Simon Tomes | Activities
thanked contributors on:
Just jumping on this trend. Here are some of the AI tools I’m actively using right now
• Claude Code: for deeper coding, analysis, and larger tasks• Cursor AI: my everyday IDE, the built-in AI chat...
earned:
My Current AI Stack
awarded Ritesh P for:
My Current AI Stack
earned:
A human tech community
earned:
A human tech community
thanked contributors on:
Read "A Software Tester’s Guide To Influence" by Kwesi Peterson from Ministry of Testing's Testing Planet
earned:
A Software Tester’s Guide To Influence
earned:
A human tech community
earned:
A human tech community
contributed:
It’s easy to get lost in everything AI. And tonight at the London Chapter casual catchup was no exception. We talked about AI a lot. Like most of every conversation came back to AI. But I’m gl...
awarded Sarah Lowman for:
Good to meet you at the London Chapter event. See you around the MoTaverse soon.
awarded Ritesh P for:
Good to see you at the London Chapter event. I enjoyed our chat. See you around the MoTaverse soon.
awarded Richard McManus for:
Good to see you at the London Chapter event. I enjoyed our group conversations. See you around the MoTaverse soon.
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Thanks for organising April’s London Chapter event. I appreciate you bringing a group of us together.
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Great to catch up in person, Nat. See you around the MoTaverse.
awarded Jonathan Rice for:
Good to meet you at the London Chapter event. I enjoyed our group conversations. See you around the MoTaverse soon.
awarded Alex Murphy for:
Good to meet you at the London Chapter event. I enjoyed our chats. See you around the MoTaverse soon.
awarded Alex Koz for:
Good to meet you at the London Chapter event. See you around the MoTaverse soon.
earned:
MoT London
earned:
Coding startup Cognition AI eyes $25B valuation after Windsurf acquisition: report
contributed:
thanked contributors on:
In the MoTaverse, we’re doing things differently. We believe that the best knowledge comes from conversations, the shared struggles and the 'Ahaaa' moments that only happen when a community comes t...
earned:
They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
awarded Diana Dromey for:
They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
awarded Testkube for:
They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
awarded Thunders for:
They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
awarded Kualitee for:
They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
awarded Parasoft for:
They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
awarded WonderProxy for:
They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
awarded SmartBear for:
They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
awarded TestRail for:
They believe in the power of the MoTaverse community
thanked contributors on:
We are incredibly excited to welcome Nancy Kelln to MoTaCon!Nancy has spent years rescuing chaotic, politically tangled implementations, and she’s identified a 'hidden' set of superpowers that qual...
earned:
🖖 The hidden leadership of Quality Professionals: skills you only earn when everything goes to hell
awarded Diana Dromey for:
🖖 The hidden leadership of Quality Professionals: skills you only earn when everything goes to hell
awarded Nancy Kelln for:
🖖 The hidden leadership of Quality Professionals: skills you only earn when everything goes to hell
earned:
Structured-Prompt-Driven Development (SPDD) - How to make LLM-assisted changes governable, reviewable, and reusable
earned:
10 AI Agent Configuration Principles
earned:
Three principles for AI Agent Configuration
earned:
Three principles for AI Agent Configuration
earned:
Three principles for AI Agent Configuration
earned:
MoT London
registered for:
London Chapter April gathering
earned:
Performance reviews are like marmite Ep 98
earned:
How to test a stage 99 times over - Ep 99
earned:
Tired of ISTQB? Take the STEC path! Ep 102
earned:
TWiQ: Testing in production - EP 107
earned:
Quality revelations: From SLO to better listening - Ep 108
earned:
Curiosity killed the chat - Ep 109
earned:
TWIQ or treat: Ghostly bug stories - Ep 110
earned:
Quality feedback over testing artefacts - Ep 111
Simon Tomes
Community Lead at MoTaverse
he/him
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.”
Open To
Teach
Speak
Mentor
Podcasting
Review Conference Proposals
Write
CV Reviews
Meet at MoTaCon 2027
