Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
he/him
I am Open to Write, Teach, Speak, Mentor, CV Reviews, Podcasting, Meet at MoTaCon 2026, Review Conference Proposals
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.
Achievements
Certificates
Awarded for:
Passing the exam with a score of 100%
Activity
earned:
Changing the conversation changes the future
earned:
Celebrating 20 episodes of Into the MoTaverse!
earned:
Joined MoT Sheffield chapter
joined:
Welcome to the MoT Sheffield (AKA ShefTest)!Join us to connect with like-minded community members, expand your knowledge and share experiences in a friendly and supportive environment. Whether you are already an expert or new to the field, we have something for everyone.Let's meet, learn and improve together!
thanked contributors on:
Summer event of Ministry of Testing Athens 2026: Done. ✔️It was an absolute honor to host Simon Mavi Stewart, Rafaela Azevedo, Diego Molina, Noemi Ferrera, and Wim Selles.
Interests
advocacy
all-things-community
asking-questions
bug
bugs
bugs-in-the-wild
charters
coaching
coaching-testers
community
conferences
conference-speaking
continuous-learning
design
diversity
drumming
events
experimentation
exploratory-testing
heuristics
leadership
memes
mentoring
mot-stec
music
oracles
podcasting
process-improvement
product-development
product-management
public-speaking
quality-strategy
space-duck
space-seagull
systems-thinking
team-enablement
testbash
testbash-brighton
testing
writing
Contributions
Non-determinism is here to stay with AI. So how do we go about testing something that doesn't have a repeatable expected result? This is the collection for you.
In TWiQ today, Aj raised the idea of self-service infrastructure and it got me thinking about how that is related to platform engineering. Something I realise I don't know enough about, but a recen...
TWiQ episodes now sounds more cool when we see our hosts with cameras on and their entry reminds me of animations - Flying In from Left and Right :) Cool discussions about negative tests, happ...
Is it time to reframe negative testing?
Learning shows up everywhere. Participating in the MoTaverse takes many forms, from reading an insight, watching a talk, picking up a lesson in a course and much more.
The catch. Starting, and sh...
Check the status of your technical skills
ATS usually means Applicant Tracking System — the software companies use to collect, filter, and rank job applications before a recruiter or hiring manager reviews them.
How ATS helps testers/job...
Today's This Week in Quality had the hosts with their cameras on for the very first time! ... And since I could see them, I was extremely convinced that they could see me as well. Cue lots of emoti...
A This Week in Quality (TWiQ) evolution, we switched on the cameras for the first time! Thank you to Demi, Preeti and Gary for being the first people to do that. 🎉Do listen and now watch the episod...
Why your own messy notes still beat a tidy AI summary
