MOHIT VERMA ________________________________________________

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Telephone: 617/953-9305 Email: mohit_verma@ieee.org

SUMMARY
Versatile, experienced, visionary, IT Professional/Leader proficient in Informa
tion Technology Management, Enterprise Performance Architecture, Quality Assuran
ce/Performance Engineering, Project Management, Software Development, Web Securi
ty Integration, System Administration and Software Testing with excellent proble
m-solving, troubleshooting, documentation skills as well as very strong presenta
tion, interpersonal and communications skills.
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
* Created, Lead and Managed Technical Competencies
* Team building, career development
* Excellent Presentation & Communication skills
* Lead technical performance assessment of systems, applications, and databases
and possess a very strong track record of performance tuning distributed system
s and applications across a wide array of technology platforms
* Prepared and presented tools and methodologies across several departments at v
arious organizations and industry conferences
* Managed several projects from Inception to Completion
* Built and implemented processes
* Promoted Development and Test best practices
* Interfaced with business stakeholders to identify key test requirements and wo
rked to satisfy their needs in a short time-frame
TECHNICAL SKILLS
* Performance Tools: LOADRUNNER, INTROSCOPE, CONFIO, QUEST SQL LAB VISION, JPROB
E, SITESCOPE, JMETER, GLANCE, PERFMON
* Testing Tools: WINRUNNER, RATIONAL ROBOT, RATIONAL TEST MANAGER, RATIONAL CLEA
RQUEST, MERCURY TESTDIRECTOR/QUALITY CENTER, QUICKTEST PRO
* Computer Languages: JAVA, C/C++, JAVASCRIPT, XML, HTML, UNIX SHELL, PROLOG, L
ISP, SPSS, PL/SQL
* Operating Systems: UNIX, WINDOWS NT/2000/XP, MACINTOSH, MVS, VMS
* Hardware: SUN, IBM, VAX, HP, SGI
* Web and Web Application Servers: WEBLOGIC, SUN Application/Web Server, WEBSPH
ERE, JBOSS, APACHE
* Relational Databases: ORACLE, SYBASE, and MS-SQL SERVER
* Software/Development Tools: VISIO, CLEARCASE, MICROSOFT OFFICE, PROJECT 2000,
DREAMWEAVER, SUN ONE STUDIO, WEBSPHERE DEVELOPER STUDIO, RAPID SQL, TOAD
* Security Tools: TIVOLI ACCESS MANAGER
* TIBCO BusinessConnect and BusinessWorks, EDI Protocol
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Lead/Enterprise Performance Architect
Tufts Health Plan, Watertown, MA
June 2006 - Present (4 years)
* Performance Lead for the IT division in charge of Enterprise Performance Testi
ng
* Setup the Performance Group in 2006, and successfully Managed/Powered the init
iative to purchase industry standard tools to support Enterprise Performance Te
sting. Established the Performance testing group, Performance testing processes
and enforced best-practices across the organization.
* Familiar with the RFP Process. Submitted RFP's, evaluated vendors, and conduc
ted POC and purchased selected tool.
* Worked in synergy with the Test Leads to integrate Performance Requirements in
to the Testing Lifecycle
* Manage, and implement creative Performance testing solutions for the organizat
ion in close cooperation of the development and business teams.
* Conduct Performance Tests, Isolate bottlenecks and provide recommendations on
possible avenues of pursuit and resolution.
* Participate in Code and Design Reviews of Enterprise Applications and Componen
ts providing recommendations to developers on optimizations early in the develop
ment lifecycle
* Worked with contract management to enforce Performance Testing best practices
for Vendor specific implementations (ASP and internal)
* Manage Test Environments to support Performance testing and supported applicat
ion testing
* Participate in Capacity Planning, IT Strategy for the organization
* Actively participated in industry conferences, workshops and seminars as a bo
th a presenter and as an attendee
Technical Manager/Technical Lead- Development/Test Tools and Shared Components G
roup
John Hancock Financial Services, Boston, MA 2000-2006
* Promoted from Component/Performance Engineer to Manager/Team Leader.
* Supervised Technical staff and directed projects to completion.
* Served as Security Architect for Tivoli Access Manager
* Served as Development Architect for the Shared Components Group
* Lead and Manage the Development Tools and Shared Components group.
* Project Manager for several cross-site SDLC projects. Prepared all project sp
ecific documentation including requirements/design specs, test/implementation pl
ans, user guides, presentations and training materials for the end-users.
* Lead the evaluation of several performance tools (Introscope, Quest SQlLabVisi
on) and conduct several POCs.
* Lead merger integration activities for the team for several initiatives (Defec
t Tracking Consolidation, Intake Management).
* Lead the team in the Development and Integration of Mercury's TestDirector and
Rational's ClearQuest Defect tracking system and provide on-going support.
* Key Project Team member involved in the migration of the Web Security Services
(Snareworks) to Single sign-on product to IBM's Tivoli Access Manager for Ebusi
ness (migration of over 50 applications across the company). Support the Integr
ation of Tivoli Access Manager with Web applications across the organization.
* Participated in the development of Software Development Standards and Best Pra
ctices
* Responsible for development, maintenance, support of the Common Security Archi
tecture System and other John Hancock Shared Components and Frameworks. Support
ed and assisted Project Teams in Integrating the Common Security Architecture fo
r security needs of the applications.
* Active participant in the migration of J2EE applications from Iplanet to Websp
here.
* Assisted Project Teams with Software Development and Application Performance:
participate in Design and Code Reviews
* Responsible for identifying, analyzing, testing, reporting, and tuning of clie
nt-server and net-centric applications developed to support the needs of John Ha
ncock business objectives.
* Coordinated information necessary to optimize performance on a project-to-proj
ect basis
* Participated in the development of project-related performance test plans, an
d project-specific performance environment modifications; reviewed/recommended e
nhancements enforcing company and industry-wide best practices
* Conducted online application stress testing for new applications and major enh
ancements to existing systems using various Automated Test Performance Tools. De
veloped real-world scenarios outlining key transactions during load/stress testi
ng in conjunction with development/project team.
* Monitor daily applications during system implementation phase reporting on per
formance issues and resolving instabilities
* Conduct post-implementation performance monitoring and reporting, preparing pe
rformance reports for online systems for management review. Interact with develo
pment and project management teams assisting in problem resolution and identifyi
ng threatening performance trends
* Actively participated in industry seminars, user discussion forums, case studi
es (Mercury Interactive Corp.) and user group meetings
Verification Engineer/Test Manager
Mobile Data Solutions Inc., Richmond, BC , Canada 1999-2000
* Managed and lead testing for several projects; developed test strategy/test pl
an for each project; maintained test cases and automated testing where appropria
te
* Participated in risk management/resolution and system integration testing incl
uding Y2K readiness.
* Prepared and managed a test lab; researched and evaluated new software test to
ols
* Provided advice and expertise on Quality Assurance
* Utilized Simulators and Automated Testing tools for functional and performance
testing.
* Participated in contract and customer document reviews; interacted with custom
ers reviewing requirement changes and tracking defects to resolution
Configuration/Performance Engineer
CNC Global Consulting, Consultant for GTE Enterprise Solutions, Burnaby, BC, Can
ada 1998
* Lead the performance team interacting with development, database management, s
ystem implementation and product management team from project to project to proa
ctively resolve performance issues
* Developed scripts for testing existing products and new releases
* Performed hardware/software benchmarks to test and confirm contract requiremen
ts
Senior Systems Analyst and System Administrator
Price Waterhouse LLP , Boston, MA 1996-1997

