SUMMARY

• 10 years of extensive Experience in testing Web Based and GUI based client/server applications using Performance and Automated testing procedures.
• Extensively worked with Retail, Financial, ERP, Banking & Insurance and Health care clients
• Experience includes working with various performance tools like HP LoadRunner, Rational Performance Tester, MS VSTS, Jmeter, Neo Load
• Received many appreciations from various clients for all the good work done across the projects
• HP ALM and Quality Center, Bugzilla to perform various activities of Quality Assurance life cycle.
• Involved in all stages of Quality Assurance Life cycle. Extensively followed CMM Methodologies for Quality Analysis.
• Have expertise programming skills in C, C++, VB, Java, SQL, PL/SQL and experience in SQL Server, Access and Oracle Databases.
• Expertise in performing QA Kick - off, Requirements Analysis, Peer Review Process, preparation of Test strategy and Test summary reports.
• Have good working knowledge in using Web (HTTP/HTML), Mobile App (HTTP/HTML), Web Services, REST Services, SOAP, SAP GUI/Web, Citrix, RDP, Ajax, AMF and Oracle NCA/Web protocols.
• Able to generate industry standard performance scripts in any communication protocol.
• Expertise in understanding Business Requirement Specification, Functional Specifications and Design documentation and converting it into comprehensive Use Cases, Test Scenarios, Test Strategies, Test plan and Test Cases.
• In depth knowledge of end to end performance testing concepts, monitoring and analysis.
• Extensively used LoadRunner VuGen to develop Vuser Scripts
• Responsible for testing application and components behavior with heavier loads and optimizing server configurations.
• Excellent working knowledge of designing and implementation of all QA Test Strategy plans and automated test solutions for client/server and Web applications in Waterfall as well as Agile environment.
• Worked extensively with HP LoadRunner. Created Scenarios, Ran tests with IP Spoofing with process and multithreaded environments, analyzed and generated performance reports.
• Have knowledge on Performance Testing project Estimations
• Have good knowledge on Performance Testing Proof of Concept on any environment
• Generated load in the system using multiple controllers, Thin and Thick client at the same time.
• Worked extensively with performance monitoring like perfmon, vmstat, I/O stat.
• Identify performance bottlenecks by conducting Root Cause Analysis.
• Scheduling, Interacting, invoking the Scripts using Quality Center.
• Excellent knowledge of SQL.
• Strong experience in Performance engineering of multi tier environments and provided tuning recommendations on Apache, Oracle, Jboss, Websphere, Weblogic, etc.,
• Profiling experience through Jprobe, JMX, Netbeans, Jprofiler..etc
• Hold expertise knowledge in Monitoring servers using Sitescope, Diagnostics, New Relic, Appdynamics, Zabbix, Ganglia, RTI, etc.,
• Proficient in debugging and executing LoadRunner scripts
• Highly Experienced with LoadRunner Scripting for following SOAP, REST/web services, Ajax Truclient (LoadRunner 11.5), Mobile Truclient, Ajax (Click and Script), and Web http/html.
• Excellent Knowledge of programming languages like C, C++, Java, SQL to debug and execute LoadRunner scripts.
• Good with debugging and adjusting scripts by running it within VuGen with Runtime Settings logs set to display all messages.
• Created complex LoadRunner scripts which runs one iteration for 8 hours to generate pay load
• Expert level experience in different LoadRunner protocols such as Web, ODBC, SAPGUI, SAP Web, Click and Script, Internet web based testing(SOA, WSDL, xml, soap) and Ajax Truclient.
• Strong tuning experience working with Java, .Net, SAP and Oracle environments.
• Exposure to various LoadRunner functions used by Vugen and created user defined functions
• Well versed with LoadRunner analysis in analyzing the results.
• Performing IP Spoofing using LoadRunner for the load balancing issues.
• Excellent skills in Installing, and maintaining LoadRunner software.
• Proficient in plotting and implementing scenarios and loading LoadRunner scripts into a controller.
• Well versed with the behavior of online monitors and the techniques to fix the monitoring issues and monitoring Vuser status.
• Analyzing scenario performance, graphs and reports.
• Working with different Vuser types and groups.
• Hands-on experience on different versions of LoadRunner.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Automation Tools: HP LoadRunner, HP Performance Center, HP QTP, HP ALM, IBM RPT, Neo Load, Jmeter.

