SUMMARY:

• Performance and Infrastructure Engineering with 10+ years of global delivery & program management experience in testing & software development.
• Strong skills in planning and implementing new processes, procedures and tools for Quality Assurance practice including defect tracking, status reporting and problem resolution within Agile: Waterfall and Iterative development environments to reduce operating costs and increasing efficiency operational plan and executing them successfully.
• Experience in Healthcare, Banking, Retail & Phameceutical domains.
• Strong Leadership skills with 6+ years of experience in Onsite - offshore coordination
• Strong understanding of Software Quality Assurance methodologies including develop, execute, and maintain Test Plans, repeatable tests, test final result documents and bug reports.
• Experience in Load, Performance, Stress, Capacity and endurance Testing of applications related to e-Commerce, Investments and Banking / Financial verticals.
• Tested Unix Shell Scripts for exporting of data from flat files to the database and batch processing.
• Extensive experience as a Quality Assurance Tester in creation and maintenance of Test Plans, Test Scripts and Test Cases for Web-based applications and Client-Server applications.
• Experienced in Design and Execution of Test criteria, Scenarios, and Scripts from requirements.
• Extensive working experience in Performance Testing, Stress Testing, Load Testing, System Testing, Functionality Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, UAT, Database Testing, Black Box Testing and White Box Testing.
• Performed Database Verification and Validation testing using SQL quires.
• Have experience testing applications in following environments: C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, VB 6.0/5.0, ASP 3.0, VB Script, Java Script, XML, Java, J2EE, SQL, PL/SQL, C/C++ and HTML/DHTML.
• Having strong interpersonal communication skills and proven track record of academic and professional achievements. Experience in Software Quality Assurance (SQA) and SDLC.
• Designed and developed applications utilizing VB, SQL, and Crystal reports to replace older, less portable applications.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: Loadrunner, WinRunner, QTP, Quality Center, Introscope (APM), DynaTrace, Zenoss,HP ALM 12.50

Environments: SAP ECC6.0, Vistex, EDI, MDM C, C++, Java, J2EE, PL/SQL, TSL, Visual Studio .NET, C#, ASP.NET, VB.NET

Application Servers: IIS, Exchange Server, Win NT/2000 Server, Win Terminal Server, Citrix Server, SQL Server, Tandem(HP Non-Stop Server)

Operating Systems: Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP/Vista/7, UNIX, AIX, Linux

Data Base: MS Access, MS SQL Server, Oracle 9i/8i/7.x, IBM SQL/DS & DB2

Web Technologies: HTML/DHTML, XML, Java Script, VB Script,SOAP/REST Services

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Performance Engineering Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead, Managed & implemented multiple Full Life-cycle projects within the planned budget & time.
• Used Parameterization to provide varied inputs for the scenario under testing.
• Performed Web Services testing and XML validation via Loadrunner.
• Used ALM to manage test cases and log in defects.
• Execute test scripts, record problems & issues in accordance with problem and issue management plans.
• Managed the test defect process including facilitating defect reviews & reporting test execution status
• Created Traceability matrix to match the requirements with the test cases using ALM 12.55.
• Collected Performance and Load Testing Requirements prepared detailed flows document and test data requirements with the help of Functional testing team
• Participated in application, System integration and architecture walkthrough sessions to understand application, architecture and complexity of environment.
• Prepared Performance Test Plan document, provided walkthroughs, revised according to inputs and collected approvals.
• Created scripts for multiple applications via VuGen including AJAX Truclient, ODBC and Web HTTP/HTML Protocol.
• Prepared performance test scenarios, Load model, test data requirements documents and provided to system architect and test data specialist.
• Created Action Items and Issues List excel sheet to manage, track and expedite the process.
• Worked with different (Development, Functional Testing, Middleware, and Backend) teams and vendors to configure performance environment, create test data, gather information, setup monitoring, collect test results and analysis reports.
• Communicates with all stakeholders for a project to assist in managing testing issues and risks.

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance center, Quality Center, QTP. Protocol: HTML/HTTP, Rational Performance, Citrix, ODBC and DB2 CLI, Language: C, C++, Java, Small Talk and Power Builder.

Confidential, Dublin, OH

Sr. Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managing Testing approach for SAP (ECC, BI/BO, SFD and MDM)and JAVA applications.
• Working closely with the management team to successfully setup Share Point for all performance testing estimates, performance requirements analysis and engagement process implementation.
• Responsible for providing overall Testing infrastructure, ETL and Testing (front-end) tools support; Test data archiving strategy and approach including NFR’s.
• Playing a key role in developing overall test strategies, methodologies, standards, processes and templates used by the TCoE.
• Working on LoadRunner VuGen for scripting including Web HTTP/HTML, SAPGUI, Web Services and RTE Protocol.
• Expert in setting up monitoring profile to capture Disk Usage, CPU, Memory for servers and analysis on performance bottlenecks.
• Extensively working on LoadRunner Scripts, Building scenarios, Execute scenarios, monitoring the test from performance counters in ALM 11.
• Expertise in test scenario design and executions for various loads in controller machine by using multiple Load Generators.
• Created detail performance test report and test analysis reports.
• Working closely with production support team at the time of production deployments and testing.

