SUMMARY

• Over 8 years of Experience in the IT industry with emphasis on Performance Testing & Quality Assurance.
• Extensive knowledge in Performance Test Life Cycle.
• Involved in developing load and performance test scripts using Web (HTTP/HTML), PeopleSoft, Citrix, JAVA, WinSock, Ajax Tru Client, SAP - Web, SAP-GUI, and Click and Script protocols in LoadRunner.
• Analyzed Test Results using various Online Monitoring Graphs.
• Developed and deployed test Load scripts to do end to end performance testing using Load Runner.
• Analyzed the results using LoadRunner Analysis and various monitor tools (Transaction's per second, Hits/second, and Transaction response time).
• Sound knowledge of Load, Stress and performance test using LoadRunner
• Excellence in preparing test scripts, test plans functionality testing, security, regression, back end, and configuration testing, parameterization, multiple actions
• In depth knowledge in preparing Test Plans, Test cases and Test Scripts.
• Knowledge of SDLC methodology.
• Ability to effectively analyze a variety of reports.
• Ability to lead, work in a team or work independently
• Hardworking with an enthusiasm to learn new technologies
• Programming skills in C, C++, and Java and worked extensively on Java & J2EE Applications.
• Involved in gathering business requirement, studying the application and collecting the information from developers and writing the test plan.
• Responsible for the creation and execution of both manual and automation test cases.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Load Runner, Performance Center, Jmeter, QTP

Defect Tracking tools: Test director, Quality Center, IBM Rational Clear Quest, PVCS Tracker, Bugzilla, JIRA, Track Record

Operating Systems: MS DOS, Windows 95/98/2000/NT4.0/XP/Vista, UNIX, Linux, Sun-Solaris, MAC 10, IBM Mainframes, HP-UX

Programming Languages: C, C++, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, XML, Java, JavaScript, VB Script, ASP, JSP, TSL, PERL, VB.Net, Shell Scripting

Database: Oracle, MS SQL Server, IBM DB2, MS Access, MySQL

Web Servers: IBM WebSphere, BEA Weblogic, Apache Tomcat, IIS

Tools: & Utilities:MS Office, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Visio, Outlook, Lotus Notes, TOAD, WIN SQL,, Cute FTP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Performance Engineer

Confidential, Cincinnati, OH

Responsibilities:

• Worked in an active agile environment, and regularly communicated with Business stakeholders, Developers, and QA.
• Actively participated in the daily project meetings and walkthroughs.
• From the End-User workflow; created and Modified Load Runner Test scripts using C.
• Executed smoke test to find any issues in Application before executing load test.
• Developed Load Runner Scripts for various applications using web HTTP/HTML, Web services andAjaxTruClient protocols.
• Analyze AUT to identify stress, failure and contention points, and specified monitoring needs for testing
• Gathered and analyze all non-functional test results, correlate findings from various logs and results, identify problem areas, and provide recommendations
• Regularly updated the Performance Tickets in JIRA after completing major tasks within deadlines.
• Created multiple scenarios using Performance Center
• Created Vugen script using different protocols like Web (HTTP/HTML) andAJAXTruClient.
• Conducted various testing to expose performance bottlenecks and worked with Developers to find solutions to areas where we find performance degradation.
• Conducted tests like Benchmark, scalable, stress, and Soak.
• Run Benchmark tests for every release to determine system behavior under peak activity and compared with previous release.
• Monitored system performance using DynaTrace and AppDynamics
• Monitored different graphs like transaction response time, CPU, memory, GC, threads, DB Calls and SQL quires
• Communicated performance results, and with any outstanding issues to the Project and Technical team.

