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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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Gabrijela facilitates the first open space at the Munich meetup.
Women in MoT - Captured at London Meetup 5.0 image
It's was great to see and meet new faces and known faces as well yesterday at London Meetup 5.0
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A brilliant brilliant article! Thanks for sharing this, its articles like this that influence active empowerment and ... image
"A brilliant brilliant article! Thanks for sharing this, its articles like this that influence active empowerment and bring the best out of teams."
Overcoming the trap of intellectual conformity: Tips for software testers image
Explore how to challenge unhealthy levels of team conformity and help your team make better decisions earlier
How to use the FAB framework as an LLM thinking buddy for boundary analysis image
Not every large language model (LLM) is built the same, and not every tester needs the same models.
Build a quality career image
Collect and share your impact stories to show your value and support your career growth
MoTaverse lanyards with meaning image
We've been focusing on iterative improvements for TestBash. This year we'll announce some bigger than normal changes, but in the meantime, I've been quite happy with the many smaller changes we'...
This is how testing is shifting to developers image
Is it time to hand over test automation to developers? Explore MoTaverse Weekly to find out what's been happening and what's next.
What risks are there with launching a website like this? image
I spotted Posthog's new website via an update from Cory Watlio on LinkedIn, the person behind the redesign. You can feel the sense of excitement embedded with an audacious flavoured fear of the ...
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 43 image
The Corn Exchange at TestBash is a hubbub of activity! And in 2025, there are many loud and quiet ways to get involved. Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull are hiding. Can you find them?
I'm STEC qualified image
Becoming STEC qualified is now a thing! I'm STEC qualified, are you!? STEC, STEC, STEC.
MoT Porto 1.0: Bidirectional Playwright & Accessibility image
A snapshot from our first MoT Porto meetup back in April! The energy was fantastic. We're excited to continue fostering a strong testing community here in Porto.
MoT-NL has made a great come back image
MoT-NL is back — and what a comeback it was! Yesterday, September 9th, we held the very first chapter meeting of Ministry of Testing Netherlands — and it felt like a long-lost friend finally retur...
STEC is more than a testing certificate. It's community-in-action. image
Spotted this on our activity feed. It instantly brought a smile to my face. Lynda Hughes awards Beth Marshall a community star for her contributions to the Software Testing Essentials Certifica...
Colour is coming to TestBash image
Scott Kenyon and I are bringing colour to TestBash in our brand new, TestBash jackets. But you will have to wait to see the front.
Opinions wanted! image
Hello MoTaverse! I am currently working on my research project and dissertation for my MSc in Technology Management, my chosen topic? Testing of course! More specifically, I'm looking at compe...
That time Bug co-hosted This Week In Testing image
The time that Simon Tomes was surprisingly replaced by Bug as co-host on TWIT episode 104
All ok? ... Yep! image
It's 13:25 on a Thursday, 12th September 2024. TestBash is go! "Hey, Rosie" "Hey, Simon" "All ok?" "Yep!" "You?" "Yep! Cool. Selfie?" "Yep!" When you're busy making sure everyone at T...
Embracing chaos with the MoTaverse by your side - Ep 104 image
Embracing chaos with the MoTaverse by your side - Ep 104
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Embracing chaos with the MoTaverse by your side - Ep 104 image
Embrace the chaos as testers share real-world struggles, celebrate Worldwide Tester Day, and tap into the MoTaverse for positive vibes, support, and fresh ideas.
I think, therefore I test: the importance of thinking for testers  image
Explore different mindsets to improve testing, overcome bias, and add more value.
Thanks for participating in the chat during This Week in Testing, Episode 104.  image
Thanks for participating in the chat during This Week in Testing, Episode 104. 
Hello, my name is Christian Baumann image
I’m coming from: Bitburg. Germany My role is: Principal Test Architect I’d love to meet others who are into testing, test automation, and people who can tell/ teach me about quality engineering. ...
Hello, my name is Mark Sallis image
I’m coming from Christchuch, England My role is: QA and Release Manager
Hello, my name is Rodolphe Henry image
I’m coming from: Amsterdam, Netherlands My role is: QA Tester I’d love to meet others who are into: challenging, improving and sharing I'm coming to TestBash 2025 as a: Attendee I’ve been to T...
Hello, my name is Jokin image
Hello! This is Jokin from Valencia, Spain. My current role is Problem Manager in Nespresso. I´m coming to TestBash as an Attendee I been to testbash many times.
Hello, I'm Dima image
Call me Dima because you won't be able to pronounce my name ;D. I’m coming from Berlin, originally I'm from Ukraine. My role is: Manual software tester. And it's been like this for the last 7 yea...
Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Testing, Episode 104. Great to hear your advice.  image
Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Testing, Episode 104. Great to hear your advice. 
Hello my name is Lewis Prescott image
About Me: I’m coming from: London, UK My role is: QA Lead I’d love to meet others who are into: API Testing, Contract Testing I'm coming to TestBash 2025 as a: Speaker I’ve been to TestBash: T...
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Hi, I am Jaime from London and will be attending both days of TestBash 2025. This will be my first time attending and excited to experience the event Looking forward to seeing you all there
Hello, my name is Isabel image
Hello, my name is... Isabel Evans About Me: I’m coming from: Scotland. My role is: Post graduate research student at University of Malta. I’d love to meet others who are into: want to discuss ...
Hello, my name is Scott Kenyon image
I’m coming from: near Skipton in West Yorkshire, UK My role is: Programme Lead for Software Testing Apprenticeships for BPP University - School of Technology I’d love to meet others who are i...
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
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I'm not sure how deep the answers need to be so they are relatively brief, but I'm very happy if you need more to hav... image
"I'm not sure how deep the answers need to be so they are relatively brief, but I'm very happy if you need more to have a deeper chat with me if it will help. 😁"
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 42 image
Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull are hiding outside the entrance to the Brighton Dome, the venue for TestBash 2025. Can you find them? I took this photo while grabbing a quick breather during ...
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! 🌟 image
Thrilled to share that I’ve crossed 50+ stars and earned 12 badges in my Ministry of Testing journey. 🏅 Thanks to Rosie Sherry, Simon Tomes & the MoT community for a space to grow and connect.
Hello, my name is Nigel Brookes-Thomas image
I’m coming from: West Wales My role is: Principal Quality Engineer at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency I’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 Testers’ Day 🐞🎂 image
May your cake be sweet and your bugs be few.
A golden platter won't save quality, but we might image
I’m excited to share that, alongside TeamMoT, we’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
Gary Hawkes
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A golden platter won't save quality, but we might image
I’m excited to share that, alongside TeamMoT, we’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
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
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+ 🎬😅 image
That moment when a “3-pointer” suddenly turns into a “13.”
Do we Stop or Abandon Software Testing? image
From me to you! Hi all 👋 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...
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