Gary Hawkes
QA Lead
He/Him
I am Open to Write, Mentor, Podcasting, CV Reviews
Software QA Lead and tester who loves to see people grow, processes continuously improve and help organisations understand and support Quality Engineering
Achievements
Certificates
Awarded for:
Achieving one or more Community Stars in five or more unique months
Activity
thanked contributors on:
I joined an interesting webinar with Stu Day and Ash Gawthorp (CTO, Co-Founder of Ten10):
Leading Through the AI Revolution: Considerations for Integrating AI into Your Business DNA.
The dis...
earned:
What do your AI guardrails look like?
awarded Simon Tomes for:
What do your AI guardrails look like?
awarded Ten10 for:
What do your AI guardrails look like?
awarded Stu Day for:
What do your AI guardrails look like?
Contributions
I enjoyed listening to Gary Hawkes and Parveen Khan during SQEC Module 4 Lesson 2.
I took notes...
See why sharing small things often is one of the most effective ways to learn and grow in your career
Explore how testers are blending AI with human judgment to improve exploratory testing, sharpen risk thinking, and stay accountable for quality in 2026.
Goals is a strong word. It implies that if you don't achieve them you've failed. To me its really identifying the things I want to explore. In the end it may end up a goal but it could also be some...
Discover how Quality Coaching approaches help teams surface, understand and solve their quality problems
As per https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/using-ai-prompting-as-a-shift-left-tool-coaching-tool/86925 , I thought I'd share wider the prompt template I use to help Quality Engineers, Developers a...
4 quality insights on what to do for the next generation of Quality Engineers
Being at Ito for 7 years, the team has been on a fantastic journey and I wanted to acknowledge and remember everyone that had been a part of that. So just thought I'd share a screen clip of our QA...
An exploration of test artefacts in relation to information, knowledge and product maintenance.
Celebrate the spooky side of quality as community members share their funniest, scariest, and most unforgettable stories that turn everyday mishaps into lessons worth laughing about.
Superpowers:
- making you feel guilty eating your own food
- walking in a manner that makes passers by say "Aaaah...how old is he?" without fail
- Tracking his mummy wherever she moves...unless ...