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Lead Quality Engineer
He/Him
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
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.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Barry Ehigiator for:
<div>Bug congrats for talking on stage at MoTacon</div> image
Bug congrats for talking on stage at MoTacon
Effectively lead and drive change as a tester by applying transformational and authentic leadership principles image
Effectively lead and drive change as a tester by applying transformational and authentic leadership principles
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Great talk on navigating your career in Quality Engineering.</div> image
Great talk on navigating your career in Quality Engineering.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Gary Hawkes for:
<div>Congratulations on your first 99s talk</div> image
Congratulations on your first 99s talk
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Thanks Ben for giving me a little nudge to do my first 99 sec talk</div> image
Thanks Ben for giving me a little nudge to do my first 99 sec talk
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/started-the-workshop-with-meeting-the-awesome-ben-dowen" rel="noopener nofollow">Started the workshop with meeting the awesome Ben Dowen.</a> image
Started the workshop with meeting the awesome Ben Dowen.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Thanks for all the morning debriefing and support. image
Thanks for all the morning debriefing and support.
Had the pleasure of pairing and working with Ben Dowen  image
Had the pleasure of pairing and working with Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Bug congrats on your first conference talk! You did great, lean and clear conversation with the audience.</div> image
Bug congrats on your first conference talk! You did great, lean and clear conversation with the audience.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Keara Phillips-Vabre for:
<div>Great 99s talk!</div> image
Great 99s talk!
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>You gave an excellent talk this afternoon Ben!</div> image
You gave an excellent talk this afternoon Ben!
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Excellent talk today!</div> image
Excellent talk today!
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Nice talk Ben! Hopefully you consider me one of your critical friends.<br><br>I love the way you use your own emojis and showcase how far through your presentation the audience is, but the “feedback” wave was asked for with too little notice!</div> image
Nice talk Ben! Hopefully you consider me one of your critical friends.I love the way you use your own emojis and showcase how far through your presentation the audience is, but the “feedback” wave was asked for with too little notice!
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/meeting-ben-in-real-life" rel="noopener nofollow">Meeting Ben in real life</a> image
Meeting Ben in real life
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Great to meet Ben in real life at MotaCon!  image
Great to meet Ben in real life at MotaCon!
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/pairing-with-ben-dowen-at-leading-with-quality" rel="noopener nofollow">Pairing with Ben Dowen at Leading with Quality</a> image
Pairing with Ben Dowen at Leading with Quality
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Had the pleasure of pairing and working with Ben Dowen  image
Had the pleasure of pairing and working with Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Keith Klain for:
<div>Leading the session at Leading with Quality</div> image
Leading the session at Leading with Quality
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Barry Ehigiator for:
<div>Amazing energy helping us re-frame common testing phrases that are problematic, and claim our identities are leaders at Leading with Quality.</div> image
Amazing energy helping us re-frame common testing phrases that are problematic, and claim our identities are leaders at Leading with Quality.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Thanks for facilitating the discussions on our table (Venus), making sense of our random thoughts and taking great notes! <br><br>Great work</div> image
Thanks for facilitating the discussions on our table (Venus), making sense of our random thoughts and taking great notes! Great work
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/works-on-my-machine-rephrased" rel="noopener nofollow">Works on my machine rephrased</a> image
Works on my machine rephrased
About Me:
I’m coming from: Bradford, UK
My role is: Test Engineer/ Accessibility advocate
I’d love to meet others who are into:  accessibility, exploratory testing, AI, new things!
I'm coming t... image
About Me: I’m coming from: Bradford, UK My role is: Test Engineer/ Accessibility advocate I’d love to meet others who are into: accessibility, exploratory testing, AI, new things! I'm coming t...
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/works-on-my-machine-rephrased" rel="noopener nofollow">Works on my machine rephrased</a> image
Works on my machine rephrased
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Before: Works on my machine
 

After: How can we improve consistency of our environments, and portability of our code
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Before: Works on my machine After: How can we improve consistency of our environments, and portability of our code
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Before: Works on my machine
 

