Ahmed Taha, Software Performance Testing Technical Leader

Ahmed Taha

Software Performance Testing Technical Leader

IBM

Location
Egypt - Cairo
Education
Bachelor's degree, computer science
Experience
19 years, 9 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :19 years, 9 Months

Software Performance Testing Technical Leader at IBM
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • My current job since October 2012

Doing the following activities:
• Develop Test Strategy.
• Support all testing types (ST, SIT, Performance, Security, and comparability)
• Create the project Schedule for System
• Test planning, scope identification and Estimating testing tasks
• Co-coordinating testing progress and status to project management through status reports and defect analysis
• Design test cases from system requirements and use cases.
• Running test cases.
• Recording and running test scripts.
• Functional test
• Integration test
• Regression Test
• Performance & Stress Test.
• Reporting execution status and test results.
• Preparing test environment
• Searching for test tools and contacting tools support.

Software test specialist at HP Enterprise Services
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2010 to October 2012

Doing the following activities:
• Develop Test Strategy.
• Support all testing types (ST, SIT, Performance, Security, and comparability)
• Create the project Schedule for System
• Test planning, scope identification and Estimating testing tasks
• Co-coordinating testing progress and status to project management through status reports and defect analysis
• Design test cases from system requirements and use cases.
• Running test cases.
• Recording and running test scripts.
• Functional test
• Integration test
• Regression Test
• Performance & Stress Test.
• Reporting execution status and test results.
• Preparing test environment
• Searching for test tools and contacting tools support.

Involved projects:
1. NBA telecommunication for Vodafone Egypt
Responsible for Performance testing Siebel application and web service using HP LoadRunner
2. Railway Procurement Agency “RPA” portal for Ireland transportation
Responsible for performance testing scope in the project also give hand in functionality, compatibility and security
3. Flamingo telecommunication for Wind in Italy
Responsible for performance testing scope in the project using HP LoadRunner
4. Vodafone Netherlands account the following projects:
1. IVR Improvement Project
Test manager for function testing
2. ATG
Responsible performance testing
3. Signal Plus
Responsible performance testing

Software Testing Team Leader at Harf Information Technology
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • May 2008 to July 2010

Involved projects:
1. Unified Universities for governmental universities in Riyadh - KSU http://w4.rgu-admit.net
2. Al Islam: www.al-islam.com
3. Al-Sakinah: http://asskeenh.com
4. Learning Management Systems “LMS”
5. Mobile Applications
6. Disk Top Applications
7. Many other Projects
Do the following activities:
Leading internet department testing team
• Writing the testing plan: using Harf QMS template (testing plan template).
• Writing test cases: using test case management tool (Test Link "V 1.0.4").
• Do technical review on (test cases and testing environment review).
Manual Testing
• Running test cases using test case management tool (Test Link).
• Reporting bugs using bugs reporting tool (PHP Bug Tracker).
• Verifying bugs using bugs reporting tool (PHP Bug Tracker).
Automation Testing:
• Do performance tests using (Web Performance Trainer "V 2.7" and Microsoft Management console).
• Regression test using RFT (Rational Functional tester "V 7.0.1.2 ").

Other tools:
• Alter Wind Log Analyzer Lite "V 3.2" (is free website statistics software).
• Link boot pro "V 5.0" and Xenu (to ensure the accessibility, functionality and usability of website).

CMMI:
• Act as "SME" in the testing department: Enhancing the testing process for the CMMI level 3 appraisal,
• Follow the testing process area - Lever3 on all involved projects,
• Follow the configuration management plan using (Microsoft Visual SourceSafe "V 6.0"),
• Attend the following meetings, presented by the SEEC consultant eng. Ahmed Abd-Elaziz:
-CMMI L3 Gap Analysis: Opening Presentation
-CMMI L3 Gap Analysis: Interview with testers
-CMMI L3 Gap Analysis: Findings Presentation

Web server and application server:
• Do web sites and web applications configurations, manage site security and dot net framework settings.
• Responsible for all testing servers configuration and settings
Internal training:
• Ethical Hacking.

Software Test Manager at COMSYS-Software
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2007 to May 2008

Manage three teams doing the following activities:
• Writing test plan
• Design test cases from system requirements and use cases.
• Running test cases.
• Recording and running test scripts.
• Functional test
• Integration test
• Regression Test
• Performance & Stress Test.
• Reporting execution status and test results.
• Preparing test environment
• Using Microsoft Visual studio 2005 Testing Tool
-Test Case Management
-Web and Load Testing
-Manual Testing
-Generic Testing

Senior Software Test Engineer at Alawael-IT House
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • October 2006 to June 2007

• Writing test plan
• Design test cases from system requirements and use cases.
• Running test cases.
• Recording and running test scripts.
• Functional test
• Integration test
• Regression Test
• Performance & Stress Test.
• Reporting execution status and test results.
• Preparing test environment
• Using Microsoft Visual studio 2005 Testing Tool
-Test Case Management
-Web and Load Testing
-Manual Testing
-Generic Testing

Software Test Engineer at E-knowledge (Part Time)
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • July 2006 to January 2007

• Design test cases from system requirements and use cases.
• Running test cases.
• Recording and running test scripts.
• Functional test
• Integration test
• Regression Test
• Performance & Stress Test.
• Reporting execution status and test results.
• Preparing test environment

Software tester at Evara
  • Egypt - Cairo
  • November 2005 to October 2006

• Design test cases from system requirements and use cases.
• Running test cases.
• Recording and running test scripts.
• Functional test
• Integration test
• Regression Test
• Performance & Stress Test.
• Reporting execution status and test results.
• Preparing test environment

Software tester at Kenomak
  • Kuwait - Al Kuwait
  • September 2004 to October 2005

• Design test cases from system requirements and use cases.
• Running test cases.
• Recording and running test scripts.
• Functional test
• Integration test
• Regression Test

Education

Bachelor's degree, computer science
  • at Bachelor of computer science and information systems
  • September 2004

Specialties & Skills

Performance Testing
LoadRunner
Rational Performance Tester
Software Performance testing
Testing Management And Measurement
software Testing Process
Software Testing

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Self studies (Training)
Training Institute:
IBM Certified Solution Designer - Rational Performance Tester
Date Attended:
August 2009
sissions and Work shops (Training)
Training Institute:
Cisco
Date Attended:
June 2005
Self studies (Training)
Training Institute:
HP Load Runner Performance Center User Site (Advanced)
Date Attended:
May 2012
Work shops (Training)
Training Institute:
Certified Visual basic (advanced) from (Kuwait University)
Date Attended:
June 2002
Self studies (Training)
Training Institute:
Certified HP Load Runner Software
Date Attended:
October 2011
Wpork shop (Training)
Training Institute:
Microsoft Visual studio 2005 Testing Tool
Date Attended:
April 2008
Self studies (Training)
Training Institute:
ISTQB Certified Tester Advanced level - Test Manager
Date Attended:
March 2013
Self studies (Training)
Training Institute:
ISTQB Certified Tester, Foundation Level
Date Attended:
November 2010
Self studies (Training)
Training Institute:
IBM Certified Solution Designer - Rational Functional Tester for Java
Date Attended:
July 2009