SUMMARY:

• 15 years in Quality Assurance/Testing arena
• 10+ years utilizing HP/Mercury’s LoadRunner, WinRunner, and TestDirector
• 12+ years working in UNIX environments (Sun Solaris, HP, AIX, and Linux)
• 10+ years working in Web environments (.NET, Java, EJB, Google Web Toolkit, XML, BEA Weblogic, Apache, IBM Websphere Portal, Plumtree Portal)
• 4+ years working in ERP environments (PeopleSoft 8.9, Oracle 11i eBusiness Suite, SAP ECC 6.0)

TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Software: HP QuickTest Pro, HP Performance Center, HP Quality Center, iOpus iMacros, Wily Introscope, Plumtree Portal, IBM Websphere Portal, Java, Eclipse, EJB, XML, .NET, ASP.NET, Visual C++, Borland C++, Visual Basic, BEA Weblogic , Broadvision, Open Market Transact, CORBA, Orbix, PeopleSoft 8.9 (HRMS & Payroll), Oracle 11i eBusiness Suite (HR, Payroll, & Inventory), Oracle 10g, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Sybase SQL Server 11, Sybase Open Client 11.1.1, Microsoft Access, Crystal Reports 6.5, Select OMT, Vantive Defect Tracking System, Sourceforge, HP Glance, Active Directory, MIIS, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Lotus Notes, WinDDS, Microsoft FrontPage

Operating Systems: UNIX - Sun Solaris (Sparc), AIX, HP, Linux, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server

CERTIFICATIONS:

• HP/Mercury Certified Instructor (CI)
• HP/Mercury LoadRunner Certified Product Specialist (CPS)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Sr. Performance Test Lead, Confidential, (Contract)
6/06 - Present

• Responsible for delivering consulting and mentoring services to clients worldwide for a variety of performance,load, and stress testing tools.
• Provide strategic planning and delivery of performance, load, and stress tests of client business applications in a variety of technical environments.
• Supply executive management and project team with analysis surrounding performance, load, and stress testing results and correlate results to performance bottlenecks/issues.

Clients include:

• Confidential, (Atlanta, GA)
• Evaluated various performance/load testing tools to meet client’s needs and criteria related to performance testing goals in the future
• Facilitated Performance Testing JAD session with business/technical audience to extract requirements for performance testing effort
• Developed performance test strategy/plan for LRN Results Messenger and Viewer applications
• Created iMacros scripts for selected LRN Results Messenger and Viewer business tasks to be used for performance testing purposes
• Executed performance testing across multiple configurations on selected LRN Results Messenger and Viewer business tasks to identify baseline response times
• Identified several business tasks where performance may be improved with assistance of development resources
• Generated baseline response time summary data in conjunction with technical writer and presented to LRN project team and upper management
• Created iMacros scripts for selected LRN Results Messenger and Viewer business tasks to be used for functional/regression testing purposes
• Integrated selected iMacros scripts within LRN Results Messenger build process with assistance of development resources
• Confidential, (Raleigh, NC)
• Instructed LoadRunner for Web Workshop with NCDOT employees and demonstrated LoadRunner fundamentals and best practices.
• Conducted hands-on exercises during instruction which included performance test planning, execution, and analysis of actual web applications
• Confidential, (College Park, MD)
• Developed new LoadRunner scripts for QCPathfinder (Medical Web App)
• Modified existing LoadRunner scripts for MDOT application
• Executed load/stress tests of QCPathfinder and MDOT applications
• Generated analysis report of load/stress tests to management for future tuning purposes
• Confidential, (Pensacola, FL)
• Assisted technical resource with troubleshooting and modification of existing LoadRunner scripts
• Performed load/stress test of eLearning LMS application (Training Web App)
• Produced analysis results for technical project team and management
• Identified bottlenecks within QA environment and reported to technical project team
• Confidential, (Alpharetta, GA)
• Created load test strategy/plan for ADP Portal Silo environment (IBM Websphere Portal w/ Web Services)
• Developed new LoadRunner scripts for assigned business tasks
• Implemented recommended configuration changes for tuning purposes within ADP Portal Silo environment
• Executed load/stress tests of ADP Portal Silo environment
• Utilized Wily Introscope to identify long running transactions during load testing
• Generated analysis report after every cycle of load testing and reviewed with project team and upper management
• Confidential, (Linthicum, MD)
• Assisted technical resource with troubleshooting of LoadRunner J2EE Diagnostics
• Performed load/stress testing of web application with existing LoadRunner scripts
• Identified issue within web application code
• Confidential, (Atlanta, GA)
• Conducted Load Testing JAD session with business/technical users to extract requirements for load test
• Constructed load test plan for Oracle 11i HR and Payroll business tasks
• Provided work estimates and overall timeline to upper management for project planning purposes
• Developed LoadRunner scripts for assigned HR and Payroll business tasks
• Executed load/stress testing of Oracle 11i QA environment
• Generated analysis summary report for management and reviewed detailed analysis report with technical project team
• Confidential, (Parsipanny, NJ)
• Performed troubleshooting of existing LoadRunner scripts for Delta Dental.com (Dental Benefits Web App)
• Developed new LoadRunner scripts for several business tasks
• Conducted load/stress testing of DeltaDental.com QA environment
• Produced analysis report for technical project resources
• Marriott Vacation Club (Lakeland, FL)
• Administered Load Testing JAD session with business/technical users to extract requirements for load testing effort
• Designed load test plan for assigned MarriottVacationClub.com (Timeshare Reservation Web App) business tasks
• Supplied work estimates and overall timeline to upper management for project planning purposes
• Created new LoadRunner scripts for assigned business tasks
• Executed load/stress testing of MarriottVacationClub.com QA environment
• Identified multiple issues related to overall architecture and configuration of QA environment
• Generated analysis summary report for management and reviewed detailed analysis report with technical project team

• Confidential, (Hyattsville, MD)
• Conducted Load Testing JAD session with business/technical audience to derive requirements for load testing effort
• Developed load test plan for SPS application (Java Web App)
• Provided work estimates and overall timeline to upper management for project planning purposes
• Confidential, (Washington, DC, Austin, TX, and Portland, OR)
• Administered Load Testing JAD session with business/technical audience to extract requirements for load testing effort
• Designed load test plan for assigned FedTraveler.com (Government Travel Reservations Web App) business tasks
• Supplied work estimates and overall timeline to upper management for project planning purposes
• Created new LoadRunner scripts for assigned business tasks
• Executed multi-site load/stress testing of FedTraveler.com QA environment
• Implemented LoadRunner Monitoring Over Firewall technology during load testing effort
• Isolated multiple bottlenecks related to FedTraveler.com QA environment and network
• Produced analysis summary report for management and reviewed detailed analysis report with technical project team

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.