Gary Hawkes | Activities
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I moustache ask AI a question
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I moustache ask AI a question
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I moustache ask AI a question
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Organise teams around value, then keep testing the boundaries
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How does resting this weekend link back to QE?
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Organise teams around value, then keep testing the boundaries
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Today has all been about learning new skills. But in this moment I wanted to talk specifically about AI skills. During the course of today I attended an excellent AI chapter event on AI skil...
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Learning new (AI) skills
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Learning new (AI) skills
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Learning new (AI) skills
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Learning new (AI) skills
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Learning new (AI) skills
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Organised by theme, and every question comes with a short thinking prompt
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The Interview Question Bank for Engineering Managers
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The Interview Question Bank for Engineering Managers
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The Interview Question Bank for Engineering Managers
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The Interview Question Bank for Engineering Managers
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"A lovely heartwarming story. Thank you for sharing! 🫶"
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Madhuri Mittal shares how a career pause and motherhood reshaped her into a more resilient, empathetic, and adaptable tester.
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Version 2.0: The tester I became after a career break
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Version 2.0: The tester I became after a career break
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Version 2.0: The tester I became after a career break
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Version 2.0: The tester I became after a career break
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Version 2.0: The tester I became after a career break
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Version 2.0: The tester I became after a career break
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Version 2.0: The tester I became after a career break
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Version 2.0: The tester I became after a career break
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“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.”“Simon is a master steering the conversation.”“Simon is doing so much in the #MoTaverse so that we can all learn new things.”“I'm so grateful f...
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Kind things people have said about me
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Kind things people have said about me
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The 3 product battles 84% of EMs lose
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"Thanks Ujjwal! 🙏"
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Upcoming event? Here's my tips to encourage top tier networking that goes beyond the usual "who are you and what do you do?"
Before you head out the door, wear something you'll WANT to be photog...
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Talk Nerdy to Me
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Talk Nerdy to Me
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Talk Nerdy to Me
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Head of Engineering Lesson 1 - Communicating with the Exec team
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What Is the SmartBear Zephyr Agent for Rovo? AI testing in Jira, explained
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Thanks for encouraging people to join the TWiQ stage.
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4.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Rosie and I have got a bit of a joke going on at the moment. How many time can we say "There's a Moment in that!" A reference to encouraging the wonderful MoTaverse community to share their ideas ...
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The Triple A of AI: articulate, accelerate, amplify
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The Triple A of AI: articulate, accelerate, amplify
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The Triple A of AI: articulate, accelerate, amplify
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4.2.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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4.1.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Head of Engineering Lesson 1 - Communicating with the Exec team
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Head of Engineering Lesson 1 - Communicating with the Exec team
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4.1.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
Gary Hawkes
Head of Engineering
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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. Recently promoted to Head of Engineering (Jul 2026).
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