diff --git a/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a9a2f29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+### Description
+
+<replace this with a brief description of the changes>
+
+### Risk/Impact Analysis
+
+<replace this with your assessment of the overall risk and impact of the changes to the project>
+
+### QA Notes
+
+<replace this with any additional information necessary to aid in testing the changes>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..81d5f1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: Node.js CI
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  lint:
+    name: Lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [6.x, 8.x, 10.x, 12.x, 14.x]
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - name: set up node ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: install dependencies
+        working-directory: .
+        run: npm install
+      - name: running lint (pretest)
+        working-directory: .
+        run: npm run pretest
+
+  unit_tests:
+    name: unit tests
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node-version: [6.x, 8.x, 10.x, 12.x, 14.x]
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v1
+      - name: set up node ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: install dependencies
+        working-directory: .
+        run: npm install
+      - name: running npm test
+        working-directory: .
+        run: npm run test
\ No newline at end of file