EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:

• Around 10 years of experience in IT Industry in the areas of Quality Analyst, verification/validation and Performance Engineering.
• Strong experience with industry standard performance testing tools like HP LoadRunner, Performance Center, Controller, HP ALM and HP Quality Centre.
• Experience in other automated tools like JMeter, Blazemeter, Octopro, SoapUI, IBM Rational performance Tester(RPT) & Neo Load
• Good experience in performance test comprising load, stress, volume and scalability testing of Client/Server, web based enterprise applications
• Involved in preparation of project related documents like strategy, high level schedule, metrics, estimations, Performance result summary and final Performance testing results with required recommendations
• Co - ordinate efficiently with various teams and stake holders to gather performance test requirements, NFR, SLAs etc.
• Involved in entire performance life cycle which includes developing the scripting, building scenarios, execution of the LoadRunner scenarios and analyze the results for the web and client/server applications
• Adept in preparing, reviewing & executing test scripts utilizing multiple protocols like HTTP, java, Oracle 2-tier, AMF, Web services, Ajax TruClient with LoadRunner
• Identifying the risks, issues & defects encountered and handle them with proper mitigation plans
• Experience in working with HPQC for tacking the defects
• Preparing the effort estimates for the new proposals, interact with different teams to gather related information for effort estimations
• Experience in working on with TIBCO middleware servers and active MQs and other messaging Queues.
• Involved in analyzing Oracle AWR/ADDM/ASH reports
• Experience in managing a team and responsible for coordination with various stakeholders, involved in client communication and direct reporting to client along with responsibility of project deliverables
• Experience in Non Functional Requirement scope, creating workload model and setting up performance goals
• Co-ordinate with the onshore and offshore teams and delegate tasks, transition on applications, requirements, application demos, etc., and ensure all the tasks assigned are completed
• Analyzed the test results (TPS, Hits/second, Transaction response time, resources utilization etc.) using different monitoring tools like LoadRunner Analysis, HP Diagnostics, OEM, HP Site Scope, CA Introscope, perfmon.
• Involved in performance tuning of JVM by analyzing garbage collection metrics.
• Worked on JProfiler, Jconsole tools to get and Analyze Heap dumps, Thread dumps.
• Sound knowledge in preparing schedules for work in scope by assigning work to the team members and tracking the progress
• Co-ordinate closely with development, support, environment teams towards analysis of performance test results and fixing of bottleneck
• Experience in Performance Monitors to analyze the system bottlenecks, GC Heap size, CPU utilization, thread details, Pool size and session details.
• Responsible for training and mentoring associates in automation techniques, tools, scripting languages and script development
• Excellent communication skills, quick learner, excellent team mentor, team player and ability to meet deadlines

TECHNICAL SUMMARY:

Test Automation Tools: HP Load Runner v 9.0/9.5/11.0/12.5, IBM Rational performance Tester(RPT) v 8.2, SoapUI, Jmeter

Performance Monitoring: HP Sitescope 9.5, Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c, Perfmon, RT Viewer, Tibco Admin, CA Wily

LoadRunner Protocols: Web HTTP/HTML, java, AMF, Ajax TruClient, Oracle 2-Tier, Citrix and Web Services

Defect Tracking Tools: HP Quality Center

Application Server: Web logic, Tomcat

Middleware technologies: Tibco

Databases: Oracle 11, SQL Server, MS Access

DB analysis tools: AWR/ADDM/ASH

Language: C,C++

Scripting Language: Shell Script, java script

OS: HP Unix, Linux, Windows

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Performance Test Lead

• Analyze requirements and prioritize release items based on planning/delivery teams.

• Identify suitable tests to conduct on the applications which determines the performance of those application.
• Created scripts using Web, Web services, Ajax TruClient & java protocols.
• Prepare and execute test scripts using JMeter to perform application Web Services testing.
• Monitor metrics on all the servers using Wily & OEM monitoring tool.
• Performing spike testing using JMeter, achieved by using synchronizing timer, blocking all the threads and release
• Assessed and supported in reviewing test scripts developed and design load/stress test scenarios in performance center.
• Configured different test plans and analyzed the results using JMeter.
• Identifying Key Business Processes in the application, Preparing the Call Flows and execute performance testing of the application
• Monitor performance metrics on application server, web server and database server using Wily.
• Attend customer calls to update project status and track, reviews performance test activities.

Confidential, Atlanta, TX

Performance Test Lead

Responsibilities:

• Analyze requirements and prioritize release items based on feedback of customer and delivery teams.

