SUMMARY

• An enthusiastic and dynamic Software Professional with over 11 years of IT experience currently specializing in Software Performance Testing with experience through all phases of Performance Testing life cycle including Requirement Gathering, Planning, Test Case Design, Test Environment Setup, Test Data Setup, Test Preparation, Execution and Analysis.
• Expertise in Software Configuration Management, Defect Management and Build Release Management as well. Demonstrated various Onsite (US & Switzerland) and offshore roles.
• Dedicated to maintain high quality and compliance standards. Open to explore new skills and technologies.
• Specialist in HP LoadRunner 12.00, HP ALM Performance Center 12.00, Jmeter, HP BAC and BSM.
• Expertise in Performance Testing of various cross - platform applications like Java, .Net, SharePoint, Web Services, Citrix, SAP Web/GUI, Silverlight, Flexnet etc.
• Solid knowledge in VuGen scripting, Test scenario design, Test execution and identifying application bottlenecks.
• Very good knowledge in Performance Indicators in Application & Server Level, good understanding in Windows OS monitoring tool (Perfmon) and Profiling tools such as Dynatrace.
• Expertise in Configuration Management and Build Release Activities as well.
• Specialist in IBM ClearCase, ClearQuest, BuildForge & Perl Scripting.
• Participated and led the Continuous Integration Team (CM related) and reduced 70% of build-compile time.
• Demonstrated both Team Lead and Test Coordinator skills at onshore and offshore.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: HP Performance Center 12.0, HP Load Runner, Vugen 12, HP Analysis 11.04, Jmeter, HP BAC, HP BSM

OS Monitoring, Network and Profiling tools: Perfmon, HP Site Scope, Fiddler, Dynatrace

Defect Tracking Tools: HP Quality Center, RTC, JIRA, ClearQuest, Service-Now and SD4

Programming & Scripting Languages: C, C++, Java, .NET, SQL, PL/SQL, Perl, Shell

SCM tools: Rational ClearCase, ClearQuest, SVN, VSS, CVS.

Build Tools: Ant, NAnt, Make, BuildForge and AnthilPro

Database: SQL Server 2005, Oracle 8.x /8i/9i

Operating Systems: Windows 7, XP, 2008 R2, 2000, ME, NT, UNIX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Chicago, IL

Performance Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with the stakeholders to obtain the Business Requirements Specification.
• Interacted with Module Leads, Functional Consultants, Developer groups to determine user requirements and goals.
• Responsible for Application Performance Assessments for new country rollouts by analyzing historical data, analyzing requirements and analyzing current production data.
• Analyzed the requirements and created the test plans and test cases.
• Involved end to end delivery of Performance testing projects: Requirement gathering, planning, preparation, execution, result analysis and reporting.
• Designed Test Scenario in HP Load Runner and Jmeter.
• Developed Performance Test Scripts using HP Vugen for application protocols such as HTTP/HTML, SAP Web/GUI, Citrix, Web Services, Silverlight and Siebel.
• Analyzed application and infrastructure bottlenecks (Memory, CPU, DB, Threads Disk IO) using tools such as HP analysis, Site Scope, Perfmon and profiling tool such as Compuware DynaTrace.
• Responsible for Test Infrastructure setup such as Load Generator and controller using HP Load Runner tool.
• Analyzed JVM Heap Dumps through Eclipse Memory Analysis Tool to identify memory leaks.
• Involved in establishing a performance Testing CoE (Center of Excellence) inside BP by defining various testing methods and procedures.
• Coordinated with the team for testing and review & Weekly Status Report update for the respective modules.
• Preparation of Traceability Matrix documents.

Confidential

Performance Test Lead.

Responsibilities:

• Interacted with the stakeholders to obtain the Business Requirements Specification.
• Drafted Test Strategies and Test Plan based on functional specifications.
• Identified real world scenarios and day in life Performance Tests.
• Prepared Test Cases, Prepared HP Vugen Scripts, Designed test scenario, Designed workload model, Test data, Execute tests, Validate results, Manage defects, and Analyze and Report results. Capable of leading performance testing projects from start to finish.
• Designed Test Scenario in HP Load Runner.
• Analyzed application and infrastructure bottlenecks (Memory, CPU, DB, Threads Disk IO) using tools such as HP analysis, Perfmon and profiling tool such as DynaTrace.
• Developed Automated Test Scripts of various application protocols such as HTTP/HTML, SAP Web/GUI and Java with HP Performance Center 12.
• Analyzed the Test results using HP Analysis, Perfmon and SAP Solution Manager for performance bottlenecks and reporting to customer.
• Responsible for QA of testing deliverables by other Team members.
• Maintain daily tracker for my team about the progress and communicate to customer.

Confidential

On-shore Performance Testing Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Requirements gathering, Planning, Technical Evaluations, Test Preparation, Test Execution, Analysis and Reporting directly to the customer.
• Technical responsibilities include test scripting, test scenario design and test execution, preparation of test analysis report and recommendations for performance tunings based on the analysis.
• Designed Test Scenario in HP Load Runner and Jmeter.
• Responsible for Test Infrastructure setup such as Load Generator and controller using HP Load Runner.
• Analyzed application and infrastructure bottlenecks (memory, CPU, DB, Disk IO) using tools such as HP analysis, Perfmon and profiling tool such as DynaTrace.
• Involved Black box functional testing as well.
• Worked as direct client facing role from Switzerland as Onsite Test Coordinator.
• Responsible for QA of testing deliverables by offshore Team members.
• Responsible for configuration and implementation of scripts in HP BSM (Business Service Monitoring) for the purpose of providing daily reports to application owners regarding performance and availability from over fifty global locations.
• Responsible for test infrastructure setup such as installation of Load Generator and Controller.
• Maintain daily tracker for my team about the progress and communicate to customer if needed.

Confidential, Malvern, PA

Team Lead of CMBR (Configuration Management & Build Release)

Responsibilities:

• Involvement in System Test Plan Preparation and Requirement Streamlining.
• Involvement in Preparation of Test Procedures, Test Scenarios, Test Cases and Test Data.
• Involved in Regression Testing using QuickTest.
• Responsible for Test execution and defects monitoring using Rational ClearQuest.
• Preparation of weekly and monthly status report.
• Responsible for Preparing Configuration Management Plan and Build Release Plan based on Product Development Strategy.
• Defined and Implemented Branching and Labelling Strategy throughout the Product Development Life Cycle.
• Managed Multisite CM and Build Release Environment for Confidential HealthCare Solutions including CM and Build Infrastructure Setup and Maintenance.
• Responsible for CI (Continuous Integration) of Build and Configuration Management processes through automation scripting like Perl, Shell etc.
• Involved in 2nd Level Technical Support for any issues related to CM and Build including End User support to Rational ClearCase & Multisite and Build related issues in Windows/Unix Environment.
• Mentored team members and established effective collaboration and communication with offshore and onsite team.

Confidential

ClearCase Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Creation of ClearCase Release area for ClearCase server and client setups.
• Creation and management of Version Object Bases (VOBs), Views.
• Creation of ClearCase Release area for ClearCase server and client setups.
• End User ClearCase Training and Support to support to development groups.
• Writing PERL scripts to automate the routine admin tasks.
• Troubleshooting issues related to IBM Rational Base ClearCase in Windows environment.
• Generate ClearCase Reports using Perl, used for Configuration Version Management (CVM) activities.