport for app team and upper management.
• Attendedstrategy and planningmeeting with management and Application team on regular basis.
• Discussed current test status or over all progress and suggested the strategy to finish the test on time.

Confidential, Reston, VA

Sr. Performance Testing Analyst

Environment: Load Runner, UNIX,Performance Center, SQL, Java, J2EE Diagnostics, XML and Oracle

Responsibilities:

• Participated in writingPerformanceTest Plan and TestScripts (HTTP&HTML // Click & Script Protocol), software documentation from business, technical and functional requirement.
• Coordinated withoffshore teamon developing test planning, scripts, scenarios, execution, and results analysis.
• Creation ofPerformanceTest Data and scenarios based on the real user experience
• Monitoring of Web Server//Application server & Database Server
• Reportingof issues found during the loadtesting
• Bench Marktestingfor the application based onperformancetestingresults
• Prediction of expected results in Loadtestingand analysis of final output
• Regeneration of old Load runner script written in the differentprotocol
• Defining generic Correlation rules & manual correlation
• Scheduling of all the Load Tests,Analysis of results &monitoring of all the middleware and network components usingPerformanceCenter
• Created and documented thePerformanceTest Designsfor each functional area mentioned in Test Plans.
• 24/7 Support for theVolumeTesting
• Performednetwork and security designand the implemented in theperformancetest environments
• Monitoring of Java classes//Garbage collector//System Matrics//J2EE Diagnosticsserverusing J2EE Diagnostics
• PerformedVolume,Performance, Load and StresstestingusingLoad Runner.
• Reviewed thePerformanceTest Designs with QA team members and technical analysts.
• DevelopedPerformancetest cases and verified actual resultswith expected results.
• Performed Integration, System, and FunctionaltestingUnder Peak Loadas per requirements.
• Designing thePerformanceTest Architectureand the Scenarios
• Utilized process-basedPerformancetest management systemPerformanceCenterfor organizing test requirement's documents and test plans.

Confidential, Hartford, MA

Sr. Performance Testing Analyst

Environment: LoadRunner,PerformanceCenter, Peoplesoft, Web HTTP/HTML, ASP.NET, MS SQL Server, Web Sphere

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the requirement and design documentsforPerformanceTesting.
• Gathered business requirements,studied the application, and collected information from developers andarchitects.
• Worked closely with Production Managers, Technical Managers and Business Managers in planning, scheduling, developing, and executing performancetests.
• Interacted with developers duringtestingfor identifying memory leaks, fixing bugs and for optimizing server settings at web, app and database levels.
• WrittenLoadRunnerScripts,andenhanced scripts withCfunctions.
• Developed Vuser Scripts usingLoadRunner Web (HTTP/HTML)protocols based on user workflows.
• Developed and maintainedstress as well as load testscripts along withbusiness cases for PeopleSoft Timesheets and Labor, Financials, HRMS and eRecruit.
• Validated the scripts to make sure they have been executed correctly and meets the scenario description.
• Analyzed results usingLoadRunnerAnalysistool
• Responsible for analyzing application and components behavior with heavier loads.
• Monitored test execution,host machines, databaseservers, web servers using LoadRunner monitors
• Involved in defect tracking, reporting and coordination with various groups from initial finding of defects to final resolution.
• Involved in planning and task assigning to offshore resourcesto meet project timelines

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Performance Testing Analyst

Environment: HPLoadRunner, HPPerformanceCenter, Perfmon, Quality Center, PeopleSoft ERP Systems, Mainframe, Web Services, Java, SAP, Wily Introscope, BMC Mainview, IHS, IIS, Oracle, SQL server, WinSQL, Windows XP, Web Sphere, ITM, AIX, Lotus Notes and UNIX

Responsibilities:

• Worked with Business Analyst and application teams to discuss the performance requirements and load test strategy
• Responsible for developing the performance Test Plans and Load Test Strategies.
• Developed Vuser scripts using Web (HTTP/HTML), Siebel Web, .Net, Winsock, Web Services, Microsoft .Net, Java, ODBC and Oracle NCA.
• Created customizedLoadRunnerVuGen 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
• Used SiteScope and Introscope to monitored the databases, application and web servers (at OS & Application level) forPerformancebottlenecks while conducting Load, Stress, volume, and Memory tests.
• Developed Vugen scripts and theLoadrunnerController for execution.
• Enhanced Vuser scripts by introducing the timer blocks, by parameterizing user id's to run the script for multiple users.
• Manually correlated the opportunity IDs, to save the dynamically changing opportunity IDs into a parameter by going to the body of the server response in theLoadRunner.
• Coordinated with the DBAs to effectively monitor theperformanceof test databases and help in instructing export/import of specific data tables and schemas relevant totesting
• Parameterized date values to simulate end-to-end processing in a production-like environment.
• Conducted result analysis and communicated technical issues with developers and architects.
• Used diagnostic tools to monitorperformanceslowness at the package level.
• UsedPerformanceCenter to store all the developedscripts and scenarios.
• Provide weekly updates to the client and application team based on the test results and analysis.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Testing Analyst

Environment: WinRunner, Test Director,Load Runner HTML, Visual Basic, PVCS Tracker, Netscape, Cobol, UNIX/Windows, VB.NET, Oracle, .Net Framework.

Responsibilities:

• Understand the enhancement requirements of the customer. Involved in complete Customization, Enhancement and Defect Fixing.
• Interaction with Customer for Enhancement of different modules, converting requirements into FDD (Functional Design Document).
• Have worked on protocols like Ethernet and IP.
• Written scripts using Load Runner to generate virtual users.
• Involved in analyzing System specifications, design, development and execution of test plans and test cases for manual testing and Automated testing.
• Created criteria for data conditioning needed for Automated and manual testing.
• Reviewed the Business Requirements document with the business and development teams to understand the architecture and functionality of the application.
• Derived Test Cases using Use Cases.
• Created defects and documented in Test Director and assigned the signed to Developers.
• Created test scripts for all online leasing testing and classified sections for manual and automated testing.
• Developed and wrote a suite of Test Scripts that included Acceptance, Functional and Regression test cases using WinRunner.
• Executed the test scripts on different releases and validated the actual results against the expected results.
• Wrote SQL queries access the data from the database tables and crosscheck the results, also been used for Automation Regression Testing.