Environment: JIRA, JAMA, Qualitia, IBM Rational Performance Tester, HTML/HTTP Protocol, Java, BD2, JSP. C# and .Net, HP Tools (Loadrunner, QTP, Quality Center) Oracle 10g, RallyCMS, Agile SDLC Testing, SOAP UI

Confidential, Pittsburgh, PA

Performance Engineer and Infrastructure Lead

Responsibilities:

• Lead, Managed & implemented multiple Full Life-cycle projects within the planned budget & time.
• Used Parameterization to provide varied inputs for the scenario under testing.
• Performed Web Services testing and XML validation via Loadrunner.
• Used ALM to manage test cases and log in defects.
• Execute test scripts, record problems & issues in accordance with problem and issue management plans.
• Managed the test defect process including facilitating defect reviews & reporting test execution status
• Created Traceability matrix to match the requirements with the test cases using ALM11.
• Collected Performance and Load Testing Requirements prepared detailed flows document and test data requirements with the help of Functional testing team
• Participated in application, System integration and architecture walkthrough sessions to understand application, architecture and complexity of environment.
• Prepared Performance Test Plan document, provided walkthroughs, revised according to inputs and collected approvals.
• Created scripts for multiple applications via VuGen including AJAX Truclient, ODBC and Web HTTP/HTML Protocol.
• Prepared performance test scenarios, Load model, test data requirements documents and provided to system architect and test data specialist.
• Created Action Items and Issues List excel sheet to manage, track and expedite the process.
• Worked with different (Development, Functional Testing, Middleware, and Backend) teams and vendors to configure performance environment, create test data, gather information, setup monitoring, collect test results and analysis reports.
• Communicates with all stakeholders for a project to assist in managing testing issues and risks.

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance center, Quality Center, QTP. Protocol: HTML/HTTP, Rational Performance, Citrix, ODBC and DB2 CLI, Language: C, C++, Java, Small Talk and Power Builder.

Confidential, Groveport, OH

Sr. Performance Engineer Lead

Responsibilities:

• As Lead, Coordinated Testing efforts onsite and offshore across US, India and Argentina
• Used Agile process to ensure quick and effective methodologies to meet timelines
• Involved in Requirements Gathering working with Project Managers, Developers, DBA’s, Network Engineers, and System Engineers
• Involved in Development and Execution of Test Plans, Test Cases & Test Scripts by reviewing the business requirements document, and technical specifications document.
• Lead efforts to introduce and implement Performance Testing solutions for existing brands such as Banana Republic, Old Navy and Athleta
• Heavily involved in creation and execution of tests through Loadrunner
• Coordinated efforts to streamline existing Test Scripts through modularization
• Introduced Open Source solution for Performance Testing using JMeter for host level testing
• Introduced automated solution of test execution through use of Jenkins/Hudson for tests using open source tools
• Implemented solutions to help provide higher level of transparency to tests and test results
• Involved in Performance Testing of Mobile Applications for iOS and Android operating systems
• Worked with DBA’s to conduct stress/stability tests against Exadata using JMeter which was not possible through Loadrunner

Environment: HP Tools (Loadrunner 8.0-9.0, QTP, Test Director, Quality Center), Jira, Greenplum, Graphite, Jenkins/Hudson, Gomez, MS-Word, Ms-Excel, MS-Project, Visio, Windows XP/Vista/7, Linux, JAVA, J2EE, XML, Crystal Reports, Oracle, SQL, MySQL, HTML, Java Script, TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP

Confidential, Raleigh, NC

Performance Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Involved in development and implementation of test plan.
• Managed a team of three QA Automation Developers.
• Investigated and recommended automation tools to improve testing productivity.
• Developing Test Scripts using LoadRunner.
• Written comprehensive report based on results generated by LoadRunner to identify the breakdown of response time namely BI Platform, FSP, SFA, ECC, SRM, and CRM.
• Conducted Database Integrity testing by executing SQL statements.
• Conducting Functional Testing, System Testing and Regression and performance testing using LoadRunner.
• Written high level LoadRunner scripts by using Virtual User generator for Single User, Base Line, Soak (Endurance test) scenarios by storing dynamically varying object IDs in parameters and validating correct downloads of HTML pages by validating content in sources.
• Parameterized unique IDS and stored dynamic content in variables and pared the values to Web submits under Http Web, Web Services, Web HTTP/HTML, RTE protocols.
• Use Visual Test Director to manage projects.
• Developed weekly reports of Performance data and metrics.
• Involved in walkthroughs and meetings with Performance team to discuss related issues.

Environment: Financial & Accounting, Payroll, Medical, Electricity Forecasting, Sales and Marketing systems, Modules and sub-modules. IBM OS/390, IBM 4331 DB2, COBOL, CICS, MVS, Crystal Reports, Oracle, SQL, MySQL, HTML, Java Script, TCP/IP, HTTP, FTP