Gary Shannon
Talent & Community Director
As a Testing & QE Specialist Recruiter, I love giving back to the community by connecting QA talent with opportunities and hosting events that inspire learning, sharing, and growth.

Achievements

Career Champion
Club Explorer
Bio Builder
TestBash Trailblazer
MoT Community Certificate
Meetup Organiser
In the Loop
Glossary Contributor
Photo Historian
TestBash Brighton 2025 Attendee
TestBash Brighton 2024 Attendee
Meetup Contributor
Social Connector
Picture Perfect

Certificates

MoT Community Certificate image
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Awarded for: Achieving one or more Community Stars in five or more unique months

Activity

<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/got-the-job" rel="noopener nofollow">GOT THE JOB !!!!</a> image
GOT THE JOB !!!!
Gary Shannon
Gary Shannon
contributed:
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... image
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...
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/from-mot-london-to-motacon" rel="noopener nofollow">From MoT London to MoTaCon</a> image
From MoT London to MoTaCon
Gary Shannon
Gary Shannon
contributed:
Great to see Gary Shannon host MoTaCon 25. He's put in the effort throughout the year organising and hosting the ever popular MoT London meetup. 

Here's Gary backstage preparing some notes befor... image
Great to see Gary Shannon host MoTaCon 25. He's put in the effort throughout the year organising and hosting the ever popular MoT London meetup. Here's Gary backstage preparing some notes befor...
<a href="https://www.ministryoftesting.com/memories/another-photo-of-the-gary-shannon-on-stage" rel="noopener nofollow">Another photo of The Gary Shannon on stage</a> image
Another photo of The Gary Shannon on stage

Contributions

GOT THE JOB !!!! image
  • Cassandra H. Leung's profile
  • Sarah Kitchener's profile
  • Simon Tomes's profile
  • Ben Dowen's profile
  • Rosie Sherry's profile
  • Rahul Parwal's profile
  • Philippa Jennings's profile
  • Kat Obring's profile
  • Ayesha Saeed's profile
  • Jessica Grant's profile
  • Preeti's profile
  • Gary Shannon's profile
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...
From MoT London to MoTaCon image
  • Gary Shannon's profile
  • Bug's profile
Great to see Gary Shannon host MoTaCon 25. He's put in the effort throughout the year organising and hosting the ever popular MoT London meetup. Here's Gary backstage preparing some notes befor...
Another photo of The Gary Shannon on stage image
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Cause, we know he'd appreciate it. :)
The Gary Shannon, hosting MoTaCon image
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Gary Shannon hosting MoTaCon 25
Go Gary Go!  image
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01/10/25, Brighton. It's 14:07 on Day 1 of MoTaCon. Everyone's on their lunch break in the Corn Exchange so the Brighton Dome concert hall is mostly empty and calm. And boy oh boy is it abou...
My First TestBash  image
  • Preeti's profile
  • Gary Shannon's profile
Excited to attend my first TestBash and meeting sooooo many people who know my language. Testing , stec , quality engineering etc.... Hahahah
Speaking at Test Up North #1 & First MoT meetup in Leeds! image
  • Ady Stokes's profile
  • Scott Kenyon's profile
  • Gary Shannon's profile
I had the amazing opportunity to speak at the inaugural Test Up North conference in Leeds yesterday which was followed up by the MoT Leeds meetup. Of course, I had to represent MoT London and Op...
That time I got the chance to be a speaker at one the legendary MoT London Meetups. image
  • Ayesha Saeed's profile
  • Gary Shannon's profile
A short story... Three weeks ago, I uploaded a contribution abstract to the MoT website. Two weeks ago, industrial action by underground staff caused a delay in the London Meetup 5.0. A few da...
Bug Hunt Challenge and cool rewards  image
  • Preeti's profile
  • Gary Shannon's profile
Bug hunt is one of the favourite task in tester's life and it doubles the fun if rewarded. Enjoyed the Bug hunt challenge at London MoT Meetup 5.0.
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