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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. šŸŽ“ MoT-STEC qualified.

MoTaverse Team
Chapter Lead
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rabi'a Brown for:
Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025. image
Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025. image
Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Demi Van Malcot for:
Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025. image
Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Anu Johar for:
Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025. image
Great to see you participate in the AI Quality Lean Coffee on the 2nd of December 2025.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Good to catch up with you this morning. Thanks for making the time to chat. image
Good to catch up with you this morning. Thanks for making the time to chat.
Nice one for joining our AI Lean Coffee session! image
Nice one for joining our AI Lean Coffee session!
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rosie Sherry for:
Thanks for hosting today's AI Quality Lean Coffee. Great session!Ā  image
Thanks for hosting today's AI Quality Lean Coffee. Great session!Ā 
Successful release! Successful release? image
Successful release! Successful release?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Badges are always cool. Whether it is from MoT or from Workplace. image
Got Some Cool Badges at my workplace at the Thanksgiving Party.
UK gov blames budget leak on misconfigured WordPress plugin, server image
UK gov blames budget leak on misconfigured WordPress plugin, server
Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 52 image
Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull are causing trouble again. Can you find them?
Is human curation more important than ever in the age of algorithmic bias? image
Is human curation more important than ever in the age of algorithmic bias?
How do we grow the next generation of Quality Engineers in the current market? image
And name two quality people who have consistently shown up in 2025
Visualising Quality: Creating your Quality Radar image
Visualising Quality: Creating your Quality Radar
Beyond tasks list. Rethinking the role definition in the organisation image
Beyond tasks list. Rethinking the role definition in the organisation
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ady Stokes for:
The "Tester to Quality Engineer gap analysis" worksheet for SQEC is fantastic! What a handy tool.Ā I’m excited for SQE... image
The "Tester to Quality Engineer gap analysis" worksheet for SQEC is fantastic! What a handy tool.Ā I’m excited for SQEC learners to start using it.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Barry Ehigiator for:
Loved reviewing your "How a Quality Engineer role fits into team approaches" lesson for SQEC. It's bursting with smar... image
Loved reviewing your "How a Quality Engineer role fits into team approaches" lesson for SQEC. It's bursting with smart reflections and recommendations. Thanks for being part of the Software Quality Engineering Certificate. Learners will appreciate how clearly you’ve shared your experience and ideas.
The mobile testing paradox - Ep 114 image
The mobile testing paradox - Ep 114
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
The mobile testing paradox - Ep 114 image
Discover why mobile testing is both simpler and more complex than web testing
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Dan Caseley for:
Cool to see your memory post featured on the MoT homepage. šŸ˜Ž image
Cool to see your memory post featured on the MoT homepage. šŸ˜Ž
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Great to read this stash. Thanks for sharing and for being part of TWiQ. šŸ† image
"Great to read this stash. Thanks for sharing and for being part of TWiQ. šŸ†"
When whiteboard becomes weekly journal... image
So I have put a whiteboard on the door of my study room where I note down my top priority tasks for each day of the week, along with a few other important ones. It’s a bit tough to maintain, but it...
Stashing Mobile Testing thoughts from TWiQ... image
Had a great time at TWiQ this week, and wanted to stash all of the "thoughts" that popped up in our chat- Mobile testing is transitioning from The Cupboard of devices towards Cloud Services (a lot ...
Stashing Mobile Testing thoughts from TWiQ... image
Stashing Mobile Testing thoughts from TWiQ...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Stashing Mobile Testing thoughts from TWiQ... image
Had a great time at TWiQ this week, and wanted to stash all of the "thoughts" that popped up in our chat- Mobile testing is transitioning from The Cupboard of devices towards Cloud Services (a lot ...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Maithilee Chunduri for:
Great to hear your mobile testing insight during TWiQ, Episode 114. image
Great to hear your mobile testing insight during TWiQ, Episode 114.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Dan Caseley for:
Great to hear your mobile testing insight during TWiQ, Episode 114. image
Great to hear your mobile testing insight during TWiQ, Episode 114.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Awesome hosting of the mobile discussion during This Week in Quality, Episode 114. 🤩Thank you. image
Awesome hosting of the mobile discussion during This Week in Quality, Episode 114. 🤩Thank you.
