Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
Head of Engineering
He/Him
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 a balance between effort and value. Music nut.
馃巶 MoTaBirthday | August 16, 2019
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Many times, Quality people don't see what they do as superpowers. They see them as normal every day life. These can be superpowers like creating good documentation, communicating appropriately to d...
30 Oct
I love TWiQ. Whether I'm listening or joining the stage, it gives me a lift being in this supportive community. I have found friends here, friends who understand and are experiencing the same emoti...
30 Oct
Had to have a play based on something said in TWiQ today on AI introducing the hosts. So here it is 馃槀Shawn Vernier"Today we're joined by Shawn Vernier, a Quality Engineer, community leader, and pas...
23 Oct
Such a fantastic conversation today with Rosie, Eamon and Judy that I thought I's grab a screen shot. Alas the capture button was on my other monitor, so please enjoy the back of my head.In all ser...
16 Oct
What a darts team taught me about building high-performing quality teams
14 Jul
A Halloween special exploring testing horror stories, quality superpowers, workplace challenges, and the importance of curiosity, communication, and community.
30 Oct
A lively discussion on career growth, engineering leadership, community, bringing joy to testing, and navigating AI.
16 Oct
Bugnetism
Where a quality engineer looks at a piece of software and bugs just jump out.
Specialist
A specialist is someone who chooses to focus on a set of skills they are passionate about to become a respected mentor and advisor in those skills.
Generalist
A generalist is someone who is passionate about their profession and working with people within it. They have sought understanding multiple areas of that profession without seeking to specialise in any of them, so can help specialists with how to approach situations that can impact others.
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Your AI transformation is yours to drive
You hit a point right at the beginning thats very pertinent to me right now. I'm struggling to square my organisations AI transformation objectives, with my AI transformation objectives.
Introducing TWIQ hosts with AI
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When systems stop behaving: controlled chaos in practice
I'm so pleased that I got to see this. This is really relevant and powerful for us right now as we look to adapt to a very competitive world where competitors are building with AI and we have to at least stay in touch. Excellent talk Adam!
TWIQ 16/10/2026 - a screen grab of chaos
Your welcome Eamon, it's all true mate. Keep being you 馃
Continuous joy
Continuous joy and that picture of Clare is a perfect match 馃榿. Loved her talk too!
Organise teams around value, then keep testing the boundaries
(robonsoftware.substack.com)
11 Aug
What an AI-Enabled Engineering Organisation Looks Like When It Is Working
(robonsoftware.substack.com)
09 Jul
AI Adoption Is an Organisational Design Decision, not a Tooling Decision
(robonsoftware.substack.com)
05 Jun
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