Gary Hawkes | Activities
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"He looks like he's missing a cigar..."
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Strengths:
- Steals her brother's toys
- Sleeps through most meetings or barks when Mum wants to talk
- Will appear out of nowhere for lettuce
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- Gets angry at her brother when he w...
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Strengths:
- Has that puppy dog look down pat. Mum can never say no
- Knows how to take up most of the bed
- Is a gentle man
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- Demanding
- Barks whenever his sister barks, even ...
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Milo - Guardian of the MoTaVerse!
Milo is by far the cheekiest guardian you have ever met. He is fiercely loyal, protective, feisty and inquisitive.
He loves his family, especially his Nanny ...
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My aunt, who has learning difficulties, fell and broke her hip. Just home after 9 hours at the hospital but couldn’t find her.
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TWIQ or treat: Ghostly bug stories - Ep 110
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Celebrate the spooky side of quality as community members share their funniest, scariest, and most unforgettable stories that turn everyday mishaps into lessons worth laughing about.
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Thanks for joining the stage during TWiQ or Treat. What can I say about your scary quality story, it was utterly horrifying! 😱
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Learn how leading with quality is about continuous learning, experimentation, and care that sustains teams over time.
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Cooper - Guardian Of the MoTaverse
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Cooper - Guardian Of the MoTaverse
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Superpowers:
- making you feel guilty eating your own food
- walking in a manner that makes passers by say "Aaaah...how old is he?" without fail
- Tracking his mummy wherever she moves...unless ...
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Superpowers:
- making you feel guilty eating your own food
- walking in a manner that makes passers by say "Aaaah...how old is he?" without fail
- Tracking his mummy wherever she moves...unless ...
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Wow what an absolute privilege it was to stand up on stage at TestBash (MoTaCon) 2025. It was my first time speaking on such a big stage and in front of great peers in the Testing and Quality Comm...
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Loved being able to hear Jenny Bramble's discussion on Testing in Production. Her talk was inspiring, thought-provoking, and very goth as she guided us through the wrong and right ways to test in p...
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Another wonderful meet up in Auckland where we learnt about Spark NZ's adoption journey to AI in testing.
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Ship it, I've marked these accessibility bugs as low priority."
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Learn more about Threat Modelling with Richard Adam's talk from TestBash UK 2022.
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It's been a wonderful thing watching Dalbir grow within the MoTaverse over the past year.
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Stu + Beat Boxing + 99 second talk.
What's not to love?
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Eamon is here to break boundaries and is actively looking to do 99 "99 second talks".
I think this was number 9, or 10?
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I mean, I saw it straight away. You can see it straight away. Why didn't they see it straight away?
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Good things happen to those who get on the 99 second stage.
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Tom working his Game.
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Jarsto van Santen on the 99 second stage at MoTaCon 25.
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Madhuri Mittal took to the 99 second MoTaCon stage.
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Cause, we know he'd appreciate it. :)
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Demi Van Malcot is on stage here at MoTaCon 2025.
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Isabel Evans on stage doing her thing at MoTaCon 2025.
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Mariem SAFI joined us on stage with a pre-recorded 99 second talk
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Olekansandr Romanov was there with us in digital 99 second talk digital spirit.
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Strengths:
- eats bugs
- loves routine
- abhors chaos
- alerts her people to anything out of the ordinary
Weaknesses
- eats bugs
- loves routine
- abhors chaos (Don't try to give Judy a h...
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Solve stubborn bugs faster by breaking things on purpose, questioning your assumptions, and thinking your way to clarity.
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"No there's a profile piccie!!"
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Gary Hawkes takes to the 99 second talk stage
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One of the Gary's
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Gary Hawkes takes to the 99 second talk stage
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Often when we test we end up checking something twice. Perhaps you're in a regression testing zone, working through a checklist, and forget to mark something up as 'passed'. There's that moment of ...
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A template you can use to help pitch MoT Professional Membership to your managers. Adjust as you feel necessary.
Thanks to Jonny for nudging and collaborating on this.
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Spotted this bug whilst taking out some cash from a cash machine.
However, the service worked seamlessly. Card goes in, PIN number entered, service selected. Cash pops out.
Zero issues. Job...
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Ever been writing automated tests with an AI code assistant, only to have it completely forget the framework you're using? Or start generating tests that don't match your page object patterns? Yeah...
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Based on a discussion earlier in the year (2025) about all the things AI will replace. I pointed out a few things it couldn't replace or do. This image was created so I could share it and prompt so...
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Sharp. Focused. Unstoppable.
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I just love all things Judy, "Judy love"'s Qs.
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This Week in Boundary Testing
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We were so close. The limit for the number of people on stage is 10. We got to 9. Next time we need to try for 11 to see what happens. 😃
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Thanks for introducing yourself on an introductions thread. I'm glad folks get to meet you!
awarded Anne-Marie Charrett for:
I loved your Leading with Quality podcast, and being a true advocate for our profession. So many powerful points, I take this talk and play it to senior leaders and just say...this! 🙏
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"Very good points on letting go. It took me many years to thinking recognition is for getting praise for my ideas an initiatives, but the biggest victories are when the people around you take you initiatives and treat them as their own. When you think a..."
Gary Hawkes
Head of Engineering
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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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