• Prepare daily and weekly progress reports of each work item and deliverables covering accomplishments, planned activities, issues/risks identified.
• Monitor metrics on all the servers using Wily & OEM monitoring tool.
• Assessed and supported in reviewing test scripts developed and design load/stress test scenarios in controller.
• Writing JMeter scripts using Java Request sampler based on the application platform and requirement.
• Analyzing the application logs and backend calls captured during testing by accessing unix systems.
• Prepared test scripts and executed load test using JMeter.
• Ability to communicate clearly and work independently to understand the application, Creating Test Plan & Strategy,
• Identifying Key Business Processes in the application, Preparing the Call Flows and execute performance testing of the application
• Monitor performance metrics on application server, web server and database server using OEM and Wily.
• Attend customer calls to update project status and track, reviews performance test activities.

Confidential

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Led and analyzed customer requirements. Prioritized the key initiatives in agreement with the customer.

• Spearheaded in consulting and customer interaction.
• Planned and piloted project planning and estimation, scope definition, process rationalization, risk monitoring, project tracking & execution.
• Attending and chairing various conference calls, to track project status and management reviews within the project.
• Setting up the testing process and monitoring performance testing activities.
• Prioritization of new CRs for NF tests depending on their non-functional impact.
• Analyzed volumetric and design NF test cases in accordance with CRs
• Assessed and supported in reviewing test scripts developed in web services and design load/stress test scenarios in performance center.
• Responsible for tuning various Tibco BW engines based on the performance test results along with dev team.
• Monitor performance metrics on application server, web server and database server using Perfmon, OEM and Sitescope.
• Collaborated and presented final test report with required recommendations to all the stake holders.

Confidential

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Identify the business critical and frequently used scenarios to consider for performance testing based on feedback of customer and delivery teams.

• Identify the suitable tests to conduct on the given application which determines the performance of the application.
• Interacting with the designers and architects at onshore to understand the expectations from the designed solution.
• Developing performance test plan and test data strategy.
• Attending and chairing various conference calls, to track project status and management reviews within the project.
• Plan and allocate resources, monitoring timelines and coverage.
• Setting up the testing process and monitoring performance testing activities.
• Ensure that all deliverable are well within the time and quality standards.
• Prioritization of new CRs for NF tests depending on their non-functional impact.
• Analyzed volumetric and design NF test cases in accordance with CRs.
• Review test scripts and test scenarios.
• Based on the test results tune various Tibco BW engines.
• Prepare final test report and publish report with recommendations to all the stake holders.

Confidential

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Coordinated with individual development teams and implemented System Integration tests on processes.

• Planning, defining, executing, and analyzing high-level performance testing strategies
• NFR Analysis and setting the performance Benchmarks for the applications across the platform.
• Arranging team meetings and workshops. Developed and executed test plans and related activities.
• Determined test plans and test scripts and developed test schedules.
• Managed tests and identified all associated risks in test processes.
• Identified all defects during tests, prepared reports and submitted it to management.

Confidential

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Prepare performance test scripts using web & citrix multi protocols as the citrix application is launched via citrix web interface and enhance them with required parameterization and other changes.

• Involve in the CIT calls with the client to provide the updates of performance test activities.
• Assign the scenarios to the team to complete the scripting and other related activities.
• Involved in performance test execution/ performance regression testing and monitor the app, citrix and database servers and analyzed server stats.
• Analyzed server response time on different user loads.
• Used Monitor graphs to analyze or study the behavior of the application.
• Identifying and reporting performance bottlenecks.
• Track and prepare the report of testing activities like test results, test coverage, required resources, defects discovered and their status, performance baselines etc.
• Investigate and resolve technical issues in the Performance test environments and communicate issues with various teams.
• Analyze the test results and provide the recommendation to improve the system performance if any.
• Supervising the test design and implementation of performance testing scripts.
• Conducting the Performance tests and capturing the test results.
• Providing signoff for all the performance deliverables.

Confidential

Performance Test Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Prepare performance test scripts in flex & web protocols as the application is developed in flex and enhance them with required correlation and parameterization. Prepare the required data for the execution with different user load in the LoadRunner Controller.

• Involved in the P&B and VLan order provisioning modules of the rPACS web application.
• Prepare call-flows, test scripts and enhance them. Prepared test scenarios using Oracle 2 Tier and Citrix protocols. Involved in test execution.
• Performed performance regression testing.
• Done the performance, load, stress testing by using LoadRunner.
• Analyzed server response time on different user loads.
• Analyzed the WebLogic and database server statistics.
• Used Monitor graphs to analyze or study the behavior of the application.
• Identifying and reporting performance bottlenecks.