Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
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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.

MoTaverse Team
Chapter Lead

Achievements

Career Champion
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Testing Scholar
MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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Insights Spotter Bronze
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99 Second Speaker
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TestBash Brighton 2025 Attendee
TestBash Brighton 2024 Attendee
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Author Debut
A beginner's guide to mobile testing
99 and Counting
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Found at 404
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Leading with Quality 2025 Attendee
Neurodiversity Matters
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Into the MoTaverse
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Certificates

MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate image
Awarded for: Passing the exam with a score of 100%

Activity

Changing the conversation changes the future image
Changing the conversation changes the future
Make room to think, or stay reactive image
Make room to think, or stay reactive
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
thanked contributors on:
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What if strategic thinking is mostly subtraction?
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Make room to think, or stay reactive
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Engineering Management Chapter for:
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Make room to think, or stay reactive

Contributions

Make room to think, or stay reactive image
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What if strategic thinking is mostly subtraction?
The Community's Guide to testing non-deterministic systems image
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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.
Changing the conversation changes the future image
  • Abby Bangser's profile image
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  • Demi Van Malcot's profile image
  • TWiQ — This Week in Quality's profile image
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 - Episode 139 -  Cameras On and Our Hosts flying in from Left and Right image
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  • Demi Van Malcot's profile image
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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...
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Is it time to reframe negative testing?
The ITC Model: Three ways to learn, and why balancing them matters image
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...
The STATUS model and the human aspect of technical learning image
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Check the status of your technical skills
AMA crafting CV for UK job market : what is ATS and how does it help/hinder? image
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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...
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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...
High value activities: The faces of quality image
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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...
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