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Gary Hawkes
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Head of Engineering who came from QE. Admirer of all humans (with a special affinity for testers). I love to bring out the best in people and help them grow. I have a very tactical view of delivery and love working to find the sweet spot so that processes are balance between effort and value,

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LWQ 2026 - Resetting the Quality Engineering conversation
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