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Gary Hawkes
QA Lead
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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
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It was so great to listen to Twit Episode 103 where we had a talk around being a solo tester in the organisation.
Watch out the full episode to understand the challenges, struggle, mindset, conve...
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Thrilled to share that Iโve crossed 50+ stars and earned 12 badges in my Ministry of Testing journey. ๐
Thanks to Rosie Sherry, Simon Tomes & the MoT community for a space to grow and connect.
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Iโm coming from: West Wales
My role is: Principal Quality Engineer at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Iโd love to meet others who are into: building things to test things
I'm coming to ...
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I mean technically you can sit on any of these, but likely wouldn't be your first choice, or comfortable to sit on the apples, hot drinks or microchips. Perhaps the question is actually "which of t...
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May your cake be sweet and your bugs be few.
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Iโm excited to share that, alongside TeamMoT, weโll be gathering 50 Leaders in Quality on September 30th.
What looks like a one-day event is actually the beginning of a bigger journey: a committ...
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A golden platter won't save quality, but we might
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Iโm excited to share that, alongside TeamMoT, weโll be gathering 50 Leaders in Quality on September 30th.
What looks like a one-day event is actually the beginning of a bigger journey: a committ...
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Who's really doing the testing? Plus plenty more happenings in the MoTaverse.
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AI Stress? Trust your people
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Blog talking about whilst AI Agents and the associated vendor marketing can be a scary prospect for testers, there is one quality of humans that means you can relax and trust your people
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Blog talking about whilst AI Agents and the associated vendor marketing can be a scary prospect for testers, there is one quality of humans that means you can relax and trust your people
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I'm on cloud 9 and enjoying all the Badges I earned today along with the MoT community certificate
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That moment when a โ3-pointerโ suddenly turns into a โ13.โ
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From me to you!
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The title might seem little controversial, or so, when I first had this shared to be the topic of my presentation in 2018 at Conference held by MoT in Karachi Pakis...
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It feels weird to see talk of quality talk in relation to tech becoming a hot topic of interest. But I'm so here for it!
A surprise? Not from our "quality engineering" perspective. I've had many...
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Are you a creature of habit? Alex believes you are, learn more about habits in his talk.
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Great discussion in your leading with Quality session with Rosie. Loved your perspectives ๐
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Navigate the challenges of being the only quality advocate by creating structure, sharing practices, and guiding your team toward collective responsibility.
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Detect where integration failures start using a simple, fast and innovative 5-point parallel search method
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Discover how HIL testing enables early system-level validation of embedded software, even before it can be integrated with the physical environment or external systems.
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Gain API testing confidence with this hands-on podcast course, featuring 30 ten-minute activities that build your skills step by step.
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Doing this certification was cool, haha!! I'm Software Testing Essentials Certified (STEC) !!
Thanks guys, for creating an opportunity to contribute to this certificate. Got to know a lot of "ho...
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When you are busy in your work and receive MoT notification for receiving a new Community Star - feels Grateful - wow ,
Another hour while you are still enjoying Stars received, get MoT notificati...
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AI and Responsibility
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Inspired by Aimans club post https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/why-human-centric-testing-matters-more-than-ever/86567/5
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When we first deployed the new meme pages, I needed something I could add to see how things looked in live. I considered just taking one of the great ones added to the Slack workspace, but decided ...
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"Looking forward to seeing this one Aiman. Love your work on the club!"
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Great episode where we had insights all about STEC - the lessons and topics as part of STEC.
More interestingly, I can't miss to mention the coincidence of matching our hosts name and the topic t...
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Sometimes the best thing we can do about anything is talk about it, and quality is one of those things...
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I'm happy to share that I have successfully completed the course and passed the test for Software Testing Essentials (STEC). I wanted to be the first to be STEC Certified but someone else beat me t...
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I've been involved in software testing for a while now. I have both ISTQB and Certified Agile Tester training certificates. I've also had the honour of creating the course concept and a significant...
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23rd of September 2022, Salford Quays, Manchester.
One of the workshop rooms at the Lowry during TestBash. Looks like it was Stu Day's workshop.
Great to see deep discussions. The power of t...
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This is another take away from my Podcast "Leading with Quality".
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A comprehensive guide outlines how to establish a practical and scalable Quality Roadmap that can be easily ad...
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Explore my portfolio: https://lnkd.in/ggdCdzHT
Launched my personal portfolio website.
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Thank you for going above and beyond in August 2025. Team MoT and the community see you and appreciate you. Your positive impact and interactions make a difference.
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STEC STEC STEC and plenty more happenings in the MoTaverse.
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This badge is awarded to members who add their pronouns to their member profile, helping create a more inclusive community.
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I love doing a bit of crafting with my girls.
So I had a go at making bug from a toilet roll, pipe cleaners and some paint (pens).
I used a glue gun to stick the top part together.
Maybe h...
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This badge is awarded to members who indicate they are open to work, writing, teaching, speaking, mentoring, CV reviewing or internships.
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This badge is awarded to members who publish their first article on the Ministry of Testing site
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For everything you've put into making STEC happen
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Start small, build trust, and grow your influence to shape how quality is valued across an organisation
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Shine a light. The TORCH technique for exploratory testing helps quality professionals bring structure and freedom to their exploratory testing sessions.
So what?
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We may call Human-Centric testing (Manual, experience based, heuristics, context dependant)
Thereโs a recurring conversation in our industry that human involvement in testing might become obsole...
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Notes of key moments and learnings from Leading with Quality - Podcast, where the guest was Matthew Whitaker.
You can watch the podcast series here: https://www.ministryoftesting.com/collections...
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