Stuart du Casse โ CEO
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ ๐ท๐๐ฑ๐ด๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐. If your tests are green but shipping still feels tense, you do not have a test automation problem. You have a release signal problem. I work with CTOs and engineering leaders in scaling SaaS and regulated platforms where CI/CD pipelines and test automation already exist, but leadership still cannot defensibly answer one question: โ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ?โ โข The issue is not coverage. โข Tests prove execution, not protection. โข Intent is unclear. Ownership is implicit. Failures donโt translate into business risk. My work converts existing test automation and CI/CD signals into decision-grade release signal, so go/no-go decisions are defensible. ๐๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐: ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ป๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ (๐ฎโ๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐) A short, fixed-scope diagnostic on one critical business journey, end-to-end. You get a written decision brief that answers: โ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐น๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ท๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐?โ ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐: โข Risk exposure across the journey (where youโre blind, and what it could cost) โข Gaps between assumed behaviour and actual system behaviour โข Whether current automation is meaningful or misleading โข Clear recommendations to restore a trusted release signal This is contained calibration, not open-ended discovery. ๐๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐: โข Scaling SaaS / regulated platforms, roughly 15โ150 engineers โข CI and automation already in place (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, mixed) โข Release confidence currently sits in individuals, not the system โข Decisions require justification (audit, investors, regulation, incident recovery)
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and Fintech expert specializing in release confidence and risk management.
Location: Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom
Experience: 3 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Test Automation Architecture
- Ci/cd
- Test Automation
Career Highlights
- Expert in transforming CI/CD signals into defensible release readiness.
- Specializes in risk assessment for regulated environments.
- Proven track record in enhancing release confidence.
Work Experience
AutoSpec QA
Fractional Release Confidence Partner (3 yrs 3 mos)
Janus Henderson Investors
Delivery Risk & Test Signal Consultant (7 mos)
SureView Systems
Quality Engineering Consultant (Release Confidence) (6 mos)
Various Companies
Quality Engineering Consultant (4 yrs 3 mos)