SUMMARY

• 7 plus years of professional experience in Quality Assurance and Software testing. In depth knowledge of Software development life cycle, testing methodologies. Proficient in System, Functional, Regression and Performance testing of Client/Server and Web Based applications. Hands - on experience with diverse testing tools like Mercury’s and HP LoadRunner, HP Performance center and Quality Center.
• Experience in full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Methodologies and Validations to ensure the Quality Assurance Control.
• Strong analytical and QA/ testing skills, capacity for work and diagnostic ability, Gathering different kind of projects requirement. Covered Agile and Waterfall models of SDLC.
• Expertise in Analyzing Business Specifications and develop Test Plans, Test Cases and Test Scripts and execute them.
• Experienced in Design and Execution of Test criteria, Scenarios, and Scripts from requirements.
• Participated in project design and review meetings. Involved greatly in performance testing, Functional testing and Regression Testing using automated testing tools including LoadRunner, Performance Center, QualityCenter,soapUI, Win Runner and Test Director.
• Extensive experience using Loadrunner for PerformanceTesting,StressTesting,Longevity testing and Regression Testing.
• Proficient in Creating and Enhancing scripts, Executing Tests and Analyzing results using LoadRunner and Performance Center.
• Expertise in Manual, Automation and Load Testing.
• Experience in Analyze test results and identify possible performance related issues.
• Created Load Testing Scripts using Load Runner VUGen.
• Parameterized Stress and Load testing by using Load Runner.
• Performed Load Testing of web based application using Load Runner
• Prepared Load Test Plan, scenarios and worked based on the application using Load Runner.
• Managed the interaction between team and customers.
• Experience in coordinating /implementing Load Test activities involving multiple teams.
• Experienced in Hp performance center, Controller to Perform Load Test, Longevity test and Stress Test.
• Test Case analysis and design, Test Script development and Test Coverage.
• Test Summary Reports and Defect Tracking.
• Strong skills in backend testing using SQL queries on Oracle RDBMS.
• Defect tracking and change management using Quality Center.
• Integration Testing, System Testing, Performance Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing. Database testing, User Acceptance testing and End-End Testing.
• Knowledge of Software QA Standards and Methodologies
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, intuitive and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to work efficiently in both independent and team work environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing Tools: LoadRunner 8.1/9.1/ 9.5/9.51/9. .5 , HP performance center 9.5/11/11.5 TestDirector8.0/7.6, Quality Center 9.0/9.2/10.0

Languages: C, C++, Java, VB Script, TSL, Visual Basic, .Net, SQL, PL/SQL, ASP

Internet Technologies: JavaScript, XML, HTML

Database Technologies: Oracle 8i/9i, MS-SQL Server 2000/05, Mainframes.

Others: MS-Word, MS Excel, MS-PowerPoint

Platforms: MS-DOS, Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP, UNIX, LINUX

Protocols: HTTP/HTML, Ajax True Client, Oracle 2-Tier, Web services, Web Click&script, winsocket

Web/Application Servers: IBM Web Sphere, BEA Web Logic and Microsoft IIS, EJB, Iplanet 7.0

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Sr. Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Created technical load Test Plan, detailed Test Scripts, executing and validating tests.
• Created oracle 2 tier,webservice,web HTTP/HTMLand Ajax trueclient scripts for various projects and executed in HP ALM Performance center 11.5
• Monitoring the various machines during load tests and informing the corresponding teams in case of issues.
• Created detailed test status reports, performance capacity reports, web trend analysis reports, and graphical charts for upper management using Load Runner analysis component.
• Configured Xcelys Application, and Database server performance monitoring setup using Site scope.
• Participated in discussions with the QA manager, Developers and Administrators in fine-tuning the applications based on the Results.
• Plan, design, execute and evaluate performance tests of applications and services to ensure optimal application performance.
• Researching and modeling test scenarios based on realistic client usage patterns.
• Identify performance bottlenecks throughout the system.
• Use Load Runner to design and execute load and performance tests against Web applications, web services and Database.

Environment: ASP.NET, Ajax, Windows XP Professional, UNIX, Oracle 9I/10G, DB2,SQL server 2005, Quality Center 10,HP ALM Performance center 11.5, HP Loadrunner11.5, HP Sitescope, soapUI.

