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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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I just love all things Judy, "Judy love"'s Qs.
awarded Drew Pontikis for:
Great to catch up with you over a call. I always feel inspired after our conversations!
awarded Gary Shannon for:
Thank you for hosting MoTaCon 2025. Great to see you take to the big stage after all your MoT London Meetup hosting. You brought the energy, the crowd vibed off you and everyone was better for it! Always good to collaborate and work with you. Thanks, Gary.
awarded Ash Coleman Hynie for:
Not one but two! Thank you for running an impressive and stimulating session at Leading With Quality. I love how you encouraged everyone to speak up and explore an important topic, and in such a collaborative way. And thanks for bringing the good vibes to the stage with your super professional MoTaCon hosting skills. It's very much appreciated. The audience were grateful.Always good to collaborate and work with you. Thanks, Ash.
awarded Veerle Verhagen for:
"Wake up!" 😆There are many reasons why MoTaCon was a success and one of those reasons was you and Gwen. Thank you for hosting!You brought the energy, fun and light-heartedness and the audience loved it. Great to collaborate and work with you again. Thanks, Veerle.
awarded Gwen Diagram for:
There are many reasons why MoTaCon was a success and one of those reasons was you and Veerle. Thank you for hosting!You brought the energy, fun and light-heartedness and the audience loved it. Always a pleasure working with you. Thanks, Gwen.
awarded Jessica Bane for:
What can I say, Jessica! You were an absolute legend working as part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆Thanks for clarifying and taking action on several occasions. So good to see you just get stuff done. Thank you for supporting the workshop facilitators and attendees. Grateful you ensured many people had an enjoyable experience.
awarded Ady Stokes for:
Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆Thanks for supporting all the Day 1 workshop facilitators and attendees. We appreciate the effort that went into it, particularly having to manage the excess demand.
awarded Kanika Vatsyayan for:
Bug congrats on your very practical article: Writing custom Cypress plug-ins that solve common software testing problems
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"Thanks for the pic. Nice to see things about to take shape before it started.
We hope you enjoyed your first TestBash/MoTaCon. "
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My very first test bash
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"Great to see this pic before things started.
Hope you enjoyed Elizabeth's talk. "
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Excited to be back after 3 years!
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"Good to see this on the Learning Board. Thanks for sharing.
Good luck. "
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It's gonna be tough but so worthwhile.
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"Great see your Bug tattoo!
Nice one for embracing the bugs. 😃"
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"100% the breaks are often where the magic connections happen.
Glad to see you both met each other. 🤩"
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Tea breaks are good. You get to meet great folks.
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A virtually empty Brighton Dome main stage awaits 500+ eager minds ready to learn all the things
awarded Parveen Khan for:
Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆Your commitment to ensuring people had a great time in the Corn Exchange was much appreciated, and your willingness to jump in and help, especially with Jenna during the Swag Shop rush, made a real difference.
awarded Scout Burghardt for:
It was so much fun working with you during MoTaCon. I think we made an excellent team, making sure the speakers and hosts were looked after. Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆I was truly impressed by how you embraced your responsibilities and wholeheartedly dedicated yourself to the role.
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Last year rubber ducks were all the rage at testbash. What will it be this year? And can it ride on my helmet?
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A review of ”The Checklist Manifesto How to Get Things Right” by Atul Gawande
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Found a bug during Leading With Quality
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30/09/25, Brighton.
Cheeky bug crawling on the projected screen during the Leading With Quality day. I guess it didn't wanna miss out. Can't blame it!
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This pictures itself speak about the Corn exchange vibes - meeting people, sharing about the stories and the fun we had.
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Picture reveals the fact that how powerful and engaging talks were!!
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"If identity is socially constructed, then as quality leaders, we have the power to reconstruct how quality is seen and valued in our organisation." — Barry Ehigiator
And Barry highlights the ma...
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I loved the session from Barry Ehigiator at Leading With Quality.
And Barry himself is always a joy to collaborate with, thanks Barry!
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It's time to bundle! We've got everything your quality team needs
awarded Isabel Evans for:
We're grateful for your MoTaCon and Leading With Quality feedback. Thanks for sharing.
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It was amazing seeing so many incredible people at TestBash/MoTacon. You all gave us a huge boost to keep pushing every day to make something awesome. And for all of you wonderful folks who we didn...
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Measurements that matter?
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The best leaders in testing are those who never stop learning and share what they learn generously.
At the Leading with Quality Event by the Ministry of Testing, I had the honor of meeting Jespe...
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When There's Nobody There
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Quality in motion
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02/10/25, Brighton.
There's a fair bit of running around when you're part of a conference event team. Curious to hear Joep's talk whilst also moving on to my next task I remember grabbing this ...
awarded Ben Dowen for:
Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆I love how you got stuck in and took ownership of many things in the Corn Exchange. It made a positive difference to the attendee experience. And to do that alongside the pressure of taking to the main stage on day 1. Awesome work! 💪🏻
awarded Rahul Parwal for:
Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆I love how you finished your workshop in the morning of day 1 and jumped straight into Event Team mode! Handling the pressure of both was impressive. Glad you helped many folks enjoy their experience in the Corn Exchange and beyond. I appreciate all the memories.
awarded Nataliia Burmei for:
Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆Great to see you spark many conversations and ensure folks were comfortable in the Corn Exchange. It made a positive difference to the attendee experience.
awarded Cassandra H. Leung for:
Thank you for being part of the MoTaCon 2025 Event Team. 🏆I love how you got stuck in and took ownership of many things in the Corn Exchange. It made a positive difference to the attendee experience. And to do that alongside the pressure of taking to the main stage on day 2. Legendary work! 💪🏻
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"Love the creativity of this creation.
Is that person navigating with clear direction and extra eyes above to see clearly?
Also, does the fish represent the teacher proverb? "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you f..."
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Leadership style Group Exercise
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"Quality all round! "
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Amazing workshop underway at MotaCon25 with Stu Day and David Noorshargh. Really looking forward this one.
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Where's Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull? – No. 46
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Bug, Space Duck and Space Seagull have taken over the MoTaCon takeover. Is that a reverse takeover? 🤔
Can you find them?
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