Simon Tomes
Community Lead at Ministry of Testing
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I am Open to Write, Teach, Speak, Mentor
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.
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testbash
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It's a real privilege to award community stars to many community members — such a lovely way to celebrate all the ways folks contribute. Yet it breaks my heart when someone doesn't have a profile f...
MoT London Meetup. 03/04/25. We have a winner! And another, and yet another and more! While there were many options to take away when finding a bug, the bug mugs were a hit! And rightly so. Look ho...
We see them, we feel them, we experience them. And it's important we take note of them. Bugs are everywhere.
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