After: How can we improve consistency of our environments, and portability of our code
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Before: Works on my machine After: How can we improve consistency of our environments, and portability of our code
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/barry-taking-to-the-stage-and-leading-with-quality" rel="noopener nofollow">Barry taking to the stage and leading with quality</a> image
Barry taking to the stage and leading with quality
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Barry leading the discussion for Reframing Identity, Influence, and Impact to Lead with Quality image
Barry leading the discussion for Reframing Identity, Influence, and Impact to Lead with Quality
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/ash-leading-with-quality" rel="noopener nofollow">Ash leading with quality</a> image
Ash leading with quality
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Ash leading our conversation for "Building with Intelligence: How Quality-Driven Teams Lead with AI" at leading quality image
Ash leading our conversation for "Building with Intelligence: How Quality-Driven Teams Lead with AI" at leading quality
Scott and I are heading to Brighton and taking advantage of first class between Leeds and London. Hopefully no problems like yesterday.  image
Scott and I are heading to Brighton and taking advantage of first class between Leeds and London. Hopefully no problems like yesterday.
On my way to test bash .. had a nice birthday breakfast .
Now for a nice 5 hours on the trains.
Can't wait to chat with everyone about the future of testing and how we can engage with new testers. image
On my way to test bash .. had a nice birthday breakfast . Now for a nice 5 hours on the trains. Can't wait to chat with everyone about the future of testing and how we can engage with new testers.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/keith-takes-to-the-stage-for-leading-with-quality" rel="noopener nofollow">Keith takes to the stage for leading with quality</a> image
Keith takes to the stage for leading with quality
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Keith works in testing, and probably always will  image
Keith works in testing, and probably always will
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Ash Coleman Hynie for:
<div>Congratulations for hosting an excellent session "Building with Intelligence: How Quality-Driven Teams Lead with AI" at leading with quality.</div> image
Congratulations for hosting an excellent session "Building with Intelligence: How Quality-Driven Teams Lead with AI" at leading with quality.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>For celebrating powerful observations during Leading with Quality workshops. You make people feel seen and empowered </div> image
For celebrating powerful observations during Leading with Quality workshops. You make people feel seen and empowered 
Embedding a Culture of Quality using the Quality Radar

Note:
	You can't improve what you can't see
	Each of the "elements" of the quality radar requires deep thinking
	Our field is filled wit... image
Embedding a Culture of Quality using the Quality Radar Note: You can't improve what you can't see Each of the "elements" of the quality radar requires deep thinking Our field is filled wit...
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
awarded Nicola Sedgwick for:
<div>Fantastic workshop on the quality radar to kick off leading with quality, Brighton 2025.</div> image
Fantastic workshop on the quality radar to kick off leading with quality, Brighton 2025.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/quality-radar-venus-302" rel="noopener nofollow">Quality Radar: Venus 302</a> image
Quality Radar: Venus 302
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/quality-radar-venus-302" rel="noopener nofollow">Quality Radar: Venus 302</a> image
Quality Radar: Venus 302
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Table Venus, team 302, Leading with Quality. Our quality radar exercise, testing the MoTaverse. Leading with Quality workshop led by Nicola Sedgwick. image
Table Venus, team 302, Leading with Quality. Our quality radar exercise, testing the MoTaverse. Leading with Quality workshop led by Nicola Sedgwick.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Table Venus, team 302, Leading with Quality. Our quality radar exercise, testing the MoTaverse. Leading with Quality workshop led by Nicola Sedgwick. image
Table Venus, team 302, Leading with Quality. Our quality radar exercise, testing the MoTaverse. Leading with Quality workshop led by Nicola Sedgwick.
That moment we had the last week in testing.  image
That moment we had the last week in testing.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/we-can-no-longer-mention-the-t-word" rel="noopener nofollow">We can no longer mention the T word</a> image
We can no longer mention the T word
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
That moment we had the last week in testing.  image
That moment we had the last week in testing.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/this-week-in-testing-episodes/quality-people-all-aboard-the-testbash-train-ep-106" rel="noopener nofollow">Quality people, all aboard the TestBash train! - Ep 106</a> image
Quality people, all aboard the TestBash train! - Ep 106
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
contributed:
Feel the MoTaverse energy as quality people prepare for TestBash, share accessibility stories, and swap career advice. image
Feel the MoTaverse energy as quality people prepare for TestBash, share accessibility stories, and swap career advice.
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
<div>Always a pleasure to co-host This Week in Testing with you. 😃</div> image
Always a pleasure to co-host This Week in Testing with you. 😃
I had the amazing opportunity to speak at the inaugural Test Up North conference in Leeds yesterday which was followed up by the MoT Leeds meetup.

Of course, I had to represent MoT London and Op... image
I had the amazing opportunity to speak at the inaugural Test Up North conference in Leeds yesterday which was followed up by the MoT Leeds meetup. Of course, I had to represent MoT London and Op...
Ben Dowen
Ben Dowen
earned:
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