1. Aakash Shah
Sr. Performance Test Engineer
Summary
• IT Professional with over 7+ yrs of experience in end to end Performance testing
lifecycle.
• Expert in editing and playback the scripts using different automation tools like Load
runner & Performance Center.
• Maintaining the Traceability matrix and defect tracking using different tools like Quality
Center, Clear Quest and Test Director
• Extensive experience in Requirements gathering, Test plans, Test Strategy, Test Cases.
• Performing System analysis and creating the scripts for scalability, performance,
Security, load, Compatibility, endurance and stress testing and developing, validating and
executing the Scripts using Load Runner.
• Creating the scripts to meet the load testing requirements according to the SLA (Service
Level agreement) agreed upon.
• Extensively involved in performance tuning of application servers such as Weblogic and
Tuxedo
• Extensively involved in Performance tuning of Web servers such as web sphere.
• Checked for Network Bottlenecks using Network Delay Time and Vuser Graphs
• Good knowledge in using JBOSS, Unit testing frameworks like JUnit and NUnit.
• Performed integration testing, stress testing and the Load testing on different protocols
like Web (HTTP/HTML), WebServices, Web (Click and Script), COM, SAP (WEB,
GUI), Oracle NCA Protocols.
• Delivering the status reports like testing status, defect-tracking status, and weekly status
reports to the Test Manager
• Experienced in configuring and utilizing Sitescope and Wily Introcope for performance
monitoring.
• Testing the application with stress and load of right transaction mix to emulate real time
transaction load.
• Strong in Monitoring the Load Tests and Analyzing Test Results Using LoadRunner
Analysis to Measure the Application Performance.
• Strong Experience in executing SQL queries to validate the data in the back end.
• Good experience of developing and executing of Performance, Load and Volume tests.
Education
MS in Technology Management – University of Bridgeport, CT – 2006
Bachelors in Business Administration - Gujarat University - 2003
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2. Technical Skills
Web Technologies HTML, XML, XHTML,Websphere
Languages SQL, C, C++, Java, Shell
RDBMS MS Access, MS SQL Server, My SQL, Oracle DB2
Project Management Tools MS-Project, MS - Visio
Methodologies RUP, Agile, Performance Testing
Operating Systems Windows , UNIX, Linux, Solaris, AIX
Networking TCP/IP, FTP
Automation Tools LoadRunner, Performance Center, QTP
Defect Tracking Tools Test Director, Lotus Notes, Quality Center, ClearQuest
Other Tools SiteScope, Wily Introscope, Team Quest
Professional Experience:
Wilshire Media – Los Angeles, CA
Sr. Performance Engineer
Dec. 2011 - Present
Responsibilities:
• Analyzed the Performance Requirement Document and Functional specification
Documents.
• Performed Stress, Load and Volume Testing.
• Developed Test scripts using LoadRunner by recording test cases, adding checkpoints,
parameterization, correlation and also custom code as needed to enhance the scripts.
• Conducted Load Tests using LR Controller and analyzed results.
• Extensively used Web, Webservices, and .Net protocols.
• Analyzed various graphs and generated reports using LoadRunner Analysis.
• Developed test scenarios to properly load / stress the system in lab environment
• Verified the connectivity from Controller to the Load Generator.
• Suggested Improvement areas in terms of performance enhancements.
• Created VUser Scripts which emulates typical business transactions and user actions by
utilizing LoadRunner Virtual User Generator.
• Enhanced the VUser script by inserting transaction functions such as lr_start_transaction
and lr_end_tansction to measure the transaction time.
• Verified load balancer setting using IP spoofing feature of Load Runner to discover
issues with load balancer due to IP sticky.
• Performed Ad-Hoc testing, end-to-end testing, System testing, Regression testing, and
Function testing.
• Writing SQL queries for back end verification and validation using several sql statements
and joins
50 Cragwood Road, Suite # 118, South Plainfield, NJ - 07080 PH: 908-753-8989 FAX: 732-909-2631
www.matrixonweb.com rmarya@matrixonweb.com
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3. • Discussed the analysis with the client and presented the risks before the release went to
production.
• Created and executed detailed functional test scripts based on the business requirements.
• Generated Test data for various types of testing to valid data, Invalid data testing.
• Worked with developers, Business Analysts and Release managers to discussed ways to
fix the defects.
• Always met the deadline when required to do Load testing.
Environment: Loadrunner/Performance Center, Quality Center, .Net, IIS, C, C++, Agile
Methodologies, SQL, SQL Server, Site Scope, UNIX
Walgreens – Deerfield, IL
Performance Engineer
Jun 2008 – Nov. 2010
Responsibilities:
• Prepared Test plan and Test specifications based on Functional Requirement
Specifications and System Design Specifications.
• Developed load test scripts using LoadRunner VUGen to make them flexible and useful
for Regression testing.
