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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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🎉 3 Years in Software Testing – A Grateful Reflection! 🎉 image
Grateful to reach 3 years in software testing! 💜 Thank you, Ministry of Testing, for inspiring, supporting, and shaping my journey.
Thank you to all who brought snacks! image
The picture shows only a glimpse of the International Snack Table Not shown are America, Ukrainian, Indian, and many more snacks from all over the world.
The one with Isabel Evans image
Always a pleasure to meet the amazing Isabel Evans and chitchat with her about our common friend, Jyothi R.
99 seconds on stage and  99 stars from the community image
The power of number 99 in Motaverse. I Did my 99-secs talks at London MoT meet-up and MoTaCon(former Test Bash) but the real reward has been the awesome people I have met along the way while achiev...
The one with the awesome Richard image
Volunteering gives you wonderful opportunities to connect with some of the wonderful people of the community. It was nice meeting you and talking to you, Richard.
Meeting Scott for the first time  image
Scott is a wonderful personality, helpful, supportive, and a great thinker. Glad to have finally met him in person. Thanks to MoTaCon.
Stuart beatboxing at MotaCon 25 image
Stuart beatboxing at MotaCon 25
Gwen & Veerle preparing the day-two-intro image
Gwen & Veerle preparing the day-two-intro, practicing System of a Down on a Glockenspiel
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
commented on:
Ha ha!! Love it 😂 image
"Ha ha!! Love it 😂"
Ash leading with quality image
Ash leading our conversation for "Building with Intelligence: How Quality-Driven Teams Lead with AI" at leading quality
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
awarded Philippa Jennings for:
I loved your talk and I'll be using it to help guide my discussions with our Product Team to help them understand the... image
I loved your talk and I'll be using it to help guide my discussions with our Product Team to help them understand the 6 questions. Thank you and congratulations for an amazing talk.
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
awarded Jarsto van Santen for:
Thanks for being my Conference buddy Jarsto! Great to meet and chat with you 😁🙏 image
Thanks for being my Conference buddy Jarsto! Great to meet and chat with you 😁🙏
Shout out to Demi image
Shout out to Demi
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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Shout out to Demi image
I've listened to Demi hosting TWiQ a number of times and she has always had very interesting things to say. So I wasn't go to miss her talk on Starting Continuous Quality. It was brilliant, loads o...
Contract Testing workshop is packed! image
Glad to be in this learning opportunity around Contract Testing with Marie Cruz and Lewis Prescott.
I found a bug in real life image
It was a nasty bugger that broke the code
TestBash coffee break… image
TestBash coffee break…
Over 10,000 KMs image
From Manila to Brighton. Finally made it to MotaCon25!!!
Lovely meeting Rahul in person! image
I have been following Rahul on LinkedIn for sometime now. Finally get to meet him in person!
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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Sums up exactly what I've been trying to communicate with my Product Managers...taking that diagram to hammer it home. image
"Sums up exactly what I've been trying to communicate with my Product Managers...taking that diagram to hammer it home."
Joep's zero bug policy diagram 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.
Met Stuart and learned so much!! 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!! ✨
Contract Testing workshop with Lewis! image
Taking a selfie before starting the workshop! Full house as well 😱
Classy double act image
Enjoying the banter, chemistry and passion for testing, quality and people, from the, err, Morecambe and Wise of our industry ⭐️👏🏽
Cool Pic with Simon image
It was great to see you again Simon and talk about MoTaverse in detail.
Had a great catching up with Rahul image
It was pleasure to meet Rahul in person and share our thoughts and ideas about testing world
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
commented on:
I was fantastic to meet you, loved the chat. You gave me some ideas too 😁 image
"I was fantastic to meet you, loved the chat. You gave me some ideas too 😁"
Our amazing hosts of Day 2 at Test Bash 2025 image
The duo was superb - the way they took the stage, engaged the audience, announced the end of 99 secs after each 99 secs talk and many more.... loved their vibes. Captured their instrument as well ...
The one with Jenna and Scott image
It was a great time being around the swag corner. Small chit chats, and fun!
Loved The Testing Planet  image
MoTaverse is really a universe in so many senses. Testing is a big planet in the MoTaverse. The Testing Planet (Physical Newspaper) really summarises it very well. Long live The Testing P...
Getting home after MoTaCon image
Absolutely exhausted today but what an amazing two days! Long ol' journey home last night and I wished I could have stayed at the social for longer but we go again next ywar 😄
The Testing Planet Activity image
It was super fun and exciting to complete each activity in the list.
The MoTaCon Craft Table image
I wasn't sure what to expect from the MoTaCon craft table, but it was a hit! Drop a comment with the names of people in this video. :)
It happened! I gave my first talk at MotaCon! image
My first MotaCon/TestBash and my first 99-second talk. So proud to have put something together and found the courage to get up on stage.
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
commented on:
Really thrilled to see Tina there!! She saw my name in the slack threads and messaged me that she was going. So I hop... image
"Really thrilled to see Tina there!! She saw my name in the slack threads and messaged me that she was going. So I hopped on linked in and messaged her to try and meetup and noticed my last message to her was 12 years ago!! A wonderful human being and o..."
Team Worldpay at Test Bash 2025 image
Team Worldpay at Test Bash 2025
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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This pic reminds me of an article written by Gary Hawkes - Bugs and Hugs image
Found a bug !! Inspired by Gary's article I hugged it and now it is going to Jira :D
Selfie with Gary image
It was awesome to meet Gary Hawkes in person. Lot of talks and exchange of ideas made my day!
Nice to see you internally advocating for the MoTaverse. image
Nice to see you internally advocating for the MoTaverse.
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
registered for:
MoTaCon 2026 image
Previously known as TestBash, MoTaCon is the new name for our annual conference. It's where quality people gather.
Selfie with Gary image
Selfie with Gary
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
contributed:
Selfie with Gary image
It was awesome to meet Gary Hawkes in person. Lot of talks and exchange of ideas made my day!
This pic reminds me of an article written by Garry Hawkes - Bugs and Hugs image
This pic reminds me of an article written by Garry Hawkes - Bugs and Hugs
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
contributed:
This pic reminds me of an article written by Gary Hawkes - Bugs and Hugs image
Found a bug !! Inspired by Gary's article I hugged it and now it is going to Jira :D
Merch merch merch  image
Loving the treasure hunt today at TestBash!
Found a bug at  ̷T̷e̷s̷t̷B̷a̷s̷h̷ MoTaCon image
Found bug at ̷T̷e̷s̷t̷B̷a̷s̷h̷ MoTaCon
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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Amazing workshop Nicola. I got so much from that. Thank you so much for doing it 🙏 image
"Amazing workshop Nicola. I got so much from that. Thank you so much for doing it 🙏"
Then and Now - MoT workshop version in the old court room  image
10 years since my first MoT workshop. And my 2nd time in this venue as a workshop room. Then - March 2015. Gamification of Software Testing workshop at TestBash ‘s first workshop day. Room of 50...
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