Gary Hawkes | Activities
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Last week, I headed to Brighton for my first ever MoTaCon, and it turned out to be such an incredible experience.
It was great being part of such a welcoming and passionate testing community, havin...
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My First MoTaCon 💜
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My First MoTaCon 💜
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4.1.0 of MoT Software Quality Engineering Certificate
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Thank you for sharing this moment :)
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LWQ 2026 - Resetting the Quality Engineering conversation
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MoTacon 2026 - thoughts of 2025
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First arrivals at the pre-pre-social
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Gary + Adam
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Cheers to MoTaCon 2026
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Let's Mature This Conversation: Growth by Intention
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One song to summarise a Post MoTacon karaoke
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LWQ 2026 - Resetting the Quality Engineering conversation
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Keeping it Joyful
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LWQ 2026 - Resetting the Quality Engineering conversation
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Catching up with Gary at Motacon
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Thanks to Klarent for sponsoring the Leaders Dinner after MoTaCon.Here, Komal and I were catching up and making plans for MoT Denver chapter.
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Komal Chowdhary selfie at Leaders Dinner
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Komal Chowdhary selfie at Leaders Dinner
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Komal Chowdhary selfie at Leaders Dinner
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Komal Chowdhary selfie at Leaders Dinner
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Meeting Susanne Abdelrahmen at MoTacon 2026
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Meeting Susanne Abdelrahmen at MoTacon 2026
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Meeting Susanne Abdelrahmen at MoTacon 2026
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Leaders Dinner with TestMu AI
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Meeting Susanne Abdelrahmen at MoTacon 2026
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Meeting Susanne Abdelrahmen at MoTacon 2026
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One song to summarise a Post MoTacon karaoke
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Post-MoTacon social: karaoke!
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Keeping it Joyful
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Keeping it Joyful
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Keeping it Joyful
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Meeting Susanne Abdelrahmen at MoTacon 2026
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The participants in Eamon Droko and my Testing Party workshop today at MoTaCon were extra special. Many of them were willing to try a bit of silliness with testing party hats and stickers to get a ...
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Extra energy and collaboration at MoTaCon!
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Extra energy and collaboration at MoTaCon!
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Extra energy and collaboration at MoTaCon!
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"Sad I missed this one but I was on volunteer duties🫡 . If you get the chance do another one, I'll make it a priority, 🤞"
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A shout-out to the amazing Parveen Khan and Drew Pontikis that ran the first! Engineering Management workshop at a MOT conference. 20 people turned up and there was so much engagement that we had t...
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An introduction to Engineering Management
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An introduction to Engineering Management
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Clares talk was full of joyful moments with so many great points to take away. For me I think the key Takeaways are:1. You don't have to fix the speed, just improve people's perception and experien...
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Many moments of joy
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Many moments of joy
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Many moments of joy
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Apparently, my approach to bug fixing can be summed up by a LEGO car with a flamethrower. 😂🔥
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Driving Quality Forward 🔥🐛
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Driving Quality Forward 🔥🐛
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One of my biggest reflections from MoTaCon today is that growing in Quality Engineering isn’t always about learning the next tool or framework.
Sometimes it’s about learning how to influence.
A gre...
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From testing to Quality Leadership
Gary Hawkes
Head of Engineering
He/Him
Head of Engineering who came from QE. Admirer of all humans (with a special affinity for testers). I love to bring out the best in people and help them grow. I have a very tactical view of delivery and love working to find the sweet spot so that processes are a balance between effort and value. Music nut.
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