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Lead Quality Engineer
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I explore the world of software development and testing. Join me as I continue my adventures, discovering the wonders of quality.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Ben shared information on SLI and SLO, and the What, So what, Now what way of explaining things. Thanks Ben </div> image
Ben shared information on SLI and SLO, and the What, So what, Now what way of explaining things. Thanks Ben 
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Quality. Great to hear about SLO and SLI, via Charity's blog post.  </div> image
Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Quality. Great to hear about SLO and SLI, via Charity's blog post.  
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/testbash-sessions/navigating-a-career-in-quality-engineering" rel="noopener nofollow">Navigating a career in Quality Engineering</a> image
Navigating a career in Quality Engineering
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Take charge of your career by mapping your impact, building feedback loops, and making deliberate choices that keep you learning and moving forward image
Take charge of your career by mapping your impact, building feedback loops, and making deliberate choices that keep you learning and moving forward
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
achieved:
This badge is awarded to members who complete the Introduction to modern testing course. image
This badge is awarded to members who complete the Introduction to modern testing course.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/satellites/what-does-quality-mean-to-me" rel="noopener nofollow">What does quality mean to me?</a> image
What does quality mean to me?
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆<br><br>I love how you got stuck in and took ownership of many things in the Corn Exchange. It made a positive difference to the attendee experience. And to do that alongside the pressure of taking to the main stage on day 1. Awesome work! 💪🏻</div> image
Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆I love how you got stuck in and took ownership of many things in the Corn Exchange. It made a positive difference to the attendee experience. And to do that alongside the pressure of taking to the main stage on day 1. Awesome work! 💪🏻
Discover how the Quality Assistance Model revolutionises testing and enhances collaboration image
Discover how the Quality Assistance Model revolutionises testing and enhances collaboration
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/this-week-in-testing-episodes/twiq-testing-in-production-ep-107" rel="noopener nofollow">TWiQ: Testing in production - EP 107</a> image
TWiQ: Testing in production - EP 107
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Celebrate the launch of This Week in Quality as the community tests a new platform, shares MoTaCon highlights, and reflects on how quality connects us all. image
Celebrate the launch of This Week in Quality as the community tests a new platform, shares MoTaCon highlights, and reflects on how quality connects us all.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>We’re grateful you joined the stage for This Week in Quality and shared your MoTaCon reflections with the community.</div> image
We’re grateful you joined the stage for This Week in Quality and shared your MoTaCon reflections with the community.
Great to meet Ben in real life at MotaCon!  image
Great to meet Ben in real life at MotaCon!
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Jesse Berkeley for:
<div>Bug congrats on getting 99 stars.</div> image
Bug congrats on getting 99 stars.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Thanks for going above and beyond in September 2025. Your community contributions create, spark and support many good things. 🤩</div> image
Thanks for going above and beyond in September 2025. Your community contributions create, spark and support many good things. 🤩
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Big thanks to everyone who supported us through this wild year of building Epic Test Quest from early interviews to testing our prototypes and giving us honest feedback.
It was amazing to meet so ... image
Big thanks to everyone who supported us through this wild year of building Epic Test Quest from early interviews to testing our prototypes and giving us honest feedback. It was amazing to meet so ...
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Thanks for the chat and encouragement around our MoTaCon talk topics and themes; also for the nice feedback afterwards.</div> image
Thanks for the chat and encouragement around our MoTaCon talk topics and themes; also for the nice feedback afterwards.
It's time to remove the silos image
It's time to remove the silos
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Great talk at MoTaCon on your journey in QA and great to chat!</div> image
Great talk at MoTaCon on your journey in QA and great to chat!
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/talks/software-testing-live-ep-05-what-s-in-the-box" rel="noopener nofollow">Software Testing Live Ep 05 - What's in the box?</a> image
Software Testing Live Ep 05 - What's in the box?
