KOUNDINYA VURE

Director of Quality and Innovation, E Source

Koundinya “KD” Vure is the Director of Quality and Innovation at E Source. In this role, KD works with implementation teams on expanding the knowledge base of E Source utility systems by developing manual and automated testing assets. With 12.5 years of experience in Utility Industry, KD had been involved in multiple CIS Implementations with various roles and responsibilities. He started as a Test Engineer in the utility domain of a software consulting firm in India. After working 4 years and establishing a reputation as a ‘Client favorite problem solver’, KD immigrated to the US and joined E Source to be part of their Implementation team as a Testing Consultant. Here he transitioned his success in testing into success in overall implementation strategy. He successfully led testing of CIS, CSS, and Mobile software for numerous Electric and Water clients. Working with other utility and testing experts at E Source, KD assisted in developing NavigateOne for ALM testing methodology. KD strongly believes in achieving automation of testing process independent of the tool by establishing a strong testing center of excellence.