SUMMARY

• 9+ years of experience in End to End Performance Testing with complete performance testing life cycle from Performance Testing Objectives Analysis, Scenario Identification, Scripting, Scenario Setup in Controller, Script Execution and Analysis of the Test Execution
• 7+ years of experience in HP Performance Center, Load Runner.
• Testing Expertise - Non-Functional Performance, Load, Stress, Endurance Testing
• Proficient in creation and execution various nonfunctional testing using HP Performance Center, HP Load runner, VSTS 2010, JMeter, OpenSTA testing tools
• Extensive experience on developing load testing scripts for Web/Web services, HTTP/HTML, Citrix, SAP-GUI, Oracle Applications 11i, Web(Click& Script) Ajax(Click& Script) protocols
• Experience in Test Documentation Strategy, Estimations, Test Plan, Test Cases, Test Metrics, Test Execution and Test Report, Summary Report
• Results review with project and architect teams on performance & providing test observations/guidance to improve performance and provide assistance to fix the bottleneck by performing isolated test executions
• Report test planning and test execution metrics daily/weekly
• Monitoring servers across multi-tier applications using Sitescope, Perfmon, Spectrum
• Planned & executed Smoke, Benchmark, Baseline, load, Stress, Endurance/Soak, Scalability, Volume and Capacity Performance testing.
• Expertise in identifying performance bottlenecks in Web/ App/ Database & MQ servers.
• Monitored Database to identify issues with Indexes, deadlocks, Sessions, connections & poor SQL queries.
• Hands of experience in Performance testing of Healthcare, Energy & Utilities, Telecom, Manufacturing, Publishing and ERP domains
• Expertise in Requirement gathering, Project planning, scheduling and environment setup, Resource allocation, Automation, Performance testing, Analysis, documentation and communicating with management, developers & business.
• Expertise in working, coordinating and tracking Onsite - Offshore Deliverables
• Working experience with Global Client Facing Role, at Client Locations in UK and USA
• Key strengths are working independently, flexibility, ability to learn on the job, planning and execution, teamwork, commitment, communication, application knowledge, problem solving and functional knowledge

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Testing tools: HP Performance Center, HP ALM 11, Load Runner 8/9.52/11/11.5 , VSTS 2010, JMeter.Protocols Web/Web services, HTTP/HTML, Citrix, SAP-GUI, Oracle Applications 11i, Web (Click& Script) Ajax (Click& Script), Siebel.

Profiling & Monitoring Tools: Perfmon, Sitescope, Fiddler.

Web and Application Servers: MS IIS, Web Logic 8.16, 9.2.

Programming Languages known: Java, C++, C.

Databases: MS SQL Server Oracle XE, 10g, DB2.

Operating System: MS Windows XP/Vista/Server 2003, Linux.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, CA

Technical Test Lead

Environment: Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008, .Net, Load Runner11, Perfmon.

Responsibilities:

• Lead for all performance testing efforts.
• Working with clients to understand business needs and relate them in terms of performance testing.
• Leading and coordinating testing efforts with off-shore team based out of Bangalore, India
• Assisting Project Manager with deliverables, maintaining project plans and schedules.
• Logging and tracking defects, change management, management of any other requests,
• Coordinating and tracking knowledge transfers, inventory management and resource management.
• Preparing High Level Estimates (HLE) for performance testing.
• Analyzing required effort in terms of resources needed, script complexity, scenario design challenges, overall man-hours required and documenting them in HLE before every project execution.
• Gathering and analyzing Business Requirement Documents (BRD) and Functional Requirement Documents (FRD) for performance test planning.
• Developing Requirement Intake Form for detailing business transaction, developing test cases and script workflows, number of scripts, success criteria.
• Test scripts development in HP LoadRunner VuGen. Modifying scripts with required Correlations, Parameterization, logic, think times, iterations, pacing, logging options and preferences.
• Designing scenarios in HP LoadRunner Controller. Scheduling tests by scenario/group, setting virtual user initiation period, ramp up, test duration and ramp down times.
• Preparing load generators and accessing web, app and db servers, executing scripts and tracking test metrics such as transaction graphs, runtime graphs and resource graphs.
• Using HP LoadRunner Analyzer tool for documenting results and summary report in details.
• Adding new graphs to the Analyzer reports, comparing results with SLAs, merging two or more graphs to compare results, exporting HTML reports.
• Monitoring and resolving test issues.
• Generating detailed reports and presenting them to project team and management after every test.
• Conducting Phase II testing based on results from Phase I and system refinement to resolve bottlenecks.
• Preparing Final Reports and coordinating QA sign off for every project completion.
• Multi-tasking between testing concurrently on multiple projects to prepare for go-live day.
• Using various performance test strategies for testing applications, environment that cannot be readily tested using available test tools such as before and after tests, background execution test, baseline versus modification tests among others.