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Explore how classic test design techniques add value in both closed and open box testing image
Explore how classic test design techniques add value in both closed and open box testing
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Ady Stokes for:
<div>Thank you for talking at TestBash 2025</div> image
Thank you for talking at TestBash 2025
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Scott Kenyon for:
<div>Talking on stage, Test Bash 2025.</div> image
Talking on stage, Test Bash 2025.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/ady-and-scott-talk-in-general" rel="noopener nofollow">Ady and Scott talk in general</a> image
Ady and Scott talk in general
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Scott and Ady take the stage at MoTacon 2025 image
Scott and Ady take the stage at MoTacon 2025
TestaBash is no more as we move to a quality first focused community. It is the era of MoTaCon.  image
TestaBash is no more as we move to a quality first focused community. It is the era of MoTaCon.
I say today i “met Bug” but actually i got to meet the lovely community from and around MoT.
Glad to be at TestBa- i mean MotaCon! image
I say today i “met Bug” but actually i got to meet the lovely community from and around MoT. Glad to be at TestBa- i mean MotaCon!
It was a nasty bugger that broke the code image
It was a nasty bugger that broke the code
From Manila to Brighton. Finally made it to MotaCon25!!! image
From Manila to Brighton. Finally made it to MotaCon25!!!
TestBash coffee break… image
TestBash coffee break…
I have been following Rahul on LinkedIn for sometime now. Finally get to meet him in person!  image
I have been following Rahul on LinkedIn for sometime now. Finally get to meet him in person!
Thank you Stuart!! Have learned a lot from our chat and I feel more confident in taking the next steps in introducing quality engineering at work!! ✨  image
Thank you Stuart!! Have learned a lot from our chat and I feel more confident in taking the next steps in introducing quality engineering at work!! ✨
Taking a selfie before starting the workshop! Full house as well 😱 image
Taking a selfie before starting the workshop! Full house as well 😱
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/fomo-gravity" rel="noopener nofollow">FOMO Gravity</a> image
FOMO Gravity
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Martin talks about FOMO driven Ai adoption at TestBash 2025. image
Martin talks about FOMO driven Ai adoption at TestBash 2025.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Martin Hynie for:
<div>Bug congrats for taking to the stage at TestBash MoTacon 2025</div> image
Bug congrats for taking to the stage at TestBash MoTacon 2025
During this talk at Test Bash 2025, Joep mention a zero bug policy. Simply put, if we can live with it forever, forget about it, if you can't, fix it right away. image
During this talk at Test Bash 2025, Joep mention a zero bug policy. Simply put, if we can live with it forever, forget about it, if you can't, fix it right away.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/joep-s-zero-bug-policy-diagram" rel="noopener nofollow">Joep's zero bug policy diagram</a> image
Joep's zero bug policy diagram
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
During this talk at Test Bash 2025, Joep mention a zero bug policy. Simply put, if we can live with it forever, forget about it, if you can't, fix it right away. image
During this talk at Test Bash 2025, Joep mention a zero bug policy. Simply put, if we can live with it forever, forget about it, if you can't, fix it right away.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Joep Schuurkes for:
<div>Bug congrats for talking on stage at MoTacon 2025.</div> image
Bug congrats for talking on stage at MoTacon 2025.
Thanks for all the morning debriefing and support. image
Thanks for all the morning debriefing and support.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
<div>Amazing job delivery your talk at #TestBash 🎉</div> image
Amazing job delivery your talk at #TestBash 🎉
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/lean-coffee-success" rel="noopener nofollow">Lean coffee success</a> image
Lean coffee success
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
MoTacon lean coffee image
MoTacon lean coffee
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>I featured your Lean Coffee photo on the home page. 🙌</div> image
I featured your Lean Coffee photo on the home page. 🙌
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/motacon-lean-coffee" rel="noopener nofollow">MoTacon lean coffee</a> image
MoTacon lean coffee
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/motacon-lean-coffee" rel="noopener nofollow">MoTacon lean coffee</a> image
MoTacon lean coffee
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Talking about Devs writing tests and pair testing during lean coffee at MoTacon 2025. image
Talking about Devs writing tests and pair testing during lean coffee at MoTacon 2025.
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