• Parameterized actions and created files using random, sequential and unique options in
LoadRunner VUGen.
• Developed VUser Scripts using protocols like Web (http/html), Web Services, .Net and
Oracle NCA.
• Used Correlation to handle the Dynamic return values and scheduled the test under work
load compositions.
• Enhanced Vuser scripts with transactions, rendezvous points, functions, parameterization
and correlation.
• Executed LoadRunner scenarios using LoadRunner Controller – performance Center and
analyzed the results through LoadRunner Analysis to find the bottlenecks in networks
and server resources including deadlock conditions, database connectivity problems and
system crashes under load.
• Configured Load Runner monitors to monitor performance of individual Hosts behavior
on load.
• Analyzed the results and Created Analysis Report through LoadRunner Analysis,
prepared and submitted Exit Report with Recommendations.
• Extensively worked LoadRunner in analyzing Content Distribution Services application
performance for varying Loads and Stress conditions.
• Measured the response time at different points in the application using Site Scope
monitoring tool.
• Analyzed the system resource graphs, network monitor graphs and error graphs to
identify transaction performance, network problems and scenario results respectively.
• Build and execute SQL queries to verify the data updates to various tables and ensure
data quality and integrity.
50 Cragwood Road, Suite # 118, South Plainfield, NJ - 07080 PH: 908-753-8989 FAX: 732-909-2631
www.matrixonweb.com rmarya@matrixonweb.com
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4. • Tested C#.Net, ASP.Net and VB.Net applications.
Environment: Quality Center, JAVA, LoadRunner/Performance Center, SAP, Wily
Introscope, ASP.Net, Apache Tomcat, C, C++, Agile Methodologies, SQL, SQL Server 2008
CISCO SYSTEMS INC - SAN JOSE, CA
Performance Tester
Sept. 2006 – May 2008
Responsibilities:
• Created the Load Test scenarios using Load Runner Controller from scratch which
includes Creating the VuGen Scripts and Assigning Vusers for each script.
• Correlated all dynamic values within the script generated by Load Runner and enhance
(add transaction, text/content check) them according to the Scenario.
• Developed scripts using Web (http/html), Webservices and Java.
• Enhanced the load Runner script by parameterization, check points, correlation and by
keeping Rendezvous points
• Scheduling the scenarios using the Load Runner’s Controller and analyzing the results
using Analyzer
• Performed smoke testing by checking the build release from the developers
• Performed Regression testing after logging defects.
• Involved in database testing by writing SQL queries and also using data base functions
for automation.
• Extensively used Performance Monitoring tools to analyze the System resources
bottlenecks like Memory Leaks, CPU & Network Bottlenecks as well as problematic
application & DB components.
• Worked on Throughput, Hits per seconds, Network delays, latency, and capacity
measurements and reliability tests of on multi-layer architecture
• Worked on performance testing report and made recommendation for system/application
performance improvement
• Worked with developers, business and Release managers in bug fix issues and in meeting
project deadlines.
• Reported the bugs, Email notifications to the developers using the QC.
Environment: LoadRunner, Quality Center, VB script, Unix, Shell Scripting and Window,
WebSphere, Weblogic, Oracle, SiteScope, Tivoli
CAPITAL ONE BANK – HOUSTON, TX
Performance Tester
Oct 2004– Aug 2006
Responsibilities:
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5. • Involved in gathering business requirement, studying the application and collecting the
information from developers, and business.
• Created Vuser scripts that contain tasks performed by each Vuser, tasks performed by
Vuser’s as a whole, and tasks measured as transactions.
• Developed Vuser Scripts in web, webservices, SAP and Citrix Protocols.
• Designed tests for Benchmark and Stress testing.
• Parameterized large and complex test data to accurately depict production trends.
• Validated the scripts to make sure they have been executed correctly and meets the
scenario description.
• Created Single User, Base Line and Soak test scenarios. Random pacing between
iterations was introduced to get the desired transactions per hour
• Added performance measurements for Oracle, Web Logic, IIS in Performance Center.
• Analyzed results using LoadRunner Analysis tool and analyzed Oracle database
connections, sessions, Web Logic log files.
• Responsible for analyzing application and components behavior with heavier loads and
optimizing server configurations
• Maintained test matrix and bug database and generated monthly reports.
• Interacted with developers during testing for identifying memory leaks, fixing bugs and
for optimizing server settings at web, app and database levels.
• Used LoadRunner tool for testing and monitoring. Actively participated in enhancement
meetings focused on making the website more intuitive and interesting.
Environment: Manual Testing, Loadrunner, Quality Center, SQL Server, Sitescope, XML,
Java, JavaScript, Apache, IE and Netscape.
50 Cragwood Road, Suite # 118, South Plainfield, NJ - 07080 PH: 908-753-8989 FAX: 732-909-2631
www.matrixonweb.com rmarya@matrixonweb.com
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