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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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Stu Day: Building a quality brand image
Focus on people, storytelling, and shared purpose can help you strengthen your quality culture and inspire lasting change as a leader
Two tall speakers - Demi & Rahul image
Met demi for the first time in person. It was nice to meet her and know about her experience at this conference. Also, heard good feedback about her talk from others. It was her first time sp...
One with the fab host - Veerle image
Thank you, Veerle, for taking this photo with us. You have a great skill of lighting up the energy with your positivity and good feedback. Thank you for everything that you do as a host, as ...
Selfie time image
Selfie time with awesome people
Meeting Neil Taylor IRL image
It's always a pleasure to meet people who you have known through social media and online world in person. It was nice meeting you, Neil and talking to you about Ai and other things. Thanks f...
The fabulous Emily on stage image
The fabulous Emily on stage - 99 seconds talk
MoTaCon 2025 - Memories image
Most conferences end when you walk out the door. hashtag#MoTaCon doesn’t. It lingers. - In the conversations that turn into ideas. - In the ideas that turn into experiments. - In the people w...
Summer break is over - MoT Berlin meetups are back! image
We are back! Our summer break is finally over, the suitcases are heavy with TestBash swag (MoTaCon swag, actually), and we can't wait to see you all again!🎀 Quality TalksAsh Hynie, Ashutosh Mishra,...
Testin' the time limit image
17/10/25, across the globe, a live episode of This Week in Quality. We must take all opportunities to boundary test. πŸ˜ƒ Thanks to everyone who showed up today to help us continue our producti...
Can't escape the Bug image
I spent a week in beautiful Wales with the family. But I couldn't keep Bug off my mind. It's been an intense year and this was a much needed de-compression. I was holding it together, and now...
Post MoTaCon Meetup Chats  image
A quality crew of long time friends. It was good to see you, Beren, Martin, Keith, Andrew, Jokin.
The day AWS had some issues that affected other products  image
Today AWS was having issues and it reminded me of Jitesh's MoTaCon25 talk "How quality is created, maintained and lost in complex software systems".
Did you make any new friends in the MoTaQueue? image
The queue for getting into MoTaCon 2025. Was it great for community conversations?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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TestBash Trailblazer image
This badge is awarded to members who have attended a TestBash event.
Bug is everywhere image
I couldn't keep Bug off my mind
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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Leading With Quality Lean Coffee image
Quality leadership conversations in a virtual lean coffee format
MoTaCon (previously TestBash) and all in-person events are now part of Professional Membership image
It's time to bundle! We've got everything your quality team needs
99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025 image
Celebrate the quality community’s creativity and courage as folks share lessons, ideas, and stories in just 99 seconds.
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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99 Second Speaker image
This badge is awarded to a member who has given a 99 second talk.
99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton/MoTaCon 2025 image
99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton/MoTaCon 2025
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025 image
Celebrate the quality community’s creativity and courage as folks share lessons, ideas, and stories in just 99 seconds.
Getting paid what you are worth as a software tester image
Recognise your true value as a tester, navigate salary negotiations with confidence, and make the most of benefits beyond pay
The MoTaCon takeover image
In quality we gathered
Jessica Bane: Navigating quality systems of knowledge image
Explore the challenges of balancing legacy knowledge with modern quality practices
First conference and first time speaking at a conference image
Had An amazing time at MoTaCon 2025, did a first ever talk at a conference and had amazing support!
Thanks for going above and beyond in September 2025. Your community contributions create sparks and support many good... image
Thanks for going above and beyond in September 2025. Your community contributions create sparks and support many good things. 🀩
Thanks for writing about your positive experiences with the MoTaverse. We're grateful you continue to expand it. Comi... image
Thanks for writing about your positive experiences with the MoTaverse. We're grateful you continue to expand it. Coming back to the MoTaverse.Β 
Coming back to the MoTaverse image
Coming back to the MoTaverse
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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TestBash is now MoTaCon image
It's time to remove the silos
Repping the merch image
It’s a good job Rutherford P Dog can’t read. He is not normally a massive fan of post(persons)
Quality Radar: Venus 302 image
Table Venus, team 302, Leading with Quality. Our quality radar exercise, testing the MoTaverse. Leading with Quality workshop led by Nicola Sedgwick.
Reflecting on MoTaCon 2025 image
My first cup of coffee in my new MoTaverse mug! The perfect way to reflect on two awesome days at this years MoTaCon whilst starting to write a blog about my experience. There is so much to ref...
πŸŽ‰ 3 Years in Software Testing – A Grateful Reflection! πŸŽ‰ image
Grateful to reach 3 years in software testing! πŸ’œ 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
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Ha ha!! Love it πŸ˜‚ image
"Ha ha!! Love it πŸ˜‚"
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 πŸ˜πŸ™ image
Thanks for being my Conference buddy Jarsto! Great to meet and chat with you πŸ˜πŸ™
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
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