Practice Director - Quality Engineering at Speridian Technologies
📍 Kochi, Kerala, India
George Ukkuru is the Practice Director of Quality Engineering at Speridian Technologies, with over two decades of experience in scaling testing operations. He focuses on AI-led assurance and next-gen automation frameworks. Colleagues describe him as a driven, savvy thought leader with deep practical experience and foresight.
He holds a specialization in User Experience Research and Design from the University of Michigan, reflecting his passion for continuous learning and applying new skills. George is energetic and open-minded, constantly seeking to innovate within and beyond his core quality engineering role.
Unique fact: Throughout his career, George has successfully defended over $100 million in testing revenues for his companies.
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Experience
25 Years
Current Role
Practice Director - Quality Engineering
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Kochi, Kerala, India
Personality Overview
How George shows up
Objective Thinker
Fast But Wary
Quality Focused
They take a lot of pride in personal achievements. They are not always relationship oriented. More than the product, they care about the impact of the product.
Priorities
Topics George cares about
AI in Testing
He focuses on shifting repeatable manual work to Agentic AI and engineers custom GPTs for test creation and review to help companies scale.
Test Automation
He writes about building effective test automation and warns against overly complex frameworks that teams cannot maintain, emphasizing practical application over perfect architecture.
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Career
Work history
7-2025
Practice Director - Quality Engineering
Speridian Technologies
6-2024 - 5-2025
General Manager
McLaren Strategic Solutions (MSS)
9-2022 - 5-2024
Chief Solutions Officer - Leading Pre-Sales, Automation / Performance Testing and Innovation
Testhouse Ltd
6-2022 - 9-2022
Vice President - Software Testing, PreSales and Learning & Development
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