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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. ๐ŸŽ“ MoT-STEC qualified.

MoTaverse Team
Chapter Lead
I Vibe Coded an App and Learnt Exactly What I Thought I Would image
I Vibe Coded an App and Learnt Exactly What I Thought I Would
Unintended consequences of prompt framing image
Unintended consequences of prompt framing
Fixing Claude Code's amnesia image
Fixing Claude Code's amnesia
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Why training alone is never the solution to ableist behavior image
Why training alone is never the solution to ableist behavior
OpenAI, ARIA, and SEO: Making the Web Worse image
OpenAI, ARIA, and SEO: Making the Web Worse
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Mobile Ticketing Accessibility: Buying Haunted House Tickets with a Screen Reader image
Mobile Ticketing Accessibility: Buying Haunted House Tickets with a Screen Reader
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Great to see this, Aditya. Glad you enjoyed it! 

And kudos to Rahul for introducing you to it.  image
"Great to see this, Aditya. Glad you enjoyed it! And kudos to Rahul for introducing you to it. "
B A D   U X W O R L D   C U P image
B A D U X W O R L D C U P
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
Nice one for recommending The Testing Planet newspaper to Aditya Saxena. Cool to see their photo memory.ย  image
Nice one for recommending The Testing Planet newspaper to Aditya Saxena. Cool to see their photo memory.ย 
Exploring The Testing Planet โ€” and the Future of QA image
Some mornings start with coffee โ˜•, but today mine began with a copy of โ€œThe Testing Planet โ€“ October Editionโ€ by the Ministry of Testingโ€”and it turned out to be one of the most refreshing reads Iโ€™v...
A Lack of Inspiration โ€“ Ideas for Community Sessions: Board Games image
A Lack of Inspiration โ€“ Ideas for Community Sessions: Board Games
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
awarded Anna Kalil for:
Great to see your public collection of videos to watch together with your team. Cool idea. Enjoy!ย  image
Great to see your public collection of videos to watch together with your team. Cool idea. Enjoy!ย 
How we introduced quality engineering and made everything better image
Transform your teamโ€™s delivery by learning how small, consistent improvements in testing, automation, and collaboration can make everything better for both your team and users
Is Quality Engineering an evolution of the software testing role? image
Change is inevitable, we explore how it is happening
Mark's awesome business card from TestBash / MoTaCon 2025 image
Got this businesscard from Mark Benson at TestBash, truly living up to his Creative Technologist label. Complete with five test cases to figure out and a hidden easter egg that can only found after...
What happened to your influence and impact after transitioning to a new role? image
What happened to your influence and impact after transitioning to a new role?
What happened to your influence and impact after transitioning to a new role? image
What happened to your influence and impact after transitioning to a new role?
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
What happened to your influence and impact after transitioning to a new role? image
30/09/25, Brighton, UK. Barry Ehigiator creates an immersive experience for the Leading With Quality participants. At this points folks were tasked with reflecting on their experience of tr...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Paul's stories were brilliant!  image
"Paul's stories were brilliant! "
Sponsors can be funny too image
Paul from WonderProxy had Bugs everywhere in stitches. Thanks for the laughs. And be sure to check how this Memory looks from your part of the world - https://wonderproxy.com/
Sometimes 1 + 1 = more than 2 image
Veerle and Gwen hosting at MoTaCon, they are a great duo!
Gwen in her element image
Amazing photo. Thanks to our MoTographer, Ollie Denton, for all the photos. Visit Ollie over over at https://dentonmedia.co.uk/
I got a community certificate!  image
This was a nice surprise - thank you team MoT ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
It was a delight to see this for reals!

Thanks for doing it and sharing here, Ady. ๐Ÿคฉ  image
"It was a delight to see this for reals! Thanks for doing it and sharing here, Ady. ๐Ÿคฉ "
We will STEC you 99 seconds talk / song image
We will STEC you (Ask to stomp stomp clap) Buddy your a brand new tester look to find your way in the testing universe Youโ€™ve knowledge to find, expand your mind. You need to find the pat...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Great point on metrics from Charlotte: 

"How did bugs have people raised? How many test cases they've written? That ... image
"Great point on metrics from Charlotte: "How did bugs have people raised? How many test cases they've written? That doesn't give a metric of quality. You could write 100 test cases but they could all be testing pretty much the same thing. Or you could..."
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Nice one, Jesse. 

What were some of your key takeaways that folks might find helpful?  image
"Nice one, Jesse. What were some of your key takeaways that folks might find helpful? "
Contract Testing workshop is packed! image
Glad to be in this learning opportunity around Contract Testing with Marie Cruz and Lewis Prescott.
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Nice work, Christine. No doubt the audience enjoyed what you had to share. 

Makes me wonder how we can get more of t... image
"Nice work, Christine. No doubt the audience enjoyed what you had to share. Makes me wonder how we can get more of those quality and developer people in Bulgaria into the MoTaverse. ๐Ÿค”"
QA: Challenge Accepted was an awesome experience.  image
I never knew how many companies are in Bulgaria and how diverse and interesting the Quality and Developer scene is. My talk was all about quality coaching and I received good questions and feedbac...
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
Love to see all the chit-chats that happen during MoTaCon. Thanks for sharing. 

Were there any key takeaways/ideas y... image
"Love to see all the chit-chats that happen during MoTaCon. Thanks for sharing. Were there any key takeaways/ideas you could share from the conversation?"
Really good chat with Scott at lunch! image
Fantastic chat with Scott at lunch around testing in secure environments
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
commented on:
You got this, Ramanan. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป image
"You got this, Ramanan. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿป"
Earned My MoT Community Certificate ๐ŸŽ“ image
Itโ€™s been an incredible journey of learning, collaboration, and connecting with passionate testers worldwide. ๐Ÿ’œ Huge thanks to the amazing MoT team, Simon Tomes, Rosie Sherry, and Sarah Deery for ...
You Cannot Outsource Understanding image
You Cannot Outsource Understanding
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Earned My MoT Community Certificate ๐ŸŽ“ image
Earned My MoT Community Certificate ๐ŸŽ“
Simon Tomes
Simon Tomes
contributed:
Earned My MoT Community Certificate ๐ŸŽ“ image
Itโ€™s been an incredible journey of learning, collaboration, and connecting with passionate testers worldwide. ๐Ÿ’œ Huge thanks to the amazing MoT team, Simon Tomes, Rosie Sherry, and Sarah Deery for ...
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