Summary

Willing to work in a competitive environment that leverage my existing analytical capabilities while providing management and leadership oriented exposure to enable enhancement of skills and strengths in conjunction with company's goals and objectives.

IT Skill Sets and Technical Expertise

• Operating System: Windows Variants and Linux
• Performance Testing Tools: HP LoadRunner, HP ALM Performance Center
• IBM Rational Performance Tester, Web Performance Load Tester
• Microsoft Visual Studio Team System
• Monitoring tools: Site Scope, Wily Introscope, New Relic
• Web/Application Servers : Apache, Tomcat, IIS
• Test Management Tools: HP Quality Center, JIRA, QMetry
• Configuration Tools: Visual Source Safe, Share Point, Tortoise SVN
• Languages: C/C , VB scripting, Core Java
• Database: SQL Server, DB2, Oracle
• Documentation Tools: MS-Project, MS Office Suite
• Certifications: HP AIS in Performance Center, ISTQB CTFL
• IGATEpatni certified performance tester, Cognizant certified performance tester
• Awards: Awarded 3 times Valuable Contribution Awards and once Pat on the back award while working with different clients for effective handling deliverables and handling assigned work

Areas of Expertise

Expertise of end to end Performance Test Cycle starting from Protocol Identification to readiness of Performance Test Environment to scripting, execution and Result analysis

• Expertise in LoadRunner and Rational Performance Tester and good Knowledge on VSTS tool
• Creation of performance test scenario to simulate the real world condition
• Well versed with all functionality of Virtual User Generator, Controller and Performance Center
• Conduct performance testing, stress testing and endurance testing
• Analyse performance test, identify bottlenecks, interpret and summarize meaningful results in a complete performance test report
• Experience in working on Agile Scrum methodology and Waterfall SDLC
• Expertise for working with Web HTTP/HTML , SAP GUI, SAP Web and also have the basic knowledge of Web Services protocol
• Have good experience in creating Test Plan, Test Strategy, Test Metrics, Project Effort Estimations and Pricing
• Proficient in different phases of testing like Sanity Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Integration Testing, Performance Testing
• Effective ability to build productive relationships with business users, test teams, development teams and clients across functional and technical
• Ability to successfully manage multiple deadlines and multiple projects effectively through a combination of business and technical skills
• Maintain test plan, test lab, requirement mapping matrix, defects through defect management tool
• Attend business requirement and give sign off to requirement document
• Documenting, tracking, communicating test plans, test results, analysis, unresolved problems to stake holders.
• Offshore Delivery managing with the cross-cultured team for technical deliverables of projects.
• Ability to work effectively as a Team Lead Member and independently with Project Managers and Business Stakeholders.

Projects Handled:

Confidential

Role: Sr. Performance Test Analyst

• Dealertrack operates the largest online credit application network in North America. In addition, Dealer track's award-winning solution set for dealers is the industry's most comprehensive including a Dealer Management System DMS , Inventory, Sales/F I, and Interactive, a web-based network for arranging vehicle transportation and shipping electronic motor vehicle registration and titling applications, paper title storage and digital document services.
• To accomplish web solution of Dealer and Lender Management system, client has developed Credit Application, Credit Decisions and Credit Bureau platform for different dealers and lenders located globally. Objective of the project is to find out the bottleneck and obtain the performance of different transactions.

Environment: HP Load Runner 11.0, HP ALM Performance Center, Site Scope, New Relic, Splunk, JIRA, QMetry, Unix, Windows, Oracle, DB2, Python Django, Apache, IBM Data power

Responsibilities

• Followed Agile Scrum methodology
• Analyse sprint stories and define scope of performance testing
• Create and manage Performance testing related tasks in JIRA and test cases in QMetry
• Track progress of application development and implement in performance scripting
• Assign and manage performance testing tasks and deliverables from offshore team
• Identify test scenarios and prepare pseudo code for traversal flow
• Create Performance test script of complex functionalities using HP Load Runner with insertion of proper Parameterization, correlation and Checkpoints.
• Prepared Test Plan based on the requirements.
• Developed Scenarios in Controller based on the User Load and Transaction Volume
• Monitors the different Performance counters on application servers and database servers.
• Collate and analysis Performance test results for each run and prepare expressible performance test report.
• Reporting the defects and re-tested the defects after the fixes were confirmed in the Release Notes

Confidential

Role: Senior Performance Test Engineer at Onsite

• JPMorgan Chase NYSE: JPM is one of the oldest financial institutions in the United States and leading global financial services firm. JPMorgan Chase serves millions of consumers, small businesses and many of world's most prominent corporate, institutional and government clients. JPMorgan Chase is a leader in investment banking, financial services for consumers, small business and commercial banking.
• To accomplish automation of purchase order, invoice and payment transactions, client has developed OTP Order to Pay platform for different buyers and suppliers located globally. Objective of the project is to find out the bottleneck and obtain the performance of different transactions and batch processes of OTP application.

