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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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The medium matters image
The medium matters
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
awarded Joanna Negler for:
The medium matters image
The medium matters
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
awarded Simon Tomes for:
The medium matters image
The medium matters
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness ... image
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness of what was built?
AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority? image
AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
AMA Leadership Answer - How did you figure out what kind of leader you wanted to be, what was the turning point? image
AMA Leadership Answer - How did you figure out what kind of leader you wanted to be, what was the turning point?
What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast? image
What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast?
Testing In The Time Of AI image
Testing In The Time Of AI
When Effort Isn’t Enough: A Systems Approach To Leadership image
When Effort Isn’t Enough: A Systems Approach To Leadership
How Long Contexts Fail image
How Long Contexts Fail
Is a tech community worth your time? image
Is a tech community worth your time?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
thanked contributors on:
What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast? image
Gary Hawkes asks: I agree that podcasting has become a very powerful medium to communicate. What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast? I'll answer this with a production head in...
What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast? image
What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
awarded Simon Tomes for:
What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast? image
What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
thanked contributors on:
There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short? image
For my AMA on Accessibility Testing, Gary Hawkes asked. "There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short?" This is a great question, a...
There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short? image
There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
awarded Ady Stokes for:
There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short? image
There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short?
There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short? image
There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
contributed:
There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short? image
For my AMA on Accessibility Testing, Gary Hawkes asked. "There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short?" This is a great question, a...
What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast? image
What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
contributed:
What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast? image
Gary Hawkes asks: I agree that podcasting has become a very powerful medium to communicate. What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast? I'll answer this with a production head in...
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
commented on:
I struggle with CV's in general when recruiting especially when they're a skills tick sheet and I hate my own CV as a... image
"I struggle with CV's in general when recruiting especially when they're a skills tick sheet and I hate my own CV as a result, even when I've tried to change it to a new format. So if you're CV is a bland bullet point list of experience that spans say n..."
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
commented on:
As we all know, we can have our good days and bad days when testing. What snacks help you  overcome those bad days an... image
"As we all know, we can have our good days and bad days when testing. What snacks help you overcome those bad days and help with your mindset?"
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
commented on:
I agree that podcasting has become a very powerful medium to communicate. What are your do's and don'ts to producing ... image
"I agree that podcasting has become a very powerful medium to communicate. What are your do's and don'ts to producing a quality podcast?"
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
commented on:
When did you learn the art of appearing in front of Quality Engineers and then disappearing when they wanted to intro... image
"When did you learn the art of appearing in front of Quality Engineers and then disappearing when they wanted to introduce you to developers?"
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
thanked contributors on:
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness ... image
This question is taken from the AMA about quality beyond correctness, and comes from Gary Hawkes. How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond jus...
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness ... image
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness of what was built?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness ... image
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness of what was built?
6 leadership mistakes that made me a better leader image
6 leadership mistakes that made me a better leader
AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority? image
AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
AMA Leadership Answer - Do you have any book recommendations? image
AMA Leadership Answer - Do you have any book recommendations?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
commented on:
When do feel a community can be classed as successful? image
"When do feel a community can be classed as successful?"
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
commented on:
There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short? image
"There are a number of tools like Axe as the tool we use to assess accessibility. Where do the tools fall short?"
AMA Leadership Answer - How did you figure out what kind of leader you wanted to be, what was the turning point? image
AMA Leadership Answer - How did you figure out what kind of leader you wanted to be, what was the turning point?
AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority? image
AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
AMA Leadership Answer - Do you have any book recommendations? image
AMA Leadership Answer - Do you have any book recommendations?
AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority? image
AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
AMA Leadership Answer - Do you have any book recommendations? image
AMA Leadership Answer - Do you have any book recommendations?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
contributed:
AMA Leadership Answer - Do you have any book recommendations? image
Thanks for the question Emily!I remember being on a management course based on the book 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey many years ago. The course was great and I absorbed all ...
AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority? image
AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
contributed:
AMA Leadership Answer - How do you lead if your position has no authority? image
So Richards question in full was "My biggest challenge when I was in a leadership role was that it wasn't a position of authority. Whilst I was the leader on how to think about quality and testing,...
AMA Leadership Answer - How did you figure out what kind of leader you wanted to be, what was the turning point? image
AMA Leadership Answer - How did you figure out what kind of leader you wanted to be, what was the turning point?
AMA Leadership Answer - How did you figure out what kind of leader you wanted to be, what was the turning point? image
AMA Leadership Answer - How did you figure out what kind of leader you wanted to be, what was the turning point?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
contributed:
AMA Leadership Answer - How did you figure out what kind of leader you wanted to be, what was the turning point? image
The turning point was in my previous role back in 2018. I'd had a cycle of :  leadership role -> lose confidence from mistakes -> take a contributor role -> get promoted to leadership...
99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025 image
99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025 image
99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness ... image
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness of what was built?
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness ... image
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness of what was built?
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
contributed:
How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond just the correctness ... image
This question is taken from the AMA about quality beyond correctness, and comes from Gary Hawkes. How do you communicate confidence in quality to those outside QE, when the confidence is beyond jus...
Gary Hawkes
Gary Hawkes
thanked contributors on:
If testing and quality were individual snacks, what would they be and why? image
Simon asks:If testing and quality were individual snacks, what would they be and why? Testing would be something with variety, that has an element of different sizes and flavours, even some randomn...
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