Environment: Performance Center, Load Runner, Soasta, Ajax TruClient, DynaTrace, Quality Center AppDynamics, JIRA, HTML, XML, Java, Web Services

Sr. Performance Engineer

Confidential, NY

Responsibilities:

• Conducted various performance tests like scalable, stress testing to expose performance bottlenecks.
• Conducted stress testing to expose performance bottlenecks and determine system behavior under peak activity when user load exceeds anticipated levels.
• Execute single user test to find any issue before execute load test.
• Create true client script for frontend testing and using DynaTrace browser agent to captured matrices.
• Execute different kinds of performance tests such as load, capacity and endurance tests
• Monitored system performance using DynaTrace, AppDynamics and Splunk
• Monitored different graphs like transaction response time, CPU, memory, GC, threads, DB Calls and SQL quires, etc.
• Analyze application under testing to identify stress, failure and contention points, and specifying monitoring needs for testing
• Gather and analyze all non-functional test results, correlate findings from various logs and results, identify problem areas, and provide recommendations
• Created multiple scenarios with different Load Generators
• Coordinated with business to validate Stage\Test Preparation Client
• Regularly updated the Performance Team’s project plan in MS Project after completing major tasks within deadlines and determine contingency plan(s) for other project-related activities.
• Performed code review of UNIX shell scripts to derive requirements, test conditions & identify defects
• Cooperated with Basis Team to understand requirements and issues around test execution environment
• Report issues/findings to Project Team

Environment: Load Runner, Performance Center, IBM Rational Tool, SiteScope, Jmeter, HP diagnostic, DynaTrace, Quality Center AppDynamics, HTML, XML, Web Service, QTP, SiteScope

Performance Engineer

Confidential, MA

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for gathering and analyzing client requirements for performance testing.
• Working extensively on Web (Http/html) Web Services protocols.
• Developed Virtual user scripts using LoadRunner VuGen for various business processes; performed correlation, data parameterization and customization of scripts by using C code.
• Responsible for performance testing various applications such as COA-In house, COL 4.1 Upgrade, Website Redesign, Business Banking Center and others.
• Created the Test plans, Test cases and involved in the process of analyzing the expected results.
• Assisted in functional automation testing.
• Using Mercury LoadRunner Performance Center for creating test scenario along with SiteScope for deep diagnostic(Monitoring)
• Performed unit, transaction, regression, integration, performance, load/stress, and disaster recovery testing
• Inserted Transactions, Checkpoints into Mercury LoadRunner Web VuGen Scripts and parameterized & correlated the scripts.
• Independently executed the Mercury LoadRunner test scenario, analyzed the execution statistics by monitoring the online graphs.
• Used Performance monitor to analyze the % CPU Usage, Memory and Requests per Second for each Scenario.
• Analyzed Mercury LoadRunner on-line graphs and reports to check where performance delays occurred, network or client delays, CPU performance, I/O delays, database locking, or other issues at the database server.

Environment: LoadRunner, Quality Center, Oracle, Windows, WebSphere, Weblogic, J2EE, AIX, PL/SQL Developer, MS Visio, MS Project, MS Excel

Performance Engineer

Confidential, GA

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the Requirements and documented the Performance requirements.
• Developed Performance Test Plans.
• Worked on web, web services, and SAP-Web applications.
• POC with SAP Test infrastructure and Performance Center
• Created LoadRunner scripts for SAP HR applications and EP using SAP Web
• Conducted Benchmark tests and Load tests by simulating multiple Vusers using LoadRunner.
• Helped establish performance SLA’s along with the project team.
• Facilitated Knowledge Transfer sessions for Client personals for Project handover
• Formulate recommendations regarding the strategic direction of technology in partnership with IT and business groups throughout the organization
• Created LoadRunner scripts for Data Creation and Functionality of SAP CRM, ERP using the SAP GUI
• Performed Load, Performance and Stress testing by simulating Vusers with LoadRunner
• Created multiple scenarios with different Load Generators
• Conducted all tests in the Controller by creating scenarios for load, Stress and endurance test respectively
• Used Performance Monitoring Transaction Codes in SAP GUI to find possible performance Bottleneck’s
• Provide statistics on the buffers, workload processing, CPU and memory utilization, database activity, system errors, buffer swaps, table locks, and ABAP dumps
• Analyzed Online Monitor Graphs like Runtime Graphs, Transaction Graphs, Web Resource Graphs and System Resource Graphs.

