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James Skriczka

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James Skriczka

Worked on the hmcts/civil-ccd-definition and related repositories to deliver core case management features, workflow enhancements, and robust test automation for civil case handling. Built and refined Standard Directions Orders workflows, judgment actions, and document upload interactions, focusing on maintainability and user experience. Leveraged TypeScript, JavaScript, and Playwright to migrate and stabilize end-to-end test suites, improving CI reliability and reducing manual QA effort. Enhanced CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and Groovy, introduced functional test grouping, and improved documentation clarity. Addressed test flakiness, expanded test coverage, and automated notifications, resulting in faster feedback cycles and more reliable deployments across the civil justice platform.

Overall Statistics

Feature vs Bugs

82%Features

Repository Contributions

26Total
Bugs
2
Commits
26
Features
9
Lines of code
9,872
Activity Months5

Work History

June 2026

7 Commits • 2 Features

Jun 1, 2026

June 2026 monthly summary for hmcts/civil-ccd-definition: Delivered core case-management enhancements and completed Playwright-based test migrations, delivering tangible business value and strengthening test reliability. Highlights include judgment actions, contact information management, and handling of unavailable dates and stays; POs for contact information; migration and refactoring of stay case, reconsideration, and discontinue claim tests with rollbacks as needed.

May 2026

2 Commits • 1 Features

May 1, 2026

May 2026 monthly summary for hmcts/civil-ccd-definition: Delivered automated notification of agreed extension dates within the defendant solicitor workflow, with expanded test coverage and CI improvements. This work improves case handling SLAs, reduces manual follow-ups, and demonstrates automation and reliability across the test and deployment pipelines.

April 2026

4 Commits • 1 Features

Apr 1, 2026

April 2026 performance summary: Delivered stability enhancements for the Civil CCD test suite and decision/case flow testing, added a NoC test skip to preserve CI reliability, delivered user-facing UI improvements for document uploads in Civil Citizen UI, and stabilized UI tests for the Full Admit flow. These efforts reduced flaky tests, improved data handling and fee calculation validation, and enhanced overall user experience—with measurable impact on CI stability and release velocity.

March 2026

12 Commits • 4 Features

Mar 1, 2026

March 2026 highlights across civil repos: delivered user-facing SDO workflow enhancements for the District Judge journey, improved documentation quality, and strengthened CI/CD reliability through functional test grouping. Work spanned hmcts/civil-ccd-definition, hmcts/civil-wa-task-configuration, and hmcts/civil-camunda-bpmn-definition, delivering tangible business value: streamlined case handling, clearer documentation, and faster, more stable releases.

February 2026

1 Commits • 1 Features

Feb 1, 2026

February 2026 monthly summary for hmcts/civil-ccd-definition: Focused on delivering business value through Standard Directions Orders (SDO) workflow enhancements for judges, reinforced by code refactors and robust test coverage. This work improves automation, consistency, and multi-track hearing handling, while stabilizing configuration and authentication surfaces for safer deployments.

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Quality Metrics

Correctness89.2%
Maintainability86.2%
Architecture86.2%
Performance86.2%
AI Usage32.2%

Skills & Technologies

Programming Languages

GroovyJavaScriptMarkdownTypeScript

Technical Skills

API developmentAPI testingCI/CDContinuous IntegrationDevOpsGroovyJavaScriptJenkinsNodeNode.jsPage Object ModelPlaywrightSpring BootTest AutomationTesting

Repositories Contributed To

4 repos

Overview of all repositories you've contributed to across your timeline

hmcts/civil-ccd-definition

Feb 2026 Jun 2026
5 Months active

Languages Used

TypeScriptJavaScript

Technical Skills

API developmentPlaywrightTypeScriptfull stack developmentNodePage Object Model

hmcts/civil-wa-task-configuration

Mar 2026 Mar 2026
1 Month active

Languages Used

GroovyMarkdown

Technical Skills

CI/CDGroovyJenkinsSpring BootTestingdocumentation

hmcts/civil-citizen-ui

Apr 2026 Apr 2026
1 Month active

Languages Used

JavaScript

Technical Skills

JavaScriptUI developmentfront end developmentfunctional testingtesting

hmcts/civil-camunda-bpmn-definition

Mar 2026 Mar 2026
1 Month active

Languages Used

Groovy

Technical Skills

Continuous IntegrationDevOpsJenkins