Hi, I'm Rody · Test Automation Architect

QA is evolving.
Evolve with it.

Traditional QA is dead. Quality is built into the pipeline. I help engineering teams and QA professionals master automation, infrastructure, and CI/CD pipelines.

ci · pipeline #482
BuildTestPost results
install cypress
run cypress t…
send cypress …
$ npx cypress run --parallel
✓ checkout · 4s
✓ install · 12s
▸ running 38 specs across 4 nodes…
Healthyavg · 8m 12s

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"Rody is a very professional and knowledgeable coach in automation testing. He genuinely cares about whether you truly understand the concepts, not just follow steps. He explains topics clearly, is patient with questions, and always takes time to make sure everything makes sense. I would highly recommend working with him to anyone looking to grow in automation testing."
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"Rody is great to work with. He puts in real effort to plan and design QA solutions, even for complex projects. His communication is always clear, calm, and respectful — something I really value and connect with."
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"Rody helped us out at my company CCS to make the transition from ReadyAPI to RESTAssured. Which isn't a small thing for a functional tester to make the transition from a functional, user-interface based test tool to a Java language based framework."
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"Highly driven professional — communicates clearly and focuses on outcomes. A big help with our test framework rollout and coaching our colleagues on how to use it."
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"I wanted to learn more about test automation and agile, so I booked a session through his site. After we talked through goals, he put together a tailored workshop. Everything was explained calmly, clearly, and in an easy-to-follow way. Really happy with the session and I'd reach out again."
How we work together

From first call to a pipeline your team owns.

No long discovery decks. No vendor lock-in. Three steps, and your team walks away with the framework, the pipeline, and the knowledge to keep running it.

01
30 min · free

Discover

We jump on a call. You tell me where it hurts — flaky suite, slow pipeline, no one owning QA. I tell you the shortest realistic fix.

02

Architect & build

I design the framework, the CI/CD pipeline, and the test infrastructure for your stack. Built in the open, in your repo, with your team alongside me.

03
Ongoing

Hand over & level up

Your team takes the wheel. Workshops, pairing, and a pipeline they can extend without me. I stay on tap when you want a second opinion.

Traditional QA is dead.

Clicking through an app isn't enough anymore. Writing brittle UI tests isn't enough anymore. Quality assurance today means platform engineering, rapid feedback, and rock-solid infrastructure.

Automation is table stakes

Manual testing doesn't scale with modern CI/CD. Comprehensive, maintainable automation is the baseline.

Infrastructure is testing

If you can't spin up a reproducible test environment on demand, your tests will always be flaky.

Pipelines are the product

A test suite that takes 3 hours to run is useless. Pipeline optimization is a core QA responsibility.

Feedback loops dictate velocity

The goal isn't finding bugs — it's tightening the loop between writing code and knowing if it broke something.

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Trusted publications. Real audiences.

My writing and talks have been featured on Grafana k6 (including "Turning data into understandable insights"), the Xray YouTube channel as a guest seminar, and the Techworld with Nana blog.

The QA Pipeline

From commit to confidence — fully automated.

The pipelines I build for clients follow this shape: a single push triggers an isolated environment, runs the suite against it, and reports trustworthy results back to the team — automatically.

  1. Commit
    PR opened
  2. Dynamic test environment
    Spun up per PR
  3. Run tests
    E2E + perf
  4. Report
    Slack or Teams
  5. Notify
    Stakeholders in the loop
  6. Vault
    Results stored in Nexus
14+
Years Experience
PlaywrightCypressREST AssuredK6DockerTerraformGitHub ActionsGitLab CIJenkins
FAQ

Common questions, answered.

The things engineering managers and QA leads usually ask before the first call.

What kind of engagements do you take on?
Anything where automation, CI/CD pipelines, or test infrastructure is the bottleneck. That ranges from one-off audits and framework migrations to multi-month builds and embedded retainers with engineering teams.
Do you work remote or on-site?
Remote-first within the Netherlands, with on-site days available for kickoffs, workshops, or critical phases of a project. International remote engagements possible on a case-by-case basis.
What language do you work in with clients?
English for client-facing work. Code, documentation, and reports are delivered in English so they're usable across distributed teams.
What stack do you specialize in?
Playwright, Cypress, REST Assured, and k6 for testing; Docker, Terraform, and Ansible for environments; GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, and Jenkins for pipelines. The right tool depends on what you already run in production.
Can you take over an existing framework, or only build greenfield?
Both. A large part of my work is rescuing legacy frameworks: stabilising flaky suites, slicing execution time, and cutting away the parts nobody maintains anymore. Greenfield builds are usually faster, but rarely the most valuable engagement.
Do you also train teams, or only deliver code?
Both. The Qvolution programme exists precisely because teams that can run their own pipeline after I leave are worth more than any framework I could hand over. Training, pairing, and code review are part of most engagements by default.
How do I get started?
Book a 30-minute call. We'll talk through where the pipeline hurts and what a useful first engagement could look like. No prep needed, no obligation.

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