Environment: HP Load Runner 10, CA-Wily Introscope, Oracle, Toad, Linux, windows, Java

Responsibilities

• Identify test scenarios and critical transaction for all functionalities to be performance tested.
• Create Performance test script of complex functionalities using HP Load Runner with insertion of proper Parameterization, correlation and Checkpoints.
• Create HP Load Runner schedules to simulate the real world condition Run time Settings, Ramp Up, Time base or Iteration based testing
• Monitors the different Performance counters on application servers and database servers using
• CA Wily introscope tool during the test execution and coordinate the monitoring results with different vendor group and project team.
• Collate and analysis Performance test results for each run and prepare expressible performance test report.
• Reporting the defects and re-tested the defects after the fixes were confirmed in the Release Notes
• Prepared review checklist for script creation, scenario creation and scenario execution.

Confidential

Role: Senior Performance Test Engineer at Onsite

• Xerox is a leader in BPO and IT Outsourcing across a variety of industries and the public sector. Thousands of companies rely on us to help improve their processes, manage client operations, and focus on their core business. With a wide range of IT consulting services, Xerox helps drive down costs by serving as an instrumental partner in technology planning.
• To accomplish Healthcare services, client has developed different platforms for different states of USA using varied technology. Objective of the project is to find out the bottleneck and obtain the performance of North Dakota state based Medicaid Management Information System MMIS Performance/Stress/Endurance testing using IBM Rational Performance Tester Web protocol.

Environment: IBM Rational Performance Tester, Clear Quest, Java, WebLogic, WebSphere, Oracle, Linux, Windows.

Responsibilities

• Follow up for the readiness of the Performance test environment.
• Identify test scenarios and critical transaction for all functionalities to be performance tested.
• Create Performance test script of complex functionalities using Rational Performance Tester with insertion of proper Parameterization, correlation and Check points.
• Create Rational Performance Tester schedules to simulate the real world condition Run time Settings, Ramp Up, Time base or Iteration based testing
• Monitors the different Performance counters on application servers and database servers using IBM Tivoli Monitoring tool during the test execution and coordinate the monitoring results with different vendor group and project team
• Collate and analysis Performance test results for each run and prepare expressible performance test report.
• Reporting the defects using Clear Quest and re-tested the defects after the fixes were confirmed in the Release Notes
• Prepared review checklist for script and scenario creation

Confidential

Role: Onsite QA Lead, Onsite Performance Test Engineer/Lead

• The Coca-Cola Company NYSE: TCCC is a global leader in beverage industry have more than 3000 beverages brand all over the world. TCCC head quarter is in Atlanta, GA and has 92,400 employees. TCCC servers in more than 200 countries and are in business for last 123 years.
• To accomplish all services, client has developed different platforms using varied technology where the primary components are People-Soft, Oracle Database, Tandem, Siebel and Authorizer. Application is developed using Java and Web services. Communication Protocol is HTTP. In order to match all client requirements and market competition, company roll out new features in terms of releases which calls essential functional testing. At the same time performance testing is equally important for modules like reporting, daily general navigation and Maintenance functionalities where concurrent usage is quite high with ample amount of data at backend.

Environment: Load Runner, Test Director, share Point, Oracle, WebLogic, Java, SQL Server, Linus, Windows, SiteScope, IIS, ASP.NET, J2EE diagnostic, SAP

Responsibilities

• From onsite, responsible for handling QA efforts of offshore team having 9 QA Test Engineer
• Analysing testing requirements during the requirement analysis phase of project and keep track of the new requirement from the project with Business System Analysts.
• To gain the knowledge of SAP SRM, SAP CRM and HR Portal applications and analyse the requirements for performance testing
• Organizing status meeting/Knowledge sharing sessions for new team members preparing the agenda for the meeting viz. weekly team meeting etc.
• Performance Testing
• Follow up for the readiness of the Performance test environment.
• Identify test scenarios and critical transaction for all functionalities to be performance tested.
• Create Performance test script of complex functionalities with insertion of proper Parameterization, correlation and Check points.
• Create Load runner scenarios to simulate the real world condition Run time Settings, Ramp Up, Time base or Iteration based testing
• Monitors the different Performance counters on application servers and database servers using Window Resources utility of LoadRunner during the test execution and coordinate the monitoring results with different vendor group and project team
• Collate and analysis Performance test results for each run and prepare expressible performance test report from Technical analyst, stake holders and business users point of view.
• Reporting the defects using Test Director/Quality Centre and re-tested the defects after the fixes were confirmed in the Release Notes
• Trained resources in Load runner and Performance Testing
• Prepared review checklist for script and scenario creation
• Manual Functional Testing
• Performing Manual Testing, GUI Functional Testing, Validation Testing, Negative and Positive Testing
• Data set up for the entire release for all assigned functionalities
• Identify major blockage in initial testing stage and escalate them to concerned parties in order minimize the delay in testing
• Requirement Mapping, Manage Test plan and Test lab through QC
• Coordinate for defect fixing with different concerned client group and maintain defects through defect management tool.
• Prepare Understanding document for all functionalities and to maintain the document repository
• Worked as an configuration admin to manage the deliverables and important documents on SharePoint

