Aaron Catalano

3078 Mckinnon Way 703-585-5749

Oakton, VA 22124 aaroncatalano@gmail.com
PROFESSIONAL Diligent, resourceful Senior Test Analyst & Project Manager with 1
4+ years experience
SUMMARY delivering high-impact results in mission-critical environments. Solutio
ns-driven strategist, applying expert knowledge of LoadRunner, Quick Test Profes
sional, SAP FI/HR/CRM, PeopleSoft FI, and UNIX to reduce the testing cycle and r
emove bottlenecks on complex projects at US Department of Homeland Security, IRS
, Lockheed Martin, Haworth Manufacturing, SAP North America and more. Earned rec
ognition from Mercury Interactive for best practices in test script design.
* "Go to" resource, assuming complete ownership of the full performance testing
phase of enterprise application development.
* Provides Senior leadership and guidance on SAP FI/HR/CRM Consulting Projects,
End to End Testing, Performance Automation Consulting, and Test Case Readiness R
eviews.
* Inventive contributor with a "make it happen" attitude; always delivering on c
ommitments. Work well under pressure and complete projects with tight timelines.

Technology HP LoadRunner, Quick Test Professional, Quality Center

SAP R/3 HR/FI/CRM, ECC 6.0, Solution Manager
ERP Management Training
UNIX/SQL Administration
Peoplesoft FI
SECURITY DOD Secret. DHS Level MBI. US Citizen.
CLEARANCE
Certifications SAP HR/FI, Loadrunner, QTP
PROFESSIONAL SAP North America, Atlanta, GA 06/2010 - Present
EXPERIENCE Senior SAP Analyst, Project CDC 3 months
Provided high-level Performance testing consulting to SAP North America. Created
SAP Vugen scripts to test SAP FI/CRM modules based on Requirements and White Pa
pers. Executed performance and stress to validate SAP CDC stability and response
times.
Key Accomplishments:
* Located defects in SAP system during Performance tests on SAP AP functionality
.
* Created SAP FI/CRM test cases based client's Requirements. Designed reusable
test scripts in Quality Center.
* Managed SAP data sets for manual test cases.
* Analyzed response times for 1000 and 500 Virtual Users tests. Recommended chan
ges to system design. Created Test Plans for Customers.
Haworth Manufacturing, Oakton/VA & Holland/MI
06/2009 - 05/2010
Senior SAP Automation Engineer, Project ALKU 11 months
Vital technical and leadership resource, bringing best practices and robust solu
tions to SAP FI/HR testing project. Authored and executed SAP FI (AR, AP, GL) CR
M test cases and entered scripts in HP's Quality Center. Recommended ways to inc
rease overall testing efficiency.
Key Accomplishments:
* Dramatically shortened test cycle by creating and executing 50 SAP FI scripts.
* Developed first end-to-end SAP transaction QTP scripts based on multiple scena
rios.
* Trained and mentored team in best practices for SAP QTP/data export scripting.
* Through Visual Basic, programmed and created data sets that made scripts reusa
ble for future testing iterations.
US Department of Homeland Security, McLean, VA 08/2007 - 06/2009
Senior/Principal SAP Performance Analyst 1 year 10 months
Project US Customs/EDS (08/2008 - 06/2009)
Guided team of 4 consultants and government employees on SAP FI/HR and federal s
oftware application integration testing through the life cycle. Created complex
LoadRunner/QTP test cases and scripts against Java/Web-based applications. Execu
ted performance tests through Controller and analyzed results/monitors with mult
iple load generators. Developed white papers detailing testing results and super
vised the automated testing scripts.
Key Accomplishments:
* Established precise implementation project plans to ensure all critical-path/p
roject milestones were completed on schedule.
* Created the first QTP end-to-end automation test scenario for the SAP FI modul
e.
* Designed high-level test LoadRunner Vugen Performance Scripts utilizing VB Scr
ipting and Correlation.
* Tested Websphere MQ for threshold capability.
Project US Visit/ Prologic (08/2007 - 08/2008)
Developed and executed complex QTP/LoadRunner scripts to validate performance of
SAP Potral/FI. Conducted and modified Quality Center test cases. Analyzed test
results and created white papers documenting project's success for management.
Key Accomplishments:
* Created first end-to-end automation scenario with 30 scripts, slashing cycle b
y 50%.
* Pioneered high-level performance testing for 4 print pilot applications and ca
ptured related metrics, identifying concurrency thresholds and validating applic
ation stability.
Genilogix, Washington, DC 05/2006 - 06/2007
Senior Performance Analyst 1 year 1 month
Supplied expertise on high-level automation testing for multi-tier SAP and ERP a
pplications. Created PeopleSoft FI automation test cases with LoadRunner and Qui
ck Test Professional. Executed performance tests and utilized Sitescope to accu
rately analyze network traffic and system resources.
Key Accomplishments:
* Single-handedly drove installation and configuration projects for LoadRunner 8
.0/8.4 interfaced with MYSAP/ECC 6.0 and SAP ECC 4.7, including performance test
ing and new release scripts. Created SAP FI Vugen scripts with focus on SAP HR P
ayroll and SAP GL.
* Led performance test team on Oracle Financials; found and removed bottlenecks
in application by creating LoadRunner Vugen scripts against Oracle Financials.
* Delivered the first performance testing results from complex scenarios that ca
ptured response times critical to improving key functional equipment and modules
of Oracle Financial, SAP and PeopleSoft systems.
DC Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Washington, DC 08/2004 - 03/2006
Senior Performance Engineer, Project CIA Corp 1 year 7 months
Directed 4-member test team to create performance tests demonstrating stability
of Web applications using LoadRunner Controller and Vugen tools. Created robust
code and scripts focused on correlations management and advanced performance tes
ting. Defined long-term performance strategies based on white papers, customer e
xpectations, office directives and analysis of key application functionality.
Key Accomplishments:
* Executed first successful performance test scripts for Social Services Center,
defining a user interface threshold for Web application's maximum number of use
rs.
* Spearheaded performance testing that advanced the readiness of the Safe Passag
es Information Suite project, integrating all district benefit agencies.
US Internal Revenue Service, Lanham, MD 12/2001 - 04/2004
Senior Performance Analyst, Project CSC 2 years 4 months
Led development of advanced SAP FI/HR scripts as well as installation and config
uration of LoadRunner against SAP Portal/ECC 4.6. Created load tests based on fu
nctional test cases and FI functional test cases based on GL, AP and AR module r
equirements. Directly supported the SAP management team.
Key Accomplishments:
* Commended by Mercury Interactive for utilizing best practices in test script d
esign.
* Created the first performance tests against multi-tier Citrix, Nfuse and SAP F
I applications within a CSC environment.
* Aggressively focused performance testing on SAP FI/HR response times due to th
e human component.
PROFESSIONAL From 1996 - 2010, held testing roles with Lockheed Martin (15 staff
), AOL, SAIC, DHS, IRS, DC Govt (OCTO), and SAP North America
TECHNICAL Platforms: UNIX, Sun Solaris
SUMMARY Software: LoadRunner 9.5 Web Services, Quick Test Professional, WinRunne
r, HP Quality Center, Oracle Financials, PeopleSoft, SAP FI/HR/BW/Portal, SQL, W
ebSphere MQ, Sitescope
EDUCATION John Tyler College, Richmond, VA
Computer Studies