Defect Tracking Tools: Quality Center, Bugzilla.

Monitoring/Profiling Tools: HP Sitescope, New Relic, Perfmon, Nmon, JProfiler and HTTP Watch

Web Technologies: HTML, XML, XHTML HTML, DHTML, JSP, Java Script, Ajax, Servlets, JDBC, XML, SOAP

Languages: SQL, PL/SQL, C, C++, Java, Shell

RDBMS: MS Access, MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle 9i/10g/11i

Methodologies: SDLC, Waterfall, V-Model, Agile.

Operating Systems: Windows, UNIX, Sun Solaris, HP Linux.

Statistical Tools: Excel, Word, Power Point

Networking: TCP/IP, FTP, SOAP, LDAP, WSDL

Application/Web servers: Web sphere, Web logic, Apache, IIS, JBoss.

Domain: Retail, Financial, ERP, Banking, Insurance and Health care

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Rosemont, IL

Lead Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Working as Performance Test Capability Lead for Confidential IT account and managing all projects from performance test initiation to signoff.
• Managing and leading 6 projects simultaneously in DB upgrade from Oracle 10g to 11g.
• Leading a project which is in the planning phase, involving automation framework developed for hybrid model.
• Coordinating with the stakeholders, different teams and defined testable performance NFR’s. Preparing Test Strategy, Methodology, Approach, Test cases and Effort estimation along with cost.
• Understanding the system architecture and identify and set up appropriate monitoring tools.
• Reusable Performance Test scripts development, Scenario creation and execution.
• Monitoring the Servers to identify bottlenecks and providing tuning recommendations.
• Analyzing load test results, compile analysis into reports, and present findings to project teams.
• Working with legacy system leads to get the historical data for performance metrics (volumes, SLA’s).
• Updating the status to higher management on weekly basis.
• Profiling application to identify bottlenecks and providing tuning recommendations and Retesting to ensure all performance issues got fixed.
• Participating in Client conference calls and updating the work status of the week.
• Reporting various bugs to the functional testes in QC and through internal mail system.
• Validating the Queuing logic in TIBCO by creating repurchase requests with different profiles and using the TIBCO Admin.
• Creating a dashboard for the performance team with the test results to give a quick snapshot and roadmap to fixing issues.

Confidential, Iowa City, IA

Lead Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated with the stakeholders, different teams and defined testable performance NFR’s. Preparing Test Strategy, Methodology, Approach, Test cases and Effort estimation along with cost.
• Understood the system architecture and identify and set up appropriate monitoring tools.
• Reusable Performance Test scripts development, Scenario creation and execution
• Developed Complex scripts to generate Payloads
• Monitored the Servers to identify bottlenecks and providing tuning recommendations
• Analyzed load test results, compile analysis into reports, and present findings to project teams
• Worked with legacy system leads to get the historical data for performance metrics(volumes, SLA’s)
• Updated the status to higher management on weekly basis.
• Profiled application to identify bottlenecks and providing tuning recommendations and Retesting to ensure all performance issues got fixed
• Participated in Client conference calls and updated the work status of the week
• Reported various bugs to the functional testes in JIRA and through internal mail system.

Environment: Java, Flex, Tomcat, Oracle and UNIX Server HP Performance Center 9.5, HP Sitescope, AWR Report

Confidential, Plano, TX

Performance Engineer Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated with the stakeholders, different teams and define testable performance NFR’s.
• Prepared Test Strategy, Methodology, Approach, Test cases and Effort estimation.
• Conducted system performance testing to ensure system reliability, capacity and scalability.
• Worked on core transactions of ECC, BW and SCM.
• Completed Performance Monitoring of servers through various SAP Tcodes.
• Tuned recommendations provided through ST03, STAD, Oracle AWR and various other reports.
• Monitored the Servers to identify bottlenecks and providing tuning recommendations.
• Analyzed load test results, compile analysis into reports, and present findings to project teams.
• Profiled application to identify bottlenecks and providing tuning recommendations and Retesting to ensure all performance issues got fixed.
• Participated in Client conference calls and updated the work status of the week.