Confidential

Role: Functional and Performance Test Engineer

• MetLife offers a full range of insurance and other financial Products and services. There are difference affiliates of MetLife have developed Auto and Home Insurance application, Medical Insurance application and Automatic Underwriting and Result Analysis. Objective of the project is to find out the bottleneck and obtain the performance of all above mentioned applications through Performance/Stress testing using Loadrunner Web protocol.
• All applications are WEB application with VB.Net and SQL database. Concurrent users and usage pattern of application demands the stress and Performance testing of newly developed web based application.

Environment: LoadRunner, Performance Center, SQL Server, ASP.NET, Test Director, Linux

Responsibilities

• Prepare effort and resource estimation along with date wise project execution planning.
• Follow up for the connectivity between Client environment and Offshore.
• Obtain functionality knowledge from client prepared documents and over the call, resolve queries and provide co-ordination for knowledge transfer of functionality to team members.
• Installation of all required software in client environment.
• Identification of critical Test Scenarios, Transactions and click stream of identified performance scenarios.
• Scripting using LoadRunner VuGen
• Execution of test scenarios and online monitoring of critical performance parameters
• Analysis of Performance test results, Preparation of Performance test report and present observation/findings.
• Present and explain all the metrics and final report to all stake holders and concerned persons in very effective but simple understandable language.

Confidential

Role: Performance Test Engineer and Technical Lead at offshore

• BUPA is a global health and care organization. BUPA has a provident association, which means that any profit we make is re-invested in better health and care services. The BUPA Foundation is an independent medical research charity.
• BUPA's one application is based on Medical Report check-up and developed with ASP.net and Oracle database. Another application is based on Life Insurance and developed with Web Services.

Environment: LoadRunner, Quality Center, Linux, Windows, Java, WebLogic, , XML, Web Services

Responsibilities

• Prepare effort and resource estimation along with date wise project execution planning.
• Follow up for the connectivity between Client environment and Offshore.
• Obtain Web Services knowledge from various sources and Web Services protocol knowledge from LoadRunner Guide.
• Obtain functionality knowledge from client prepared documents and resolve queries and provide co-ordination for knowledge transfer of functionality to team members.
• Identification of critical Test Scenarios, Transactions and click stream of identified performance scenarios.
• Scripting using LoadRunner VuGen
• Execution of test scenarios on difference servers and compare the results. Prepared impact analysis of system configuration on application performance document.
• Analysis of Performance test results, Preparation of Performance test report and present observation/findings.
• Present and explain all the metrics and final report to all stake holders and concerned persons in very effective but simple understandable language.

Confidential

Role: Performance Test Engineer and QA Engineer at offshore

• CRS Incorporated is the leading provider of employee absence management solutions serving over 750 school districts, 1 million employees and 500,000 substitutes in the United States and Canada. The company's flagship product, Subfinder, uses advanced Interactive Voice Response IVR and Internet technology to solve the challenging problems facing personnel and human resource managers by completely automating employee absence reporting, substitute placement.
• Previously developed client server application is converted in WEB application with VB.Net and SQL database. Concurrent users and usage pattern of that application demands the stress and Performance testing of newly developed web based application.
• Tool: Web Performance Load Tester, Rational Performance Tester, LoadRunner, Quality Center, ASP.NET, IIS, SQL Server

Responsibilities

• Analysis of Functional and Performance Testing Requirement
• Create test plan, test strategy and test cases for functional testing
• Execution of test cases and defect management
• Gathering Proof of Concept of requirement on Web Performance Load Tester and Rational Performance Tester Tool
• Scripting, Parameterization and Correlation using Web Performance Load Tester and Rational Performance Tester Tool
• Creation of Performance Test Plan and other project related documents
• Performance Test Execution and Result/Report preparation