PAWAN RAGHAVENDRA
PISCATAWAY TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY 08854
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EDUCATION
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Indiana, PA
Masters in Business Administration Candidate/ MIS, Expected Graduation, May 2016
GPA 4.0
Beta Gamma Sigma Achiever
SJB INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, VTU Bangalore, Karnataka
Bachelors of Engineering/ Information Science and Engineering, Jul 2012
First Class - 61.83%
WORK EXPERIENCE
COMPEST SOLUTION INC Piscataway, NJ
Performance Engineering Intern Dec 2015 – Till Date
Develop performance test plans and managed tasks for performance testing of business applications
Perform Parameterization in LoadRunner.
Add performance measurements for Oracle, Web logic, IIS in Load Runner.
Involved in gathering all the requirements from various teams and worked on the test plan and test strategy documents for projects.
Developed and deployed test automation scripts to do end to end performance testing using Load Runner.
Added and monitored Web Logic, App server and Windows servers during performance testing by using SiteScope.
Involved in reporting and tracking the defects using Quality Center.
Analyze results using Load runner analysis tools and DynaTrace.
Exposed and worked on composite application monitoring using HP Diagnostics.
Perform load testing on websites using Visual Studio.
Help train consultants on the basic knowledge of performance engineering
SOUTHERN ELECTRIC COMPANY Bangalore, Karnataka
Management Information Systems Intern Mar 2015 – May 2015
Expand or modify system to serve new purposes or improve work flow.
Develop, document and revise system design procedures, test procedures, and quality standards.
Develop or update project plans for information technology projects including information such as project objectives, technologies, systems, information specifications, schedules, funding, and staffing.
Manage project execution to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and scope.
Prepare project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information and trends.
Assign duties, responsibilities, and spans of authority to project personnel.
Initiate, review, or approve modifications to project plans.
Monitor or track project milestones and deliverables.
Negotiate with project stakeholders or suppliers to obtain resources or materials.
Assess current or future customer needs and priorities through communicating directly with customers, conducting surveys, or other methods.
Confer with project personnel to identify and resolve problems.
Monitor the performance of project team members, providing and documenting performance feedback.
Schedule and facilitate meetings related to information technology projects.
Perform risk assessments to develop response strategies.
Submit project deliverables, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
Identify, review, or select vendors or consultants to meet project needs.
Identify need for initial or supplemental project resources.
Establish and execute a project communication plan.
TESCO HSC Bangalore, Karnataka
Payroll Analyst Jan 2013 – June 2014
Review time sheets, work charts, wage computation, and other information to detect and reconcile payroll discrepancies.
Process paperwork for new employees and enter employee information into the payroll system.
Verify attendance, hours worked, and pay adjustments, and post information onto designated records.
Compute wages and deductions, and enter data into computers.
Record employee information, such as exemptions, transfers, and resignations, to maintain and update payroll records.
Process and issue employee paychecks and statements of earnings and deductions.
Keep track of leave time, such as vacation, personal, and sick leave, for employees.
Compile employee time, production, and payroll data from time sheets and other records.
Distribute and collect timecards each pay period.
Issue and record adjustments to pay related to previous errors or retroactive increases.
Provide information to employees and managers on payroll matters, tax issues, benefit plans, and collective agreement provisions.
Keep informed about changes in tax and deduction laws that apply to the payroll process.
Compile statistical reports, statements, and summaries related to pay and benefits accounts, and submit them to appropriate departments.
Conduct verifications of employment.
Complete time sheets showing employees' arrival and departure times.
Prepare and balance period-end reports, and reconcile issued payrolls to bank statements.
Complete, verify, and process forms and documentation for administration of benefits such as pension plans, and unemployment and medical insurance.
Post relevant work hours to client files to bill clients properly.
Coordinate special programs, such as United Way campaigns, that involve payroll deductions.
Additional Skills- Performance Testing using HP Load runner
Developing/enhancing Vuser scripts in web, web services, citrix, Winsock, oracle 2 tier, Oracle web, and PeopleSoft protocols
Designing and implementing scenarios
Create performance scenarios, and scripts for various types of tests (load/stress/baseline/benchmark/capacity)
Analyze LoadRunner scenario results
Working with different Vuser types and groups
Conduct performance testing, stress testing using Load Runner
Perform IP Spoofing using LoadRunner, Installing, maintaining and administering LoadRunner, Activating / Configuring monitors
Analysis of cross results, cross scenarios and merged graphs, Analyzing performance, graphs and reports
Working with different vuser types and groups, Configuring Run-Time settings for Vugen and controller
Awards and Honors
True value award for helping other teams during critical time in Tesco HSC
Four times “Employee of the week” award in Tesco HSC
Award for maintaining 100% quality for 3 periods in Tesco HSC
Languages Known
C, C++, Java, Visual Studio, Visual Basic, .Net, SQL