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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.
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Bug congrats on landing a new role! Great news. 🏆
awarded Maithilee Chunduri for:
Bug congrats on your super active activity report. Great to see how things have progressed for you! 🏆
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Can I give more stars than I receive?
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Can I give more stars than I receive?
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Ujjwal and I had a good old chat. During the convo I shared some thoughts about the MoTaverse star system.
Look out for your weekly community stars digest email. It's a good proxy to better und...
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Ujjwal and I had a good old chat. During the convo I shared some thoughts about the MoTaverse star system.
Look out for your weekly community stars digest email. It's a good proxy to better und...
awarded Demi Van Malcot for:
Thanks for sharing feedback about the new activities report. It was super helpful.
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This badge is awarded to members who read their first Insights article on the MoTaverse.
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Meet quality people with Ministry of Testing
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Meet quality people with Ministry of Testing
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Meet quality people with Ministry of Testing
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Ujjwal and I had a lovely chat. We talked a lot about how to contribute and how to encourage people to get involved.
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Ujjwal and I had a lovely chat. We talked a lot about how to contribute and how to encourage people to get involved.
awarded Heleen Van Grootven for:
Thanks for playing "Whose goal is that?" during This Week in Quality, Episode 119.
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Thanks for playing "Whose goal is that?" during This Week in Quality, Episode 119.
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Thanks for playing "Whose goal is that?" during This Week in Quality, Episode 119.
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Thanks for playing "Whose goal is that?" during This Week in Quality, Episode 119.
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Thanks for playing "Whose goal is that?" during This Week in Quality, Episode 119.
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Thanks for playing "Whose goal is that?" during This Week in Quality, Episode 119.
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Thanks for playing "Whose goal is that?" during This Week in Quality, Episode 119.
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Our next big transition is underway
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Meetups are now Chapters
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Meetups are now Chapters
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At MoT London
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Neil McCarthy asks questions
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Neil McCarthy asks questions
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Neil McCarthy asks questions
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Neil McCarthy asks questions
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Neil McCarthy asks questions
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Neil McCarthy asks questions
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Quality photo of the photo
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MoTception ;)
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MoTception ;)
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MoTception ;)
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MoTception ;)
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With Callum Porter
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Question time at MoT London
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Question time at MoT London
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Question time at MoT London
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Question time at MoT London
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Question time at MoT London
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
Thanks for sharing feedback about the My Reports feature. It's helpful.
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Hello from MoT London
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I’ll be joining the Taqelah stage as a speaker, delivering a lightning talk on test analytics.
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First step toward my 2026 goal.
awarded Ujjwal Kumar Singh for:
First step toward my 2026 goal.
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A Really Useful List For Exploratory Testers
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"Ha, these are ace! Nice one, Judy. 😃
You'll be pleased to know that Bug, Space Duck, and Space Seagull have each received the Goal Setter badge.
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We all need goals. I really appreciated this week's TWIQ episode that focused on goals, the benefits of stealing a goal, and how to support others as they achieve their goals. I was curious about B...
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What's your goal for 2026?
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