Environment: SAP GUI, SAP Web, Flex, Oracle, Windows 2003 and Red Hat Linux HP Performance Center 9.5, HP Sitescope, Nmon, AWR Report

Confidential, NY

Load Runner Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated with the stakeholders, different teams and define performance NFR’s
• Involved in preparing Test Methodology, Performance Test approach, Test cases and Effort estimation
• Implemented Proof of Concept(PoC) to research new protocols
• Assisted in project planning, scheduling, budgeting and tracking activities.
• Understood the system architecture and identify appropriate monitoring tools.
• Setup performance monitoring tools and processes.
• Created realistic workload scenarios for Load and Stress tests.
• Performance Test script Generation and execution
• Monitored the Servers to identify bottlenecks and providing tuning recommendations
• Analyzed load test results; compile analysis into reports, and present findings to project teams
• Retested and Final Performance Report Presentation

Environment: Windows XP/2000, .Net, SQL Server, C and DotNet, MS SQL

Confidential, Cedar Rapids, IA

LoadRunner Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Conducted various meeting with stakeholders for gathering requirements
• Analyzed functional and technical specifications.
• Prepared Test Methodology, Performance Test approach, Test cases and Effort estimation
• Understood the system architecture and identify appropriate monitoring tools.
• Created realistic workload scenarios for Load, Stress and Endurance tests.
• Generated and executed Performance Test script.
• Monitored the Servers to identify bottlenecks and providing tuning recommendations
• Analyzed load test results; compile analysis into reports, and present findings to project teams
• Retested and Final Performance Report Presentation

Environment: Net, MFC, Test Complete 6.5, Windows XP, C and VB, MS SQL

Confidential

Sr. Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Conducted system performance testing to ensure system reliability, capacity and scalability.
• Worked with testing team to develop performance test plans and cases.
• Prepared Test Plan - You can get about this from any where other wise post a question I will reply
• Created the Test Script ( Vuser script), assuming that Test Data is ready
• Created the performance scenario ( in LR creating scenario in Controller)
• Conducted job trainings and provide assistance to Junior Test Engineers as needed.
• Suggested new tools and techniques to improve testing efficiency
• Provided support in project design, development and deployment activities.
• Developed automated test scenarios and environments for performance testing.
• Reviewed and recommended improvements to existing test procedures.

Environment: Win XP, Win 2003, Dot Net and C, MS SQL

Confidential, Minneapolis, MN

Sr. Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Conducted system performance testing to ensure system reliability, capacity and scalability.
• Worked with testing team to develop performance test plans and cases.
• Involved in preparing Effort estimation
• Understood the system architecture and identify appropriate monitoring tools.
• Involved in Setup performance monitoring tools and processes.
• Created realistic workload scenarios for Load, Stress and Endurance tests.
• Performance Test script Generation and execution
• Monitored the Servers to identify bottlenecks and providing tuning recommendations
• Analyzed load test results; compile analysis into reports, and present findings to project teams
• Retested and Final Performance Report Presentation

Environment: Win XP, Win 2003, Java, C, MS SQL

Confidential, Atlanta, GA

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Identified the functional scenarios to do performance testing
• Built the environment for performance testing
• Prepared Test Plan - You can get about this from any where other wise post a question I will reply
• Created the Test Script ( Vuser script), assuming that Test Data is ready
• Created performance scenario ( in LR creating scenario in Controller)
• Conducted Performance smoke testing
• Executed the scenario
• Prepared interim report after executing each load test
• Analyzed the result
• Prepared final Performance Report.

Environment: WebLogic, IBM MQ, Oracle, Java and Linux

Confidential, Irving, TX

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understood the application and system architecture
• Involved in NFR meetings
• Prepared Test Plan, Test cases
• Developed Reusable scripts
• Involved in Analyze load test results
• Retested application
• Participated in conference calls and updated the work status of the week executed at off shore

Environment: WebLogic, Oracle, Java and Linux

Confidential

Software Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Understood and Analyzed NFR document
• Involved in creating Test Plan, Test cases
• Created Test scripts, Test Scenario and execution
• Involved in Analysis and
• Completed Retesting of application
• Participated in conference calls and updated the work status of the week executed at off shore

Environment: WebLogic, Oracle, Java and Linux