Confidential

Technical Test Lead

Environment: Windows Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2008, .Net, Performance Center and Perfmon.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of performance test plan and getting approval from PM
• Preparation of test scenarios for based on the test plan and selecting a testing tool.
• Setting up desire test environment
• Developing of test scripts and preparation of test data
• Conducting test by generating load on the server and monitoring application and database server
• Preparation of test report and publishing report and logging bugs in QC
• Report test planning and test execution metrics daily/weekly
• Worked closely with the development team to analyze, debug and to resolve issues.
• Leading and coordinating testing efforts and assisting QA manager.
• Analyzing of requirements/document designs for test planning.
• Executing performance/volume tests using HP LoadRunner, on project deliverables, to guarantee production readiness.
• Developing Vuser scripts development and enhancement using Parameterization of constant values inside LoadRunner.
• Test Planning using Quality Center, test case maintenance of test cases and scripts for execution/bug reporting.
• Extensive Quality Center use for execution of scripts, baseline testing.
• Developing test case scripts, executing scripts, documenting results and summary report in details.
• Monitoring and resolving test issues.
• Multi-tasking between testing concurrently on multiple projects.
• Current release management, installation activities and scheduling for next release.
• Working in project teams and interact with Business Analyst, developers on requirements for testing.
• Test plan execution in coordination with business representatives.
• Performance/Infrastructure testing of Web applications.
• Good understanding of the project life cycle, from analysis to production implementation, with emphasis on test data metric analysis, performance testing, load/stress testing, and auditable documentation of plan and results.
• Executing store procedure using LoadRunner for Database migration
• Performing tests of web services using SOAP UI under implemented SOA framework.
• Using various Correlations (Manual and Automatic) to Parameterize Dynamically changing fields.
• Data preparation for Parameterized values in scripts for multiple scenarios.
• Systematic script organization, report generation, research of production issues.
• Handling any other responsibility as instructed by the Management or QA Lead Engineers.

Confidential

Technical Test Lead

Environment: Linux, Oracle R12, HFM, Siebel CRM, OCH, Performance Center, Load runner 11.5 Citrix, Oracle Web Applications 11i.

Responsibilities:

• Create functional and non-functional requirements documents by creating specifications based on client SME inputs, reviewing demos of existing systems and discussion with supervisor.
• Prepare system appreciation documents and analyze system dependencies for the identified modules.
• Preparation of test report and publishing test summary report.
• Project Planning & tracking, Test Plan Design, Test Environment Setup, Analysis of test execution Test report preparation, implementation and Closure.
• Worked closely with the development team to analyze, debug and to resolve issues.
• Onsite coordination, planning, estimate effort, review test design/plans and test cases, ensure optimum test environment is setup.

Confidential

Sr. Test Analyst

Environment: Load runner 8.1, Windows Server 2008, SQL Server, .Net

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of performance test plan and getting approval from PM
• Preparation of test scenarios for based on the test plan and selecting a testing tool.
• Setting up desire test environment, developing of test scripts and preparation of test data
• Conducting test by generating load on the server and monitoring application and database server
• Preparation of test report and publishing report and logging bugs in QC
• Identified performance bottlenecks and provided recommendations to development team
• Report test planning and test execution metrics daily/weekly
• Worked closely with the development team to analyze, debug and to resolve issues

Confidential

Sr. Test Analyst (Automation Testing)

Environment: J2EE, Struts framework, Java, JDBC, Oracle 10g, SQL Server 2005,Weblogic 8.16, 9.2, Web Sphere 6.1, JBoss 4.2.3 GA, Windows XP.

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of performance test plan and getting approval from PM.
• Preparation of test scenarios for based on the test plan and selecting a testing tool.
• Setting up desire test environment.
• Developing of test scripts and preparation of test data.
• Launching test by generating load on the server and monitoring application and database server.
• Preparation of test report and publishing report and logging bugs in JIRA.
• Report test planning and test execution metrics daily/weekly.
• Worked closely with the development team to analyze, debug and to resolve issues.