During November 2024, James Cook enhanced CI/CD pipelines for the acsp-web, acsp-confirm-client-id-verification-web, and api-sdk-node repositories by ensuring unit tests executed before SonarQube analysis. He updated Makefile scripts to gate code quality checks on tested code, improving the reliability and actionability of SonarQube metrics for developers. Working primarily with Makefile and leveraging DevOps and CI/CD expertise, James standardized the test-before-analysis workflow across both Node.js and web projects. This approach provided faster, more accurate feedback on code quality, deepening the integration between automated testing and static analysis while maintaining consistency across multiple repositories and project types.