Gary Hawkes | Activities

"Glad to have caught up with this talk as on the day I was attending a workshop. Excellent talk Jitesh! 👏"

Study real-world failures to understand how quality is created, lost and strengthened in complex systems.

See how automotive testers handle hardware-driven, safety-critical systems to gain fresh insight into testing complex behaviour

Apply autism-aware design principles to improve software usability for autistic and neurodivergent people.

Also, SQEC, SQEC, SQEC!

After two weeks of alpha calls where QA leaders genuinely loved Wizzo and gave us a clear roadmap (GitHub integration, Jira sync, about 47 other things), we shipped what mattered most. The best ...

02/10/2025, Brighton, UK. The learning board at TestBash/MoTaCon 25. Have you ever formed a habit? What was it about the approach you took that made it easy to form the habit? Or was it just th...

Meme inspired by Slack conversations with Nataliia Burmei.

Strengths: - Basically a dog (plays fetch/tug-o-war, growls, whines when we leave/greets when we return). - Faithful companion. - Hilarious. Weaknesses: - Not the sharpest tool in the bo...

Strengths: - Miniature lion. - Expert fly-hunter (and eater). - Cat martial arts sparring partner for Jack. Weaknesses: - Frequent vocal complainer. - Never quite mastered litter box a...

When not testing websites from around the world, Bethany prefers to keep an eye on birds in the backyard.

Boost your career in quality engineering with the MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate.

Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull are celebrating MoT Athens Lean Coffee. Can you find them? 🕵🏽‍♂️

How amazing to have met the Founder of MOT!

Cloudflare went down again today and half the internet with it. Nothing like a global outage to remind us that we're all just one code or config change away from cup of tea time chaos.

Heck yeah! Bug congrats on reaching 100 community stars. I love all the things you do with the MoTaverse. Thank you. 🤩🏆

Taking Baby steps Regret joining because now I can't imagine a life without it Testing needs to happen everywhere Feedback is really important as a tester Keyboard short cuts Take a side step ...

The MoTaverse was a witness to their job hunting journey.

Ito's QA Hall of Fame

Ito's QA Hall of Fame

Being at Ito for 7 years, the team has been on a fantastic journey and I wanted to acknowledge and remember everyone that had been a part of that. So just thought I'd share a screen clip of our QA...

Being at Ito for 7 years, the team has been on a fantastic journey and I wanted to acknowledge and remember everyone that had been a part of that. So just thought I'd share a screen clip of our QA...

It's been more than a month since I returned from MotaCon but still feels like it was yesterday. Though it was a busy month for me but every morning when I see these two mugs in my cupboard, it rem...

A reminder that consistency, curiosity, and community truly accelerate growth. More learning. More giving. More growing.🌟

after so much waiting and anticipating , I am returning to my career after a full time parenting break. These 2 years were full of mixed feelings and self-doubts but I owe this community to back...

Thanks for sharing lots of interesting points in the TWiQ chat. 

Nice one for encouraging Scott Kenyon during This Week in Quality. 

A one-day educational experience for quality engineering leaders

Learners and Teachers now earn stars

Thanks for going above and beyond in October 2025. Your community contributions are much appreciated.

An exploration of test artefacts in relation to information, knowledge and product maintenance.

Temperance and Vera doing some exploratory testing on some freshly-grown grass!

Invest in test artefacts, they can last longer than the application's source code

An exploration of test artefacts in relation to information, knowledge and product maintenance.

The current members of the Sheasby Thomas cavy herd

A pair of guardians, never seen apart! Sox (left) is a Jack Russell Terrier Mix and Eddi (right) is pure Jack Russell Terror...I mean Terrier. Strengths: - Eddi: Finding a way to lick your fac...

Did you like my new profile pic? Just letting you you know, this month I have been moustached for Movember. I hope you like it and please consider supporting Movember: https://en.wikipedia.or...

Lead the change from automation-focused testing to holistic quality engineering that benefits everyone.

Something you shared during your Leading With Quality conversation sparked many discussions in This Week in Quality Episode 111. I'm glad your insights continue to inspire. Thank you!

Occasionally mentioned as QA Cat in the internal Slack (even has his own dedicated emotes) Superpowers: - Not Impressed by developers - Has a brother - Silent but deadly Weaknesses: - Ha...

Willow is your super fluffy Samoyed! 🐶 Superpowers: - Sweetest dog ever to exist and very affectionate - Smiles for the camera with his signature “Sammy smile” - Stunning white fur! - Smells...

Poppy is your frenchie/pitbull guardian! 🐶 Superpowers: - A professional sleeper - Ability to always look sad and neglected even though she is actually a spoiled princess - Can sneakily eat l...

Jussi - not long gone, but always in our thoughts - one of those dogs who made everything better. He is your friend, your partner, your defender your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader...

Strengths - - The appearance of total innocence - Relentless obsession with where the treats live (at home, at the vets, in the pet shop) - Sleeping Weaknesses - Stopping for a lie down i...

The smartest and possibly grumpiest dog we had. Max had the nickname grumpy old man when he turned grey around 5 years old.

Only in our lives for a few years, Roxy was the most loving dog we ever had.

The best kind of learning is fun learning

Eamon Droko and Ayesha Saeed showing off their swag! Postman duck and Bug Mug!

Pearl and Rutherford waiting for daddy to finish bug hunting and get his walking boots on Strengths: Brother and sister so they are a duo stupidness Uniqueness, how many shitzsausages do you...

Alias: The Comfort QA-t Species: Feline (Domesticus Perfectionis) Alignment: Chaotic Cuddly Current Assignment: Guardian of the MoTaVerse — Ministry of Testing Role in the Guardians: Posture of...