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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
awarded Nicola Sedgwick for:
Thanks for your quality radar workshop at leading with quality event. It was incredibly powerful and I have a mountain of takeaways.
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
Thanks for an amazing workshop on Prompt Engineering. I've got a lot of takeaways to process.
awarded Kulas Angeles for:
Thanks for an amazing talk, one of the most powerful I've watched. I've taken so much from it.
awarded Demi Van Malcot for:
Brilliant talk, notes taken, you smashed it!
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Thanks Ben for giving me a little nudge to do my first 99 sec talk
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
For organising the MoT Run and looking after everyone
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"Thanks for bringing us together Nat and for a lot of you holding back your usual run times to keep talking with us plodders 🙏"
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TestBash Runners! Pre conference morning run. Love it
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What a brilliant turn up at 7am for a social run by Brighton beach. I am so happy we did it. We talked, we aligned, we met new people, we discussed work, kids. We showed up for each other. Love it....
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Rosie and The Main Gary
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Rosie and The Main Gary
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Our tense selfie at MoTacon 🤔....no not Gary Shannon...
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Our tense selfie at MoTacon 🤔....no not Gary Shannon...
awarded Demi Van Malcot for:
Amazing talk Demi. Well done!!!
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Our workshop prompt:
Act as a world leading Quality Lead who has deep insight in the quality aspects for the delivery of software product.
I need you to help produce a list of measureable met...
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Unlocking AI Potential
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Our workshop prompt:
Act as a world leading Quality Lead who has deep insight in the quality aspects for the delivery of software product.
I need you to help produce a list of measureable met...
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awarded Barry Ehigiator for:
Thanks for thought provoking talk. Its always a success if you get a lot of questions, you got us all thinking.
awarded Ash Coleman Hynie for:
Thanks for an amazing talk. The discussions all proved that we are all in this together and have the same problems dealing with AI.
awarded Nicola Sedgwick for:
An amazing talk that has been a real light bulb moment of, OMG Why aren't we doing this?!
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Embedding a Culture of Quality using the Quality Radar
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You can't improve what you can't see
Each of the "elements" of the quality radar requires deep thinking
Our field is filled wit...
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That moment we had the last week in testing.
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I had the amazing opportunity to speak at the inaugural Test Up North conference in Leeds yesterday which was followed up by the MoT Leeds meetup.
Of course, I had to represent MoT London and Op...
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Spread quality ownership through collaboration and curiosity
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Pairing QA Engineers and Analysts isn't just a process tweak, it's a cultural shift that transforms siloed testing into a collaborative, balanced and business-aligned effort.
is Open to CV Reviews
is Open to Podcasting
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We've implemented Open To Podcasting thanks to your feedback!
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Here's a little about me for those I'll meet at TestBash in a couple of weeks.
I’m coming from: London UK
My role is: Test Manager, Test Lead, Test Engineer
I'm coming to TestBash 2025 as an: ...
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Hello, fellow testers!
I'm joining you from Sheffield, UK. (originally from Hungary, Budapest)
I work as a Quality Engineer (QE) at Capgemini.
I'm absolutely thrilled to be at TestBash! It's b...
awarded Leo Donnelly for:
Fantastic achievement Leo! Well done, may you gain even more success as a result.
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👋 About Me:
I’m coming from: Denver, Colorado USA
My role is: QA Manager
I’d love to meet others who are into: all aspects of software testing, continious improvement, and/or movies 🎥
I'm comin...
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"Really inspiring Tom 🤜"
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A short story...
Three weeks ago, I uploaded a contribution abstract to the MoT website.
Two weeks ago, industrial action by underground staff caused a delay in the London Meetup 5.0.
A few da...
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Back in July 2023, I finally faced one of my biggest fears, which was speaking in front of a crowd. I became a speaker at a Ministry of Testing Philippines meetup, and it was both nerve-wracking an...
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Hi! I'm coming from Bournemouth, United Kingdom.
I'm a Senior QA
I'd love to meet others who are into user experience, risk, team dynamics
I'm coming to TestBash 2025 as an attendee
I'...
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When you begin your STEC journey, but notice that one of the MOT creatures looks like your dog, Princess.
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An AI Testing Agent walks into a bar…
…and gets tricked into rewriting the menu. (Prompt Injection)
…and leaks the secret cocktail recipe. (Sensitive Data)
…and installs a shady bar plugin. (Sup...
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What quality conversations happen in-person? Get a sense of what's going on in the MoTaverse with this week's MoTaverse Weekly
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About Me:
I’m coming from: London, UK
My role is: QA Engineer (open to work)
I’d love to meet others who are into: accessibility, exploratory testing, AI, quality coaching
I'm coming to TestBas...
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Eamon is always up and ready to deliver great talk . He talked about Google Vs Chatgpt search which was amazing
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Bug hunt is one of the favourite task in tester's life and it doubles the fun if rewarded.
Enjoyed the Bug hunt challenge at London MoT Meetup 5.0.
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Letttss gooooooo
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Turn conversations into visible testing through shared runbooks that raise quality
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Everyday accessibility testing your whole team can do
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Testing is shifting in a way where quality is increasingly everyone's responsibility
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Thanks for sharing lots of helpful things in the chat during today's This Week in Testing.
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I love going to tech conferences.
I keep an open mind and fill my brain with ideas.
I plan my day and don’t plan. Either works.
I check to see if it’s ok to speak to someone who is by them...
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Christian presents GitHub Actions, does some live coding and encourages a discussion.
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