Confidential, Plano, TX

Sr. Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyze requirements and system design documentation to develop a performance test plan and strategy.
• Developed technical performance test plans Review server capacity planning and performance analysis for UNIX, Windows, and Database and Mainframe platforms.
• Plan, design, execute and evaluate performance tests of applications and services to ensure optimal application performance.
• Researching and modeling test scenarios based on realistic client usage patterns.
• Identify performance bottlenecks throughout the system.
• Created web based scripts and executing them in HP Performance center 11, analyze the graphs and reports
• Use Load Runner to design and execute load and performance tests against Web applications, web services and Database. Establish and maintain test data.
• Used Sitescope for monitoring in HP Performance center 11.
• Analyze load test results to accurately assess product quality and identify solutions to improve application performance.
• Document and present performance test findings throughout the life of the project, Detailed and Summary. Maintain baseline metrics for each application, component and release.
• Configured Web, Application, and Database server performance monitoring setup using TeamQuest.
• Provide ad-hoc performance testing/load generation for support of client side development tasks.
• Monitor the bottlenecks like Jspresposnetime, DB Avg responsetime, on Wily introscope
• Coordinated and collaborated with Developers, Production support team, Project Management folks to gather the requirements to create test scope and test plan.

Environment: Java 1.6,.ASP.Net 2.4 framework 3.0, c#, asp.net Ajax, Windows 2000/XP Professional, UNIX, Oracle 9I/10G, DB2,sql server 2005/2008, Quality Center 9.5, VuGen 11.0,9.52 HP Performance Center/Loadrunner11,HP Sitescope, soapUI, 11.0,9.52 Oracle 11i,TeamQuest,WilyIntroscope.

Confidential, Warren, NJ

Sr. Performance Tester

Responsibilities:

• As the middleware performance Engineer, my role involves analyzing web traffic patterns and conducting periodic load tests on middleware API’s to detect performance issues for Enterprise releases.
• Extensive experience in planning load test scenarios, creating test scripts and executing load/stress tests across the applications in the enterprise.
• Worked in agileenvironment, gatheredinformation of any bugs, problems and risks.
• Prepared Load Test Plan and worked based on the application.
• Created Load Testing Scripts using Load Runner VUGen.
• Created web based scripts and executing them in LR controller, HP Performance center9.5/11, analyze the graphs and reports publish them to Project Lead.
• Used on Web (http/html), windows socket protocols.
• Worked on manual, automated correlation and parameterization to create the scripts.
• Worked on service Level testing and TCP testing.
• Used HTML recording mode on Web (http/html) protocol for generating the scripts.
• Used Web reg save paramfunction captures the values of one output response and putting those values into next input request.
• Used pacing and think time in scripting and executing.
• Used thread option in runtime settings for memory efficiency.
• Analyzes performance test results to evaluate impacts on production infrastructure and make comparisons with previous release benchmarks.
• Configured Web, Application, and Database server performance monitoring setup using Site scope.
• Used performance trending reports for comparison test for prior releases, createdSite scope graphs in HP Performance center9.5/11.
• Write clear and concise performance reports and review them with clients.
• Maintain flexible work schedules driven by test environment availability.
• Used sequential, random and unique parameterization based on the requirement.
• Used SQL Profiler to capture the SQL events to analyze the statements and query trace.
• Used the Windows socket protocol for RTR project.
• Worked closely with the development teams for fix the bugs and issues for the application.
• Created windows socket scripts and executing them in Performance center 9.5, analyze the graphs and reports publish them to Project Lead.
• Loadtested on wilyintroscopewith the possible scenarios on preprod environments.
• Conducted scalability, stress and endurance tests on MQ servers, checking the CPU, memory, thread count.
• Conducted the baseline test, loadtest on WAS6 to WAS8 migration.
• Used the UNIX commands to monitor the server logs.
• ConductedLoadtest and baseline tests for various internal projects.
• Conducted the stress, capacity and failover testing’s for various projects.
• Obtained clear understanding of enterprise system parameters including load balancing/ server clustering /connection pooling.
• Monitoring the JVM's and analyzed garbage collection logs and GC Heap size, provided necessary recommendations to the client.
• Load, volume and stress tested on Mainframe applications and find out the MQ length and depth.
• Monitor the server stats on Site scope.
• Used SQL Queries were to retrieve data from tables and to perform Back-End testing.
• Write SQL Query to extract data from various database tables for testing purpose.
• Used SQL Profiler to capture theSQLevents to analyze the statements and query trace.
• Added various monitoring parameters CPU, Memory to the LoadRunner controller for monitoring.
• Run full formal performance test including Peak, Breakpoint, Burst, Longevity and Failover.
• Worked on Shunra for accurate test results.

Environment: LoadRunner 9.5/9.51/9.52/11 , Performance Center 9.52/11, ALMPerformance center11,Site Scope v9/v11,Shunra Wan Emulation 5.5,HP Diagnostics, Web sphere Application Server 6.1/8,MQ,SOA, Web 2.0,RAD 7.5, WS 6.0,soapUI, Java 5.0, J2EE 2.0, JDBC, Ibatis, Hibernate, AJAX,MFC, Oracle 9i,TOAD,ANT, DB2 8.2, DynaTrace,MKS, Perl.