* Lead programmer for Executive Services-Personal Financial Products group and k

ey member of software engineering team
* Responsible for full life-cycle development of several Financial Planning prod
ucts for a variety of clients
* Designed, implemented, tested and debugged products as per client requirements
and specifications
* Setup and managed group's Unix and Windows NT networks providing inter-network
connectivity, backups , technical support/training, remote access and disk shar
ing/file sharing capabilities
RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Washington University, St. Louis MO
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC
Delhi Institute of Technology, New Delhi, India
Instructor, Research & Teaching Assistant
* Taught introductory Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence courses to underg
raduate and high-school students.
* Taught several classes in Parallel Computing, Automata Theory and Logic Progra
mming to undergraduate/graduate students
* Researched the area of Genetic Algorithms, Constraint-Based Reasoning, and Nat
ural Language Systems
* Directed students through assignments, projects and exams
EDUCATION
Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1996
M.A. Computer Science
Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1989
B.S. (Double Major) Computer and Systems Science & Mathematics
HONORS/DISTINCTIONS
Merit Scholar, Dean's List Student, Awarded Research/Teaching Assistantship, Res
earch Fellowship, Prize from Mercury Interactive Corporation.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Case Study with Mercury Interactive Corporation
http://www-heva.mercuryinteractive.com/company/mercury_customers/successes/jhfse
rvices.html
2. "Genetic Algorithms: Usefulness and Effectiveness for Pattern Recognition". T
echnical Report 91-35, Department of Computer Science, Washington Universit
y, St. Louis MO 63130
3. Conference Proceedings - Software Test and Performance Conference Fall 2008
PROFESSIONAL AFFILATIONS AND CONFERENCES
IEEE Computer and Communications Society
Software Test and Performance Conference past Faculty
HP Software Universe Presenter - 2010
Workshop on Performance and Reliability Participant (WOPR 13 & WOPR 14)
International Association of Software Architects
QAAC Presenter- Fall 2010