Hey Simon!Ā It was good to see you too at the MoT London meetup, and yes a shame we didn’t get to catch up properly! S... image
Hey Simon!Ā It was good to see you too at the MoT London meetup, and yes a shame we didn’t get to catch up properly! Speak soon :)
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Great to see you at MoT London. Sorry we didn't get a chance to chat!Ā  image
Great to see you at MoT London. Sorry we didn't get a chance to chat!Ā 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Simon Devon for:
Great to chat with you at the MoT London Meetup. Super interesting to hear about BBC Studios. See you around the MoTa... image
Great to chat with you at the MoT London Meetup. Super interesting to hear about BBC Studios. See you around the MoTaverse soon.Ā 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ayesha Saeed for:
Great to see you at the MoT London Meetup. Sorry we didn't get a chance to have a longer chat. image
Great to see you at the MoT London Meetup. Sorry we didn't get a chance to have a longer chat.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Dalbir Sehmbi for:
Great to chat with you at the MoT London Meetup. Thanks for continuing to advocate for the MoTaverse.Ā  image
Great to chat with you at the MoT London Meetup. Thanks for continuing to advocate for the MoTaverse.Ā 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Eamon Droko for:
Maybe we need a "It was good to share a photo shoot" star reason. 😃Good to see you, Eamon.  image
Maybe we need a "It was good to share a photo shoot" star reason. 😃Good to see you, Eamon. 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Chris Pratt for:
Great chatting with you Chris. Thanks for being part of the MoT London Meetup.Ā Thanks also for making my week with yo... image
Great chatting with you Chris. Thanks for being part of the MoT London Meetup. Thanks also for making my week with your positive feedback about my blog. 🤩I'm looking forward to reading your first blog post. Something very interesting about a developer's experience with different types of testers and how that has an impact on quality engineering initiatives.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Vishakha Raut for:
Great to chat with you at the MoT London Meetup. I look forward to seeing you and your team around the MoTaverse.Ā  image
Great to chat with you at the MoT London Meetup. I look forward to seeing you and your team around the MoTaverse.Ā 
Emily kicking off MoT Leeds  image
Emily is delivering a talk called how raising quality bug cards prepares you for becoming a quality leader
19.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate image
19.4.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
11.9.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate image
11.9.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Callum Akehurst-Ryan for:
Great to hear about the work you do as a Staff Quality Engineer. SQEC learners will really benefit from learning from... image
Great to hear about the work you do as a Staff Quality Engineer. SQEC learners will really benefit from learning from you, especially since your role helps answer such a wide range of quality-related questions.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Aj Wilson for:
Great to hear you describe what a quality engineer is and what they do. SQEC learners will enjoy learning from you.Ā Ā  image
Great to hear you describe what a quality engineer is and what they do. SQEC learners will enjoy learning from you.Ā Ā 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Maithilee Chunduri for:
Great to hear about a typical work day and your advice on how to deal with unexpected events. SQEC learners will enjo... image
Great to hear about a typical work day and your advice on how to deal with unexpected events. SQEC learners will enjoy learning from you.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Great to hear about the kind of work you do as a Lead Quality Engineer. SQEC learners will enjoy learning from you.Ā L... image
Great to hear about the kind of work you do as a Lead Quality Engineer. SQEC learners will enjoy learning from you.Ā Lots of exciting things! It hits home how varied the quality engineer role can be.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Emily O'Connor for:
Great to hear about the kind of work you do as a Quality Engineer. SQEC leaners will enjoy learning from you.Ā  image
Great to hear about the kind of work you do as a Quality Engineer. SQEC leaners will enjoy learning from you.Ā 
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Matthew Whitaker for:
Very much enjoyed your conversation with Jenny Bramble as you explore who the Quality Engineers are and how they work... image
Very much enjoyed your conversation with Jenny Bramble as you explore who the Quality Engineers are and how they work within teams. So much handy advice for SQEC leaners!
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