Simon Tomes | Activities
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River - Guardian of the MoTaverse
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Joined MoT Manchester chapter
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The MoTaverse exists to advance the quality engineering and software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward-thinking way.MoT Manchester Chapter events exist as a way to bring people together to gather and learn about all things quality. Join us on Slack in channel #chapter-manchester.
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Rosie featured one of our call for insights video memories on the MoT homepage. 😃
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Rosie featured our call for insights on the MoT homepage. 😃
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Also, what happens when you ask quality people for feedback?
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Playing to your strengths to navigate a quality engineering job market
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Playing to your strengths to navigate a quality engineering job market
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Amazing to see you upgrade to an Unlimited Membership. If there's anything you ever need, just let us know, Team MoT and the community are here to support you.
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Testing community renews faith in testing
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Advocacy beyond developers
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Testing community renews faith in testing
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MoT Ambassador Crew
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Exploring My Reports
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Rainbow vomits and AI Guardrails - Ep 124
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Cut through the AI hype, swap real guardrail stories, and laugh at the rainbow-vomit moments along the way.
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Thanks for joining Rosie's podcast!
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Lurkers are observation workers
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The hand that guides you
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Exploring My Reports
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Joined MoT New York chapter
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The MoTaverse exists to advance the quality engineering and software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward-thinking way.MoT New York Chapter events exist as a way to bring people together to gather and learn about all things quality.
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Joined MoT Lisbon chapter
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The MoTaverse exists to advance the quality engineering and software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward-thinking way.MoT Lisbon Chapter events exist to bring people together and help them learn about all things quality. We're looking for a new organiser of this Chapter! Do you want to be the one? Contact Diana Dromey for more details.
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Joined MoT Leeds chapter
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The MoTaverse exists to advance the quality engineering and software testing industry in a fun, safe, professional and forward-thinking way.MoT Leeds Chapter events exist as a way to bring people together to gather and learn about all things quality.
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Friday, the 20th of February, is a big day for the Ministry of Testing's Leeds Chapter, which officially joined the MoTaverse with its own page.
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Leeds Chapter goes into the MoTaverse
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Leeds Chapter goes into the MoTaverse
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Leeds Chapter goes into the MoTaverse
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Leeds Chapter goes into the MoTaverse
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Leeds Chapter goes into the MoTaverse
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Testing community renews faith in testing
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Testing community renews faith in testing
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Louise Woodhams shares the power of MoTacon conversations.
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Louise Woodhams shares the power of MoTacon conversations.
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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How is friction helping and not helping software engineering and testing teams?
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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Friction has a complex relationship with quality
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How is friction helping and not helping software engineering and testing teams?
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[Book] Staff-Level Testing Roles - A Career Path for High-Level Testing Contributors
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![[Book] Staff-Level Testing Roles - A Career Path for High-Level Testing Contributors image](https://d8iqbmvu05s9c.cloudfront.net/lpmspru40f33uwhznsleb0qvhhvf)
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Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Quality.
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Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Quality.
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Thanks for joining the stage during This Week in Quality.
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. I get real joy working with and supporting our wonderful MoTaverse community.
“Thanks for making me feel so confident about myself.” | “I'm so grateful for all you do in the MoTaverse community, I learn so much as a result!” | “A simple chat with Simon in person absolutely changed everything.” | “Simon is one of the best people that I've ever met to have conversations with. He's so grounded in his way of thinking and articulates his thoughts so well and his feelings and his knowledge about community and everything.”
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