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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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Deborah Sherwood - Scale and beyond: How to grow quality through others
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Deborah Sherwood - Scale and beyond: How to grow quality through others
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At the recent MoT London meetup, I was excited to finally meet Simon in the 3D! We have spoken a few times online over recent years, but being able to meet in person was awesome!
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Meeting Simon at the MoT London Meetup
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Meeting Simon at the MoT London Meetup
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My year in stars 🌟
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My year in stars 🌟
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Receiving stars for doing good things feels good. Here is the count of stars I received in 2025.
Given recent changes to our star system I kinda feel like we need this for star giving i.e. a mon...
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Receiving stars for doing good things feels good. Here is the count of stars I received in 2025.
Given recent changes to our star system I kinda feel like we need this for star giving i.e. a mon...
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First time collecting over 200 and 300 hundred stars in November and December. Finished the year on just over 850
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My year in stars
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My year in stars
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So there it is. My first full calendar year as a freelancer. Of course, the bulk of my work has been for the Ministry of Testing on first the Software Testing Essentials Certificate (STEC, STEC, ST...
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2025 Review
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2025 Review
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Quality Engineers - Who are your customers?
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Demo of Vibium scripted manual install
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Signals in the Noise
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When UI Automation Slowly Loses Trust
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Diary of a QE Leader
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The 2025 Quality Engineering Index: 100 Insights
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It's good to be back! How about a bit of goal setting?
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The MoTaverse as a Community-as-a-Service
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The MoTaverse as a Community-as-a-Service
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The MoTaverse as a Community-as-a-Service
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The MoTaverse as a Community-as-a-Service
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Testing is not about proving the system works, but about deciding what we now know well enough to move forward.
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Testing is...
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Testing is...
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"Thanks for sharing, Hanisha! Here's to a successful 2026.
Team MoT enjoy working with you too!"
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I haven’t really set goals since 2022. I set themes instead.
2025 was about exploration. Saying yes to things I would normally avoid. Doing at least one thing every month that I’d usually say no t...
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2026 Goals
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2026 Goals
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This Year in Review - 2025
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"Bug congrats on your successful 2025, Rahul! 🎉
Thanks for generously sharing your knowledge and experiences, and for inspiring others to do the same."
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2025 didn’t happen to me. I showed up and built it.
Spoke across continents. Won Best Tutorial at EuroSTAR 2025. Got a book mention. Became an ambassador. Launched courses. Played where it matte...
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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This Year in Review - 2025
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