About Richard Stainforth

20 years of keeping things running when failure is not an option.

Before IT, I was a Combat Medical Technician in the British Army and an NHS paramedic. Environments where mistakes cost lives and there are no second chances.

That same discipline shapes every Westgate Sentinel engagement. I hold CISM, AIGP, and MBCS credentials focused on security leadership and governance. 20+ years in enterprise IT and cyber security. Every engagement is delivered personally.

CISM AIGP MBCS DORA Foundation ISACA Member
Richard Stainforth — Director, Westgate Sentinel Consulting

Real results from real engagements

Every number below comes from a real engagement. No composites and no industry averages.

Why clients choose us

You deal with me, not a subcontractor. Every engagement is delivered personally with no handoffs to people you have never met.

Proven in regulated sectors. I have delivered Cyber Essentials Plus work for financial services and other regulated organisations.

Trusted in the deal room. My compliance work has supported a multi-million-pound acquisition where the details had to stand up first time.

I automate repetitive work. 261 runbooks automated, cutting manual analyst effort by more than 40 percent.

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Trusted by technical leaders in regulated sectors

Stays current with technology and is genuinely willing to trial new approaches rather than defaulting to "how we've always done it."

Adam Wilson Cloud Platform Engineer, Fintel PLC

Strong ideas, clear thinking, and a great ability to connect technology to real business value.

Stefan Baldey Development & Product Director, Kocho

All recommendations from LinkedIn.

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