Environment: Load Runner, SAP CRM, SAP HR, HP Open view, Quality Center, Oracle 9i, Windows XP, J2EE, AIX, PL/SQL Developer, MS Visio, MS Project, MS Excel, Oracle Enterprise Manager.

Performance Engineer

Confidential, PA

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Test Strategy, Test Plan and Test Cases 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
• Developed and maintained scripts, business cases, for stress/load testing of PeopleSoft Timesheets and Labor, Financials and HRMS.
• Utilized various performance tools such as Oracle Enterprise Manager, PMON, NMON, top and Weblogic console for monitoring database cluster contention, I/O, User, CPU activities and overall server(s) performance.
• Created virtual users using V users Generator and created scenarios to conduct the load test using Load Runner.
• Coordinated with the DBAs to effectively monitor the performance of test databases and help in instructing export/import of specific data tables and schemas relevant to testing
• Created a preliminary checklist along with the DBAs and the Development teams to ensure that performance testing is conducted effectively
• Ran SQL queries to cleanup and monitor tables in the test environment as a sanity check for new regression and volume tests
• Parameterized date values in PL/SQL packages and procedures to simulate end-to-end processing in a production-like environment.
• 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.
• Created Test Plans, daily work plan and Final Report upon completion of the Testing engagement.
• Worked with Security Team to supply test IDs and monitoring IDs with proper authorizations
• Used HP Open view for CPU and Memory utilization
• Provide statistics on the buffers, workload processing, CPU and memory utilization, database activity, system errors, table locks, and ABAP dump
• Analyzed Online Monitor Graphs like Runtime Graphs, Transaction Graphs, Web Resource Graphs and System Resource Graphs.

Environment: Unix Scripting, LoadRunner, Performance Center, PeopleSoft, Business Objects, Oracle, BEA WebLogic, PL/SQL, Mercury Quality Center, DB Artisan, Toad, PL/SQL Developer, MS Visio, MS Project, MS Excel, Oracle Enterprise Manager.

Performance Engineer

Confidential, Maine

Responsibilities:

• Documented User Workflows by coordinating with the business people
• Created User workflow diagrams in MS Visio
• Understanding and Developed Load Test plans and Load Test strategies
• Installed LoadRunner, tool on the windows machines
• Responsible for performance testing of Web, Web Services (SOA), Siebel and PeopleSoft applications using HP Load Runner.
• Changed the runtime settings such as pacing, Think time, Log settings, browser emulation and timeout settings in LoadRunner VUGEN and controller to simulate the real scenario.
• Enhanced Vuser scripts by introducing the timer blocks, by parameter zing user id’s to run the script for multiple users
• Manually correlated the opportunity window’s, to save the dynamically changing opportunity Pop-Up Window’s and Buttons into a parameter by created if and else syntax and Sap get functions in the LoadRunner
• Used verification and Validation Text Functions and Page source for each page, by implemented High level of coding String Token, Manipulation and Str functions
• Created various scenarios in LoadRunner controller for performing baseline, benchmark and endurance tests
• Used Scenario By Schedule in the controller to change the Ramp Up, Duration and Ramp Down settings
• Setup and maintained Site scope monitors and used Wily Introscope for in depth Java JMX diagnostics and analysis.
• Monitored the metrics such as response times and server resources such as Total Processor Time, Available Bytes and Process Bytes by using LoadRunner Monitors
• Identified the load balancing issues on the servers
• Measured Response times at sub transaction levels at App servers and database server levels by using Optimal Application expert. Highly concentrated on Transactions per sec during testing.

Environment: LoadRunner, Wily Introscope, JAVA, DB2, Team Quest Tool, Windows NT, MS Office, MS-Visio, AIX (Unix), Load Balancer, LR Monitors