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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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Very much enjoyed your conversation with Matthew Whitaker as you explore who the Quality Engineers are and how they work within teams. So much handy advice for SQEC leaners!The "broken code dance"! 😂
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See you at MoTaCon 2026! :)
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Thanks for hosting November 2025's LWQ Lean Coffee. What a brilliant way to bring awesome people together. Lots of excellent topics covered.
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AI can transform our love for curiousity, documentation and knowledge management
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My way to explain the difference. More about it in the blog post: https://testengineeringnotes.com/posts/2025-11-26-framework-vs-solution/
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Great to see you sign up for attending Leading With Quality in Brighton, 2026. 🎉
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What the STEC? How we built a certificate that is better than the industry standard
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See how MoT built a community shaped certification that focuses on creating a Portfolio of Work, building confidence, and growing your MoT profile.
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Risks
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Joining Stuart Day on the Quality Talks Podcast made me look back at how my QA career started.
How change shaped it then and still shapes it now.
Probably the best YES I have said so far.
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Bug congrats on launching your blog! 🏆
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19.6.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
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🎉600+ Stars on Ministry of Testing!
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A reminder that consistency, curiosity, and community truly accelerate growth.
More learning. More giving. More growing.🌟
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Shai Hulud Strikes Again (v2)
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19.0.0 of MoT Software Testing Essentials Certificate
awarded Sarah Young for:
Nice one for registering to attend MoTaCon! Thank you. 😃
awarded Scott Kenyon for:
Great to see your TestBash/MoTaCon25 talk featured on the MoT homepage. 🤩
awarded Ady Stokes for:
Great to see your TestBash/MoTaCon25 talk featured on the MoT homepage. 🤩
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What's happening in your mobile testing world right now?
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I was having a clear out of notes and bookmarks and came across a news item on TikTok releasing new alt text features.
Part of me was thinking how cool it was to be using AI for creating alt tex...
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"Exciting new! Congrats on your ongoing progress. 💪🏻"
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After two weeks of alpha calls where QA leaders genuinely loved Wizzo and gave us a clear roadmap (GitHub integration, Jira sync, about 47 other things), we shipped what mattered most.
The best ...
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Why shoot for gold when bronze is good enough! - Ep 113
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Discover how “good enough,” honesty, and a clear quality narrative help teams care more and make better decisions.
awarded Callum Akehurst-Ryan for:
Great to see one of your blog posts featured on the MoT homepage. 🤩
awarded Callum Akehurst-Ryan for:
Amazing work joining TWiQ today and shipping a blog post. It's an excellent read: Want to be a better Quality Engineer: Lose the Ego
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Want to be a better Quality Engineer: Lose the Ego
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I enjoyed TWiQ this week, thanks for making it great.
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Lovely to co-host TWiQ Episode 113 with you. What a brilliant convo with Callum and the chat crew. 🤩
awarded Callum Akehurst-Ryan for:
Great to hear your experiences and ideas during This Week in Quality, Episode 113. Thanks for sharing!
awarded Uthi Subramaniam for:
Thanks for joining TestBash/MoTaCon 2025. We hope you enjoyed the experience.
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
Bug congrats on 99 stars and beyond! 🚀✨
awarded Korkor Mensah for:
Exciting news, Korkor. Thanks for upgrading to an unlimited membership. Can't wait to hear about how you make the most of it. 🚀
awarded Cynthia Bamuh for:
Bug congrats on your '99 and Counting' badge. We hope those 99 visits brought you a lot of learning opportunities.
awarded Henit Laxmicant for:
Congrats on taking the 'Introduction to modern testing' course. We hope you enjoyed it and have had an opportunity to apply your learnings.
awarded Barry Ehigiator for:
Thanks for spotting and reporting a bug with the SQEC page.
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The Community's Guide to Continuous Learning
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Watch Danny Dainton's talk "Learning To Learn - My Struggles And Successes!" from TestBash Brighton 2018
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The habit of a daytime
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02/10/2025, Brighton, UK. The learning board at TestBash/MoTaCon 25.
Have you ever formed a habit? What was it about the approach you took that made it easy to form the habit? Or was it just th...
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"Just received a similar one. 😆
"That's rightThat's right,""
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