Gary Hawkes | Activities
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
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My collection of photos from Leading With AI (LWAI)
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First time meets are far from neat
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Leaders Dinner - Brighton Edition
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With the kind support from TestMu AI (formerly LambdaTest)
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Now you can connect with other quality people over dinner. Included as part of your Professional Membership.
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MoTaverse Dinners: A New Way to Connect for Professional Members
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MoTaverse Dinners: A New Way to Connect for Professional Members
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This Week in Quality
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Share your weekâs highlights, challenges, and lessons in quality
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Designing selfâexplaining test automation for fast rootâcause diagnosis
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I love a convenient slip-on trainer, but I also have a beloved pair with traditional laces. I rarely double-knot them. Yet, I have friends who double-knot their shoes every single day.Double-knotti...
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How do shoelaces link to risk?
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How do shoelaces link to risk?
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6.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6.5.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Wow moments in the software testing essentials course
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Designing selfâexplaining test automation for fast rootâcause diagnosis
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Learn how to get faster feedback, fewer blocked merges and better trust in automation.
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What my life was lacking was a new test related pyramid. But on a sunny Friday afternoon in Charing Cross, James Pearce's excellent talk on engineering quality into AI based products provided me wi...
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MoT AI at PwC
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MoT AI at PwC
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MoT AI at PwC
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One of my main takeaways from Preetiâs talk was this framework, in particular leading with empathy and supporting people as they re-skill. Also found focus on outcomes instead of just adoption real...
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GROW framework for introducing AI
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GROW framework for introducing AI
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GROW framework for introducing AI
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The talks I heard today reminded me that AI hasn't rewritten the rules of quality thinking, it's just raised the cost of ignoring them. Shift-left and shift-right, risk-based prioritisation, separa...
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How much has really changed with AI?
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How much has really changed with AI?
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Nice catching up with Ollie, the awesome photographer in the Motaverse. I did got chance to be clicked in various beautiful poses suggested by ollie :)On the other side, the moment worth to capture...
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Great catch up with the Person behind the Lens and the person behind the Mic together
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Great catch up with the Person behind the Lens and the person behind the Mic together
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Great catch up with the Person behind the Lens and the person behind the Mic together
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Great catch up with the Person behind the Lens and the person behind the Mic together
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No matter where you go, MoTaverse is always close to you!
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MoTaverse is always Close to you!
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MoTaverse is always Close to you!
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MoTaverse is always Close to you!
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Wow moments in the software testing essentials course
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Wow moments in the software testing essentials course
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Wow moments in the software testing essentials course
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Wow moments in the software testing essentials course
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Wow moments in the software testing essentials course
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Wow moments in the software testing essentials course
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Wow moments in the software testing essentials course
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Wow moments in the software testing essentials course
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6.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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6.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Gary Hawkes
Head of Engineering
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Software QA Lead and tester who loves to see people grow, processes continuously improve and help organisations understand and support Quality Engineering. Recently promoted to Head of Engineering (Jul 2026).
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