Simon Tomes
Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
he/him
I am Open to Meet at MoTaCon 2026, Write, Teach, Speak, Mentor, Podcasting
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
liked:
Emily is delivering a talk called how raising quality bug cards prepares you for becoming a quality leader
earned:
19.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
earned:
11.9.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
awarded Callum Akehurst-Ryan for:
Great to hear about the work you do as a Staff Quality Engineer. SQEC learners will really benefit from learning from you, especially since your role helps answer such a wide range of quality-related questions.
awarded Aj Wilson for:
Great to hear you describe what a quality engineer is and what they do. SQEC learners will enjoy learning from you.
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
See how MoT built a community shaped certification that focuses on creating a Portfolio of Work, building confidence, and growing your MoT profile.
A reminder that consistency, curiosity, and community truly accelerate growth.
More learning. More giving. More growing.🌟
Discover how “good enough,” honesty, and a clear quality narrative help teams care more and make better decisions.
02/10/2025, Brighton, UK. The learning board at TestBash/MoTaCon 25.
Have you ever formed a habit? What was it about the approach you took that made it easy to form the habit? Or was it just th...
How do we learn? Why does continuous learning how to learn matter? Who can help us get better at learning? This collection helps answer your questions about continuous learning.
How do you capture your thoughts and discoveries? Where do you document them? How do you organise your requirements and system documentation? This collection helps answer your questions about documentation.
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...
