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Gary Hawkes
QA Lead
He/Him
Software QA Lead and tester who loves to see people grow, processes continuously improve and help organisations understand and support Quality Engineering
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Risk matters more than ever
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Risk matters more than ever
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Risk matters more than ever
awarded Stuart Thomas for:
Risk matters more than ever
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My Goals for 2026
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"My fear with this framework is it implies that AI is a "must use tool", hence a framework is needed to ensure that the AI is performing as we would want. It implies its more important to make sure AI is right, than getting the job done. AI should be no..."
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Use HHH to help guide your AI quality principles
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A quality engineer's guide to the Helpful, Honest, and Harmless Framework (HHH)
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A quality engineer's guide to the Helpful, Honest, and Harmless Framework (HHH)
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Identify blind spots created by AI-driven testing and prevent false confidence in testing outcomes
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Back to the basics: Rethinking how we use AI in testing
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Back to the basics: Rethinking how we use AI in testing
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"I mentioned this in a club post. Quality is about balancing cost, quality and timescale. To improve, we need to get cheaper and/or better and/or quicker. How many articles do you see from people or vendors about using AI to be better? I'm seeing those ..."
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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My Goals for 2026
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My Goals for 2026
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My Goals for 2026
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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...
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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...
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market?
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Momentic raises $15M to automate software testing
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woah, Vibium is halfway there
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Understand how losing community, not losing skill, can drain your energy as a tester, and how small, curious reconnections matter more than big career moves.
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After the pause: Rediscovering the feeling of belonging in tech
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After the pause: Rediscovering the feeling of belonging in tech
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The good, the bad, the ugly
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16 ideas for your quality narrative
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16 ideas for your quality narrative
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16 ideas for your quality narrative
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16 ideas for your quality narrative
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The card deck that gets you thinking and talking about software testing and quality, now available for MoT Professional Members!
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TestSphere Digital
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TestSphere Digital
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TestSphere Digital
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"Got them all...thanks to Ady's tip 😁"
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Because innovation has never been a solo effort for me.
It has been shaped by Epic Test Quest, by our incredible Design Heroes, by the communities that opened their doors (QA: Challenge Accepted, ...
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Receiving the Innovation in QA Award 2025 genuinely humbles me.
awarded Christine Pinto for:
Receiving the Innovation in QA Award 2025 genuinely humbles me.
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Most conversations about AI in testing are still stuck on the same question:
“Will AI replace testers?”
Meanwhile, the real risks are hiding in plain sight.
Vendors rarely talk about the dee...
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“Will AI replace testers?” is the wrong question.
awarded Kat Obring for:
“Will AI replace testers?” is the wrong question.
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- For my role, next year I want to kind of maintain the new efficiency we've found, but look at what we can do and influence to reduce our unplanned release and support ticket levels
- Keep building my personal brand but finding where I fit and have t..."
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Rosie was asking on Slack if there are some 2026 goals we can share and potentially support each other. I'd love that. I'd like to share my thoughts as a memory.
I am usually doing some reflecti...
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Preliminary goals for 2026
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Preliminary goals for 2026
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We celebrated our last meetup of the year at the Christmas market at Alexanderplatz.
What a wonderful year it was to hang out with people from Berlin and beyond!
I'm looking forward to 2026, wh...
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the MoT Berlin meetup!
awarded Nadja Schulz for:
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the MoT Berlin meetup!
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