Confidential, IL

Responsibilities:

• Reviewed and Analyzed System Requirement Specs (SRS), high level requirements, use cases, detailed level requirements and design documents.
• Worked in Agile development environment.
• Developed test cases based on business requirements.
• Created Load Testing Scripts using Load Runner VUGen.
• Parameterized Stress and Load testing by using Load Runner.
• Performed Load Testing of web application using Load Runner.
• Used thread option in runtime settings for memory efficiency.
• Prepared Load Test Plan and worked based on the application using Load Runner.
• Used performance trending reports for comparison test for prior releases, created Site scope graphs in HP Performance center9.5.
• Managed the interaction between team and customers.
• Executed SQL queries to perform database testing usingSQL Plus.
• Used SQL Queries were to retrieve data from tables and to perform Back-End testing.
• Write SQL Query to extract data from various database tables for testing purpose.

Environment: Load Runner 8/9.1/9.5,Quality Center 9.0, UAT .NET, ASP.NET, VB, C#, SQL server, Loadrunner, QTP, XML, HTML, DNS, OPNet,IBM Rational Quality Manager1.DynaTrace,PERL,AJAX,Web services, Linux, HP Diagnostics, HTTP, SOAP UI, ASP, UNIX, Java and MS Office.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Sr. QA Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Involved in Training and Documentation.
• Worked withBusiness Analysts, Developers, andClientsin the product design process including specification and other document reviews.
• Support the entire test and certification process, getting involved early in the product development cycle and managing through product launch analyze and design comprehensive test plan and test implementation strategies.
• Tested various Payment method scenarios of billing portal like credit cards payment, electronic funds transfer payment and cash payment.
• Parameterized Stress and Load testing by using Load Runner.
• Performed Load Testing of web application using Load Runner.
• Configured Web, Application, and Database server performance monitoring setup using Site scope.
• Identify system/application bottlenecks and work with Bottom line to facilitate the tuning of the application/environment in order to optimize capacity and improve performance of the application to handle peak workloads generated via Loadrunner tool to simulate activity.
• Tested the functionality for Account Verification process giving contact role and verified on field status.
• Tested the functionality for contact’s billing, mailing address and creating contact for existing account.

Environment: Load Runner 8, Quality Center 9.2, Quick Test Pro 9.2/9.5, SOAP, VB Script,LDAP,E-Commerce,UAT, .NET, ASP.NET, PERL, C#, SQL, HTTP, XML, Linux,Web logic, Web sphere, IIS,ASP,VB, HTML, JAVA/J2EE, MySQL 5.0,Java and MS Office.

Confidential, PA

Sr. QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Analyzed the business requirements and the site specifications.
• Developed detailed Testing Strategy for the entire application and developed various test cases.
• Regression Testing is performed and the additional scripts are generated for each version.
• Extensively used Test Director, for test planning, bug tracking and reporting.
• Initiated, coordinated and implemented the QA Process and Methodologies.
• Reissue and renew the Policy.
• Endorsed the Policy’s and changed in to Midterm.
• Executed SQL queries to perform database testing usingPL/SQL.
• Validated the EDI/ HIPAA transactions.
• Involved in testing of the loading 5010 HIPAA Inbound Transactions (837I/P/D, 276, 270) in Mainframe database.
• Involved in testing of the extracting 5010 HIPAA Outbound Transactions (835, 271, 277,277CA, 275,834) from Mainframe database.
• Involved in HIPAA/EDI Medical Claims Analysis, Design, Implementation and Documentation.
• Developed various test cases for testing HIPAA 837I/P.
• Automated applications using Quality Center for reusable functionality.
• Created the EDI files based on Transaction Requirements, Detail design documents and HIPAA implementation guides.
• Validated the reports and files according to HIPAA X12 enforced standards.

Environment: Load Runner 8.0,Java Script, Java,HTML,VB Script, Clear Case, Clear Quest, Quick Test Professional, Quality Center 8.2,, SQL,DB2, UNIX, Windows NT.

Confidential

QA Tester

Responsibilities:

• Involved in writing test plans and test cases using Test Director.
• Executed test plans and test cases.
• Coordinated User Acceptance Testing to make sure that components are working before engaging users.
• Involved in writing testing methodology, setting standards for test documentation, test requirements and test procedures.
• Identified, analyzed, and documented software defects in program functions, outputs, online screens, and content.
• Used Test Director for defect tracking and Bug reporting.
• Performed testing for various scenarios including the specific user specified scenarios.

Environment: Test Director, Windows NT, ASP, Java and Oracle.