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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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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 👏
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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".
From me to you:
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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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 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)
There’s 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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When different role meets in same universe...
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We've got our work cut out.
Let's take a moment spare a thought for the future of quality in the age of AI.
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"We don't need QA."
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Who’s translating chaos into business impact?
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"I direct people to things they haven't considered and then leave it to them to reconsider. 😁"
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Mega bug congrats on your first MoTaverse article! It's jammed packed with gold. Love the honesty and openness. 🤩May this be one of many more contributions. Nice one, Gary!
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Explore how testing artefacts outlive code to provide the clearest understanding of how a system works.
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Bug congrats on getting your article live!
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6 leadership mistakes that made me a better leader
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Learn from the mistakes and career lessons of an experienced leader to shape your path as a trusted leader in quality.
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See how operational definitions bring clarity to requirements and support earlier testing
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We don't mess about when it comes to recording talks at TestBash. Just check out this kit from the visual and audio team at TestBash 2024. Very cool indeed.
It allows us to produce high-quality ...
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My notes from the podcast from Leading with Quality with Nigel Brookes-Thomas as the guest.
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About Me:
I’m coming from: Cleveland Ohio, USA
My role is: Developer Advocate
I’d love to meet others who are into: New and innovated test techniques
I'm coming to TestBash 2025 as a: Ambassado...
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Full name: Jesper Ottosen
From: Aarhus, Denmark
My title at work is: Senior Advisory Consultant
My interests are: Leading Test Activities, Strategies, Staff-roles, Security and Compliance.
I’...
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This week in Testing - Another great episode where we had talk about the upcoming Test Bash -2025 preparations, suggestions about how to recognise people.
Little bit talk about shifting focus tow...
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Shared my first blog on how QA is evolving — from hands-on testing to automation and now AI-powered approaches.
Curious to know: what would you keep manual, automate, or hand over to AI?
https:...
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About Me:
I’m coming from Germany.
My role is: Junior Test Automation Engineer
I'm super interested in and would love to talk to: Basics in automation, all things in testing, ADHD.
I'm coming t...
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