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Gary Hawkes
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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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Have you been a Solo tester in your organisation? image
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...
 Half-Century in the MoTaverse! ๐ŸŒŸ image
Thrilled to share that Iโ€™ve crossed 50+ stars and earned 12 badges in my Ministry of Testing journey. ๐Ÿ… Thanks to Rosie Sherry, Simon Tomes & the MoT community for a space to grow and connect.
Hello, my name is Nigel Brookes-Thomas image
Iโ€™m coming from: West Wales My role is: Principal Quality Engineer at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Iโ€™d love to meet others who are into: building things to test things I'm coming to ...
CAPTCHA - thinking like a tester image
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...
Happy World Testersโ€™ Day ๐Ÿž๐ŸŽ‚ image
May your cake be sweet and your bugs be few.
A golden platter won't save quality, but we might image
Iโ€™m excited to share that, alongside TeamMoT, weโ€™ll 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...
A golden platter won't save quality, but we might image
A golden platter won't save quality, but we might
Gary Hawkes
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A golden platter won't save quality, but we might image
Iโ€™m excited to share that, alongside TeamMoT, weโ€™ll 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...
Testing is for you, me and AI image
Who's really doing the testing? Plus plenty more happenings in the MoTaverse.
AI Stress? Trust your people image
AI Stress? Trust your people
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AI Stress? Trust your people image
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
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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AI Stress? Trust your people image
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
I won't be visible in MoTaverse today because I'm on Cloud 9 image
I'm on cloud 9 and enjoying all the Badges I earned today along with the MoT community certificate
Sprint Planning Plot Twist: Rated 13+ ๐ŸŽฌ๐Ÿ˜… image
That moment when a โ€œ3-pointerโ€ suddenly turns into a โ€œ13.โ€
Do we Stop or Abandon Software Testing? image
From me to you! Hi all ๐Ÿ‘‹ 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...
We must evolve quality mechanisms to match AI development speed image
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...
The Power of Habit image
Are you a creature of habit? Alex believes you are, learn more about habits in his talk.
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
awarded Aiman B T Syed for:
Great discussion in your leading with Quality session with Rosie. Loved your perspectives ๐Ÿ‘ image
Great discussion in your leading with Quality session with Rosie. Loved your perspectives ๐Ÿ‘
Aiman Syed: The solo quality roadmap image
Navigate the challenges of being the only quality advocate by creating structure, sharing practices, and guiding your team toward collective responsibility.
Finding bugs faster: A smarter way to debug integration failures image
Detect where integration failures start using a simple, fast and innovative 5-point parallel search method
Agile hardware testing: Enabling shift-left with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing  image
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.
First request to test suite: 30 days to API testing confidence image
Gain API testing confidence with this hands-on podcast course, featuring 30 ten-minute activities that build your skills step by step.
I'm STEC certified image
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...
MoT -Stars, Badges, Certificate - how does it feel when you receive MoT email notification back to back in Single Day!! image
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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99 and Counting image
This badge is awarded to members who visit the Ministry of Testing site 99 times
AI and Responsibility image
AI and Responsibility
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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AI and Responsibility image
Inspired by Aimans club post https://club.ministryoftesting.com/t/why-human-centric-testing-matters-more-than-ever/86567/5
I can adds memes image
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! image
"Looking forward to seeing this one Aiman. Love your work on the club!"
STEC STEC STEC - TWiT Episode 102  image
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...
One frame... two curious minds and one awesome conversation ...๐Ÿ˜Š image
Sometimes the best thing we can do about anything is talk about it, and quality is one of those things...
I'm STEC certified! image
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...
Iโ€™m STEC certified  image
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...
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? โ€“ No. 41 image
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...
Adaptive Quality Roadmap for Agile Teams image
This is another take away from my Podcast "Leading with Quality". From me to you: A comprehensive guide outlines how to establish a practical and scalable Quality Roadmap that can be easily ad...
โœจ Launching My SDET Portfolio โ€“ Sharing My QA Journey image
Explore my portfolio: https://lnkd.in/ggdCdzHT Launched my personal portfolio website.
Thank you for going above and beyond in August 2025. Team MoT and the community see you and appreciate you. Your posi... image
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.
You mentioned ISTQB, did you mean to say STEC? image
STEC STEC STEC and plenty more happenings in the MoTaverse.
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Bug on the wall image
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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Gary Hawkes
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For everything you've put into making STEC happen image
For everything you've put into making STEC happen
Alessandra Moreira: Build your circle of influence image
Start small, build trust, and grow your influence to shape how quality is valued across an organisation
The TORCH technique for exploratory testing image
Shine a light. The TORCH technique for exploratory testing helps quality professionals bring structure and freedom to their exploratory testing sessions. So what?
Why Human-Centric Testing Matters More Than Ever image
We may call Human-Centric testing (Manual, experience based, heuristics, context dependant) Thereโ€™s a recurring conversation in our industry that human involvement in testing might become obsole...
Moments - Leading with Quality - Matthew Whitaker image
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...
When different role meets in same universe... image
When different role meets in same universe...
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