This is what a human tech community looks like when ...
01 May 2026
In this moment:
Ady Stokes
Nadja Schulz
Judy Mosley
Preeti Gupta
Ibekwe Victor
TWiQ — This Week in Quality
... a new member joins, steps up on the This Week in Quality (TWiQ) stage and says hi.
Welcome, Ibekwe. Thanks for introducing yourself. 😃
Lovely to also see all the welcome messages coming in on the live chat.
Comment with your advice. What advice would you give someone who’s new to the quality engineering and testing craft?
Welcome, Ibekwe. Thanks for introducing yourself. 😃
Lovely to also see all the welcome messages coming in on the live chat.
Comment with your advice. What advice would you give someone who’s new to the quality engineering and testing craft?
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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Hello, I'm Simon. Since 2003 I've had various roles in testing, tech leadership and coaching. I believe in the power of collaboration, creativity and community. 🎓 MoT-STEC qualified. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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Preeti Gupta
Welcome Ibekwe to the community :)
Quality engineering need patience, consistence and resilience. My advice is to have these always to gain more confident :)
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